Musicians
KSO musicians are the heart of our organization. Below is a list of our talented artists (as of 8/13/12). They are generally divided into the following sections:
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Strings
First Violins
Diana Cohen, Concertmaster
Julia Maley**, Associate Concertmaster
Audrey Lipsey, Assistant Concertmaster
Mark Portolese
Eleanor Pifer
Tigran Shiganyan
Oleg Bezuglov
Louisa Blood
Krishna Baraily
Youyang Qu*
Second Violins
Lisa A. Williams**, Principal
Julie Little, Assistant Principal
Sarah Hedlund
Benita Barber
Cori Somers
Hyo Samantha Choi
Terry Lynn Vantine
Jean Watson
Norma-Jean Forshey
Dana Duncan-Davis
Ishtar Hernandez*
Shu Wang*
Violas
Igor Fedotov, Principal
Grace Byrd**
Nora Frisk
Sara Rogers
Patricia Goodman
Diane Taylor
Arturo Ziraldo
Tomio Anderson
Kathy Connor
Cellos
David Peshlakai**, Principal
Katherine Shook, Assistant Principal
Carol Bullock Russell
Calin Muresan
Elizabeth Start
Lisa Bressler
Nola Matthews Thole
Daniel Thomas
David Machavariani
Basses
Charles Ingrassia, Principal
Anders Dahlberg, Assistant Principal
Brendon Fitzgerald
Frank R. Tramp
Andrew Hawks
Noah Krzan
Christian Dillingham
Woodwinds
Flutes
Yukie Ota, Principal
Nancy Rinaldi
3rd Flute/ Piccolo Vacant
Oboes
Gabriel Renteria**, Principal
Brad Smith (and English Horn)
Maria L. Schneider
Clarinets
Georgiy Borisov**, Principal
Frank X. Silva (and Bass Clarinet)
Sunshine Simmons
Bassoons
William Wheeler, Principal
Alan Palider
Lauren Murphy (Contrabassoon)
Brass
Horns
Michael Wood**, Principal
Margaret Hamilton, Asst Principal
Matt Monroe
Elizabeth Fairlie Judge
Tamara Kosinski
Trumpets
Scott Thornburg, Principal
Michael Brozick
Pamela Smitter
Trombones
Edward "Kip" Hickman**, Principal
Richard Uren
David Becker (Bass Trombone) - On Leave
Tuba
Robert Whaley
Percussion
Timpani
Mark Guthrie**, Principal
Percussion
Judy Moonert, Principal
Kenneth Jones
Greg Secor
Harp
Evelyn Iversen, Principal
Keyboard
Reiko Yamada, Principal
*KSO/WMU Artist Scholar
** Artist in Residence
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