Orchestra Roster

Neal Gittleman, Music Director
Paul Katz, Founding Music Director

­Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Personnel

76th Season
2008-2009 ­


1st Violins
Jessica Hung,
   Concertmaster
   J. Ralph Corbett Chair
Aurelian Oprea,
   Associate
   Concertmaster
   Huffy Foundation
   Chair
Dona Nouné-Wiedmann,
   Acting Assistant
   Concertmaster
   Sherman Standard
   Register Foundation
   Chair
Elizabeth Hofeldt
Karlton Taylor
Mikhail Baranovsky
Louis Proske
Nancy Mullins
Barry Berndt
Philip Enzweiler
Xiao Fu*
Janet George
Calvin Lewis

2nd Violins
Kirstin Greenlaw,
   Principal
   Jesse Philips Chair
Christine Hauptly Annin,
   Assistant Principal
Ann Lin
Gloria Fiore
Kara Lardinois
Tom Fetherston
William Manley
Lynn Rohr
Yoshiko Kunimitsu
William Slusser
Yen-Ting Wu

Violas
Sheridan Currie,  
   Principal
   F. Dean Schnacke
   Chair
Colleen Braid,
   Assistant Principal
Karen Johnson
   Grace Counts Finch
   Chair
Chien-Ju Liao
Belinda Burge
Lori LaMattina
Mark Reis
Scott Schilling
Kimberly Trout
Dale Kim*
Davis Perez

Cellos
Andra Lunde Padrichelli,
   Principal
   Edward L. Kohnle
   Chair
Christina Coletta,
   Assistant Principal
Jane Katsuyama
Nan Watson
Mark Hofeldt
Nadine Monchecourt ­
Mary Davis Fetherston*
Linda Katz,
   Principal Emeritus
Tom Guth

Basses
Deborah Taylor,  
   Principal
   Dayton Philharmonic
   Volunteer Assn/
   C. David Horine
   Memorial Chair
Jon Pascolini,
   Assistant Principal
Donald Compton
Stephen Ullery
Christopher Roberts
James Faulkner
Bleda Elibal
Nick Greenberg

Flutes
Rebecca Tryon Andres,
   Principal
   Dayton Philharmonic
   Volunteer Assn.
   Chair
Jennifer Northcut
Janet van Graas*

Piccolo
Janet van Graas*

*Leave of Absence

Oboes
Eileen Whalen, Principal
   Catharine French 
   Bieser Chair
Roger Miller
Robyn Dixon Costa

English Horn ­
Robyn Dixon Costa
   J. Colby and Nancy
   Hastings King Chair

Clarinets
John Kurokawa,  
   Principal
   Rhea Beerman Peal
   Chair
Robert Gray
Anthony Costa*

Bass Clarinet
Anthony Costa*

Bassoons
Jennifer Kelley Speck,
   Principal
   Robert and Elaine  
   Stein Chair
Kristen Canova
Bonnie Sherman

Contrabassoon
Bonnie Sherman

French Horns
Richard Chenoweth,
   Principal
   Frank M. Tait
   Memorial Chair
E­lisa Belck
Todd Fitter
Amy Lassiter­
Nancy Cahall*
Sean Vore

Trumpets
Charles Pagnard,  
   Principal
   John W. Berry
   Family Chair
Alan Siebert
Ashley Hall

Trombones
Timothy Anderson,  
   Principal
   John Reger   
   Memorial Chair
Richard Begel

Bass Trombone
Chad Arnow

Tuba
Timothy Northcut,   
   Principal
   Zachary, Rachel  
   and Natalie Denka  
   Chair

Timpani
Donald Donnett,   
   Principal
   Rosenthal Family
   Chair in Memory of      
   Miriam Rosenthal

Percussion
Michael LaMattina, 
   Principal
   Miriam Rosenthal
   Chair
Jeffrey Luft
   Richard A. and
   Mary T. Whitney   
   Chair
Gerald Noble

Keyboard
Joshua Nemith,
  Principal
  ­Demirjian Family Chair

Harp
Leslie Stratton Norris,
   Principal
   Daisy Talbott   
   Greene Chair

Neal Gittleman Music Director
Jane Varella, Personnel Manager
William Slusser, Orchestra Librarian
Hank Dahlman, Chorus Director
Patrick Reynolds, Assistant Conductor and­ Conductor, DPYO­
Elizabeth Hofeldt Junior String Orchestra Director


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