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KSO musicians are the heart of our organization. Below is a list of our talented artists. If you feel so inclined, please send a musican an email and let them know what you think!

Learn about KSO's Artists in Residence (AIR).

Music Director
 - Julian Kuerti  
Irving S. Gilmore Conductor's Chair


 Music Director Emeritus -  Raymond Harvey
Diane Robertson Chair

Strings

First Violin
Jun-Ching Lin - Concertmaster
Jane Rooks Ross and Barry Ross Chair

Stefan Hubenov - (AIR) Associate Concertmaster
James C. Westin Chair
Emelyn Bashour - Assistant Concertmaster
Preston & Barbara Parish Chair
Mark Portolese
In Memory of Krishna Baraily
Marley Haller
Lewis & Sally Iversen Chair
Eleanor K. Pifer
Tigran Shiganyan
VACANT
Oleg Bezuglov
Caroline Joyner
Janet Lyu
Yu Xin
Sofie Yang
Ying-Li Pan

Second Violin
Lisa A. Williams - (AIR) Principal
Neill & Ruth Currie Chair

VACANT - Assistant Principal
Katharine D. Rogers Chair

Nicholas Naegele
Hsin-Ju Yu
Benita Barber
Cori Somers
Tatiana Zueva
Yung-Hsuan "Sandy" Lo
Eric V. & Margaret Ann Brown Chair
Jean Watson Roberts
Norma-Jean Forshey
Dana Duncan-Davis
Fahad Awan

Viola   
Arturo Ziraldo - Principal
Connable/Burdick/Rood Chair
Nicholas Jeffery - (AIR) Assistant Principal

William and Fiona Denny Chair
Nora R. Frisk
Sara Churchill

Gerson Medina
Rebecca Boelzner
Seaver Family Chair
David Beytas
VACANT
Kathy Connor
Jasper Zientek


Cello   
Igor Cetkovic - (AIR) Principal
Diether H. Haenicke Chair

Jinhyun Kim - Assistant Principal
Tomlinson Family Chair

Carol Bullock Russell
Anonymous Chair in honor of the KSO's 100th

Calin Muresan
Elizabeth Start
Anonymous Chair in honor of Grace Field

Brook Bennett
VACANT
Nola Matthews Thole Chair
Allison Rich
Lisa Bressler
David Machavariani


Bass
Charles Ingrassia - Principal
Jerry Mason Chair

Victor Stahoviak - Assistant Principal
Clark den Bleyker Chair endowed by the KSOL

Matthew Boothe
Frank R. Tramp
VACANT
Jason Niehoff
Noah Krzan
Dick and Kathie Tomlinson Chair

Dominic Azkoul

Woodwinds

Flute   
Yukie Ota - Principal
S.U.D. Parish Chair honoring David C. Parish

Nancy Rinaldi Williams
Jim Westin Memorial Chair (flute)
Jacob C. and Naomi B. Stucki Memorial Chair (piccolo)
Jenny Robinson*

Piccolo
Nancy Rinaldi Williams*
Jacob C. and Naomi B. Stucki Memorial Chair
Jenny Robinson

Oboe
Gabriel Renteria-Elyea - (AIR) Principal
Elizabeth Upjohn Mason Chair
Brad Smith
Maria L. Schneider

English Horn   
Brad Smith

Utility Oboe 
Maria L. Schneider

Clarinet   
Georgiy Borisov - (AIR) Principal
Marge and Gerry Thomas Chair

Frank X. Silva    
Garret Jones

Utility Clarinet   
Frank X. Silva 
Garret Jones

Bassoon   
VACANT - Principal
Norman & Doreen K. Bristol Chair

Alan Palider
Lauren Murphy    
    
Contrabassoon
Lauren Murphy

Brass
Horn   
Yicheng Gong - Principal
Dr. William H. and Melinda L. Scott Chair
VACANT - Assistant Principal
Don and Ann Parfet Chair
VACANT
Margaret Hamilton
Tamara Kosinski 
    
Trumpet   
Scott Thornburg - Principal
Stephen Blackwood Chair in honor of Mrs. Geta Patterson
VACANT - Assistant Principal
Mark Novitch Memorial Chair
Mike Brozick
In Memory of Jay Scott Heckler
    
Trombone   
Edward "Kip" Hickman - (AIR) Principal
Miller Family Chair

Jaewoo Lee
VACANT

Bass Trombone
VACANT

Tuba   
Robert Whaley - Principal
Jacob C. & Naomi Bersch Stucki Chair

Percussion
Timpani   
Mark Guthrie - (AIR) Principal
Doris "Dori" Kunkle Chair 

Percussion   
Kevin Kosnik - Principal
Little and Tyler Family Chair

Judy Moonert
Greg Secor
    
Harp   
Rachel Miller - Principal
Dorothy Smith Goodloe Chair

    
Keyboard   
Reiko Yamada - Principal
Lawrence Schlack Memorial Chair


2023/24 WMU Artist Scholars To Be Announced

Guanqun Li, violin
Mhaze Danniel Lim, viola
Raphael Maranon, cello
Jmar Bongado, double bass

*Leave of absence

°Temporary Appointment

†Acting Principal/Assistant Principal