KSO Musicians and Conductor
(as of 7/1/2008)

Our roster of wonderful KSO musicians is below. Click on musician in red to link to extra information.

Conductor and Music Director
Raymond Harvey

Assistant Conductor
Barry Ross

First Violins
Diana Cohen, Concertmaster
Julia Stoltie-Neckermann**, Associate Concertmaster
Audrey Lipsey, Assistant Concertmaster
Erica Dicker
Eleanor Pifer
Tigran Shiganyan
Francois Henkins
Krishna Baraily
Mark Portolese
Ida Findiku*

Second Violins
Lisa Williams**, Principal
Julie Evans, Assistant Principal
Nelly Schmukler
Sarah Hedlund
Benita Barbe
Yuri Grankin
Terry Lynn Vantine
Jean Watson
Norma-Jean Forshey
Dana Duncan
Pedro Ramirez*

Violas
Igor Fedotov, Principal
Grace Byrd**
Nora Frisk
Roman Kosarev
Patricia Goodman
Diane Taylor
Tomio Anderson
Kathy Connor
Catalina Ruelas*

Cellos
David Peshlakai, Acting Principal
Katherine Shook, Assistant Principal
Carol Bullock Russell
Calin Muresan
Elizabeth Start
Lisa Bressler
Nola Matthews Thole
Daniel Thomas
Emily Schaefer
David Machavariani

Basses
Charles Ingrassia, Principal
Anders Dahlberg, Assistant Principal
Michael Hovnanian
Frank R. Tramp
Jonathan Reed
Paul Quast
Noah Krzan

Flutes
Christine Smith, Principal
Nancy Rinaldi

Oboes
Gabriel Renteria**, Principal
Brad Smith (and English Horn)
Maria Schneider (Utility Oboe/English Horn)

Clarinets
Benjamin Seltzer**, Principal (on leave)
Steve Sanchez (Acting Principal - one year)
Frank X. Silva (and Bass Clarinet)
Jonathan Holden (and E-flat Clarinet)

Bassoons
William Wheeler, Principal
Alan Palider
Lauren Murphy (Contrabassoon)

Horns
Michael Wood**, Principal
Margaret Hamilton
Matt Monroe
Elizabeth Fairlie Judge
Tamara Kosinski

Trumpets
Scott Thornburg, Principal
Jonathan Kretschmer**
Pamela Smitter-Baker

Trombones
Edward “Kip” Hickman**, Principal
Richard Uren
David Becker (Bass Trombone)

Tuba
Robert Whaley

Timpani
Mark Guthrie**, Principal

Percussion
Judy Moonert, Principal
Kenneth Jones
Greg Secor

Harp
Evelyn Iversen, Principal

Keyboard
Reiko Yamada, Principal

*KSO/WMU Artist Scholar ** Artist in Residence

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