Contract Roster


Grant Cooper, Artistic Director & Conductor
The John L. & Sallie F. McClaugherty Conductor's Podium


VIOLIN I

Amelia Chan, Concertmaster
The Mary Price Ratrie Chair
Dawn Posey, Assistant Concertmaster
The Emil Schoenbaum Chair
Jennifer Wood
Liviu Dobrota
Joan Knoblach
Margie Cooper
Colleen Tan
Martin Irving
Jerry Chiu
Mary Beth Kirkpatrick
Sean Neucom
Yoshiko Kunimitsu
Smiliana Lozanova
Sandro Leal-Santiesteban

VIOLIN II
Anton Shelepov, Principal
The Dorothy Taylor Hamilton Chair
Tim Tan, Assistant Principal
Ian Jessee
Adam Syed
Yuliyan Stoyanov
Analise Kukelhan
Zhao Wan
Regan Quinn
Karen Barker
Darrell Murray
Tom Consolo

VIOLA
Bernard Di Gregorio, Principal
The Blanchette H. Rockefeller Chair
Dan Boyer, Assistant Principal
I-Hsuan Huang
Huan Zhu
Anne Hamilton
Daren Fuster
Rebecca Rothermel
Carl Larson
Sandra Groce
Raul Faure

CELLO
Andrea Di Gregorio, Principal
The Katharine B. Tierney Chair
Barney Culver, Assistant Principal
The West Virginia Symphony League Chair
Hannah Pressley
Kimberly Graham
Qing Zhang
Amy Macy
Juliana Dills
Jun Zhang
Erin Hines
Sölen Dikener


BASS
Jon Pascolini*, Principal
The Hubert S. “Rabbit” Jones Chair
David Messina, Acting Principal
Bert Witzel, Acting Assistant Principal
Taylor Brown
Jim Faulkner
Bleda Elibal
Fred Dole
Victor Döme

HARP
Melody Rapier, Principal

FLUTE
Lindsey Goodman, Principal
The Martha Gaines Wehrle Chair
Ellen Beal
Pamela Murchison

PICCOLO

Pamela Murchison

OBOE
Lorraine Dorsey, Principal
The Lawson W. Hamilton Chair
Lora Lynn Snow
Alex Winter

ENGLISH HORN

Alex Winter

CLARINET

Robert Turizziani, Principal
The John V. Ray Chair
Rachael Stutzman*
Jeanne Frieben

BASS CLARINET
Jeanne Frieben

BASSOON
Klif Hodgkin, Principal
Darcy Izard*
Hana Lee

CONTRABASSOON
Hana Lee

HORN
Marsha Palmer, Principal
Luke Zyla
David Nesmith
Tom Beal

TRUMPET
David Porter, Principal
The Betty & Harry Casto Chair
Cheonho Yoon, Sub-Principal Trumpet
Pete Mader

TROMBONE

Chris Dearth, Principal
David Parrilla
Glenn Proffit

TUBA
Aubrey Foard, Principal

TIMPANI

Scott Christian, Acting Principal
The John and Fonda Elliot Chair

PERCUSSION

Matt Larson, Principal
The American Electric Power Foundation Chair
Robert Klieger*
Greg Akagi


*Leave of absence

ORCHESTRA EMERITUS

Curt Bravine, Double Bass
Nick Greenberg, Double Bass
John Lambros, Concertmaster
John H. Mead, Principal Trombone
Fred Meyer, Oboe/English Horn
Scott Milam, Percussion
Terry Roush, Principal Tuba
June Warhoftig, Principal Flute

 

Extra-Curricular Programs at the WVSO

Student Musician Card Program

 

The WVSO offers all Kanawha County Schools String Program students and all West Virginia Youth and New River Youth Symphony members a “Student Musician Card,” which allows each student free admission to Symphonic, Family Discovery and Montclaire String Quartet subscription concerts, based upon availability. Students may obtain a student string card from their string or orchestra instructor or may contact the WVSO Education Department directly. Each student will then be issued a free ticket at the Box Office the night of the performance (based upon availability) to present to the usher for entry into the concert hall.


TIP: You will have a better chance of getting seats during Friday evening performances.

This program is sponsored in part by Duncan's Motel, Inc. (dba Duncan's Carrier Service)

West Virginia Youth Symphony

The West Virginia Youth Symphony is an independent organization that offers students in elementary school through their freshman year in college an opportunity to receive quality music instruction and ensemble performance experience. Students audition for placement in one of three ensembles: Cadet Strings (beginning level students), Youth Strings (intermediate level students) or Youth Orchestra (a full orchestra open to string, brass and woodwind students). The WVYS also sponsors a Wind Ensemble comprised of the Youth Orchestra's brass and woodwind sections and a chamber program open to all participating students.

Parents, teachers and students interested in receiving additional information should contact the Youth Symphony General Manager at (304) 561-3542.