Orchestra

Eun Sun Kim, Caroline H. Hume Music Director

• First Violin

  Kay Stern, Concertmaster
  Laura Albers, Associate Concertmaster †
  Heidi Wilcox, Acting Associate Concertmaster  *
  Jennifer Cho, Acting Assistant Concertmaster
  Dawn Harms
  Mariya Borozina
  Barbara Riccardi
  Dian Zhang
  Leonid Igudesman
  Jennifer Hsieh
  Annie Asuka Yano
  Wenyi Shih **
  Robin Hansen **

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

• Second Violin

  Jeremy Preston, Principal
  Martha Simonds, Associate Principal
  Beni Shinohara, Assistant Principal
  Eva Karasik
  Leslie Ludena
  Maya Cohon
  Craig Reiss
  Heeguen Song **
  
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Regular substitute
  † Leave of absence

• Viola

  CarlaMaria Rodrigues, Principal
  Joy Fellows, Acting Associate Principal *
  Yi Zhou, Acting Assistant Principal **
  Emily Liu, Acting Assistant Principal **
  Patricia Heller
  Jonna Hervig †
  Natalia Vershilova
  Elizabeth Prior **
  
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Regular substitute
  † Leave of absence

• Cello

  Thalia Moore,  Acting Principal 
  Peter Myers, Acting Associate Principal *
  Nora Pirquet, Acting Assistant Principal
  Emil Miland
  Victoria Ehrlich †
  Ruth Lane
  Eric Sung **
  Mark Votapek **
  
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Regular substitute
  † Leave of absence

• Double Bass

  Joseph Lescher, Principal
  Jonathan Lancelle, Associate Principal *
  Steven D'Amico, Assistant Principal
  Shinji Eshima
  Evan Hillis **
  
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Regular substitute
  † Leave of absence

• Flute

  Julie McKenzie, Principal
  Michelle Caimotto **
  Stephanie McNab *

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

• Piccolo

  Stephanie McNab

• Oboe

  Mingjia Liu, Principal †
  Gabriel Young, Acting Principal
  Alex DiThomas **
  Benjamin Brogadir **
  
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Regular substitute
  † Leave of absence

• English Horn

  Alex DiThomas **
  Benjamin Brogadir **

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

• Clarinet

  Jose Gonzalez Granero, Principal
  Joanne Burke Eisler, Assistant Principal †
  Anthony Striplen †
  Matthew Boyles **
  Junghwan Lee **
  
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Regular substitute
  † Leave of absence

• Bass Clarinet

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

• Bassoon

  Rufus Olivier, Principal
  Daniel MacNeill *
  Michael Severance †
  Shawn Jones **

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

• Contrabassoon

  Michael Severance †
  Shawn Jones **

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

• French Horn

  Kevin Rivard, Principal
  Keith Green
  Brian McCarty, Associate Principal *
  Meredith Brown **
  Logan Bryck **
  Caitlyn Smith-Franklin **
  
  

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

• Trumpet

  Adam Luftman, Principal
  John Pearson *
  Scott Macomber **
  
  

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

• Trombone

  Samuel Schlosser, Principal
  Jeffrey Budin **
  David Ridge
  
  

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

• Bass Trombone

  David Ridge, Principal

• Tuba/Cimbasso

  Zachariah Spellman, Principal

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

• Timpani

  John Burgardt, Principal

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

• Percussion

  Richard Kvistad, Principal/Associate Timpani †
  Patricia Niemi, Acting Principal
  Victor Avdienko **

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

• Harp

  Annabelle Taubl **

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

• Librarian

  Carrie Weick
  Kevin Myers, Assistant

• Orchestra Manager

  Tracy Davis
  Kevin Myers, Assistant