Learn about our conductor, Maestro Appert, on this page.

Board of Directors:

  • Orchestra President – Galen Breckenridge
  • Vice President – Gabrielle Proust
  • Artistic Director & Conductor – Don Appert
  • Treasurer – Elaine Blatt and Steve Tarter
  • Librarian – Cathy Ross
  • Media Coordinator –
  • Secretary – Amy Starke
  • Members at Large –
    • Ralph Cohen
    • Trudy Stenger
    • Lou Tauber
    • Liz Mallov

Violin I

  • Shion Yamakawa, Concertmaster
  • Cathy Ross, Assoc. Concertmaster
  • Rolly Toribio
  • Nancy Nordwall
  • Martie Tarter
  • Stu Sawai
  • Marette Whitney
  • Ellen Frost
  • Lisa Jean Hoefner

Violin II

  • Arthur Gutnik, Principal
  • Alexandrea Beh
  • Julia Harries
  • Lorene Van Hoeter
  • Liz Mallov
  • Amy Starke
  • Sonya Brookins
  • Pam Ritchie
  • Helge Moulding
  • Rebecca Schwartz

Viola

  • Anne Lesch, Principal
  • Geoffrey Hamlyn
  • Gabrielle Proust
  • Eli Cabelly
  • Nathaniel Friedman
  • Sylvia Ruggeri

Cello

  • Stephen Proctor, Principal
  • Amie Davenport
  • Matthew Keegan
  • Joseph Schmucker-Pizarro
  • Andy Schubring

Bass

  • Kay Robbins, Principal
  • Greg Hamersky
  • Nkechi Ikpo
  • Colete Martin

Flutes and Piccolo

  • Trudy Stenger, Principal
  • Mihail Elisman
  • Janet Franco
  • Allison Frazier

Oboes, English Horn

  • Julia Drayton, Principal
  • Briana Mahoney
  • Stacey Kim

Clarinet

  • Lou Tauber, Principal
  • Chaim Wolin

Bassoon

  • Scott Sidener, Principal
  • Bill Dameron

Horn

  • Phoebus Tsai, Principal
  • Galen Breckenridge
  • Bob Gillaspy
  • Steve Tarter

Trumpet

  • Talan Harrison, Principal
  • Steve Anderson

 Trombone

  • Chris Carson, Principal
  • Eric Olson
  • Gary Powers

Tuba

  • Aaron Ostraat

Percussion

  • Guy Snyder, Principal
  • Audrey Perino