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The Orchestra

Musicians of the Oregon Symphony

Carlos Kalmar

Jean Vollum Music Director Chair

Gregory Vajda Send Gregory E-mail

Harold & Arlene Schnitzer
Resident Conductor Chair

James DePreist

Laureate Music Director

Norman Leyden

Tom & Gretchen Holce
Laureate Associate Conductor Chair

Violin

  • Jun Iwasaki, Janet & Richard Geary Concertmaster Chair
  • Peter Frajola, Del M. Smith and Maria Stanley Smith Associate Concertmaster Chair
  • Erin Furbee, Harold & Jane Pollin Assistant Concertmaster Chair
  • Chien Tan, Truman Collins, Sr. Principal Second Violin Chair
  • Dolores D'Aigle, Assistant Principal Second Violin
  • Fumino Ando
  • Keiko Araki
  • Clarisse Atcherson
  • Ron Blessinger
  • Julie Coleman
  • Eileen Deiss
  • Jonathan Dubay
  • Gregory Ewer
  • Daniel Ge Feng
  • Lynne Finch
  • Kathryn Gray
  • Elena Hirsu
  • Mary Ann Coggins Kaza
  • Shin-young Kwon
  • Eileen Lande
  • Marlene Majovski
  • Virginia McCarthy
  • Sarah Roth
  • Deborah Singer
  • Inés Voglar

Viola

  • Joël Belgique, Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund Principal Viola Chair
  • Charles Noble, Assistant Principal
  • Jennifer Arnold
  • Viorel Bejenaru
  • Masayo Higuchi
  • Leah Ilem
  • Stephen Price
  • Brian Quincey
  • Martha Warrington

Cello

  • Nancy Ives, Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Hayes, Jr. Principal Cello Chair
  • David Socolofsky, Assistant Principal
  • Adam Esbensen
  • Kenneth Finch
  • Trevor Fitzpatrick
  • Gayle Budd O'Grady
  • Timothy Scott

Bass

  • Frank Diliberto, Principal
  • Kenneth Baldwin**, Assistant Principal
  • Jeffrey Johnson*, Assistant Principal
  • Donald Hermanns
  • William Ofstad
  • Jason Schooler
  • Tommy Thompson

Flute

  • David Buck, Bruce & Judy Thesenga Principal Flute Chair
  • Martha Herby Flute Chair
  • Carla Wilson

Piccolo

  • Carla Wilson

Oboe

  • Martin Hebert, Principal
  • Karen Wagner, Assistant Principal
  • Harris Orem

English Horn

  • Harris Orem

Clarinet

  • Yoshinori Nakao, Principal
  • Todd Kuhns, Assistant Principal
  • Carol Robe*

E Flat/Bass Clarinet

  • Todd Kuhns

Bassoon

  • Evan Kuhlmann*, Principal
  • Robert Naglee

Contrabassoon

  • Evan Kuhlmann

Horn

  • John Cox, Principal
  • Joseph Berger, Associate Principal
  • Nathaniel Willson*, Assistant Principal
  • Mary Grant

Trumpet

  • Jeffrey Work, Principal
  • David Bamonte, Assistant Principal, Musicians of the Oregon Symphony Richard Thornburg Trumpet Chair

Trombone

  • Aaron LaVere, Principal
  • Robert Taylor, Assistant Principal
  • Charles Reneau

Bass Trombone

  • Charles Reneau

Tuba

  • JáTtik Clark, Principal

Timpani

  • Paul Salvatore, Principal

Percussion

  • Niel DePonte, Principal
  • Steve Lawrence
  • Christine Perry

Harp

  • Jennifer Craig, Principal
Principal Librarian
Joy Fabos Send Joy E-mail
Associate Librarian
Julie Collura
Stage Manager
Bob McClung
Director of Musician Resources
Bridget Kelly Send Bridget E-mail
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Martha Warrington

*Acting **Leave of absence
The Oregon Symphony utilizes a system of revolving string seating. String musicians are listed alphabetically behind titled positions.

For more information on the musicians of the Oregon Symphony, go to the Player's Association Web Site.

 

 

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