Orchestra Roster

Eckart Preu, Music Director, The Cowles Music Director Chair

Morihiko Nakahara, Resident Conductor

Fabio Mechetti, Conductor Laureate

Donald Thulean, Conductor Emeritus

First Violins

Mateusz Wolski, Concertmaster, The Florence Wasmer Chair 

Jason Bell, Associate Concertmaster, The Carol L. Herak Chair 

Jeanne Bourgeois, Assistant Concertmaster (as of December 3, 2008)

Margaret Bowers, The Ayer-Blegen Chair 

John Bennett      

Jason Moody

Rachel Dorfman (One Year Appointment)      

Garnik Goukasian      

Elizabeth Lund      

Kathleen Teal     

Second Violins

Amanda Howard, Principal, The Washington Trust Chair

Shelley Potter, Assistant Principal (one year appointment)

Erin Held      

Jeri Bentley (One Year Appointment)       

Catherine Shipley      

Kate Carrick (One Year Appointment)       

Baolu Lehmann      

Violas

Nicholas Carper, Principal, The Coughlin Chair 

Jeannette Wee-Yang, Assistant Principal

Angela Mitchell      

Thomas Bandar    

Randy Fisher   

Jeremy Prior      

Dale Emery     

Anita Perkins 

Violoncellos

John Marshall, Principal, The Jerry R. and Frances L. Stafford Chair

Helen Byrne,  Assistant Principal

Roberta Bottelli      

Mark Aaron      

Sean Lamont      

Kevin Hekmatpanah      

Karen Conlin      

Louise Butler    

Double Basses

Patrick McNally, Principal

Kim Plewniak, Assistant Principal

Stephen Swanson            

David Ernst      

Greg Youmans      

Flutes

Bruce Bodden, Principal, The Frances L. Risdon Chair      

Alaina Bercilla      

Justin Bahrami

Kathryn P. Brallier      

Piccolo

Alaina Bercilla     

Oboes

Keith Thomas, Principal

Barbara Cantlon      

Gary Plowman      

English Horn

Barbara Cantlon      

Clarinets

Chip Phillips, Principal

Dan Cotter      

E-Flat Clarinet

Dan Cotter     

Bassoons

Lynne Feller-Marshall, Principal

Luke Bakken      

Paul Plowman      

Contrabassoon

Luke Bakken      

Saxophone

Gregory Yasinitsky, Principal

Horns

Jennifer Scriggins Brummett, Principal, The Johnston-Fix Chair

Judith James, Assistant Principal

Charles Karschney  

Roger Logan    

Kristin Joham (One Year Appointment)       

Trumpets

Larry Jess, Principal, The Johnston-Fix Chair

Christopher Cook      

William Berry      

Andrew Plamondon      

Trombones

Kirk Ferguson, Principal

Richard Strauch      

Bass Trombone

Cameron Dunlop      

Tuba

Leonard Byrne, Principal

Timpani

Adam Wallstein, Principal

Percussion

Paul Raymond, Principal

Rick Westrick      

Bryan Bogue      

Harp

Earecka Tregenza, Principal

 

Keyboard Instruments

Mina Somekawa, Principal, The Josie Comstock Shadle Chair