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The Encore Society

 

FIRST VIOLINS

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio
Concertmaster		  
Calvin Lewis
Assistant Concertmaster		  
Hugh Palmer+  
Debra Nguyen*  
Janice Fleming*  
John Morrice*  
Elaine Ikemoto* Andrew Hagopian Endowed Chair
Matt Mazzei*  
Jay Zhong+ John & Mitzi Conrad Endowed Chair
Darren Sagawa  
OPEN  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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SECOND VIOLINS

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
OPEN
Principal 		 
Cynthia Stuart*
Assistant Principal		  
Sarah Gillies  
Vartan Tigranyan  
OPEN  
Gaylene Joe*  
Brad Taylor*  
Barbara Schaefer  
Lauren Mindoro+  
Akiko Kojima  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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VIOLAS

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Claudia Shiuh*
Principal 		Frank Moradian Endowed Chair
Roz Gratz*
Assistant Principal		  
Lynn Grants+  
Nina Mantchorova Mendelson*  
Fan Hu  
Jeff Sandersier*  
Heather Gardner  
Galina André*  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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CELLOS

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Gerald Miller
Principal 		Pearl B. Winter Endowed Chair
Kelley Maulbetsch
Assistant Principal		 William T. Coyle & Wanda G. Coyle
Endowed Chair
Alicja Dutkiewicz  
Judy Robinson*  
OPEN  
Michelle Kwon+  
Louise McKay+  
Melinda Mack  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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BASSES

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Andy Butler  
Principal 		 
Randy Keith
Assistant Principal		  
Heidi Franklin*  
Tim Giannopoulos*  
Keith Biondi  
Benjamin Green  
Sheldon Schlesinger*  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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FLUTES

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Janette Erickson*
Principal		  
Pam Ellzey* Red and Nancy Arnold Endowed Chair
Cathi Tudman*  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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OBOES

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
José Díaz*
Principal 		Honorable Edward & Anita Shanahan
Endowed Chair
Rachel Aldrich*  
OPEN  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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CLARINETS

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Peter Nevin
Principal 		 
Ginger Kroft Barnetson
Torben V. Hansen Endowed Chair
Lea Steffens  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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BASSOONS

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Larry Gardner*
Principal 		 
Theresa Treuenfels  
Wendy La Touche  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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HORNS

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Meredith Brown
Principal 		William N. & Eleanore Knudson Endowed Chair
Rachel Childers  
Lauren Varley  
Eric Lesch  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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TRUMPETS

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Brian Anderson
Principal 		Parker M. Powell Endowed Chair
Ron Franklin*  
Joe Farkas*  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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TROMBONES

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Bruce Chrisp
Principal 		 
Phil Keen  
Wayne Solomon  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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TUBA

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Scott C. Choate*
Principal 		 
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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TIMPANI

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Rick Shiine*
Principal		 Mary Bell Crummey Endowed Chair
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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PERCUSSION

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Corey Ritter
Principal 		Del Crummey and Family Endowed Chair
Tammy van der Paardt*  
Craig Cory*  
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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HARP

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
Laura Porter*
Principal 		 
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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KEYBOARD

Musician Encore Society Endowed Chair
OPEN
Principal 		Ruth Anderson Phillips Endowed Chair
*Local Musician / +Probationary Player

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CREW

Lisa Choate
Orchestra Manager
Wayne Solomon
Personnel Manager
Cathi Graves Tudman
Librarian
Laura Bautista
House Manager

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About the Fresno Philharmonic

The Fresno Philharmonic, now in its 58th season, is the cultural flagship of Fresno, and one of the leading cultural organizations in the central San Joaquin Valley, one of the fastest growing regions in California. The population of Fresno is approaching 500,000, with an equal number living in surrounding communities. The rapid growth of Fresno’s cultural community in recent years speaks well of Fresno’s potential as an emerging center of cultural activity in the western United States.

The orchestra will perform 5 Masterworks pairs, 4 Pops concerts and 1 Family Concert in the 2011 - 2012 season in the 2,370 seat Saroyan Theatre in downtown Fresno. Its small ensembles provide over fifty educational outreach services to local schools, and the orchestra performs a week of youth concerts that serve close to 6,000 school children in the Central Valley.

Leading guest soloists, such as Sir James Galway, Itzhak Perlman, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Lang Lang, Lynn Harrell, Sarah Chang, Joshua Bell, and Andre Watts have appeared with the Philharmonic.

Theodore Kuchar is the Music Director and entering his ninth season. He is also Music Director of the Janacek Philharmonic in the Czech Republic, and the Reno Chamber Orchestra in Nevada. He previously served as Music Director of the Ukrainian National Orchestra in Kiev and the Boulder Philharmonic in Colorado. With many recordings on both the Naxos and Brilliant labels, he is one of the most recorded conductors on the scene today. Many of his recordings have received critical acclaim.

The Fresno Philharmonic operates on an annual budget of approximately $1.7 million. There is an endowment of about $2 million. The Philharmonic is managed by a full-time staff of seven and two part-time employees. It has a 25-member Board of Directors who are fully engaged with generous financial contributions and their commitment to service on various committees.

Public Disclosure Documents

In accordance with the Internal Revenue Service regulations for public disclosure, the Fresno Philharmonic is pleased to make copies of its annual tax returns available to the public. In compliance with the new rules effective June 8, 1999, copies of the FPO's filed 990 forms are available here.

These forms are in a PDF format and are viewable in Adobe Acrobat®, which can be downloaded for free.

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