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Conductor’s Podium<\/h2>\n

Peter Oundjian<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Music Director; The Caryl Fuchs Kassoy & David R. Kassoy Conductor\u2019s Podium<\/p>\n

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The Orchestra<\/h2>\n

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David Coucheron<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Guest Concertmaster | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The William E. Smith Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Kevin Lin<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Guest Concertmaster | Indianapolis Symphony, Concertmaster<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Claire Jucker Honorary Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Joseph Meyer<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Associate Concertmaster | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster<\/span><\/div>

Kate Arndt<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal Second | Colorado Symphony, Assistant Concertmaster<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Anne and Henry Beer Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Ahra Cho<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Omaha Symphony, Associate Concertmaster<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Sue Anderson Chair In Memory of Jo Zeimet<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Karen Pommerich<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal | Freelance<\/span><\/div>

Callie Brennan<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Portland Symphony Orchestra (Maine)<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Coates Samuelson Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Christina Jung Yun Choi<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Kenneth and Madeline McCourt Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Dominique Corbeil<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Wichita Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Louise and Ferd Grauer Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Tessa Gotman<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Phoenix Symphony<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Arlene Gerwin Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Elise Haukenes<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal 2nd Violin<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Lockwood Family Foundation Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Alice Hong<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Aris and Suzanne Sophocles Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Aika Ito<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Buffalo Philharmonic<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The John and Ellen Gille Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Oliver Kot<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Nate Koch Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Natalie Lee<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Naples Philharmonic<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Glennys McPhilimy Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Lenora Leggatt<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Charlotte Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Pam Lambert and Mike Mickley Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Yuqi Li<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Oregon Symphony<\/span><\/div>

Aimee Toomes Lopez<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>San Antonio Philharmonic<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Mary Ann & Art Rudeseal Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Jarek Polak<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Andrea J. Grant and Kate Fay Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Emily Richardson<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Axson and Bryan Morgan Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Michelle Sheehy<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance <\/span><\/div>

Helen Vassiliou<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>New Jersey Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Cody Oreck Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Lisa Vaupel<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Principal <\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The John and Kathleen Krampf Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Dustin Wilkes-Kim<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Charlotte Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Paul and Kay Passmore Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Amy Soyoon Yi<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>KBS Symphony, Seoul, South Korea<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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DJ Cheek<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Fort Worth Symphony, Principal<\/span><\/div>

Darren Carter<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal | Civic Orchestra of Chicago<\/span><\/div>

Mark Deatherage<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>Anonymous<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Elizabeth Jaffe<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Janet Ackermann and Scott Wiesner Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Bruce Owen<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Assistant Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Lee Carlin Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Valentin Ragusitu<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Chris Cooper and Joey Walker Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Yumi Sagiuchi Shultz<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Jan Burton Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Borys B. Smolaga<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Margot and Christopher Brauchli Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Austin Huntington<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Indianapolis Symphony, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The David Brunel and Stacey Steers Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Evan Kahn<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal | New Century Chamber Orchestra, Principal <\/span><\/div>

Peter Garrett<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Alabama Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The John Dunham Chair in Memory of Carmelita Dunham<\/span><\/p><\/div>

No\u00e9mie Golubovic<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Steve and Deborah Clem Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Morgen Johnson<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Phoenix Symphony <\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Gayle and Randy Ellis Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Aaron Merritt<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Nu Deco Ensemble, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Joan Leinbach Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

David Morrissey<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Penny and Jean Friedberg Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Bridget Pasker<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal <\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Susan Kolwicz Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Jesse Fischer<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Guest Principal | Colorado Symphony Orchestra<\/span><\/div>

Kirby Nunez<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal | Dallas Opera Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Joan and Paul Lavell Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

David Crowe<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Opera Colorado, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Daniel and Heather Wilkinson Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Karl Fenner<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Atlanta Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Kathy and Charles Minter Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Mark Foley<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Ron Stewart and Becky Roser Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Paul Macres<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The William P. Cullinan Memorial Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Jean Posekany<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Detroit Opera<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Jane Elizabeth Henry Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Viviana Cumplido Wilson<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Phoenix Symphony, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Blessing Foundation Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Jessica Petrasek<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal\/Piccolo | Lecturer in Flute, Georgia State University<\/span><\/div>

