Meet the Orchestra
The people behind the mission.
MEET THE ORCHESTRA
Carl Topilow, Music Director
Alex Amsel, Assistant Conductor
VIOLIN
Mina Hong, co-concertmaster
Ella Loman, co-concertmaster
Katelyn Lyons Peaden, co-concertmaster
Michael Romans, co-principal second
Natsuko Takashima, co-principal second
Sarah Biagini
Julia Brandenburg
Gina Buzzelli
Allyson Cohen
Sarah Elert
Jonathon Eng
Claire Geho
Simone Hammett Lynch
Josephine Hu
Caroline Joyner
Erin Kim
Luke Lentini
Yung-Hsuan Lo
Ella Loman
Jessica Lyons Blocher
Maggie Niekamp
Harold Reeves
Luis Angel Estaban Salazar
Luke Santonastaso
Leina Sheehy
Yeonji Shim
Holly Spangenberg
Marissa Weston
Diane Yang
CLARINET
Justin Best
Hank Landrum
Juan Esteban Martinez
Gerbrich Francine Meijer
BASSOON
Edin Agamenoni
Marisa Esposito
Zachary Feingold
Qun Ren
VIOLA
Hannah Martineau, principal
Cordelia Brand
Silvana Ferrarin
David Kang
Daniel Moore
Erin Napier
Benjamin Pochily
Samantha Wilson
Thomas Wong
CELLO
Isabel Dimoff, co-principal
Samuel Viguerie, co-principal
Mario Bastea-Forte
MaryGrace Bender
Derek Eilert
Kyle Johnson
Alana Shannon
Lindsey Sharpe
Henry Stubbs
DOUBLE BASS
Hanxiao Deng
Gabriel Harris
Wesley Jones
Fox Myers
Caroline Samuels
Sam Shreves
FLUTE
Melissa Aleles
Brendan Dooley
Lauren Scanio
Zach Warren
OBOE
Virginia McDowell
Justine Myers
Laurel Wellman
Lauren White
HORN
Melia Badalian
Jessica Elder
Vincent Kiray
Kyle Ko
Michael Stevens
TRUMPET
William Berue
Changhyun Cha
Clint McLendon
David Nakazono
TROMBONE
Nate Doucette
Guangwei Fan
Robyn Smith
BASS TROMBONE
Taylor Fong
TUBA
Riley Lindsey
TIMPANI
Matthew Kibort
PERCUSSION
Soo Jin Kang
Hanna Kim
Miles Kim
Sean Van Winkle
HARP
Ina McCormack
PIANO
Thomas Steigerwald