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Cornelia Laemmli Orth

Music Director/Conductor
The Thomas Henry Wilson Family Fund Chair

Meet the Conductor

STRINGS

WOODWINDS

BRASS

PERCUSSION

VIOLIN

Sean K. Claire
     CONCERTMASTER
     Rose Marie Burriss Chair

Mariya Potapova
     ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER
     Ken & Katherine Marsh Chair

Jeffrey Brannen
     PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN
     Dr. Chris Neglia Family Chair

Euclides Andrade
     Dr. Terri Carvagno Chair

Nancy Bargerstock

Timothy P. Barrett

Luke Benton

Emily Drexler

John Haggerty

Hunter Holbert

Sarah Hurd
     George Whitley Chair

Karen Kartal

Natalie Kimbro

Kari Lapins

Margaret Moore

Adrian Peña

Nestor Perozo

Daniela Pierson

Christof Richter

Jorge Rodriguez

Julie Bélanger Roy

Ilia Steinschnider

Jonathan Urizar

VIOLA

Eric Koontz
     PRINCIPAL
     Mr. Milum Testerman Chair

Violet Diaz

Christy Graffeo
     Christa & Doug Hungate Memorial Chair

Annette Gregoire
     Dr. Pete & Mrs. Linda LeMaster Chair

Wendy Allen Royston

CELLO

Mathew Wilkinson
     PRINCIPAL
     Betty L. Blass Chair

Amanda Durst 

Cherylonda Fitzgerald
     Sara Riggins Memorial Chair

Jeanine Wilkinson

Lee Richey 

DOUBLE BASS

Adam Booker
     Mr. Frank Harrington Chair

Daniel Shifflett

Michael Di Trolio

Katie Adams

FLUTE

Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham
     PRINCIPAL
     Dr. Robert Hasek Memorial Chair

Roya Farzaheh
     SECOND FLUTE

PICCOLO

Dana Bellino
     PRINCIPAL
     Dr. Art & Charlotte Ellis Chair

OBOE

Alicia Chapman
     PRINCIPAL
     Dr. Terri Caravagno Chair

SECOND OBOE/ENGLISH HORN

Meredith McCree 

Kaylyn Shearer
   Mike & Mary Tully Chair

CLARINET

Victor Chάvez, Jr.
     PRINCIPAL
     Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. McGlothlin Chair

Stephanie Rebuck Cox
     Drs. Howard & Karen Carman Chair

BASSOON

Paige West-Smith
     PRINCIPAL
     Anonymous Chair

Miranda Macias
    SECOND BASSOON

HORN

Jeffery Whaley
‍ ‍PRINCIPAL
     Dr. Joseph & Sandy Armstrong Chair 

Robert Owen
‍ ‍SECOND HORN
‍ ‍Anonymous Chair

Brooke Ten Napel
‍ ‍THIRD HORN

Tyler Goodwin-Souffront
‍ ‍FOURTH HORN

TRUMPET

James Stokes
     PRINCIPAL
     John & Belinda Kiener Chair

Brent Bingham
     SECOND TRUMPET
     Rob Simis & Teresa Cloyd Chair

Donald Sorah
     THIRD TRUMPET
     JP & Lavell Kish Chair

TROMBONE

Tom Lundberg
     ACTING PRINCIPAL
     William Weidner Memorial Chair 

Joe Brown
     ACTING SECOND TROMBONE
     2025 Symphony Gala

BASS TROMBONE

Samuel Chen
     Sara Riggins Memorial Chair 

TUBA

Donnie Pickel
     PRINCIPAL
     Mr. & Mrs. Anthony & Gail Cole

TIMPANI

Diana Loomer
     PRINCIPAL
     Dr. Harry & Mrs. Pat Turner Chair 

PERCUSSION

Michael Lester
     PRINCIPAL
     David & Margaret Lester

Cassidy Lester
     The Grace Foundation for the Appalachian Region

David Mitchell

Christian Swafford

Morgan Tao

PIANO

Steve Sensenig
     Drs. Frank & Judy Fischer Chair 

HARP

Cindy Emory
     PRINCIPAL
     Mrs. Clarice Elayne Yenor Chair

Madeline Arney