Laura Dwyer<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Norma Ekstrand Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Olav Van Hezewijk<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span><\/div>

Zachary Hammond<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal\/English Horn | Utah Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Arlene Gerwin Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Joshua Lauretig<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The John and Jane Cowdrey Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Louis DeMartino<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Hans and Delores Thurnauer Endowed Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Steve Hanusofski<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal\/Eb Clarinet | Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal<\/span><\/div>

Aidan Mulldoon Wong<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Section\/Bass Clarinet | Vancouver Symphony <\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Terry Thomas Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Tristan Rennie<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Guest Principal | Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Acting Principal<\/span><\/div>

Tommy Morrison<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Guest Assistant Principal\/2nd | Hawaii Symphony, Acting Principal<\/span><\/div>

Adam Trussell<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Bassoon\/Contrabassoon | Houston Symphony, Contrabassoon<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Marion Thurnauer & Alexander Trifunac Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Gerald Wood<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Avenir Foundation Endowed Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Andrew Karr<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal\/3rd | The Florida Orchestra, Associate Principal\/3rd<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The James Alleman and Barbara Miller Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Cara Kizer<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The George A. Matzkanin and Trish Chepokas Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Stephen Laifer<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Rochester Philharmonic<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Kathy Krol Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Nicolee Kuester<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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Jeffrey Work<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Oregon Symphony, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Joan and Paul Lavell Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Eric M. Berlin<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal | Albany Symphony, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Jane Houssiere Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Derek Lockhart<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Detroit Opera<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Lichter Family Chair in Memory of George Lichter<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Jason Robins<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Acting 2nd<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Jim and Judy Heeter Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Michael Hosford<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal | Greenville Symphony Orchestra (SC), Co-Principal<\/span><\/div>

Lisa Stoneham<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Guest Principal Bass Trombone | Hawaii Symphony, Bass Trombone<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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John Carson McTeer<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | West Virginia Symphony, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The TK Smith and Constance Holden Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Peter Wilson<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Sophie and Jack Walker Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Joseph Petrasek<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Wernsdorfer (Family) Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Gerald Scholl<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal Percussion\/Assistant Principal Timpani | Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Judith Reid and Richard Collins Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Caleb Breidenbaugh<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>New World Symphony <\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Hon. Andrew and Amy Hartman Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Vivienne Spy<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Freelance<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n

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Alexis Colner<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Guest Principal | Virginia Symphony, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>Anonymous<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

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Tim Ressler<\/h4>

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Our musicians represent 44 orchestras from 23 states, 4 provinces, and 3 countries including:<\/h2>\n

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Albany Symphony
\nAtlanta Symphony
\nAtlantic Chamber Ensemble
\nBergen Philharmonic Orchestra
\nBoulder Philharmonic
\nBuffalo Philharmonic
\nCalgary Philharmonic
\nCharleston Symphony
\nCharlotte Symphony
\nCleveland Opera
\nGreenville Symphony
\nDallas Opera Orchestra
\nDelaware Symphony
\nEdmonton Symphony
\nFlorida Grand Opera
\nHarrisburg Symphony
\nHawaii Symphony
\nHouston Symphony
\nIRIS Orchestra
\nJacksonville Symphony
\nKansas City Symphony
\nL\u2019Orchestre Symphonique de Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n

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Louisiana Philharmonic
\nLouisville Orchestra
\nNational Symphony Orchestra
\nNew Haven Symphony
\nNorth Carolina Opera
\nOmaha Symphony
\nOpera Colorado
\nOregon Symphony
\nPhoenix Symphony
\nSan Antonio Symphony
\nSanta Fe Symphony
\nSarasota Orchestra
\nSeattle Symphony
\nShreveport Symphony
\nSouthwest Florida Symphony
\nSt. Louis Symphony
\nThe Florida Orchestra
\nThe Handel and Haydn Society
\nToledo Symphony
\nToronto Symphony
\nVancouver Symphony
\nWichita Symphony<\/p>\n

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Orchestra Communications (password required) ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Conductor’s Podium Peter Oundjian Music Director; The Caryl Fuchs Kassoy & David R. Kassoy Conductor\u2019s Podium   The Orchestra

