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Meet the Musicians

  • Joseph Giunta
    Joseph Giunta Music Director & Conductor
  • Jonathan Sturm
    Jonathan Sturm Concertmaster, First Violins
  • Julie Fox Henson
    Julie Fox Henson Associate Concertmaster, First Violins
  • Yi-Miao Huang
    Yi-Miao Huang First Violins
  • John Helmich
    John Helmich First Violins
  • Tracy Engman Finkelshteyn
    Tracy Engman Finkelshteyn First Violins
  • Aaron Hanson
    Aaron Hanson First Violins
  • Linda Pfund Swanson
    Linda Pfund Swanson First Violins
  • Seaeun Lee
    Seaeun Lee First Violins
  • Danna Pins
    Danna Pins First Violins
  • Leah Kolner
    Leah Kolner First Violins
  • Christine Johnson
    Christine Johnson First Violins
  • Sara Goplin
    Sara Goplin First Violins
  • Hanna Wolle
    Hanna Wolle First Violins
  • Rômulo Sprung
    Rômulo Sprung First Violins
  • Madeline Capistran
    Madeline Capistran Principal, Second Violins
  • Gretchen Theesfield
    Gretchen Theesfield Second Violins
  • Emily Nardo
    Emily Nardo Second Violins
  • Mary Alice Hutton
    Mary Alice Hutton Second Violins
  • Matt Meyer
    Matt Meyer Second Violins
  • Bethany Washington
    Bethany Washington Second Violins
  • Mary Dahlby
    Mary Dahlby Second Violins
  • Thomas Juneau, Jr.
    Thomas Juneau, Jr. Second Violins
  • Sarit Dubin
    Sarit Dubin Second Violins
  • Roslyn Green
    Roslyn Green Principal, Viola
  • Charles Miranda
    Charles Miranda Viola
  • Katy Byrd
    Katy Byrd Viola
  • Benjamin Burgdorf
    Benjamin Burgdorf Viola
  • Linda Benoit
    Linda Benoit Viola
  • Jonanne Tucker
    Jonanne Tucker Viola
  • Abby Hendricks
    Abby Hendricks Viola
  • Lucas Blekeberg
    Lucas Blekeberg Viola
  • Julie Sturm
    Julie Sturm Principal, Violoncello
  • Jesse Nummelin
    Jesse Nummelin Violoncello
  • Michele Senger
    Michele Senger Violoncello
  • George Work
    George Work Violoncello
  • Rachael Means
    Rachael Means Violoncello
  • Andrew Holm
    Andrew Holm Violoncello
  • Ryan Doerr
    Ryan Doerr Violoncello
  • Andrew Shinn
    Andrew Shinn Violoncello
  • Sarah Arnone
    Sarah Arnone Violoncello
  • Dominic Azkoul
    Dominic Azkoul Principal, Double Bass
  • Kory Johnson
    Kory Johnson Double Bass
  • Ashley Eidbo
    Ashley Eidbo Double Bass
  • Brett Wagner
    Brett Wagner Double Bass
  • Jason Wells
    Jason Wells Double Bass
  • Austin Vawter
    Austin Vawter Double Bass
  • Clint Sevcik
    Clint Sevcik Double Bass
  • Erin Brooker-Miller
    Erin Brooker-Miller Principal, Harp
  • Lisa  Meyerhofer
    Lisa Meyerhofer Principal, Flute
  • Sonja Giles
    Sonja Giles Flute
  • Hannah Peterson
    Hannah Peterson Piccolo
  • Jennifer Wohlenhaus
    Jennifer Wohlenhaus Principal, Oboe
  • Susan Odem
    Susan Odem Oboe
  • Lindsey Wiley
    Lindsey Wiley English Horn
  • Gregory Oakes
    Gregory Oakes Principal, Clarinet
  • Clarence Padilla
    Clarence Padilla Second Clarinet
  • Kariann Voigts
    Kariann Voigts E-flat Clarinet
  • James Garcia
    James Garcia Bass Clarinet
  • Kevin Judge
    Kevin Judge Principal, Bassoon
  • Timothy Gale
    Timothy Gale Second Bassoon
  • Matthew Ransom
    Matthew Ransom Contrabassoon
  • Bret Seebeck
    Bret Seebeck Principal, Horn
  • Jacob White
    Jacob White Assistant Principal, Horn
  • Peter Kortenkamp
    Peter Kortenkamp Horn
  • Charles Harris
    Charles Harris Horn
  • Joshua Johnson
    Joshua Johnson Horn
  • Andrew Bishop
    Andrew Bishop Principal, Trumpet
  • Andrew Classen
    Andrew Classen Second Trumpet
  • Carl Eitzen
    Carl Eitzen Trumpet
  • Casey Maday
    Casey Maday Principal, Trombone
  • William Mann
    William Mann Second Trombone
  • Sean Yeung
    Sean Yeung Bass Trombone
  • Ravil ‘Bo’ Atlas
    Ravil ‘Bo’ Atlas Principal, Tuba
  • Michael Geary
    Michael Geary Principal, Timpani
  • Aaron Williams
    Aaron Williams Principal, Percussion
  • Robert Meunier
    Robert Meunier Percussion
  • Thomas Mackey
    Thomas Mackey Percussion
  • Dr. Robert Parker
    Dr. Robert Parker Second Trombone
  • Hannah MacLean
    Hannah MacLean First Violins
  • Christopher Ewan
    Christopher Ewan Double Bass
  • Kelsey Farr
    Kelsey Farr Viola
  • Andrew Shinn
    Andrew Shinn Violoncello
  • Eric Graf
    Eric Graf Violoncello

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