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First Violin

Robert Chen
Concertmaster
The Louis C. Sudler Chair, endowed by an anonymous benefactor

Stephanie Jeong
Associate Concertmaster
The Cathy and Bill Osborn Chair

David Taylor
Assistant Concertmaster

Yuan-Qing Yu
Assistant Concertmaster
 
So Young Bae
Cornelius Chiu
Alison Dalton
Gina DiBello
Kozue Funakoshi
Russell Hershow
Qing Hou
Nisanne Howell
Blair Milton
Paul Phillips, Jr.
Sando Shia
Susan Synnestvedt
Rong-Yan Tang 
 
Second Violin

Baird Dodge
Principal Second Violin

Sylvia Kilcullen
Assistant Principal Second Violin

Lei Hou
Ni Mei
Fox Fehling
Hermine Gagné
Rachel Goldstein
Mihaela Ionescu
Melanie Kupchynsky
Wendy Koons Meir
Aiko Noda
Joyce Noh
Nancy Park
Ronald Satkiewicz
Florence Schwartz

Harp

Sarah Bullen
Principal Harp

Lynne Turner







Flute 

Richard Graef
Assistant Principal Flute

Louise Dixon
Jennifer M. Gunn

Piccolo

Jennifer M. Gunn

Oboe

Eugene Izotov
Principal Oboe
The Nancy and Larry Fuller Chair

Michael Henoch
Assistant Principal Oboe
The Gilchrist Foundation Chair

Lora Schaefer
Scott Hostetler

English Horn

Scott Hostetler

Clarinet

Stephen Williamson
Principal Clarinet

John Bruce Yeh
Assistant Principal Clarinet

Gregory Smith
J. Lawrie Bloom

Bass Clarinet

Eb Clarinet

John Bruce Yeh

Bassoon

Keith Buncke
Principal Bassoon

William Buchman
Assistant Principal Bassoon

Dennis Michel
Miles Maner

Piano

Mary Sauer
Principal Piano

Librarians

Peter Conover
Principal Librarian

Carole Keller
Mark Swanson
Viola

Charles Pikler
Principal Viola
The Paul Hindemith Principal Viola Chair, endowed by an anonymous benefactor

Li-Kuo Chang
Assistant Principal Viola
The Louise H. Benton Wagner Chair

John Bartholomew
Catherine Brubaker
Wei-Ting Kuo
Danny Lai
Diane Mues
Lawrence Neuman
Yukiko Ogura
Daniel Orbach
Max Raimi
Weijing Wang

Cello

John Sharp
Principal Cello
The Eloise W. Martin Chair

Kenneth Olsen
Assistant Principal Cello
The Adele Gidwitz Chair

Karen Basrak
Loren Brown
Richard Hirschl
Daniel Katz
Katinka Kleijn
Jonathan Pegis
David Sanders
Gary Stucka
Brant Taylor

String Bass

Alexander Hanna
Principal Bass
The David and Mary Winton Green Chair

Daniel Armstrong
Roger Cline
Joseph DiBello
Michael Hovnanian
Robert Kassinger
Mark Kraemer
Stephen Lester
Bradley Opland









French Horn

Daniel Gingrich
Acting Principal Horn

James Smelser
David Griffin
Oto Carrillo
Susanna Gaunt

Trumpet

Christopher Martin
Principal Trumpet
The Adolph Herseth Principal Trumpet Chair, anonymous benefactor

Mark Ridenour
Assistant Principal Trumpet

John Hagstrom
Tage Larsen

Trombone

Jay Friedman
Principal Trombone

Michael Mulcahy
Charles Vernon

Bass Trombone

Charles Vernon
 
Tuba

Gene Pokorny
Principal Tuba
The Arnold Jacobs Principal Tuba Chair, endowed by Christine Querfeld


Timpani

David Herbert
Principal Timpanist
The Clinton Family Fund Principal Timpani Chair

Vadim Karpinos
Assistant Principal Timpani

Percussion

Cynthia Yeh
Principal Percussion

Vadim Karpinos
Assistant Principal Timpani

Patricia Dash
James Ross




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