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2023-2024 BSO Personnel

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Violin I

Dawn

Posey

Concertmaster
The Garland Richmond & Richard Stattelman Concertmaster

Shu-Hsin

Ko

Assistant Concertmaster

Emily

Bailey

Laura

Barnes

David

Bean

Gaye

Davis

Joanne

Donnellan

Irene

Fadden

Matt

Gudakov

Yelena

Nelson

Sandra

Payton

Krissy

Snyder

John

Tilley

Karen

Visser

Bill

Watts

Violin II

Yuko

Watanabe

Principal

Heather

Ray

Assistant Principal

Linnea

Arntson

Liza

Beshara

Judy

Diamond

Kathy

Diaz

Geneva

Faulkner

Helen

Koenig

Ben

Morgan

Audrey

Negro

Tasa

Weaver

Joy

Westermann

Viola

Morgan

Schwab

Principal

Katrina

Whitman

Assistant Principal

Genevieve

Blum

Kacey

Bradt

Alia

Kerr

Valerie

McWhorter

Michael

Neville

Jim

Quist

Corey

Welch

Cello

Samantha

Sinai

Principal
The Phyllis Allport Principal Cello

Brian

Coyne

Acting Assistant Principal Cello

Noel

Evans

Erin Esses

Lusk

Omar

Firestone

Rebekah

Hood-Sava

Barb

Hunter

Coral

Marchant

Mary

Passmore

Bette Ann

Schwede

Daniel

Watterson

Bass

Mark

Tomko

Principal
The Charli Daniels Principal Bass

Amiko

Mantha

Assistant Principal

Faye

Hong

Stuart

Jamieson

Anna

Jull

Flute

Deborah

Arthur

Principal
The Marcela Berg & Michael Addison Principal Flute

Gena

Mikkelsen

Assistant Principal

Kate

Johnson

Piccolo

Gena

Mikkelsen

The Carol & Dennis Comeau Piccolo

Oboe

Kristen

Fairbank

Co-Principal

Gail

Ridenour

Co-Principal
The Ridenour Family Principal Oboe

Ken

Bronstein

English Horn

Ken

Bronstein

The Corey Welch & Judy Diamond English Horn

Clarinet

Erika

Block

Principal
The Gordon & Rosalie Nast Principal Clarinet

Emily

Prestbo

David

Bissell

Bassoon

Phillip

Thomas

Principal
The Brian and Marya Griffin Principal Bassoon

Jackson

Stewart-DeBelly

Assistant Principal

Horn

Brad

Bigelow

Principal
The George and Crystal Mills Principal Horn

Jack

Champagne

Greg

Verbarendse

Kristi

Kilgore

Trumpet

Karolyn

Labes

Principal
The Bill & Leslie McRoberts Principal Trumpet

Charlie

Burns

Steve

Sperry

Trombone

Phil

Heft

Principal
The Wendy Bohlke & Brian Hansen Principal Trombone

Brian

Thomson

Bass Trombone

Bob

Gray

Tuba

Mark

Lindenbaum

Principal
The Marty & Gail Haines Principal Tuba

Timpani

Stephanie L.

Straight

Principal

Percussion

Kay

Reilly

Principal
The Valerie McWhorter Principal Percussion

Jamie

Ihler

Lucas

Webster

Harp

Jill

Whitman

Principal
The Barbara & Michael Ryan Principal Harp

Keyboard

Andrea

Rackl

Principal
The Sibyl Sanford Principal Keyboard