Jessica Hung, Concertmaster
Violinist Jessica Hung of Chicago is Concertmaster of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. Jessica also serves as Concertmaster of the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra and previously held the same position in the Chicago Civic, Northwestern University, CIM, and Ashland Symphony Orchestras, as well as the post of Assistant Concertmaster with the Akron Symphony Orchestra.
At age twelve, Jessica gave her solo debut with the Chicago Youth Concert Orchestra. As a student, she attended such prestigious orchestral training festivals as the Schleswig-Holstein Orchestral Academy, New York String Orchestra Seminar, and Tanglewood Music Center, where she performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra after winning selection by audition. She received a BM with Academic Honors from the Cleveland Institute of Music under the tutelage of William Preucil, Concertmaster of The Cleveland Orchestra, and Stephen Rose, Principal Second Violin.
Additionally, Jessica has performed with the New World Symphony, Cleveland Pops Orchestra, and CityMusic Cleveland. Her orchestral endeavors have brought her to such venues as Carnegie Hall in New York and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
She has since made solo appearances with the University of Chicago Chamber and the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestras, performing the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Violin Concerti of Mozart. From 2003 to 2007, Jessica held the unique position of Resident Soloist with the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra, appearing annually on programs featuring the violin concerti of Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Tchaikovsky, as well as the Bach and Brahms Double Concerti.
Jessica was a prizewinner at the Northwestern University Thaviu String Competition, Union League Civic & Arts Foundation Scholarship Auditions, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Feinberg Youth Auditions. Also a violist, she took first place at the Chicago Viola Society Competition and received a bursary award at the 2003 Tertis International Viola Competition. Jessica performed in master classes for Gil Shaham, Ruggiero Ricci, Zakhar Bron, Mauricio Fuks, Malcolm Lowe, Atar Arad, Bruno Pasquier, Lars Anders Tomter, the Beaux Arts Trio, and the Takács and Tokyo Quartets. She has spent her summers at the International Masterclasses of Guimarães in Portugal, International Viola Congresses in Seattle and Montreal, and the National Arts Centre Young Artists Programme in Ottawa, where she studied with Pinchas Zukerman.
Jessica studied viola with Helen Callus of the University of California at Santa Barbara and violin with Gerardo Ribeiro at Northwestern. She lives in Dayton with her cat and is currently completing her graduate studies at CIM.
Andra Lunde Padrichelli, Principal Cellist
Andra Lunde Padrichelli, principal cellist of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, began her cello studies in Santa Barbara, California. She has appeared as a soloist with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra, the Idyllwild Arts Academy, and has performed in recital in Indiana, New York, Ohio, California, Spoleto Italy, and Boston, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as well as a live performance on WBUR public radio.
Andra has played in the Fort Worth Symphony as Assistant Principal and has played in the Cincinnati Symphony. She was principal cellist of Indiana University, Eastman School of Music, and Spoleto Festival orchestras, and she has received many awards, including First Prize in the New York ASTA competition in 1997.
Her tenure with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra has given her opportunities to collaborate with artists, such as Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax as well as performing chamber music and extensive orchestral solos.
Andra has studied with Ronald Leonard in Los Angeles, Pamela Frame at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and she was the teaching assistant of Professor Janos Starker at the Indiana University School of Music, where she received her Artist Diploma. She received her Bachelor of Music degree and Performer’s Certificate in 1998 from the Eastman School of Music.
Andra and her husband, Lorenzo, moved to Dayton in 2003 and have a three-year old son. Before their move to Dayton, they both were part of the New World Symphony family in Miami, Fla. Under Artistic Director, Michael Tilson Thomas, Andra performed in many chamber music concerts, master classes, and as principal cellist for several symphonic programs.
Rebecca Tryon Andres, Principal Flutist
Rebecca Tryon Andres is Principal Flutist of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of the DPO Woodwind Quintet. She has been with the DPO for over 20 years and is an enthusiastic participant in the SPARK program. She is also principal flutist and contractor for the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, plays with the Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra, and is a regular extra on flute and piccolo with the Cincinnati Symphony, Pops, and May Festival orchestras.
A faculty member at Xavier University, Andres has taught at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University, and the University of Dayton.
She holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The Ohio State University, a Master's in flute from CCM, and a diploma from the Academie Internationale d'Ete. She has studied with Donald McGinnis, Raymond DeMattia, Kyril Magg, Jack Wellbaum, and in the extended master classes of Jean-Pierre Rampal, William Bennett, James Pellerite, and Geoffrey Gilbert.
