Musicians

Orchestra

Peter Bay, Music Director/Conductor bio

The Joe R. & Teresa L. Long Conductor Chair
The Women’s Symphony League of Austin Associate Conductor Chair

Violin I

  • Jessica Mathaes, Concertmaster bio- The Dr. & Mrs. Ernest C. Butler Concertmaster Chair
  • Eugene Gratovich, Associate Concertmaster – The Roy E. & Linda S. Bush Associate Concertmaster Chair
  • Jennifer Bourianoff, Assistant Concertmaster bio- The Jeff & Gail Kodosky Assistant Concertmaster Chair
  • Paula Bird, First Violin IV bio- The Frank & Louise Carpenter First Violin IV Chair
  • Robin A. Burwell, First Violin V bio- The Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Natho, Jr. First Violin V Chair
  • Bruce Colson – The Drs. Linda G. & James A. Prentice First Violin VI Chair
  • David Delambre
  • Diane Dickson
  • Molly Emerman
  • Colleen McCullough bio
  • Karen Palmer
  • Alexander Serafimov
  • Caroline Slack
  • Karen Stiles
  • Leah Zeger bio

Violin II

  • Richard Kilmer, Principal bio- The Fred C. & Estelle Morse Principal Second Violin Chair
  • Shana Bey, Second Violin II – The Lewis Meriwether Hamby Second Violin II Chair
  • Helen Bravenec
  • Joan Ely Carlson bio
  • Paul E. Castaneda
  • Linda Day
  • Elizabeth Stoppels Girko
  • Neela Kinariwala
  • Tracy Seeger
  • Georgeann Dubell Shockley
  • Joseph D. Smith bio
  • Sha Zhu bio

Viola

  • Bruce Williams, Principal bio- The Aneta S. Mitchell Trust Principal Viola Chair
  • Ames Asbell, Viola II – The James C. Armstrong Viola II Chair
  • Gary R. Ballard, Viola III – The Barbara Harris Polomé Memorial Chair
  • Stephen J. Buckles
  • Martha Carapetyan
  • Eugenie Edmonds
  • Stephen Edwards
  • Courtney Sedgwick Filner
  • Lana Harris
  • Joan Kalisch
  • Donald B. Wright

Cello

  • Douglas Harvey, Principal bio- The Sam & Sonia Wilson Principal Cello Chair
  • Carolyn Blubaugh-Hagler, Cello II – The Steve A. Wilson & Nancy H. Wilson Cello II Chair
  • Erna Rumney Buckles, Cello III – The Sharon E. Wilson Cello III Chair
  • Margaret Coltman, Cello IV – The Thomas & Karen Vaughn Cello IV Chair
  • Christopher Haritatos – The Martin S. Kermacy Cello V Chair
  • George S. Mannix – The Cynthia M. & Scott E. Wilson Cello VI Chair
  • Sara Nelson
  • Charles Prewitt
  • Muriel Beth Sanders
  • Jeffrey C. Wang bio
  • Benjamin Westney

Double Bass

  • David Neubert, Principal – The Dr. Giles & Margie Andrews Principal Double Bass Chair
  • David Dawson
  • Paul Determan
  • Christopher Flores
  • William Gowen
  • Bebo Shiu
  • P. Kellach Waddle

Flute

  • Rebecca Powell Garfield, Principal bio- The Wolf & Janet Jessen Principal Flute Chair
  • Rachel Lopez, Flute II bio- The Edgar & Patricia Harris Flute II Chair
  • Elizabeth Castaño, Flute III and Piccolo – The Sherrill Family Foundation Flute III & Piccolo Chair

Oboe

  • Beth M. Sanders, Principal bio- The Eva & Marvin Womack Principal Oboe Chair
  • Ian Davidson, Associate Principal – The Kuglen Foundation Associate Principal Oboe Chair
  • David Herbert (English Horn) – The Mr. & Mrs. Loren F. Kahle, Jr. English Horn Chair

Clarinet

  • Stephen Girko, Principal – bio- The Phil & Ruth Kohlhaas Principal Clarinet Chair
  • Hilary Scop, Clarinet II – bio- The Ward & Victoria Cheney Clarinet II Chair
  • Suzanne W. Jenkins (E-Flat & Bass) – The Fruchter Family E-flat & Bass Clarinet Chair

Bassoon

  • William D. Lewis, Principal – The Mr. & Mrs. William T. Gunn, III Principal Bassoon Chair
  • *Daris Word Hale – The Neal & Ida Weaver Bassoon II Chair
  • Nathan J. Koch (one-year appointment)
  • Daniel Chrisman (Contra Bassoon)

French Horn

  • *Thomas Hale, Principal – The Mary & Fred C. Morse, Jr. Principal French Horn Chair
  • Kurt Moede, Associate Principal – The Mr. & Mrs. Howard W. Parker Associate Principal French Horn Chair
  • Ed Tschoepe, French Horn III – The Grace & Charles Bonner French Horn III Chair
  • Margaret Ayer, French Horn IV – The Barbara & John Fibiger French Horn IV Chair

Trumpet

  • Robert Cannon, Principal – bio- The Sally Lipscomb Bybee Principal Trumpet Chair
  • Jack C. Laumer, Associate Principal – bio- The Katherine & Philip Patman Associate Principal Trumpet Chair
  • Michael Bucalo, Trumpet III – The Martin S. Kermacy Trumpet III Chair

Trombone

  • Brenda Sansig, Principal – bio- The Mr. & Mrs. Kevin B. Rollins Principal Trombone Chair
  • R. Ben Osborne, Trombone II – bio- The Judith & Charles N. Renneker Trombone II Chair
  • J. Philip Arno (Bass Trombone) – bio- The Dr. & Mrs. Craig C. Kuglen Bass Trombone Chair

Tuba

  • Steven Bryant, Principal – bio- The William & Bettye Nowlin Principal Tuba Chair

Timpani

  • Tony Edwards, Principal – The Lee & Pauline Kirkwood Principal Timpani Chair

Percussion

  • Genaro Gonzalez, Principal – The Margaret & Doug Danforth Principal Percussion Chair
  • Richard W. Berkley, Percussion II – The Wendi & Brian Kushner Percussion II Chair
  • Meredith Nelson Huffman, Percussion III – The Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Renneker Percussion III Chair

Harp

  • Elaine Barber, Principal – bio- The Elizabeth Willis Principal Harp Chair

Piano

  • Sylvia Golmon, Principal – The Joan King Holtzman Principal Piano and Keyboard Chair

Librarian

Assistant Conductors

  • Stefan Sanders bio
  • Alejandro Gutierrez bio

*One Year leave of Absence

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