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the Festival Orchestra

The Grand Teton Music Festival welcomes top talent from world-renowned orchestras to our Summer Festival each year. Under the baton of Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles, these 250+ musicians come together to gather inspiration from the mountain setting, to renew their artistic vows to music making, and to provide exhilarating music for Festival patrons.

top talent from around the world

Our Festival Musicians represent 84 orchestras and 72 institutions of higher learning.

  • Akron Symphony Orchestra
  • Alabama Symphony Orchestra
  • Ann Arbor Symphony
  • Atlanta Ballet Orchestra
  • Atlanta Opera Orchestra
  • Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
  • Austin Symphony Orchestra
  • Baltimore Chamber Orchestra
  • Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra
  • Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
  • Boston Symphony Orchestra
  • Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Canton Symphony Orchestra
  • Charlotte Symphony
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
  • Colorado Symphony Orchestra
  • Dallas Symphony Orchestra
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra
  • Deutsche Oper Berlin Orchestra
  • Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
  • Flint Symphony Orchestra
  • The Florida Orchestra
  • Fort Wayne Philharmonic
  • Greensboro Symphony Orchestra
  • Houston Ballet Orchestra
  • Houston Grand Opera Orchestra
  • Houston Symphony
  • Iceland Symphony Orchestra
  • Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
  • Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
  • Iris Orchestra
  • Jacksonville Symphony
  • Joffrey Ballet Orchestra
  • Kansas City Symphony
  • Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Mercury Chamber Orchestra
  • Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
  • Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
  • Minnesota Orchestra
  • Naples Philharmonic
  • Nashville Symphony
  • National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ontario)
  • National Symphony Orchestra
  • Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra
  • New Jersey Symphony
  • New Mexico Philharmonic
  • New World Symphony
  • Omaha Symphony
  • The Orchestra of San Antonio
  • Oregon Symphony
  • Pacific Symphony Orchestra
  • The Phoenix Symphony
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
  • Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
  • Rhode Island Philharmonic
  • River Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO)
  • Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra
  • San Antonio Philharmonic
  • San Diego Symphony
  • San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
  • San Francisco Opera Orchestra
  • San Francisco Symphony
  • Santa Fe Pro Musica
  • Sarasota Orchestra
  • Seattle Symphony
  • Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra
  • Sinfonia Rotterdam
  • St. Louis Symphony
  • St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
  • Toronto Symphony Orchestra
  • Tulsa Opera Orchestra
  • Tulsa Symphony Orchestra
  • Utah Symphony
  • Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
  • Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra
  • Wichita Symphony Orchestra
  • Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
  • Winston-Salem Symphony

orchestra roster

Concertmasters

Madeline Adkins
Utah Symphony, Concertmaster
GTMF 9 years
David Coucheron
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster; Emory University; Kennesaw State University
GTMF 6 years
Eunice Keem
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster
GTMF 9 years
Julianne Lee
Dover Quartet, Viola; Boston Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal Second; Curtis Institute of Music
GTMF 6 years

