1st VIOLIN
Ron Blessinger, Concertmaster, Portland OR
Oregon Symphony; Executive Director of House of Scordatura.
Aaron Requiro, Asst. Concertmaster, Phoenix AZ
Phoenix Symphony; Baumer String Quartet
Hal Grossman, Eugene OR
Professor of Violin, University of Oregon
Nancy Johnson, Newton KS
1st Violin, Principal 2nd Violin, Wichita Symphony
Stephen Chong, Eugene OR
Eugene Symphony and Oregon Mozart Players; Freelance musician
Robin Cecil, Garden Grove CA
Long Beach Harmony Project
Kristen Autry, Grass Valley CA
Association of Body Mapping Educators
Ivie Turner, Las Vegas
Freelance musician Las Vegas NV;
Phat Strad Electric String Quartet
Ann Medellin, Portland OR
Oregon Ballet Orchestra; Portland Opera; Vancouver Symphony
Lisa Grzanka, Van Nuys CA
Freelance musician, Los Angeles CA
Jonathan Gray, Portland OR
Freelance musician, Portland OR
Sarah Biagini, San Francisco CA
Santa Cruz Symphony
2nd VIOLIN
Karen Hilley, Principal, Milwaukie OR
Oregon Ballet Orchestra, Portland Opera
Brian Bennett, Portland OR
Concertmaster, Bravo! Concerts NW; Orchestra Nova, NW
Claudia Miller, Eugene OR
Eugene Symphony; Eugene Opera; Oregon
Mozart Players
Lisa Jarvis, Bandon OR
Freelance musician, Oregon Coast area
Emily Lanzone, Los Osos CA
Concertmaster, San Luis Obispo Symphony; Professor of Violin, Cal Poly SLO
Nic Price, Portland OR
Freelance musician, Portland OR
Lisa Zweben, Philomath OR
Eugene Symphony; Principal viola Corvallis-OSU Symphony; freelance violist and violinist
Lori Brosius, Battle Ground WA
Orchestra Director, Evergreen Schools, retired
Camilla Scott, Canby OR
retired from OBT, Portland Opera; PCO; Portland Strings Studio
Bashar Matti, Portland OR
Freelance musician, Portland OR
Ben Ehrmantraut, Eugene OR
Eugene Symphony; Eugene Opera
Sarah Hoffman, Eugene OR
Newport Symphony Orchestra
VIOLA
Michelle Mathewson, Principal, West Linn OR
Portland Opera Orchestra; Newport Symphony
Karl Albrecht, Steilacoom WA
Tacoma Opera Orchestra
Cynthia Scott, Oregon City OR
Orchestra Nova Northwest, Freelance musician, Community Music Center
John Haggard, Phoenix AZ
Director of Orchestras, Red Mtn HS Mesa, AZ
Sharon Eng, Portland OR
Principal Viola, Tualatin Valley Symphony; Willamette Falls Symphony. Eugene Symphony
Rebecca Matayoshi, San Diego CA
Hawaii Symphony; San Diego Symphony
Julie Asparro, Milwaukie OR
Freelance musician, Portland OR
Shauna Keyes, Portland OR
Eugene Symphony; Portland Opera; Oregon
Ballet Theater; and Orchestras in the area
VIOLONCELLO
Katherine Schultz, Principal Portland OR
Oregon Ballet Theatre; Portland Opera
Sherill Roberts, McMinnville OR
Newport Symphony Orchestra
Catherine Biagini, La Crescenta CA
Principal Cello, Thousand Oaks Philharmonic;
Westside Chamber Orchestra; Santa Monica Symphony; Burbank Philharmonic Orchestra
Erin Ratzlaf, Portland OR
Freelance cellist & cello teacher, Portland, OR
Adrienne Welsh, Depoe Bay OR
Newport Symphony; Siletz Bay Music Fest:
Orchestra
Ames Bierly, McMinnville OR
Bierly Brewing, McMinnville OR
Charmaine Leclair, Newport OR
Newport Symphony
Kris Yvon Yenney, Ashland OR
Artistic Director – Cage Free Concerts, Ashland,OR; Principal cello, West Bay Opera, TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, CA
BASS
Gregory Dugan, Principal, Portland OR
Orchestra Nova Northwest; Eugene Symphony,
Oregon Symphony; Principal Bass, Newport Symphony; Indianapolis Symphony, retired
Mariya-Andoniya Andova, Portland OR
