Orchestra Roster

Meet the Orchestra
Each summer, more than 200 of the finest orchestra musicians from across the nation journey to Jackson Hole to make music together as the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.  Many of the musicians of the Festival Orchestra hold principal positions in their home orchestras and come from such esteemed ensembles as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.  Some have been calling Jackson Hole and the Grand Teton Music Festival their summer home for as many as 25 years or more, and return year after year for the collegial atmosphere, and the joy of making music together in these spectacular surroundings.
Concertmaster
Robert Davidovici
Osaka Philharmonic, Principal Concertmaster
Ralph Matson
Utah Symphony, Concertmaster
Violin
Frank Almond
Milwaukee Symphony Concert Master
Eugene Bazhanov
The Florida Orchestra, Assistant Principal Second Violin
Hasse Borup
University of Utah School of Music, Assistant Professor of Violin/Chamber Music Performance
Marina Brubaker
Houston Symphony
Eva Cappelletti Chao
Washington, DC, freelance musician
Kathryn Caswell
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Joan Christenson
San Antonio Symphony
Jay Christy
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal Second Violin
Julie Coleman
Oregon Symphony
Mary Corbett
The Florida Orchestra
Judith Cox
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Browning Cramer
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Gina Davis
Tulsa Opera Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster
Tracy Dunlop
Gonzaga University, faculty
Elizabeth Dziekonski
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Alicia Edelberg
New York City Opera Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster
Joseph Edelberg
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Bruno Eicher
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster
Gregory Ewer
Oregon Symphony
Lois Finkel
Brown University, faculty
Wen-Yuan Gu Flatt
Utah Symphony, Associate Principal Second Violin
Gregory Fulkerson
Oberlin Conservatory, Professor
Angela Fuller
Houston Symphony, Concertmaster
Sergei Galperin
Houston Symphony
Anna Genest
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Monica Germino
ELECTRA Ensemble
Amy Glidden
Buffalo Philharmonic, Associate Concertmaster
Russell Hershow
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Natalie Hill
Denver freelance musician
Linda Hurwitz
Virginia Symphony
Tomoko Iguchi
Kansas City Symphony
Dorris Dai Janssen
Kansas City Symphony
Rebekah Johnson
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Carolyn Kessler
The United States Army Orchestra
Karen Kinzie
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Kipper
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Heather Kurzbauer
Radio Chamber Orchestra (Netherlands)
Dimitri Lazarescu
Phoenix Symphony, Assistant Principal Second Violin
Raymond Leung
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Chunyi Lu
Phoenix Symphony
Kathryn Lucktenberg
University of Oregon, Professor
Holly Mulcahy
Richmond Symphony
Patrick Neal
Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, Assistant Principal
Helen Nightengale
Concert Violinist
Elsa Nilsson
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Katherine Palyga
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Susanne Park
Freelance musician
Carolyn Plummer
University of Notre Dame, Associate Professor
Dan Rizner
DePauw University, Professor
Jennifer Ross
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Principal Second Violin
Dara Saffer
Portland Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Schwartz
Orchestra of St. Luke's New York City freelance musician
Barbara Scowcroft
Utah Symphony
 Sha
Concert Violinist
Simon Shiao
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Olga Shpitko
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Jane Stewart
National Symphony Orchestra
Sou-Chun Su
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal Second Violin
Ikuko Takahashi
Oslo Philharmonic, substitute
Anne-Marie Terranova
Naples Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrea Wagoner
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Edward Wu
Boston freelance musician
Viola
Judith Áblon
Nashville Symphony
Martin Andersen
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Frank Babbitt
Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra
Brant Bayless
Utah Symphony
Joel Belgique
Oregon Symphony, Principal
Claudine Bigelow
Brigham Young University, Professor
Philippe C. Chao
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Joan DerHovsepian
Houston Symphony
Susan Gulkis Assadi
Seattle Symphony, Principal
Dawn Hannay
New York Philharmonic
Reid Harris
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Valerie Heywood
Buffalo Philharmonic, Principal
Lucina Horner
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Katherine Johnk
San Francisco Symphony
Anna Kruger
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Associate Principal
Suzanne LeFevre
Houston freelance musician
Kristen Linfante
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra, Co-Principal
Lisa Mitchell McNiven
Brigham Young University Idaho, faculty
Paul Murphy
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal
George Ohlson
Baltimore Opera Orchestra
Charles Pikler
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Rita Porfiris
Houston Symphony
Margaret Prechtl
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, substitute
Peter Rosato
Phoenix Symphony, Principal
Kevin Roy
Freelance musician, New York City
Abhijit Sengupta
DaCamera of Houston, Artistic Administrator
Rachel Swerdlow
Seattle Symphony
Ben Ullery
Minnesota Orchestra
Roberta Zalkind
Utah Symphony, Associate Principal
Cello
Barbara Bogatin
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Kathleen Caballero
Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra, Principal
Gregory Clinton
Omaha Symphony, Associate Principal
Krisanthy Desby
Napa Valley Symphony, Assistant Principal
Kari Jane Docter
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Sofia Every
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal
Karen Freer
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Igor Gefter
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Haffner
Lyric Opera of Chicago, Associate Principal
Thomas Heinrich
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Johnson
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Steven Laven
Boston freelance musician
Ilse-Mari Lee
Montana State University, Professor
Amy Leung