Violins

Kelsey Blumenthal
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 7 years
Hasse Borup
University of Utah
GTMF 21 years
Marina Brubaker
Houston Symphony
GTMF 27 years
David Brubaker
Minnesota Orchestra
GTMF 13 years
Justin Bruns
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster; Emory University
GTMF 1 year
Jorie Butler-Geyer
Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, Principal Second
GTMF 4 years
Ami Campbell
The Dallas Opera, Concertmaster
GTMF 4 years
Diego Campos
The Dallas Opera
GTMF 2 years
Connor Chaikowsky
New World Symphony
GTMF 2 years
Eva Cappelletti Chao
Orchestras at the Kennedy Center, Substitute; Baltimore Symphony, Substitute; Owner and Certified Life & Career Coach for Classical Musicians at TheMusicofYou, LLC
GTMF 23 years
Annie Kuan-Yu Chen
Houston Symphony
GTMF 4 years
Joan Christenson
San Antonio Philharmonic; Musical Offerings, Artistic Director
GTMF 27 years
Jay Christy
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Acting Associate Principal/Assistant Principal Second; Emory University
GTMF 21 years
Julie Coleman
Oregon Symphony
GTMF 22 years
Mary Corbett
The Florida Orchestra
GTMF 26 years
Judith Cox
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Lyra String Quartet
GTMF 33 years
Erin David
Utah Symphony
GTMF 2 years
Gina Costanza Davis
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster; Tulsa Opera Orchestra, Concertmaster
GTMF 29 years
Tracy Gibson Dunlop
Flint Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 25 years
Jeffrey Dyrda
National Arts Centre Orchestra
GTMF 4 years
Bruno Eicher
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster; Manhattan School of Music
GTMF 17 years
Gregory Ewer
Oregon Symphony; Reed College
GTMF 18 years
Lois Finkel
Brown University
GTMF 39 years
Alessandra Jennings Flanagan
Colorado Symphony
GTMF 4 years
Natalie Gaynor
Houston Grand Opera, Principal Second; Houston Ballet, Principal Second
GTMF 4 years
Miika Gregg
Dallas Symphony; LA Philharmonic
GTMF 3 years
Laura Ha
Utah Symphony, Second Associate Concertmaster
GTMF 7 years
Russell Hershow
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 27 years
MuChen Hsieh
Philadelphia Orchestra; Houston Symphony, Principal Second
GTMF 2 years
Ling Ling Huang
Freelance Musician
GTMF 10 years
Anastasia Iglesias
Houston Symphony
GTMF 4 years
Tomoko Iguchi
Kansas City Symphony
GTMF 23 years
Sheela Iyengar
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Amadeus String Ensemble
GTMF 13 years
Dorris Dai Janssen
Kansas City Symphony
GTMF 24 years
Rebekah Johnson
Freelance Musician
GTMF 31 years
Yuka Kadota
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 4 years
Alison Kim
Utah Symphony
GTMF 2 years
Kana Kimura
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra; River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Mercury Baroque Ensemble
GTMF 15 years
Karen Whitson Kinzie
Colorado Symphony
GTMF 26 years
Marta Krechkovsky
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Concertmaster
GTMF 10 years
Iryna Krechkovsky
Executive Director, Chamber Music | OC
GTMF 1 year
Heather Kurzbauer
Sinfonia Rotterdam; Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra; University of Amsterdam
GTMF 40 years
Dimitri Lazarescu
Phoenix Symphony, Assistant Principal Second
GTMF 36 years
Jennifer Gordon Levin
Iris Orchestra; Los Angeles Studio Musician
GTMF 26 years
Alexander Martin
Utah Symphony
GTMF 13 years
Jessica Mathaes
Austin Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster; Southwestern University
GTMF 7 years
Boson Mo
The Phoenix Symphony, Concertmaster; Houston Symphony, Assistant Concertmaster
GTMF 5 years
Louise Morrison
Nashville Symphony
GTMF 13 years
Holly Mulcahy
Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster; Arts Capacity, Artistic Director; Soloist
GTMF 23 years
Patrick Neal
Naples Philharmonic, Assistant Principal; Florida Gulf Coast University
GTMF 18 years
Jennifer Kozbial Posadas
Utah Symphony
GTMF 2 years
Derek Powell
National Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 8 years
Christopher Pulgram
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Peachtree String Quartet
GTMF 7 years
Rebecca Racusin
Jackson Hole Chamber Music, Founder and President; New Jersey Symphony, Substitute
GTMF 9 years
Jennifer Ross
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Principal Second; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Principal Second (former)
GTMF 44 years
Sarah Schwartz
San Diego Symphony
GTMF 23 years
Barbara Scowcroft
Utah Symphony; Utah Youth Symphony, Music Director; University of Utah
GTMF 28 years
Carolyn Semes
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 3 years
Amy Semes
Houston Symphony
GTMF 5 years
Sha
Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster; Shanghai University
GTMF 21 years
Olga Shpitko
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 19 years
Oleg Sulyga
Houston Grand Opera
GTMF 5 years
Ikuko Takahashi
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Substitute
GTMF 25 years
Chien Vivianne Tan
Oregon Symphony, Principal Second
GTMF 5 years
Anne-Marie Terranova
Naples Philharmonic
GTMF 28 years
Jennifer Thompson
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 24 years
Marisa Votapek
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal Second
GTMF 2 years
Leena Waite
Colorado Symphony, Substitute; Opera Colorado & Colorado Ballet, Substitute
GTMF 2 years
Henry Wang
New York Philharmonic, Substitute; The Orchestra San Antonio, Concertmaster; Experiential Orchestra, Concertmaster; Metropolis Ensemble, Concertmaster
GTMF 4 years
Shawn Weil
St. Louis Symphony
GTMF 2 years
Yi Zhao
Minnesota Orchestra
GTMF 9 years

