Orchestra

Eun Sun Kim, Caroline H. Hume Music Director

• First Violin

  Kay Stern, Concertmaster
  Maya Cohon, Associate Concertmaster *
  Heidi Wilcox, Assistant Concertmaster  
  Jennifer Cho
  Dawn Harms
  Mariya Borozina
  Naoko Nakajima
  Barbara Riccardi
  Dian Zhang
  Leonid Igudesman
  Jennifer Hsieh
  Asuka Annie Yano
  
  

  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute

• Second Violin

  Jeremy Preston, Principal
  Martha Simonds, Associate Principal
  Beni Shinohara, Assistant Principal 
  Leslie Ludena
  Ka-Yeon Lee
  Aya Kiyonaga
  Craig Reiss
  Heeguen Song **
  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute

• Viola

  CarlaMaria Rodrigues, Principal † 
  Joy Fellows, Associate Principal *
  Patricia Heller, Acting Assistant Principal
  Stephen Goist, Acting Assistant Principal
  Natalia Vershilova
  Lindan Burns
  Emily Liu **
  Elizabeth Prior **
  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute

• Cello

  Evan Kahn, Principal
  Thalia Moore,  Associate Principal 
  Peter Myers,  Assistant Principal
  Nora Pirquet 
  Emil Miland
  Jung-Hsuan (Rachel) Ko
  Ruth Lane
  
  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute

• Double Bass

  Joseph Lescher, Principal
  Jonathan Lancelle, Associate Principal 
  William Wasson, Acting Assistant Principal
  Shinji Eshima
  Evan Hillis **
  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season Substitute

• Flute

  Julie McKenzie, Principal †
  Susan Kang * **
  Stephanie McNab *
  Michelle Caimotto **

  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute

• Piccolo

  Stephanie McNab

  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute

• Oboe

  Mingjia Liu, Principal 
  Gabriel Young, Associate Principal *
  Benjamin Brogadir
  Wentao Jiang **
  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• English Horn

  Benjamin Brogadir

  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• Clarinet

  José González Granero, Principal
  Sergio Coehlo * **
  Junghwan Lee **
  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute

• Bass Clarinet

  Junghwan Lee **
  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute

• Bassoon

  Rufus Olivier, Principal
  Daniel MacNeill *
  Shawn Jones **

  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• Contrabassoon

  Shawn Jones **

  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• French Horn

  Kevin Rivard, Principal
  Keith Green
  Brian McCarty, Associate Principal
  Logan Bryck **
  Meredith Brown **
  Phillip Palmore **
  
  

  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• Trumpet

  Adam Luftman, Principal
  Scott Macomber **
  John Pearson *
  
  
  

  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• Trombone

  Michael Cox, Acting Principal 
  Jeffrey Budin **
  David Ridge
  
  

  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• Bass Trombone

  David Ridge, Principal

  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute

• Tuba/Cimbasso

  Zachariah Spellman, Principal

  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• Timpani

  John Burgardt, Principal

  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• Percussion

  Patricia Niemi, Acting Principal
  Victor Avdienko **

  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• Harp

  Annabelle Taubl, Acting Principal **

  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season substitute
  
  

• Librarian

  Carrie Weick
  
  
  

• Orchestra Manager

  Tracy Davis, Orchestra Manager
  Kevin Myers, Orchestra Operations Manager