Musicians of the Orchestra

 

Full Roster

 

Robert Moody, music director

Matthew Troy, assistant conductor

 

Joseph Mount

Horn

 

Joe Mount holds a BM in Music Education (Wright State University), an MA in Arts Administration (University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music) and an MM in French horn (North Carolina School of the Arts). After working as a management fellow for the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the Milwaukee Symphony and the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Joe accepted a position in 1986 as Director of Outreach at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC, a position he still holds. At UNCSA, Joe is the primary contact for several of the school's outreach and touring programs. An active professional musician, he is a horn player in the Winston-Salem Symphony, the Greensboro Symphony, the Carolina Chamber Symphony, and the Giannini Brass. In North Carolina, he has also performed as a substitute with the Charlotte Symphony and the North Carolina Symphony. He is a founder and co-artistic director of the Carolina Summer Music Festival. Joe's wife, Martha is a UNCSA music alumna, and is a Physician Assistant at Piedmont Hematology/Oncology in Winston-Salem. Joe and Martha have three children: Michael, 19, Katherine, 17 and Eric, 12.

 

Viola

 

Simon Ertz, Principal
Noah Hock, Associate Principal
Louise Campbell, Assistant Principal
Emile Simonel, Co-Principal
Anne Carter
Cathy Dudley
Martha Linnell
Marian Wilson

Double Bass

 

Paul Sharpe, Principal
Nathan Scott, Associate Principal
Mara Barker
Bu P. Scherf
Stacy Smith
John Spuller

Oboe

 

John Ellis, Principal
Amanda LaBrecque
Cara Fish, English horn

Bassoon

 

Saxton Rose, Principal

Carol Bernstorf, contrabassoon

Trumpet
Tuba

 

Matt Ransom, Principal

Harp

 

Helen Rifas, Principal

Keyboard

 

Nancy Johnston, Principal

 

Orchestra Personnel Manager: Brian French

Orchestra Librarian: Bu P. Scherf

Operations Manager: Beverly Naiditch

Stage Manager: John Horsman