Violas

Martin Andersen
New Jersey Symphony; Stevens Institute of Technology
GTMF 32 years
Susan Gulkis Assadi
Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Principal (retired)
GTMF 27 years
Brant Bayless
Utah Symphony, Principal
GTMF 22 years
Claudine Bigelow
Utah Symphony, Substitute; Deseret String Quartet; Brigham Young University
GTMF 26 years
Philippe C. Chao
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra; Texas Tech University
GTMF 23 years
Zachary Collins
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 7 years
Lucina Horner Cosby
Alabama Symphony Orchestra; Alabama School of Fine Arts
GTMF 35 years
Chiara Kingsley Dieguez
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Principal; National Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 22 years
Joy Fellows
San Francisco Opera - Associate Principal; San Francisco Ballet - Assistant Principal
GTMF 1 year
Nathan Frantz
Sarasota Orchestra; New College of Florida
GTMF 2 years
Joel Gibbs
Utah Symphony
GTMF 3 years
Caroline Gilbert
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 8 years
Allyson Goodman
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 11 years
Mary Hammann
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
GTMF 9 years
Yang-Yoon Kim
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 9 years
Anna Kruger
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Associate Principal; New Century Chamber Orchestra, Principal; California State University, Sacramento
GTMF 28 years
Suzanne LeFevre
Houston Grand Opera; Houston Symphony, Substitute; River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
GTMF 17 years
Yiyin Li
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 4 years
Kristen Linfante
Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra - Associate Principal
GTMF 29 years
Paul Murphy
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal; Emory University
GTMF 17 years
Amy Pikler
San Antonio Philharmonic
GTMF 4 years
Rita Porfiris
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Co-Principal
GTMF 25 years
Yuan Qi
Utah Symphony, Associate Principal
GTMF 3 years
Maria Semes
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 5 years
Abhijit Sengupta
Director of Artistic Planning, Carnegie Hall
GTMF 24 years
Madeline Sharp
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 7 years
Whittney Sjogren
Utah Symphony
GTMF 8 years
Phillip Stevens
Colorado Symphony; Metropolitan State University of Denver
GTMF 8 years
Rachel Swerdlow
Seattle Symphony, Viola & Assistant Librarian; Fulton Street Chamber Players, Co-Founder
GTMF 24 years
Sarah Switzer
Minnesota Orchestra
GTMF 4 years
Kayla Williams
Freelance Musician
GTMF 4 years