A Life Member of the National Flute Association, Andres has served as Secretary/Copy Editor of the Flutist Quarterly and has chaired the Young Artist Competition. She has performed at the Columbus, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Dallas conventions. ALRY Publications publishes her flute choir arrangement of Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus.
Many of her favorite musical experiences are moments from the DPO, performing with Yo-Yo Ma (Dvorák Concerto), Maureen Forrester (Das Lied von der Erde), and Neal Gittleman in Mahler's Sixth Symphony and Orff's Carmina Burana. She has also played for Luciano Pavarotti in concert and performed the flute obbligato for Bach's Nun sa che dolore with Benita Valente.
With her husband, Michael Andres, a woodwind specialist and jazz musician, she helped commission the flute-clarinet duo Barn Dances by Libby Larsen, which received its premier at the 2001 NFA Convention. Her son, Alex Magg, wants to be a conductor and attends Northwestern University. In her spare time, she likes to work word and number puzzles, make jewelry, or read.
Richard Chenoweth, Principal Hornist
Richard Chenoweth is Professor of Horn at the University of Dayton. His academic duties include coordinating both the Instrumental Program and the Bachelor of Music in Performance degree program. He is the only UD Music faculty member to receive both the College of Arts and Sciences Award for Outstanding Scholarship and the University of Dayton Alumni Award in Scholarship.
Chenoweth is a member of the nationally known brass quintet, the Carillon Brass. He performs as second horn with the orchestra of the prestigious summer music festival, The Santa Fe Opera, a position he has held for 32 consecutive years. A Yamaha Performing Artist, he has performed and recorded as soloist both in this country and in Europe. He has performed in the horn sections of the Florida Orchestra (Tampa), the Milwaukee Symphony, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, he performed as Principal Horn with the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra in Bosnia as a guest artist, and - while there - he presented a master class at the Sarajevo Academy.
Chenoweth is the first horn player to receive the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Horn Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. In recognition of his achievements in the arts, Chenoweth has twice won the prestigious Montgomery County Artists Fellowship.
He has released three solo and ensemble CD recordings on the Equilibrium label to national critical acclaim and two CDs on the Integra label with the Carillon Brass. In addition, the MMC label released nationally his solo recording with the Czech Radio Orchestra of the Winteregg Concerto Visions and Revelations. As a soloist, he has appeared with orchestras, including the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, The Dayton Bach Society, the Springfield Symphony, The Czech Radio Orchestra, and the West Virginia Chamber Orchestra. He is a former member of the Little Orchestra Society of New York and the orchestra of the Royal Ballet of London.
Chenoweth has accepted invitations to present recitals and master classes at prestigious schools of music, including Indiana University, University of Michigan, Southern Methodist University, CCM, Penn State University, University of North Texas, Oberlin College, Grand Valley State University, Northwestern University, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, and St. Olaf College.
Following a two-week safari in South Africa in 2005, he taught for two weeks at the Kendall Betts Horn Camp in Camp Ogontz, New Hampshire. While there, he presented recitals and a master class in operatic repertoire and styles. He also taught, coached ensembles, and enjoyed the intense-but-supportive learning atmosphere at the KBHC. The remainder of the summer, he performed concerts with the Carillon Brass and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. He will return to Santa Fe next year to perform in the orchestra for the fiftieth season of the Santa Fe Opera.
In the near future, he will be giving a recital and master class at the University of Evansville and master classes in operatic repertoire at the University of Michigan, Western Michigan University, and Eastman School of Music. He has accepted an invitation to do a one-week residency at the Sichuan Conservatory, Chengdu, China, where he will present master classes on opera repertoire, solo repertoire, and brass fundamentals. While there, he will also present a recital and participate in chamber music performances.
Chenoweth's most memorable musical moments were the DPO performances of Mahler's 6th Symphony and a recent recital with DPO Concertmaster and pianist Sandra Rivers in a recital of the Brahms Horn Trio, Op.40.
Sheridan Janette Kamberger Currie, Principal Violist
Sheridan Kamberger Currie is the principal violist of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra. She has performed as chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras since her concerto debut in 1997. In 1998, Ms. Currie was the Time Warner String Fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, and was the winner of the Nakamichi Viola Concerto Competition there. Other competition awards include first prize in the 1998 Geraldine B. Gee International Viola Competition, where she also won second prize in 1995 and 1997.
