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Violin I

Yumi Hwang Williams, Denver, CO
  Concertmaster 
Justin Bruns, Denver, CO
  Assistant Concertmaster
Brynn Albanese, Cambria, CA
Gary Bruns, Shreveport, LA
Anne Chandra, Sarasota, FL
Daniel Lewin, Arlington, VA
Yuko Naito, New York, NY
Ziva Patt-Rappaport, Kansas, MO
Carol L. Swift-Matton, Albuquerque, NM
Alice Talbot, Santa Cruz, CA

Violin II

Rachel Segal, Denver, CO
   Principal
Susan Brown, Santa Cruz, CA
  Assistant Principal
Susan French, Albuquerque, NM
Tammy Seymour, Baltimore, MD
Elena Sopoci, Santa Fe, NM
Charmian Stewart, Santa Cruz, CA
Leslie Stewart, Norfolk, VA

Violas

Leslie Van Becker, Grand Rapids, MI
       Principal
Claudia Shiuh, Fresno, CA
    Assistant Principal
Karin Brown, Baltimore, MD
Pamela Jacobson, Long Beach, CA
Chad Kaltinger, Capitola, CA
Mary Jane Miller, Grand Rapids, MI

Cellos

Lee Duckles, North Vancouver, B.C.
    Principal
Dorien deLeon, Portland OR
Roger Emanuels, Santa Cruz, CA
Virginia Kron, Ojai, CA
Daniel Levitov, Baltimore, MD
Donna Moore, Olympia, WA

Basses

Thomas Derthick, Sacramento, CA
    Principal
Paul DeNola, Portland, OR
Terry Pruitt, Albuquerque, NM
Laura Ruas, Baltimore, MD

Flutes

Kristen Halay, Eugene, OR
   Principal
Janet Woodhams, Berkeley, CA
Sally Horak, Shreveport, LA
Allison Jewett, San Antonio, TX  (week )

Oboes

Karen Wagner, Portland, OR
    Principal
Alexander Miller, Grand Rapids, MI
Paula Engerer, Phoenix, AZ

Clarinets

William Wohlmacher, Castro Valley, CA
   Principal
Bharat Chandra, Sarasota, FL
Richard Burke, San Leandro, CA
Michelle Montone, Milwaukee, WI  (week 2)

Bassoons

Chad K. Cognata, Denver, CO
   Principal
Marlene Mazzuca, Phoenix, AZ
Steve Vacchi, Eugene, OR
Carin Miller, Shreveport, LA  (week 2)

Saxophone

Bill Trimble, Santa Cruz, CA

Horns

Kristin Jurkscheit, Denver, CO
   Principal
Nicky Roosevelt, Berkeley, CA
Thomas Hundemer, Shreveport, LA
Jesse McCormick, Denver, CO

Trumpets

Lauraine Carpenter, Toledo, OH
   Principal
Mark V. Flegg, Farmington Hills, MI
Andrew Gignac, San Antonio, TX
Lauren Eberhart, San Antonio, TX

Trombones

Ava Ordman, Royal Oak, MI
   Principal
Daniel Mattson, Grand Rapids, MI
Robert K. Ward,  Grand Rapids, MI

Tuba

Forrest Byram, San Jose, CA
   Principal
Steve Campbell, Milwaukee, WI

Harp

Courtney Hershey Bress, Lakewood, CO
   Principal
Karen Gottlieb, San Francisco, CA  (week 2)

Accordian

Eric Bradler, Aurora, CO

Keyboard

Emily Wong, Valhalla, NY
   Principal
Josephine Gandolfi, Menlo Park, CA

Timpani

Steve Hearn, Lakewood, CO
   Principal 

Percussion

Galen Lemmon, San Jose, CA
  Principal
Ward Spangler, Oakland, CA
James Kassis, Oakland, CA 
Rieko Koyama, Bloomington, IN
Mark Veregge, San Jose, CA  (week 1)

Orchestra Manager

Larry Brezicka, Denver, CO

Librarian

Ella Fredrickson, St. Petersburg, FL

Orchestra Stage Manager

Erica Porch, Clearwater, FL

Assistant Stage Manager

Mason Barker, Aptos, CA

The string section is a rotating section and except for the first stand, players are listed alphabetically.

Leave of Absence

Eleanor Angel, Palo Alto, CA
Colleen Carroll, Tarzana, CA
Sheryl Henze,  New York, NY