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Musician's Corner

 

Musicians of the Orchestra

The Central Oregon Symphony is composed of approximately 85 musicians. The size of the group is determined by the music to be performed. Each composition requires different instrumentation.

The 2006-2007 symphony listed the following musicians:
Michael Gesme, Conductor

VIOLIN I
Carol Kirkman
Chuck Hens
LaDonna Moore
Marion Johnson
Lia Vella
Melissa Hassell
Eleanor Davidson
Dara Robson
Elizabeth Thorpe
Carolyn Rouse
Jenny Harada
Nicole Mariman

VIOLIN II
Diane Allen
Rita Aulie
Gae Thwing
Avalon Parsons
Carol Elwood
Kenney Hersch
Julia Hodecker
Jennifer Drutman
Jenny Marsden
Anna Moore
Robert Gregory
Anne Weis
Michael Hodecker
Drucilla Aitken
Terri Grimm
Carina Nichols
Pat Hunt
Marayd Allen

VIOLA
Leslie Knight
Lance VanSooy
Brenda Simmons
Adrienne Brown
Whitney Wolfe
Karina O'Connor
Allison Hoyt
Teresa Shaffer

CELLO
Mitra Woods
John Gibbens
Molly Strand
Kelvin Lu
Janet Gesme
Billy Mitchell
Virginia Riggs
Merle Ross
Gus Wendel
Austin Bennett

BASS
John Allen
David Powloski
Lisa Bussabarger
David Clark
Alan Aulie

FLUTE
Sue Steiger
Lynn Lakin
Pam Hughes

PICCOLO
Lynn Lakin

OBOE
Kristin Guy
Jeff Stormont

CLARINET
Gayle Hoagland
Lorell Girard

BASSOON
Wendy Bloom
Jean Frye

HORN
George Nemeth
Scott Peterson
Kelli Kirkman
Irene Jill Lewis
Amy Anderson

TRUMPET
Jeff Briggs
Brendon Alexander
Bob Shimek


TROMBONE
Bruce Emerson
Suzanne Mudge

BASS TROMBONE
Erik Hoagland

TUBA
Tom Barber

HARP
Laura Leighton

PIANO
Kathleen Gault

TIMPANI
Dennis Senff


PERCUSSION
Larry Meyers
Jake Ortman

ORCHESTRA MANAGER: Gayle Hoagland