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, Florence Wasmer Chair 

Jason Bell, Associate Concertmaster, Carol L. Herak Chair 

Jeanne Bourgeois, Assistant Concertmaster

Margaret Bowers, Ayer-Blegen Chair 

John Bennett    

Jeri Bentley

Jason Moody

Rachel Dorfman

Elizabeth Lund      

Kathleen Teal 

Meredith Arksey (Regular Substitute Musician)

Cheri Bickford (Regular Substitute Musician)

Kelly Farris (Regular Substitute Musicians)

Second Violins

Amanda Howard-Phillips, Principal, Washington Trust Chair

David Armstrong, Assistant Principal

Erin Held      

Shelley Rotz

Catherine Shipley

Tana Bland (one year appointment) 

Mao Omura  

Baolu Lehmann

Ferenc Cseszko (Regular Substitute Musician)

Rob Ogden (Regular Substitute Musician)

Martha Throop (Regular Substitute Musician)     

Violas

Nicholas Carper, Principal, Coughlin Chair 

Jeannette Wee-Yang, Assistant Principal

Angela Mitchell

Sarah Bass 

Jessica Jasper

Jeremy Prior      

Dale Emery     

Anita Perkins 

Cellos

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

Helen Byrne,  Assistant Principal

Roberta Bottelli      

Louise Butler

Sean Lamont

Kevin Hekmatpanah    

Jared Carlson

Johannes Kleinmann  

Double Basses

Patrick McNally, Principal

Kim Plewniak, Assistant Principal

Stephen Swanson            

Taylor Kent

Greg Youmans  

Jack Koncel (Regular Substitute Musician)

Todd Larsen (Regular Substitute Musician)

Chang-min Lee (Regular Substitute Musician)    

Flutes

Bruce Bodden, Principal, Frances L. Risdon Chair      

Alaina M. Bercilla      

Justin Bahrami (Regular Substitute Musician)

Frieda Chan (Regular Substitute Musician)     

Piccolo

Alaina M. Bercilla     

Oboes

Keith Thomas, Principal

Sheila McNally

Gary Plowman      

English Horn

Sheila McNally

 

Clarinets

Chip Phillips, Principal

Daniel Cotter 

Jane Ellsworth (Regular Substitute Musician)

Tom Hess (Regular Substitute Musician)

Tom Shook (Regular Substitute Musician)     

E-Flat Clarinet

Daniel Cotter     

Bassoons

Lynne Feller-Marshall, Principal

Luke Bakken      

Paul Plowman      

Contrabassoon

Luke Bakken      

Saxophone

Gregory Yasinitsky, Principal

Horns

Jennifer Scriggins Brummett, Principal, Johnston-Fix Chair

Charles Karschney  

Roger Logan, Associate Principal/Third Horn    

Kristin Joham    

Trumpets

Larry Jess, Principal, Johnston-Fix Chair

Christopher Cook      

Eric Moe     

Andrew Plamondon      

Trombones

Ross Holcombe, Principal 

Richard Strauch  

Tuba

Leonard Byrne, Principal

Timpani

Adam Wallstein, Principal

Marty Zyskowski (Regular Substitute Musician)

Percussion

Paul Raymond, Principal

Rick Westrick      

Bryan Bogue 

Ken Maupin (Regular Substitute Musician)

Keith Nielsen (Regular Substitute Musician)

Keyboard

Ivana Cojbasic (Regular Substitute Musician)

Kendall Feeney (Regular Substitute Musician)

Greg Presley (Regular Substitute Musician)

Harp

Earecka Tregenza, Principal