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Orchestra Roster

Neal Gittleman, Music Director
Paul Katz, Founding Music Director

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Personnel
74th Season
2006-2007


1st Violins
Lucas Alemán,*
Concertmaster
-J. Ralph Corbett Chair
Aurelian Oprea,
Acting Concertmaster
Dona Nouné-Wiedmann,
Acting Associate
Concertmaster

Elizabeth Hofeldt,
Acting Assistant
Concertmaster

-Sherman Standard
Register Foundation Chair
Mikhail Baranovsky
Karlton Taylor
William Manley
Louis Proske
Nancy Mullins
Barry Berndt*
Philip Enzweiler
Janet George

2nd Violins
Kirstin Greenlaw, Principal
-Jesse Philips Chair
Kristen Wiersum,
Assistant Principal
Ann Lin
Gloria Fiore
Tom Fetherston
Lynn Rohr
Yoshiko Kunimitsu
William Slusser
Xiao Fu

Violas
Sheridan Currie, Principal
-F. Dean Schnacke Chair
Colleen Braid,
Assistant Principal
Karen Johnson
-Grace Counts Finch Chair
Belinda Burge
Lori LaMattina
Mark Reis
Scott Schilling
Jean Blasingame
Kimberly Trout

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

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

Flutes
Rebecca Tryon Andres,
Principal
-Dayton Philharmonic
Volunteer Association 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*
Amy Lassiter
Todd Fitter
Nancy Cahall
Sean Vore

Trumpets
Charles Pagnard, Principal
-John W. Berry Family Chair
Alan Siebert
Ashley Hall*
Daniel Zehringer

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
Michael Chertock, 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
Karen Young, Junior String Orchestra Director