Musicians of the Orchestra

 
Michelle Merrill

Music Director

Christopher Gilliam
Symphony Chorus Director
Helen Copenhaver Hanes Chair

Concertmaster

Corine Brouwer
May Mountcastle Chair

Violin

Daniel Skidmore, Associate Concertmaster

Rebecca Willie, Assistant Concertmaster
Ada Leake Myers Chair

Fabrice Dharamraj, Principal Violin II
Gregorio Midero, Associate Principal Violin II
Margaret Rehder, Assistant Principal Violin II

Ewa Dharamraj
Patricia Guy
Ann Jones
Matthew Kiefer
Ruth Metheny
Suzy Perkins
Lucas Scalamonga*
Irina Shelepov
Katherine Wiley
Monika Wilmot
Richard Jackson Wohlman
Hongmei Zhou

Viola

Simon Ertz, Principal
Charles H. Babcock Chair

Noah Hock, Associate Principal
Louise Campbell, Assistant Principal
Kristen Beard
Cathy Dudley
Vasily Gorkovoy*
Jessica Ronnevik
Marian Wilson

Violoncello

Brooks Whitehouse, Principal
Reynolds American Chair

Ryan Graebert, Associate Principal
Gayle Masarie, Assistant Principal
Emily Grissing
J. Alexandra Johnston
Eli Kaynor*
Laura Shirley
Worth Williams

Double Bass

Paul Sharpe, Principal
Mary Starling Chair

Cody Rex, Associate Principal*
Mara Barker
Stacy Smith*
John Spuller

Flute

Kathryn Levy, Principal
John Henry Myers, Sr. Chair

Alicia Campbell
Lissie Shanahan

Piccolo

Lissie Shanahan
Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm McD. Brown Chair

Oboe

Amanda LaBrecque, Acting Principal
Cara Fish*

English Horn

Cara Fish*

Clarinet

Anthony Taylor, Principal
Bill and Judy Watson Chair

Ronald Rudkin
Eileen Young

Bass Clarinet

Eileen Young
Willis and Marion Secrest Chair

Bassoon

Saxton Rose, Principal
Eileen & Brian Major, Musician Sponsor

Carol Bernstorf
Marian Graebert

Contrabassoon

Carol Bernstorf

Horn

Robert Campbell, Principal
Robert Luther Myers Chair

Andrew Merideth*
Joseph Mount
Timothy Papenbrock,
Associate Principal
Lynn Beck

Trumpet

N.N., Principal
John Iuele Chair

Kenneth Wilmot
Karl Kassner

Trombone

Brian French, Principal
David Wulfeck

Bass Trombone

Erik Salzwedel, Principal
Dell and Frank James Chair

Tuba

Matt Ransom, Principal
Dr. and Mrs. Malcolm McD. Brown Chair

Timpani

Peter Zlotnick, Principal
Neill B. Starr Chair

Percussion

John R. Beck, Principal
Jeanne G. and William Gilchrist Hill Chair

Wiley A. Sykes, III
Eric Willie

Harp

Helen Rifas, Principal

Keyboard

Nancy Johnston, Principal
Nancy Wurtele Chair

* On Leave for the 2023-2024 Season.


Orchestra Personnel Manager and Librarian

Jeff Whitsett

Operations & Stage Manager

Charley Bryant

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