Ms. Currie has a passion for performing chamber music. From 2000 to 2005, she was a member of the Lake String Quartet, which performs nightly at their summer residency in Yellowstone National Park. The Lake Quartet released their first CD, entitled By the Lake, in 2005. As a founding member of the Masala String Quartet, she enjoyed working closely with such composers as Bruce Adolphe, Gerhard Samuel, John Corigliano, and Evan Chambers. In addition to world premiere performances of works by Adolphe and Samuel, the Masala Quartet gave the European premiere of Chambers' First String Quartet. Mrs. Currie has also recorded twentieth century music on the Vienna Modern Masters label.
Ms. Currie began her musical training on the violin at age nine at her public elemenary school in Maryland. After earning her Bachelor of Music degree at the Peabody Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Baltimore Symphony principal violist Richard Field, she moved to Cincinnati where she studied extensively with Masao Kawasaki and Catharine Carroll at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. During that period, she earned a Masters degree and also served as teaching assistant for the Kawasaki/Carroll viola studio. Sheridan enjoys teaching viola and violin privately, and is currently an Adjunct Instructor at Cedarville University, where she teaches viola and coaches chamber music.
Kirstin Greenlaw, Principal Second Violin
Kirstin Greenlaw, principal second violin of the Dayton Philharmonic, maintains an active performing and teaching schedule in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas. Between performances with the Duveneck String Quartet in Cincinnati and the Dayton Principals quartet, she is active in the SPARK program through the Dayton Philharmonic.
She has served on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and as concertmaster and soloist with the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. Now in her seventh year on the faculty of the Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, she is acting chamber music coordinator for the Festival. A grand prize winner of the Carmel Chamber Music Competition and graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, she holds degrees from DePauw University and the Florida State University, where she worked with Karen Clarke and Eliot Chapo.
Michael LaMattina, Principal Percussionist
At the age of seven,Michael LaMattina began taking drum lessons with his father. After moving from New York to Atlanta, GA in 1987, Michael started studies on concert percussion and mallet percussion. In 1995, he moved to Ohio to attend the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he earned a BM in Percussion Performance. During this time he also attended the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, CA and was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in Lenox, MA in 1998. Following Oberlin Michael earned his MM in Percussion Performance from Cleveland State University. While earning his master's degree, Michael also served as Principal Percussionist with the Canton Symphony, Section Percussionist with the Erie Philharmonic, and Principal Timpani/Percussion with the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus.
In October of 2001, he auditioned for – and was appointed – Principal Percussion with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, where he is also a member of the DPO mixed trio and the DPO Percussion Trio. Michael also serves as Principal Percussionist with the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra in Boulder, CO during the summer and is a member of the percussion section of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. In addition he has performed as a substitute and extra percussionist with the Cincinnati Symphony and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Michael is on the adjunct faculty of Cedarville University, where he is the percussion and timpani instructor and maintains private studios at his home and at Wasson Music in Centerville. He lives in Dayton with his wife Lori, a DPO violist. They enjoy riding bikes together and taking care of Lori's horse, Boston. Other interests include bowling, architecture, film, and personal fitness. Michael's favorite teams are the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Braves.
Leslie Stratton Norris, Principal Harpist
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Principal Harpist Leslie Stratton Norris is originally from Worthington, Ohio. Under the instruction of well-known teacher Alice Chalifoux, she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Harp Performance from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio.
Before moving to Los Angeles in 1982 to study Jazz and improvisation on the harp, Norris performed with the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, Cleveland Ballet, and the Cleveland Opera. In Los Angeles, she became very active in the recording industry, recording projects for movie and TV scores, albums, and MUZAK. In Los Angeles, she performed with the Pacific Symphony, Opera Pacifica, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and numerous smaller orchestras throughout the area.
In 1992, she moved to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and has since enjoyed a solo career performing for chamber music associations, churches, and orchestras throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Her first recording, Hymns of Praise (1993) is a collaboration with Baritone Randel Wagner. Her other recordings include Heavenly Classics (1994 - favorite familiar classics, solo harp), O Holy Night (1995 - Christmas favorites, solo harp), Bouquet of Love Songs (1997 - most-requested love songs, solo harp), and Windows of Worship (1999 - a collection of hymns, spirituals, contemporary Christian, and children's songs, which display her talent as both a classical and jazz harpist).
Norris continues to perform with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra as well as performing as a soloist and is currently working on her next CD project of classical romantic harp solos.
