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 Violins
  Jun-Ching Lin †- Concertmaster
  Diane S. Robertson Foundation Chair
  Julia Neckermann - (AIR) Associate Concertmaster
  James C. Westin Chair
  Audrey Lipsey  - Assistant Concertmaster
  Preston & Barbara Parish Chair
  Mark Portolese
  Marley Haller -
  Lewis & Sally Iversen Third Stand Outside First Violin Chair
  Eleanor K. Pifer
  Tigran Shiganyan
  Violetta Todorova
  Oleg Bezuglov
  Louisa Blood
  Vacancy
  Krishna Baraily
  Vacancy
  Vacancy
  
  Second Violins
  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
  Terry Lynn Vantine -
  Eric V. & Margaret Ann Brown Chair
  Jean Watson Roberts
  Norma-Jean Forshey
  Dana Duncan-Davis
  Vacancy
  
  Violas  
  Grace Byrd *†-  (AIR) Principal
  Connable/Burdick/Rood Chair
  Mikhail Bugaev †- Assistant Principal
  Nora R. Frisk
  Sara Churchill
  Patricia Goodman
  The Seaver Family Chair
  Diane Taylor
  Arturo Ziraldo
  Tomio Anderson
  Kathy Connor
  On Leave
  
  Cellos   
  Igor Cetkovic - (AIR) Principal
  Diether H. Haenicke Chair
  Katherine Shook - Assistant Principal
  The Tomlinson Family Chair
  Carol Bullock Russell
  Calin Muresan
  Elizabeth Start
  Lisa Bressler
  Nola Matthews Thole
  Lillian Pettitt
  On Leave
  David Machavariani
  
  
  Basses
  Charles Ingrassia - Principal
  Jerry Mason Chair
  Anders Dahlberg - Assistant Principal
  The Clark den Bleyker Chair endowed by the KSOL
  Matthew Boothe
  Frank R. Tramp
  Vacancy
  Jason Niehoff
  Noah Krzan
  Dominic Azkoul
• Woodwinds
  Flutes   
  Yukie Ota - Principal
  S.U.D. Parish Chair honoring David C. Parish
  Nancy Rinaldi Williams
  Jenny Robinson
  
  Piccolo
  Nancy Rinaldi Williams
  Jenny Robinson
      
  Oboes   
  Gabriel Renteria-Elyea - (AIR) Principal
  Brad Smith
  Maria L. Schneider
  
  English Horn   
  Brad Smith
  
  Clarinets   
  Georgiy Borisov - (AIR) Principal
  Constantin & Ruth Butiu Chair
  Frank X. Silva    
  Vacancy
      
  Bass Clarinet   
  Frank X. Silva    
      
  E-Flat Clarinet
  Vacancy
  
  Bassoons   
  William Wheeler - Principal
  Norman & Doreen K. Bristol Chair
  Alan Palider
  Lauren Murphy    
      
  Contrabassoon
  Lauren Murphy
• Brass
  Horns   
  Michael Wood - Principal
  Margaret Hamilton - Assistant Principal
  Matt Monroe    
  Elizabeth Fairlie Judge
  Tamara Kosinski    
      
  Trumpets   
  Scott Thornburg - Principal
  KSOL Principal Trumpet Chair
  Mike Brozick - Assistant Principal
  Pamela Smitter
      
  Trombones   
  Edward "Kip" Hickman - (AIR) Principal
  The Miller Family Chair
  Rick Uren    
  
  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
  Kenneth Jones    
  Greg Secor    
      
  Harp   
  Vacancy - Principal
  Dorothy Smith Goodloe Chair
      
  Keyboard   
  Reiko Yamada - Principal
  
  WMU Artist Scholars   
  Negar Afazel, Violin
  Eric Dalmau Aquilo, Violin
  Zoe Schlussel, Violin
  Jordan Hamilton, Cello
  
  *Leave of absence
  †Acting Principal/Assistant Principal