Orchestra
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
Resident Conductor - Daniel Brier
Music Director Emeritus - Raymond Harvey
Strings
First Violin
Jun-Ching Lin - Concertmaster
Jane Rooks Ross and Barry Ross Chair
Julia Neckermann - (AIR) Associate Concertmaster
James C. Westin Chair
Oleg Bezuglov - Assistant Concertmaster
Preston & Barbara Parish Chair
Mark Portolese
Marley Haller
Lewis & Sally Iversen Chair
Eleanor K. Pifer
Tigran Shiganyan
Vacancy
Vacancy
Louisa Blood
Janet Lyu*
Krishna Baraily
Sofie Yang
Ying-Li Pan
Second Violin
Lisa A. Williams - (AIR) Principal
Neill & Ruth Currie Chair
Julie Evans Little - Assistant Principal
Katharine D. Rogers Chair
Nicholas Naegele
Hsin-Ju Yu
Benita Barber
Cori Somers*
Tatiana Zueva
Vacancy
Eric V. & Margaret Ann Brown Chair
Jean Watson Roberts
Norma-Jean Forshey
Dana Duncan-Davis
Fahad Awan
Viola
Arturo Ziraldo - Acting Principal
Connable/Burdick/Rood Chair
Nicholas Jeffery - (AIR) Assistant Principal
William and Fiona Denny Chair
Nora R. Frisk
Sara Churchill
Rebecca Boelzner
Seaver Family Chair
Vacancy
David Beytas
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
Calin Muresan
Elizabeth Start
Brook Bennett
Nola Matthews Thole
Allison Rich
Lisa Bressler
David Machavariani
Bass
Charles Ingrassia - Principal
Jerry Mason Chair
Vacancy - Assistant Principal
Clark den Bleyker Chair endowed by the KSOL
Matthew Boothe
Frank R. Tramp
Adam Attard
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
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
Clarinet
Georgiy Borisov - (AIR) Principal
Marge and Gerry Thomas Chair
Frank X. Silva
Vacancy
Bass Clarinet
Frank X. Silva
Bassoon
William Wheeler - Principal
Norman & Doreen K. Bristol Chair
Alan Palider
Lauren Murphy
Contrabassoon
Lauren Murphy
Brass
Horn
Michael Wood - Principal
Dr. William H. and Melinda L. Scott Chair
Margaret Hamilton - Assistant Principal
Don and Ann Parfet Chair
Vacancy
Elizabeth Fairlie Judge*
Tamara Kosinski
Trumpet
Scott Thornburg - Principal
Mike Brozick - Assistant Principal
Mark Novitch Memorial Chair
Pamela Smitter
In Memory of Jay Scott Heckler
Trombone
Edward "Kip" Hickman - (AIR) Principal
Miller Family Chair
Rick Uren
Sebastian Bell*
Bass Trombone
Sebastian Bell*
Tuba
Robert Whaley - Principal
Jacob C. & Naomi Bersch Stucki Chair
Percussion
Timpani
Mark Guthrie - (AIR) Principal
Percussion
Judy Moonert - Principal
Little and Tyler Family Chair
Vacancy
Greg Secor
Harp
Rachel Miller - Principal
Dorothy Smith Goodloe Chair
Keyboard
Reiko Yamada - Principal
Lawrence Schlack Memorial Chair
2021 - 2022 WMU Artist Scholars
Sava Welkoff, Viola
Jacob Resendez, Cello
Lydia Schubkegel, Cello
*Leave of absence
†Acting Principal/Assistant Principal