Meet the Orchestra

Traverse Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Rhodes, Music Director

Violin

Paul Sonner
    Concertmaster
    Elnora Toldo Milliken Founder’s Chair
Steven Leonard
    Associate Concertmaster
Ching-Wen Tseng
    Assistant Concertmaster
Beth Weston
    Principal
    Judith M. Loveless Principal Second Violin Chair
Leonid Surin
    Associate Principal
Maria Bucco
Glenys Cowperthwaite
Lorri Hedlund
Leilani Kitler
Prudence Kurtz
Mary Miller
Jacob Olbrot
Oxana Sourine

 

Viola

David Holland
    Principal
Judy Gienow
    Associate Principal
Margaret Beck
Karen Morrell
Ann Schoelles

Cello

Elizabeth Bert
    Principal
Carrie Pierce
    Associate Principal
Jean Coonrod
Anne Dickson
Elizabeth Suminski
Lynne Tobin

Bass

Gary Gatzke
    Principal
Mary Demand
Richard Jaissle
Susan McRae

Flute/Piccolo

Nancy Stagnitta
    Principal
Tess Miller
Jodi Petroelje

Oboe/English Horn

Lynn Hansen
    Principal
Phil Popham

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet

Jeanmarie Riccobono
    Principal
    2009-2010 Charles and Dee Kelly Chair

Bassoon

Lauren Murphy
    Principal
Jason Kramer

Horn

Robert Pavelek
     Principal
Gene Berger
Jeff Johnson
Mary Beth Orr

Trumpet

Robert Hicks
    Co-Principal
Kenneth Larson
    Co-Principal
Scott Sorenson
    Associate Principal
David Cowperthwaite

Trombone

Thomas Riccobono
    Principal
James Perez

Bass Trombone

George Bliss
    Principal

Tuba

Stephen Molnar
    Principal

Timpani

John Alfieri
    Principal

Percussion

Robert Sagan
    Co-Principal
David Warne
    Co-Principal
Guy Leslie

Harp

Joan Holland
   Co-Principal
Sylvia Norris
   Co-Principal

Concertmaster Emeritus

Jack Bert

*After the principal player, all players are listed alphabetically.