University of Utah, faculty
David Mollenauer
San Antonio Symphony, Assistant Principal
Thalia Moore
San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Associate Principal
Jacqueline Mullen
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Deborah Nitka Hicks
Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Assistant Principal
Steven Pologe
University of Oregon, Professor
Adam Satinsky
Naples Philharmonic, Principal
David Schepps
New Mexico Symphony
Barrett Sills
Houston Grand Opera & Houston Ballet Orchestras, Principal
Janet Steinberg
Vancouver Symphony, Associate Principal
Bass
Richard Barber
National Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal
Patrick Bilanchone
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Fred Bretschger
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Assistant Principal
Christopher Brown
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Principal
Zachary Cohen
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Deborah Dunham
Boston Baroque, Principal
Wilbur 'Skip' Edwards
Canton Symphony, Principal
Paul Ellison
Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Professor
Erik Gronfor
Houston Grand Opera
Don Hermanns
Oregon Symphony
Gordon Hill
Auckland Philharmonia (New Zealand), Principal
Corbin Johnston
Utah Symphony, Associate Principal
Sidney King
University of Louisville, Instructor
John Pellegrino
Columbus Symphony, Assistant Principal
Andrew Raciti
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal
William Ritchie
Omaha Symphony, Assistant Principal
Roger Ruggeri
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Principal Emeritus
David Williamson
Minnesota Orchestra
Flute
Carol Bean
National Symphony Orchestra
Julia Bogorad-Kogan
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Principal
Camille Churchfield
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Principal (Retired)
Judy Dines
Houston Symphony
Alice Kogan Weinreb
National Symphony Orchestra
Stephanie Mortimore
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Piccoloist
Melissa Suhr
Houston Ballet Orchestra, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, Houston Chamber Orchestra
John Thorne
Houston Symphony, Associate Principal
Oboe
Robert Atherholt
Houston Symphony, Principal
Barbara Bishop
Kansas City Symphony, Associate Principal
Peter Cooper
Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Linda Gilbert
Houston freelance musician
Marion Kuszyk
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Associate Principal
Lora Schaefer-Berndt
Kansas City Symphony, Principal
Martin Schuring
Arizona State University, Professor
Clarinet
Laura Ardan
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Larry Combs
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Ben Freimuth
San Francisco Symphony, Bass Clarinet
Stephanie Key
San Antonio Symphony, Assistant Principal
Thomas LeGrand
Houston Symphony, Associate Principal
Nick Morrison
Utah State University, Professor
Marlene Pauley
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Conductor, Family and Education Concerts
Gregory Raden
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Michael Rusinek
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Michael Wayne
Kansas City Symphony
Bassoon
Juan de Gomar
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Contrabassoon
Sharon Kuster
San Antonio Symphony, Principal
Christopher Millard
National Arts Centre Orchestra Ottawa, Principal
Rufus Olivier
San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Principal
Brian Petkovich
San Antonio Symphony, Second Bassoon/Assistant Principal
Karen Pierson
Houston Symphony
Mark Romatz
Contrabassoonist, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Kristen Sonneborn
Naples Philharmonic, Principal
Charles Ullery
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Principal
Horn
William Caballero
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Nicole Cash
Dallas Symphony
Nancy Goodearl
Houston Symphony
Bruce Henniss
Houston Symphony
Haley Hoops
Dallas Symphony, Second Horn
Robert Lauver
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Michael Lewellen
Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Principal
Jonathan Ring
San Francisco Symphony
Bruce Roberts
San Francisco Symphony, Assistant Principal
Hunter Sholar
Nashville Symphony
Gabrielle Webster
Chicago freelance musician
Gail Williams
Chicago Chamber Musicians
Trumpet
Barbara Butler
Northwestern University, Professor
Charles Daval
Pittsburgh Opera/Ballet, Principal
Charles Geyer
Northwestern University, Professor
Thomas Hooten
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Peter Margulies
Utah Symphony
Jennifer Marotta
Emory University, Professor
Chris Martin
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Tuba
JTtik Clark
Oregon Symphony, Principal
Craig Knox
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Trombone
Jay Evans
Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Craig Mulcahy
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, Principal
Michael Mulcahy
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Steve Norrell
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music, faculty
Roger Oyster
Kansas City Symphony, Principal
Jared Rodin
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Principal Trombone
Colin Williams
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Larry Zalkind
Utah Symphony, Principal
Timpani
Kenneth Every
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Principal
William Hill
Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Peter Kogan
Minnesota Orchestra, Principal
Percussion
Richard Brown
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, Principal
Riely Francis
Honolulu Symphony, Associate Principal
Craig Hauschildt
Houston Grand Opera, substitute
John Kinzie
Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Gardner Kondo-Cook
Houston Symphony, substitute
Brent Kuszyk
Los Angeles freelance musician
Brian Prechtl
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Tom Sherwood
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Wiley Arnold Sykes
Philidor Percussion Group
Harp
Anne Preucil Lewellen
Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Principal
Paula Page
Houston Symphony, Principal
Rachel Van Voorhees
Louisiana Philharmonic, Principal
Louise Vickerman
Utah Symphony, Principal
Piano
Brian Connelly
Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Artist Teacher of Piano
Adelle Eslinger
San Francisco Opera, Music Staff
Program Host
Mary Ann Feldman
Minnesota Orchestra, Program Annotator & Music Adviser
Piano Technician
Recording Engineer