The All-Star Orchestra   Roster for Season Two: Programs 9-12

 

( ) = former postion

 

First Violins

 

David Kim - Concertmaster

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Concertmaster

 

Jeffrey Multer

The Florida Orchestra, Concertmaster

 

Emanuelle Boisvert            

Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster

 

Jonathan Carney

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster

 

Rebecca Corruccini            

Minnesota Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster

 

Daniel Han          

The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Laura Frautschi

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

 

Julianne Lee

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal

 

Ralph Matson     

Utah Symphony, Concertmaster

 

Kurt Nikkanen    

New York City Ballet Orchestra, Concertmaster

 

Brian Reagin

North Carolina Symphony, Concertmaster

 

Leonid Sigal         

Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster

 

Eric Wyrick          

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster

 

Yulia Ziskel          

New York Philharmonic

 

Second Violins

 

Marc Ginsberg - Principal

New York Philharmonic, Principal

 

Duoming Ba        

New York Philharmonic

 

Yuka Kadota

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

 

Lisa Kim

New York Philharmonic, Associate Principal Second Violin

 

Quing Li

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Principal Second Violin

 

Jonathan Magness

Minnesota Orchestra, Associate Principal Second Violin

 

William Polk

The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Stefanovice, Ivan

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal Second Violin

 

Helen Kim

St Louis Symphony Orchestra

 

Julie Savignon

Charlotte Symphony

 

Sean Weil

St Louis Symphony Orchestra

 

Alisa Wyrick        

New York City Opera Orchestra

 

Violas

 

Rebecca Young - Principal

New York Philharmonic, Associate Principal

 

Danielle Farina    

Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra

 

Mara Gearman

Seattle Symphony, Assistant Principal

 

Shmuel Katz

Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Principal

 

Rachel Ku            

The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Vincent Lionti

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

Joanna Patterson

The Cleveland Orchestra

 

Daniel Reinker    

Nashville Symphony, Principal

 

James VanValkenburg

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal

 

Weijing Wang

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

 

Cellos

 

Jerry Grossman - Principal

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Co-Principal

 

Peter Wyrick 

San Francisco Symphony, Associate Principal Cello

 

Robert Cafaro

The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Ilya Finkelshteyn                

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Steven Honigberg               

National Symphony Orchestra

 

Maria Kitsopoulos              

New York Philharmonic

 

Joel Noyes

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Assistant Principal

 

Alex Veltman      

Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Basses

 

Edwin Barker - Principal

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Owen Lee

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Joseph Campagna

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

 

Leonid Finkelshteyn          

North Carolina Symphony, Principal

 

Jordan Frazier     

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

 

Meredith Johnson

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Aaron White        

Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra

 

Harps

 

Nancy Allen - Principal

New York Philharmonic, Principal

 

Allegra Lilly

St Louis Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Banjo (for Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue)

 

Scott Kuney 

 

Flutes

 

Jeffrey Khaner - Principal

Philadelphia Orchestra, Principal

 

Les Roettges

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Nadine Asin

Aspen Music Festival

 

Stephanie Mortimore

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Principal Piccolo

 

Piccolo

 

Nadine Asin

Aspen Music Festival

 

Alto Flute

Stephanie Mortimore

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Principal Piccolo

 

Oboes

 

John Ferrillo - Principal

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Randall Ellis

Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Principal

 

Pedro Diaz

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

Alexandra Knoll

American Symphony Orchestra

 

English Horn

 

Pedro Diaz

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

Clarinets

 

Jon Manasse - Principal

Principal: Orchestra of Saint Luke’s, Mostly Mozart Festival,

American Ballet Theater

 

Daniel Gilbert      

CityMusic Cleveland, Principal

 

James Ognibene

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

Jessica Phillips Rieske

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

E-flat Clarinet

 

Jessica Phillips Rieske

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

Bass Clarinet

 

James Ognibene

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

Saxophones  (for Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue)

 

Lawrence Feldman

 

Lino Gomez

New York Pops Orchestra

 

Ronald Janelli

 

Bassoons

 

Whitney Crockett - Principal

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Principal

 

Daniel Shelly

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Acting Principal

 

Charles McCracken           

American Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Contrabassoon

 

Mark Romatz

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

French Horns

 

Erik Ralske - Principal

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Principal

 

Michelle Baker                    

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

Brad Gemeinhardt

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

Jonathan Karschney

Seattle Symphony, Assistant Principal

 

Howard Wall       

New York Philharmonic

 

Robert Rearden

The Florida Orchestra, Principal

 

Stewart Rose

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

 

Kevin Reid

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Trumpets

 

David Bilger - Principal

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Principal

 

James Ross

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

 

Neil Balm                             

New York City Ballet Orchestra, Co-Principal

 

Tom Rolfs

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Thomas V. Smith                               

New York Philharmonic

 

Trombones

 

Joseph Alessi - Principal 

New York Philharmonic, Principal

 

David Finlayson                 

New York Philharmonic

 

Bass Trombone

 

Blair Bollinger

The Philadelphia Orchestra

 

Bass Tuba

 

Chris Olka                            

Seattle Symphony

 

Tenor Tuba

George Curran

New York Philharmonic

 

 

Timpani

 

Jauvon Gilliam

National Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Percussion

 

Chris Deviney - Principal

Philadelphia Orchestra, Principal

 

Daniel Druckman                               

New York Philharmonic, Associate Principal

 

David Fein                           

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Jonathan Haas                   

American Symphony Orchestra, Principal

 

Morris Lang

(New York Philharmonic)

 

Matthew Strauss                 

Houston Symphony

 

Clint De Ganon (drum-set for Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue)

 

Keyboard Instruments

 

Kimberly Russ                     

Seattle Symphony Orchestra

 

Librarian

 

Marc Facci

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra

 

Executive Director

Paul Schwendener

 

 

Note: one recording made in 2012 is included in Season Two. This is the work “Ground 0” by Robert Beaser that is part of the Season Two program titled “Visions of New York.” The list of musicians for “Ground 0” can be found on the Roster for Season One.