Orchestra Members

  • On Leave^
  • Long Term Substitute Musician*
  • Staff Opera Musician+

Violin

Jeff Thayer
Concertmaster

Deborah Pate and John Forrest Chair

Wesley Precourt
Associate Concertmaster

Jisun Yang
Assistant Concertmaster

Alexander Palamidis
Principal Second Violin

Nick Grant
Principal Associate Concertmaster Emeritus

Cherry Yeung
Associate Principal Second Violin

Ai Nihira Awata

Jing Yan Bowcott

Yumi Cho

Hernan Constantino

Alicia Engley

Kathryn Hatmaker

Kenneth Liao

Igor Pandurski

Evan Pasternak

Julia Pautz

Yeh Shen

Xiaoxuan Shi

Edmund Stein

Hanah Stuart

John Stubbs

Pei-Chun Tsai

Zou Yu

Thomas Dougherty*

Benjamin Hoffman*

Nicole Sauder*

Sarah Schwartz*

Viola

Chi-Yuan Chen
Principal

Karen and Warren Kessler Chair

Nancy Lochner
Associate Principal

Jason Karlyn

Wanda Law

Qing Liang

Abraham Martín

Johanna Nowik

Ethan Pernela

Michael Molnau*

Cello

Yao Zhao
Principal

Chia-Ling Chien
Associate Principal

Marcia Bookstein

Andrew Hayhurst

John Lee

Richard Levine

Mary Oda Szanto

Nathan Walhout

Xian Zhuo

Bass

Jeremy Kurtz-Harris
Principal

Sophie and Arthur Brody Foundation Chair

Susan Wulff
Associate Principal

Aaron Blick

P.J. Cinque

Kaelan Decman

Kevin Gobetz

Samuel Hager

Michael Wais

Margaret Johnston+

Flute

Rose Lombardo
Principal

Sarah Tuck

Lily Josefsberg

Piccolo

Lily Josefsberg

Oboe

Sarah Skuster
Principal

Rodion Belousov

Andrea Overturf

English Horn

Andrea Overturf

Dr. William and Evelyn Lamden English Horn Chair

Clarinet

Sheryl Renk
Principal

Max Opferkuch

Frank Renk

Bass Clarinet

Frank Renk

Bassoon

Valentin Martchev
Principal

Ryan Simmons

Leyla Zamora

Contrabassoon

Leyla Zamora

Horn

Benjamin Jaber
Principal

Darby Hinshaw
Assistant Principal & Utility

Elyse Lauzon

Tricia Skye

Douglas Hall

Trumpet

Christopher Smith
Principal

John MacFerran Wilds

Ray Nowak

Trombone

Kyle R. Covington
Principal

Logan Chopyk

Kyle Mendiguchia

Bass Trombone

Kyle Mendiguchia

Tuba

Aaron McCalla
Principal Tuba

Harp

Julie Smith Phillips
Principal

Timpani

Ryan J. DiLisi
Principal

Andrew Watkins
Assistant Principal

Percussion

Gregory Cohen
Principal

Erin Douglas Dowrey

Andrew Watkins

Principal Librarian

Courtney Secoy Cohen

Librarian

Rachel Fields