Meet the Musicians

Featured Musicians

Learn More About Kevin Lin

Concertmaster

Kevin Lin

First Violin

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Learn More About Jennifer Christen

Principal

Jennifer Christen

Oboe, The Frank C. Springer Jr. Chair

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Learn More About Ivy Ringel

Principal

Ivy Ringel

Bassoon

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First Violin

Learn more about Kevin Lin

Kevin Lin

Concertmaster

Learn more about Peter Vickery

Peter Vickery

Acting Associate Concertmaster

Learn more about Michelle Kang

Michelle Kang

Assistant Concertmaster, The Wilcox Chair

Learn more about Vincent Meklis

Vincent Meklis

Acting Assistant Concertmaster

Learn more about Philip Palermo

Philip Palermo

Associate Concertmaster Emeritus

Learn more about Michelle Black

Michelle Black

Learn more about Sophia Cho

Sophia Cho

Clement Luu

Learn more about Joseph Ohkubo**

Joseph Ohkubo**

Learn more about Marisa Votapek

Marisa Votapek

Learn more about Hán Xiè

Hán Xiè

Second Violin

Learn more about Mary Anne Dell’Aquila

Mary Anne Dell’Aquila

Acting Principal, The Taurel Chair & The Dick Dennis Fifth Chair*

Learn more about Sherry Hong

Sherry Hong

Acting Associate Principal

Learn more about Jennifer Farquhar

Jennifer Farquhar

Acting Assistant Principal, The Taurel Chair & The Dick Dennis Fifth Chair*

Learn more about Melissa Deal

Melissa Deal

Bryson Karrer**

Learn more about Yeajin Kim

Yeajin Kim

Learn more about Victoria Kintner

Victoria Kintner

Learn more about Hua Jin

Hua Jin

Learn more about Jayna Park

Jayna Park

Learn more about Lisa Scott

Lisa Scott

Learn more about Byul (Bella) Seo

Byul (Bella) Seo

Viola

Learn more about Yu Jin

Yu Jin

Principal, The Schlegel Chair

Learn more about Amy Kniffen

Amy Kniffen

Acting Associate Principal

Learn more about Zachary Collins

Zachary Collins

Acting Assistant Principal

Learn more about Emilee Drumm**

Emilee Drumm**

Learn more about Yang Guo

Yang Guo

Learn more about Terry E. Langdon

Terry E. Langdon

Learn more about Li Li

Li Li

Learn more about Patrick Miller**

Patrick Miller**

Cello

Learn more about Austin Huntington

Austin Huntington

Principal

Learn more about Jung-Hsuan (Rachel) Ko

Jung-Hsuan (Rachel) Ko

Acting Associate Principal

Learn more about Nicholas Donatelle

Nicholas Donatelle

Acting Assistant Principal

Learn more about CJ Collins**

CJ Collins**

Learn more about James Cooper

James Cooper

Learn more about Stephen Hawkey

Stephen Hawkey

Learn more about Jonah Krolik

Jonah Krolik

Learn more about Sam Viguerie

Sam Viguerie

Contrabass

Learn more about Ju-Fang Liu

Ju-Fang Liu

Principal

Learn more about Robert Goodlett II

Robert Goodlett II

Assistant Principal

Learn more about Mitchell Ballester

Mitchell Ballester

Learn more about L. Bennett Crantford

L. Bennett Crantford

Learn more about Sharif Ibrahim

Sharif Ibrahim

Learn more about Brian Smith

Brian Smith

Learn more about Bert Witzel

Bert Witzel

Flute

Learn more about Karen Evans Moratz

Karen Evans Moratz

Principal, The Sidney and Kathy Taurel Chair

Learn more about Alistair Howlett**

Alistair Howlett**

Learn more about Rebecca Price Arrensen

Rebecca Price Arrensen

Assistant Principal

Piccolo

Learn more about Rebecca Price Arrensen

Rebecca Price Arrensen

The Janet F. and Dr. Richard E. Barb Chair

Oboe

Learn more about Jennifer Christen

Jennifer Christen

Principal, The Frank C. Springer Jr. Chair

Learn more about Sharon Possick-Lange

Sharon Possick-Lange

Learn more about Roger Roe

Roger Roe

Assistant Principal

English Horn

Learn more about Roger Roe

Roger Roe

The Ann Hampton Hunt Chair

Clarinet

Learn more about Samuel Rothstein

Samuel Rothstein

Acting Principal

Learn more about Cathryn Gross

Cathryn Gross

The Huffington Chair

Learn more about Campbell MacDonald**

Campbell MacDonald**

Acting Assistant Principal

Bass Clarinet

Learn more about Campbell MacDonald**

Campbell MacDonald**

Acting Assistant Principal

Bassoon

Learn more about Ivy Ringel

Ivy Ringel

Principal

Learn more about Michael Muszynski

Michael Muszynski

Learn more about Mark Ortwein

Mark Ortwein

Assistant Principal

Contrabassoon

Learn more about Mark Ortwein

Mark Ortwein

Horn

Learn more about Robert Danforth

Robert Danforth

Principal, The Robert L. Mann and Family Chair

Learn more about Richard Graef

Richard Graef

Assistant Principal

Learn more about Julie Beckel

Julie Beckel

Learn more about Alison Dresser

Alison Dresser

The Bakken Family Chair

Learn more about Jill Boaz

Jill Boaz

Trumpet

Learn more about Conrad Jones

Conrad Jones

Principal, The W. Brooks and Wanda Y. Fortune Chair

Daniel Lewis**

Learn more about Allen Miller**

Allen Miller**

Acting Assistant Principal

Trombone

Learn more about K. Blake Schlabach +

K. Blake Schlabach +

Learn more about Ryan Miller**

Ryan Miller**

Acting Principal

Learn more about Joseph Aumann**

Joseph Aumann**

Acting Assistant Principal

Bass Trombone

Learn more about Riley Giampaolo

Riley Giampaolo

The Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Test Chair

Tuba

Learn more about Anthony Kniffen

Anthony Kniffen

Principal

Timpani

Learn more about Jack Brennan

Jack Brennan

Principal, The Thomas N. Akins Chair

Learn more about Craig Hetrick

Craig Hetrick

Assistant Principal

Percussion

Learn more about Braham Dembar

Braham Dembar

Principal

Learn more about Pedro Fernandez +

Pedro Fernandez +

Learn more about Craig Hetrick

Craig Hetrick

Learn more about Alison Chorn**

Alison Chorn**

Harp

Wendy Muston**

The Walter Myers Jr. Chair

Personnel

Philomena Duffy

Director of Orchestra Personnel

L. Bennett Crantford

Assistant Personnel Manager

Keyboard

Women's Committee Chair endowed in honor of Dorothy Munger

Library

Learn more about James Norman

James Norman

Principal Librarian

Learn more about Laura Cones

Laura Cones

Assistant Principal Librarian

Susan Grymonpré

Assistant Librarian

Cynthia Stacy

Assistant Librarian

Stage

Kit Williams

Stage Manager

P. Alan Alford

Technician

Steven A. Martin

Technician

Patrick Feeney

Technician

* The Fifth Chair in the Second Violin Section is seated using revolving seating. String sections use revolving seating.
** One-year position
+ Leave of Absence