Orchestra Members

Violin

Jeff Thayer
Concertmaster

Deborah Pate and John Forrest Chair

Wesley Precourt
Associate Concertmaster

Jisun Yang
Assistant Concertmaster

Alexander Palamidis
Principal Second Violin

Cherry Yeung
Acting Principal Second Violin

Nick Grant
Principal Associate Concertmaster Emeritus

Kathryn Hatmaker
Acting Associate Principal Second Violin

Ai Nihira Awata

Jing Yan Bowcott

Yumi Cho

Hernan Constantino

Alicia Engley

Kenneth Liao

Igor Pandurski

Evan Pasternak

Julia Pautz

Yeh Shen

Xiaoxuan Shi

Edmund Stein

Hanah Stuart

John Stubbs

Pei-Chun Tsai

Tiffany Wee

Han Xie

Zou Yu

Melody Ye Yuan

Andrew Kwon
Long Term Substitute Musician

Sarah Schwartz
Long Term Substitute Musician

Viola

Chi-Yuan Chen
Principal

Karen and Warren Kessler Chair

Nancy Lochner
Associate Principal

Jason Karlyn

Wanda Law

Qing Liang

Ethan Pernela

Megan Wei

I-Hsuan Huang
Long Term Substitute Musician

Sung Jin Lee
Long Term Substitute Musician

Rebecca Matayoshi
Long Term Substitute Musician

Cello

Yao Zhao
Principal

Chia-Ling Chien
Associate Principal

Andrew Hayhurst

John Lee

Richard Levine

Nathan Walhout

Xian Zhuo

Youna Choi
Long Term Substitute Musician

Nicole Chung
Long Term Substitute Musician

Ben Solomonow
Long Term Substitute Musician

Bass

Jeremy Kurtz-Harris
Principal

Sophie and Arthur Brody Foundation Chair

Susan Wulff
Associate Principal

Aaron Blick

P.J. Cinque

Kevin Gobetz

Samuel Hager

Michael Wais

Margaret Johnston
Staff Opera Musician

Flute

Rose Lombardo
Principal

Sarah Tuck

Lily Josefsberg

Piccolo

Lily Josefsberg

Oboe

Sarah Skuster
Principal

Rodion Belousov

Andrea Overturf

English Horn

Andrea Overturf

Dr. William and Evelyn Lamden English Horn Chair

Clarinet

Sheryl Renk
Principal

Max Opferkuch

Frank Renk

Bass Clarinet

Frank Renk

Bassoon

Valentin Martchev
Principal

Ryan Simmons

Leyla Zamora

Contrabassoon

Leyla Zamora

Horn

Benjamin Jaber
Principal

Darby Hinshaw
Assistant Principal & Utility

John Degnan

Tricia Skye

Mike McCoy
Long Term Substitute Musician

Trumpet

Christopher Smith
Principal

Clinton McLendon

Ray Nowak

Trombone

Kyle R. Covington
Principal

Logan Chopyk

Greg Ochotorena
Long Term Substitute Musician

Kyle Mendiguchia

Bass Trombone

Kyle Mendiguchia

Tuba

Aaron McCalla
Principal

Harp

Julie Smith Phillips
Principal

Timpani

Ryan J. DiLisi
Principal

Andrew Watkins
Assistant Principal

Percussion

Gregory Cohen
Principal

Erin Douglas Dowrey

Andrew Watkins

Eduardo Meneses
Long Term Substitute Musician

Principal Librarian

Courtney Secoy Cohen
Principal

Librarian

Rachel Fields