Orchestra

Strings

First Violin
Jun-Ching Lin - Concertmaster
Diane S. Robertson Foundation 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 Third Stand Outside First Violin 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, Principal Viola Chair
Nicholas Jeffery - (AIR) Assistant Principal
Nora R. Frisk
Sara Churchill
Vacancy
The Seaver Family Chair
Vacancy
Vacancy
Rebecca Boelzner
Kathy Connor
Vacancy

Cello   
Igor Cetkovic - (AIR) Principal
Diether H. Haenicke Chair
Katherine Shook - Assistant Principal
The Tomlinson Family Chair
Carol Bullock Russell
Calin Muresan
Elizabeth Start
Brook Bennett
Nola Matthews Thole
Vacancy
Lisa Bressler
David Machavariani


Bass
Charles Ingrassia - Principal
Jerry Mason Chair
Vacancy - Assistant Principal
The Clark den Bleyker Chair endowed by the KSOL
Matthew Boothe
Frank R. Tramp
Adam Attard
Jason Niehoff
Noah Krzan
Dominic Azkoul

Woodwinds

Flute   
Yukie Ota - Principal
S.U.D. Parish Chair honoring David C. Parish
Nancy Rinaldi Williams
Jenny Robinson

Piccolo
Nancy Rinaldi Williams
Jenny Robinson
    
Oboe   
Gabriel Renteria-Elyea - (AIR) Principal
Brad Smith
Maria L. Schneider

English Horn   
Brad Smith

Clarinet   
Georgiy Borisov - (AIR) Principal
Constantin & Ruth Butiu 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
Margaret Hamilton - Assistant Principal
Vacancy  
Elizabeth Fairlie Judge*
Tamara Kosinski 
    
Trumpet   
Scott Thornburg - Principal
Mike Brozick - Assistant Principal
Pamela Smitter
    
Trombone   
Edward "Kip" Hickman - (AIR) Principal
The Miller Family Chair
Rick Uren
Sebastian Bell    

Bass Trombone
Sebastian Bell

Tuba   
Robert Whaley - Principal
The 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

2021 - 2022 WMU Artist Scholars     

To be announced