Cellos

Silver Ainomäe
Minnesota Orchestra, Associate Principal
GTMF 4 years
Grace An
Freelance Musician
GTMF 3 years
Thomas Carpenter
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 7 years
Jennifer Choi
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 2 years
Gregory Clinton
Omaha Symphony, Associate Principal
GTMF 34 years
Krisanthy Desby
Strobe
GTMF 32 years
Kari Jane Docter
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
GTMF 20 years
Allison Drenkow
Charlotte Symphony, Assistant Principal
GTMF 4 years
Karen Freer
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal
GTMF 20 years
Judith Galecki
Colorado Symphony
GTMF 14 years
David Garrett
Los Angeles Philharmonic; California State University, Long Beach
GTMF 12 years
Lukas Goodman
Minnesota Orchestra, Assistant Principal
GTMF 2 years
Jennifer Humphreys
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 12 years
Ray Kim
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 1 year
Jeremy Kreutz
GTMF 1 year
Charae Krueger
Atlanta Opera Orchestra, Principal; Atlanta Ballet Orchestra, Principal; Kennesaw State University
GTMF 13 years
Andrew Larson
Utah Symphony, Acting Associate Principal
GTMF 7 years
Daniel Laufer
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal
GTMF 14 years
Steven Laven
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra; Rhode Island Philharmonic; Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Principal
GTMF 35 years
Amy Leung
Bay Area Freelance Musician
GTMF 22 years
Seoyoen Min
Colorado Symphony, Principal
GTMF 5 years
David Mollenauer
San Antonio Philharmonic, Assistant Principal; SOLI Chamber Ensemble, Founding Member
GTMF 21 years
Thalia Moore
San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Associate Principal; San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Assistant Principal
GTMF 26 years
Marcia Peck
Minnesota Orchestra
GTMF 55 years
Beth Rapier
Minnesota Orchestra
GTMF 2 years
Anthony Ross
Minnesota Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 3 years
David Schepps
New Mexico Philharmonic; University of New Mexico
GTMF 33 years
Julia Sengupta
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Substitute; Baltimore Symphony, Substitute
GTMF 16 years
Dariusz Skoraczewski
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 8 years
Janet Steinberg
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal; Western Washington University
GTMF 32 years

Basses

Richard Barber
National Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal; Eclipse Chamber Orchestra
GTMF 18 years
Aaron Blick
San Diego Symphony
GTMF 1 year
Fred Bretschger
Houston Symphony, Former Principal; St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Former Assistant Principal; New York Philharmonic, Guest Principal; National Arts Centre Orchestra, Guest Principal
GTMF 35 years
Sue Cahill
Colorado Symphony; University of Colorado Boulder
GTMF 14 years
Charles DeRamus
Royal Swedish Opera, Principal
GTMF 13 years
Skip Edwards
Freelance Musician
GTMF 36 years
Erik Gronfor
Houston Grand Opera, Assistant Principal
GTMF 26 years
Alexander Jacobsen
National Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 1 year
Corbin Johnston
Utah Symphony, Associate Principal
GTMF 21 years
Jeffrey Kail
Kansas City Symphony, Principal (former)
GTMF 5 years
Robin Kesselman
Houston Symphony, Principal
GTMF 9 years
Sidney King
University of Louisville
GTMF 33 years
Joseph Lescher
San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 17 years
Michael Marks
National Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 2 years
Brandon Mason
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Wayne State University
GTMF 7 years
Joseph McFadden
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 5 years
Steve Metcalf
Colorado Symphony, Principal
GTMF 2 years
Charles Nilles
National Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 1 year
John Pellegrino
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Principal; Columbus Symphony, Assistant Principal
GTMF 19 years
Andrew Raciti
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal; Northwestern University; Orford Musique
GTMF 17 years
Nick Recuber
Colorado Symphony, Assistant Principal; Denver University
GTMF 3 years
Bill Ritchie
Omaha Symphony, Assistant Principal (retired)
GTMF 40 years
David Williamson
Minnesota Orchestra; St. Olaf College
GTMF 30 years

Guitar

Nate Ostermiller
GTMF 1 year

Flutes & Piccolos

Carole Bean
National Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 31 years
Julia Bogorad-Kogan
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Principal; University of Minnesota
GTMF 43 years
Allison Emerick
Boise Philharmonic, Principal
GTMF 1 year
Alistair Howlett
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal; Butler University
GTMF 1 year
Adam Kuenzel
Minnesota Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 9 years
Koren McCaffrey
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
GTMF 8 years
Marcia McHugh
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Trio Sirènes, flutist and founding member
GTMF 7 years
Mercedes Smith
Utah Symphony, Principal
GTMF 9 years
Christina Smith
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 10 years
Jennifer Steele
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Duquense University
GTMF 3 years
Caitlyn Valovick-Moore
Utah Symphony, Piccolo/Utility Flute; University of Utah
GTMF 14 years