David Coucheron<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Guest Concertmaster | Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The William E. Smith Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Kevin Lin<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Guest Concertmaster | Indianapolis Symphony, Concertmaster<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Claire Jucker Honorary Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Joseph Meyer<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Associate Concertmaster | Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster<\/span><\/div>

Kate Arndt<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal Second | Colorado Symphony, Assistant Concertmaster<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Anne and Henry Beer Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Ahra Cho<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Omaha Symphony, Associate Concertmaster<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Sue Anderson Chair In Memory of Jo Zeimet<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Karen Pommerich<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal | Freelance<\/span><\/div>

Callie Brennan<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Portland Symphony Orchestra (Maine)<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Coates Samuelson Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Christina Jung Yun Choi<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Toronto Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Kenneth and Madeline McCourt Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Dominique Corbeil<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Wichita Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Louise and Ferd Grauer Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Tessa Gotman<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Phoenix Symphony<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Arlene Gerwin Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Elise Haukenes<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal 2nd Violin<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Lockwood Family Foundation Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Alice Hong<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Aris and Suzanne Sophocles Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Aika Ito<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Buffalo Philharmonic<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The John and Ellen Gille Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Oliver Kot<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Nate Koch Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Natalie Lee<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Naples Philharmonic<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Glennys McPhilimy Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Lenora Leggatt<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Charlotte Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Pam Lambert and Mike Mickley Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Yuqi Li<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Oregon Symphony<\/span><\/div>

Aimee Toomes Lopez<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>San Antonio Philharmonic<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Mary Ann & Art Rudeseal Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Jarek Polak<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Andrea J. Grant and Kate Fay Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Emily Richardson<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Axson and Bryan Morgan Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Michelle Sheehy<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance <\/span><\/div>

Helen Vassiliou<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>New Jersey Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Cody Oreck Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Lisa Vaupel<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Principal <\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The John and Kathleen Krampf Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Dustin Wilkes-Kim<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Charlotte Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Paul and Kay Passmore Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Amy Soyoon Yi<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>KBS Symphony, Seoul, South Korea<\/span><\/div><\/div>

DJ Cheek<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Fort Worth Symphony, Principal<\/span><\/div>

Darren Carter<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal | Civic Orchestra of Chicago<\/span><\/div>

Mark Deatherage<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>Anonymous<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Elizabeth Jaffe<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Janet Ackermann and Scott Wiesner Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Bruce Owen<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Assistant Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Lee Carlin Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Valentin Ragusitu<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Chris Cooper and Joey Walker Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Yumi Sagiuchi Shultz<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Jan Burton Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Borys B. Smolaga<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Margot and Christopher Brauchli Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

Austin Huntington<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Indianapolis Symphony, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The David Brunel and Stacey Steers Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Evan Kahn<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal | New Century Chamber Orchestra, Principal <\/span><\/div>

Peter Garrett<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Alabama Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The John Dunham Chair in Memory of Carmelita Dunham<\/span><\/p><\/div>

No\u00e9mie Golubovic<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Freelance<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Steve and Deborah Clem Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Morgen Johnson<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Phoenix Symphony <\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Gayle and Randy Ellis Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Aaron Merritt<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Nu Deco Ensemble, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Joan Leinbach Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

David Morrissey<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Penny and Jean Friedberg Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Bridget Pasker<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Phoenix Symphony, Associate Principal <\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Susan Kolwicz Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

Jesse Fischer<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Guest Principal | Colorado Symphony Orchestra<\/span><\/div>

Kirby Nunez<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal | Dallas Opera Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Joan and Paul Lavell Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

David Crowe<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Opera Colorado, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Daniel and Heather Wilkinson Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Karl Fenner<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Atlanta Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Kathy and Charles Minter Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Mark Foley<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Ron Stewart and Becky Roser Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Paul Macres<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The William P. Cullinan Memorial Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Jean Posekany<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Detroit Opera<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Jane Elizabeth Henry Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>

Viviana Cumplido Wilson<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Principal | Phoenix Symphony, Principal<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Blessing Foundation Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div>

Jessica Petrasek<\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Assistant Principal\/Piccolo | Lecturer in Flute, Georgia State University<\/span><\/div>

Laura Dwyer<\/a><\/h4>

Position: <\/strong>Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra<\/span>Chair: <\/strong>The Norma Ekstrand Chair<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":16939,"parent":13,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-110","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradomusicfestival.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}