Charles M. Pagnard, Principal Trumpet
In 1977, Charles M. Pagnard joined the Cedarville University faculty where he is currently a full professor of Music. His duties include conducting the University Symphony Orchestra and Brass Choir. He also teaches studio trumpet and Instrumental Conducting and Brass Methods. He holds a BME degree from Bowling Green State University and an MM degree from Eastman School of Music. He has also done post-graduate work at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. His major teachers include Sidney Mear, Edwin Betts, Ettore Chiudioni, Allen Dean, and Vincent Cichowicz.
Pagnard has been active as a trumpet soloist and clinician for the Bach Instrument Company. He is currently principal trumpet with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Carillon Brass. He also performs as an extra musician with the Cincinnati Symphony and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. He has recorded with the Carillon Brass (Integra Music) and the Cincinnati Pops (Telarc).
Since 1988, he has led the 20-member Cedarville Brass Choir on extensive tours to Israel, Hungary, Italy, France, Switzerland, and Greece, where the group performed concerts in churches, schools, concert halls, and various other locations. This ensemble has released a recording with Integra Music entitled At the Last Trumpet. On this recording, he is soloist and conductor.
Pagnard has toured with the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops to Japan, Taiwan, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and Puerto Rico. He also has served as guest musician with Cincinnati May Festival Chorus on their tour to former Yugoslavia, Hungary, and Italy. Currently, he is Minister for Music and Worship at Washington Heights Baptist Church in Kettering, Ohio and a grandfather
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Jennifer Kelley Speck, Principal Bassoonist
Jennifer Speck is principal bassoonist of the Dayton Philharmonic, a position she has held since 1995. Previously, she was on the faculty of the University of Dayton and Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
Speck has been a member of the Waco Symphony, the Toledo Symphony, the Lexington Philharmonic, the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, and the Texas Opera Theatre Orchestra. She has performed with the Detroit and San Antonio Symphonies.
As a chamber musician, she was a member of the award-winning Taft wind quintet in Cincinnati and the Toledo Symphony, and Baylor University, wind quintets.
Speck received both BME and MM degrees from the University of Michigan and did post-graduate study at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where she was a winner of the Concerto competition in 1988. She has performed at the National Flute Association Convention and at the International Double Reed Society Convention. Her main teachers were Lewis Hugh Cooper, Benjamin Kamins, Otto Eifert, and William Winstead.
Deborah Taylor, Principal Double Bass
In 1986, Deborah Taylor, formerly a section bassist with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, became Principal Double Bass.
She received both a B.S. in Elementary Education (Cum Laude) in 1973 and a B.M. in Music Education (Magna Cum Laude) in 1974 from Fort Hays State University. After teaching public school in Kansas and Idaho, in 1979 she earned a M.M. in Double Bass Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.
Taylor has served as adjunct instructor on the faculties of Idaho State University in 1976, Wright State University from 1979-88, and CCM-University of Cincinnati from 1979-95. Her other DPO affiliations include performing with the String Quintet, Dayton Opera, and the SPARK teaching program.
Her performance experience spans almost 30 years. Since 1977, she has served as Principal Double Bass with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Since1979, she has been a regular substitute bassist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops, and Cincinnati Opera, and has enjoyed several long-term appointments with the CSO and affiliation with the Cincinnati Ballet. Her major teachers include Barry Green, Paul Ellison, and Francois Rabbath.
Taylor's professional honors and affiliations include Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Sigma Alpha Iota (music); Guest Clinician for the International Double Bass 1982 Competition and Workshop, Isle of Man, British Isles; life member of the International Society of Bassists; and past executive assistant of the ISB.
Eileen Whalen, Principal Oboe
Hailed by The New York Times as playing with "considerable virtuosity," oboist Eileen Whalen has distinguished herself in both international competitions and solo performances.
She is currently the Principal Oboist of the Dayton Philharmonic, has served as the Principal Oboist of the Honolulu Symphony and the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, and has performed with the New Jersey, Colorado, and Jacksonville Symphonies, among others.
You can hear her on the latest Dayton Philharmonic recordings, E O Mai by acclaimed Hawaiian recording artist Keali'i Reichel, and on the Mr. Holland's Opus soundtrack.
In addition, Ms. Whalen is the Principal Oboist of the Glimmerglass Opera Orchestra, with whom she has performed on an Emmy-nominated PBS Great Performance broadcast, has recorded for Chandos records, and has been heard regularly on NPR's World of Opera.
Currently she is on the faculty at the University of Dayton and participates in the DPO educational outreach program SPARK.
She received a Masters of Fine Arts from California Institute of the Arts, a Bachelor of Music at the University of Cincinnati, and did additional coursework at Rice University. Her teachers include Allan Vogel, Sara Bloom, Peggy Pearson, and Robert Atherholt.