Oboes & English Horns

Jaren Atherholt
University of North Caroline School for the Arts
GTMF 17 years
Zachary Boeding
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal
GTMF 7 years
Emily Brebach
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, English horn and oboe; Emory University
GTMF 9 years
Jennifer Christen
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 1 year
William Dunlop
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 1 year
Bobby Nunes
Sarasota Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 1 year
Elizabeth Koch Tiscione
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 16 years
Nicholas Tisherman
Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Second/Assistant Principal
GTMF 1 year
Tamara Benitez Winston
Nashville Symphony, acting English Horn/Oboe
GTMF 4 years

Clarinets

Jose Gonzalez Granero
San Francisco Opera Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 6 years
Marci Gurnow
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 9 years
Stephanie Key
Dallas Symphony; SOLI Chamber Ensemble, Artistic Director and Clarinet
GTMF 21 years
Thomas LeGrand
Houston Symphony, Associate Principal
GTMF 40 years
Junghwan Lee
San Francisco Opera, Substitute
GTMF 2 years
Gi Lee
Princeton Symphony; Temple University
GTMF 3 years
Lee Livengood
Utah Symphony
GTMF 16 years
Victoria Luperi
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal Clarinet and Principal E-flat Clarinet; Carnegie Mellon University
GTMF 12 years
Eugene Mondie
National Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal; Peabody Institute; Catholic University of America
GTMF 9 years
Gregory Raden
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Principal; Southern Methodist University; University of North Texas
GTMF 23 years

Bassoons & Contrabassoons

Demetra Alikakos
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
GTMF 1 year
Andrew Brady
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 9 years
Steven Braunstein
San Francisco Symphony (retired); San Francisco Conservatory of Music
GTMF 23 years
Carlos Clark
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Fellow
GTMF 1 year
Juan de Gomar
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 25 years
Sue Heineman
National Symphony Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 15 years
Rudi Heinrich
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal
GTMF 2 years
Richard Ranti
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal (former); Philadelphia Orchestra (former)
GTMF 2 years
Ivy Ringel
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 2 years
Kristen Sonneborn
Naples Philharmonic, Principal; Florida Gulf Coast University
GTMF 32 years

Horns

Julie Beckel
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 1 year
Blaine Dodson
St. Louis Symphony
GTMF 1 year
Alison Dresser
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 3 years
Michael Gast
Minnesota Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 16 years
Nancy Goodearl
Houston Symphony (retired)
GTMF 34 years
Bob Lauver
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 24 years
Ian Mayton
Houston Symphony
GTMF 1 year
Shelby Nugent
The Dallas Opera
GTMF 8 years
Gavin Reed
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; River Oaks Chamber Orchestra Brass Quintet; Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music; University of Houston
GTMF 6 years
Jonathan Ring
San Francisco Symphony; The Bay Brass
GTMF 28 years
Edmund Rollett
Utah Symphony, Associate Principal; Westminster College
GTMF 8 years
Scott Sanders
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 1 year
Michael Stevens
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Horn
GTMF 2 years
Gail Williams
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (retired); Northwestern University
GTMF 33 years

Trumpets

Barbara Butler
Chicago Chamber Musicians; Music of the Baroque; Rice University; Music Academy of the West
GTMF 44 years
L. Russell Campbell
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal; University of North Texas
GTMF 7 years
Charles Daval
University of Illinois
GTMF 34 years
Thomas Hooten
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Principal; University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music
GTMF 2 years
Conrad Jones
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal Trumpet
GTMF 7 years
Billy R. Hunter, Jr.
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Manhattan School of Music
GTMF 4 years
Justin Kohan
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Co-Principal; Youngstown State University
GTMF 4 years
Jennifer Marotta
University of Southern California
GTMF 19 years
Travis Peterson
Utah Symphony, Principal; University of Utah
GTMF 1 year
Matthew Sonneborn
Naples Philharmonic, Principal; Florida Gulf Coast University
GTMF 20 years
Michael Tiscione
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Associate Principal; Emory University
GTMF 3 years