Oregon Symphony; Los Angeles Philharmonic;
San Diego Symphony
Keith Biondi, Chatsworth CA
Double Bassist Fresno Phil.; Actor; Producer
Kevin Brown, Newberg OR
OSU Music Instructor, Double Bass
Kaden Henderson, Portland OR
Bass, Oregon Symphony; Substitute Double, Philadelphia Orchestra
Clint O’Brien, Portland OR
Principal Bass, Portland Opera
FLUTE
Greg Bishop, Principal, Boise ID
Opera Idaho; Boise Philharmonic
Cassie Lear, Seattle WA
Principal Flute, Great Falls Symphony
Wendy Wilhelmi, Seattle WA, Piccolo
Principal flute, Auburn Symphony
OBOE-ENGLISH HORN
Shannon Spicciati, Principal, Auburn WA
Northwest Sinfonietta; Auburn Symphony
Shelly Myers, Seattle WA
Artist Affiliate, oboe, Pacific Lutheran Univ. North Corner Chamber Orchestra, co-principal oboe, Olympica Symphony, 2nd oboe
Karen Strand, Longview WA – English Horn
Professor Emerita PSU; Portland Opera; Walla Walla Symphony; Vancouver Symphony
CLARINET
Cris Inguanti, Principal, Flagstaff AZ
Professor of Clarinet, Northern Arizona Univ; formerly Vancouver (BC) Symphony
Carol Robe, Eugene OR
Principal clarinet, Eugene Opera; Oregon Mozart Players; Eugene Symphony, 3rd & bass clarinet; Portland Opera, 3rd & bass clarinet
Erin Voellinger, Park City UT
Principal Clarinet, Ballet West Orchestra
BASSOON
Thomas Schubert, Principal, San Diego CA
Principal Bassoon, La Jolla Symphony
Ann Kosanovic-Brown, Newberg OR
Freelance bassoonist
Nicole Buetti, Portland OR
Composer/Principal Contrabassoonist Vancouver & Orchestra Nova Northwest
HORN
John Mason, Principal, Glendale CA
Principal Horn, Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
Jonathan Snyder, Asst Principal, Las Vegas NV
Principal Horn, Nevada Chamber Orchestra; Las Vegas Symphony, Sub
Kristin Morrison, Long Beach CA
Principal Horn Desert Symphony; Freelance musician Los Angeles CA
Chris Wilson, Fort Collins CO
Freelance musician
Chris Mudd, Springfield OR
4th horn Eugene Opera; Principal horn Shedd Theatricals and Cottage Grove Theater
TRUMPET
Steve Conrow, Principal, Portland, OR
Freelance Musician
Larry Wells, Kristiansand, Norway
University of Agder
Jason Gunderson, Vancouver, WA
David G. Monette Corp.; Orchestra Nova Northwest
TROMBONE
David Bryan, Principal, Vancouver WA
Portland Opera; Oregon Ballet Theatre; Conductor, Big Horn Brass
Andrew Harris, West Linn OR
Big Horn Brass, Freelance musician
John Ohnstad, Hillsboro OR
Orchestra Nova NW; Big Horn Brass; Northwest Trombone Collective
TUBA
Cari Earnhardt, Principal, Salem OR
Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium, Linn Benton Community College; in progress DMA, Tuba, Northwestern Univ.
HARP
Candace LiVolsi, Principal, San Diego CA
North State Symphony, Freelance Musician, Southern CA
KEYBOARD
Charlotte Pierce, Principal Bandon OR
Private Piano Studio, Bandon, Coos Bay/North Bend OR
PERCUSSION
Brian Gardiner, Principal, Portland OR
Portland Opera
Justin Preece, Corvallis OR
Principal Percussion, Newport Symphony; Instructor of Percussion, Oregon State Univ.
Ian Kerr, Portland OR
Freelance Musician, Portland OR
Mitch Vogel Eugene OR
Freelance Musician, Eugene, OR
Joel Alberto Garza, Salem OR
Director of Percussion Studies; Mariachi, & Athletic Band; Western Oregon Univ.
Chris Whyte, Tigard OR
Professor of Percussion, Portland State Univ; Oregon Symphony; Freelance musician, Portland OR
TIMPANI
Tracy Freeze, Principal, Emporia KS
Professor of Music, Percussion; Emporia St.Univ.