Meet the Musicians

Meet the Musicians

Violin I

Susanna Perry Gilmore, Concertmaster
The Joy Brown Wiener Chair
Paul Turnbow, Assistant Concertmaster
The Maxine Morse Chair
Marisa Polesky, Assistant Principal
Barrie Cooper, Assistant Principal
Laurie Pyatt
Wen Yih Yu
Jessica Munson
Greg Morris
Long Long Kang

Violin II

Gaylon Patterson, Acting Principal
The Dunbar and Constance Abston Chair
Heather Trussell, Acting Assistant Principal
Erin Kaste
Christine Palmer
Neal Shaffer
Ann Spurbeck
Lenore McIntyre*

Viola

Jennifer Puckett, Principal
The Corinne Falls Murrah Chair
Michelle Pellay-Walker, Assistant Principal
Marshall Fine, Assistant Principal
Irene Wade
Michael Barar
Karen Casey
Kent Overturf
Beth Luscombe

Cello

Ruth Valente Burgess, Principal
The Vincent de Frank Chair
Iren Zombor, Assistant Principal
Milena Albrecht, Assistant Principal
Phyllis Long
Jonathan Kirkscey
Jeffery Jurcuikonis
Mark Wallace
Susan Rice

Bass

Flute

Karen Busler, Principal
The Marion Dugdale McClure Chair
Todd Skitch
Sarah Beth Hanson

Piccolo

Sarah Beth Hanson

Oboe

Joseph Salvalaggio, Principal
Saundra D'Amato
Shelly Sublett, Assistant Principal

English Horn

Shelly Sublett

Clarinet

Bass Clarinet

Nobuko Igarashi

Bassoon

Contrabassoon

Christopher Piecuch

Horn

Samuel Compton, Principal
The Morrie A. Moss Chair
Robert Patterson
Caroline Kinsey
Pamela Kiesling

Trumpet

Scott Moore, Principal
The Smith & Nephew Chair
Susan Enger
J. Michael McKenzie

Trombone

Greg Luscombe, Principal
James Albrecht
Mark Vail

Bass Trombone

Mark Vail

Tuba

Charles Schulz, Principal

Timpani

Frank Shaffer, Principal

Percussion

David Carlisle, Principal
Ed Murray, Assistant Principal

Harp

Marian Shaffer, principal
The Ruth Marie Moore Cobb Chair

Piano/Celeste

Adrienne Park, principal
The Buzzy Hussey and Hal Brunt Chair

* Currently on leave.

James Richens, Resident Composer

Meet the Musicians

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