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 
  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

  Thalia Moore,  Acting Principal 
  Peter Myers, * Acting Associate Principal
  Nora Pirquet, Acting Assistant Principal
  Emil Miland
  Jung-Hsuan (Rachel) Ko
  Ruth Lane
  Jungin Yang **
  
  † 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
  Sean O'Hara **
  
  † Leave of absence
  * Principal for one or more operas of the season
  ** Season Substitute

• Flute

  Julie McKenzie, Principal †
  Stephanie McNab, Acting Principal *
  Susan Kang * **
  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
  
  † 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
  Steve Sanchez **
  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 **
  Phillip Palmore **
  Meredith Brown **

  † 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 
  Samuel Wamhoff †
  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

  Eleanor Kirk, 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