Trombones

David Binder
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 8 years
Jeremy Buckler
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 3 years
George Curran
New York Philharmonic
GTMF 1 year
Jay Evans
Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Principal; University of Alabama Birmingham; University of Montevallo
GTMF 20 years
Matthew Guilford
National Symphony Orchestra, Solo Bass Trombone
GTMF 6 years
Brian Hecht
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 1 year
Ryan Miller
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Acting Principal; University of Indianapolis
GTMF 4 years
Craig Mulcahy
National Symphony Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 24 years
Nicholas Platoff
Houston Symphony, Principal
GTMF 1 year
Jonathan Randazzo
St. Louis Symphony, Principal
GTMF 2 years
Jared Rodin
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Principal; Music of the Baroque; Butler University
GTMF 21 years
Lee Rogers
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, Principal
GTMF 2 years

Tubas

JáTtik Clark
Oregon Symphony, Principal; Oregon State University; Portland State University
GTMF 25 years
John DiCesare
Seattle Symphony, Principal; University of Washington
GTMF 3 years
Alex Purdy
Utah Symphony; Utah Opera; University of Utah
GTMF 2 years

Timpani

Michael Crusoe
Seattle Symphony Orchestra (retired); University of Washington
GTMF 16 years
Jason Haaheim
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Principal; Bard Conservatory, Juilliard Preparatory Division
GTMF 3 years
Erich Rieppel
Minnesota Orchestra, Principal; OAcademy, Orchestra of the Americas
GTMF 3 years

Percussion

Keith Carrick
Utah Symphony, Principal; University of Utah
GTMF 8 years
Riely Francis
San Antonio Philharmonic, Principal
GTMF 22 years
Micah Harrow
Utah Symphony, Acting Principal Timpani
GTMF 1 year
Craig Hauschildt
Houston Grand Opera; Houston Ballet; River Oaks Chamber Orchestra; Loop38
GTMF 22 years
Steve Hearn
Colorado Symphony, Acting Principal Timpani
GTMF 7 years
Simon Herron
Bremen Philharmonic, Associate Principal Timpanist
GTMF 1 year
Eric Hopkins
Utah Symphony; Associate Principal Timpanist
GTMF 2 years
John Kinzie
Colorado Symphony, Principal; University of Denver
GTMF 36 years
Michael Pape
Utah Symphony
GTMF 1 year
Joseph Petrasek
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal; University of Miami
GTMF 2 years
Andrés Pichardo-Rosenthal
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal
GTMF 3 years
Brian Prechtl
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
GTMF 34 years
Michael Stubbart
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Acting/Assistant Principal Timpani/Percussion
GTMF 1 year
Wiley Arnold Sykes
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Principal; Winston-Salem Symphony; Philidor Percussion Group; Guilford College
GTMF 24 years

Harps

Elisabeth Remy Johnson
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal; Emory University; Georgia State University; Kennesaw State University
GTMF 10 years
Rachel Van Voorhees Kirschman
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Loyola University
GTMF 46 years
Anne Preucil Lewellen
Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Principal
GTMF 27 years
Allegra Lilly
Houston Symphony, Principal; Rice University
GTMF 3 years

Keyboards

Yvonne Chen
St. John’s School
GTMF 2 years
Julie Coucheron
Kennesaw State University
GTMF 3 years
Kimi Kawashima
Westminster University, Director of Music; NOVA Chamber Music Series, Artistic Director
GTMF 10 years
Adelle Eslinger Runnicles
Deutsche Oper Berlin
GTMF 19 years

Librarians

Crozet Duplantier
Joffrey Ballet
GTMF 20 years
Robert Stiles
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Principal Librarian & Substitute Bass
GTMF 26 years