WEATHER UPDATE 10:30 AM on Jan 10: Due to a declared state of emergency in North Carolina for impending severe weather conditions, and out of concern for the safety of our audience and musicians, tonight's Bach & Mozart concert at Knight Theater is cancelled. Ticketholders for tonight’s concert will receive an email with ticket options.
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Kwamé Ryan, Music Director
Christopher James Lees, Resident Conductor
Christopher Warren-Green, Conductor Laureate
 

FIRST VIOLINS

Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, Concertmaster
Joseph Meyer, Associate Concertmaster (on leave)
Kari Giles, Acting Associate Concertmaster
Dustin Wilkes-Kim, Acting Assistant Concertmaster
Susan Blumberg
Jane Hart Brendle
Cynthia Burton
Ayako Gamo
David Horak, Acting Section
Lenora Leggatt
Jenny Topilow
Angela Watson, Acting Section
Hanna Zhdan

VIOLAS

Benjamin Geller, Principal
Kirsten Swanson, Acting Assistant Principal
Matthew Darsey, Acting Section
Ellen Ferdon
Wenlong Huang
Viara Stefanova
Ning Zhao

CELLOS

Jon Lewis, Principal
Allison Drenkow, Assistant Principal
Marlene Ballena 
Jeremy Lamb
Norbert Lewandowski, Acting Section
Sarah Markle
Oksana McCarthy, Acting Section

DOUBLE BASSES

Jason McNeel, Acting Principal
Judson Baines, Assistant Principal
Justin Cheesman, Acting Section 
Jeffrey Ferdon

HARP

Andrea Mumm Trammell, Principal

OBOES

Timothy Swanson, Principal
Erica Cice
Jamison Hillian, Acting Section
Terry Maskin (on leave)

ENGLISH HORN

Terry Maskin, (on leave)
Erica Cice, Acting English Horn

E-FLAT CLARINET

Samuel Sparrow

BASS CLARINET

Allan Rosenfeld

CONTRABASSOON

Nicholas Ritter

HORNS

Byron Johns, Principal
Andrew Fierova
Bradley Burford, Third Horn
Robert Rydel, In Memoriam
Richard Goldfaden
Paige Quillen, Assistant/Utility Horn

TRUMPETS

Alex Wilborn, Principal
Jonathan Kaplan (on leave)
Peter Stammer, Acting Second Trumpet
Gabriel Slesinger, Third/Associate Principal

TROMBONES

John Bartlett, Principal
Thomas Burge

BASS TROMBONE

Scott Hartman, Principal

TUBA

Colin Benton, Principal

TIMPANI

Jacob Lipham, Principal

PERCUSSION

Brice Burton, Principal

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