Auditions
Endowed Chairs

Strings | Woodwinds | Brass | Timpani | Percussion | Harp | Crew

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STRINGS

First Violin

Aimee Kreston (Concertmistress), Elizabeth Hedman (Assistant Concertmaster), Debra Nguyen, Janice Fleming, John Morrice, Elaine Ikemoto (Andrew Hagopian Endowed Chair), Matt Mazzei, Darren Sagawa (Mitzi Conrad Endowed Chair)

Second Violin

Calvin Lewis (Principal Second Violin), Cynthia Stuart (Assistant Principal), Sarah Gillies, Vartan Tigranyan, Gaylene Debra Joe, Brad Taylor, Barbara Schaefer, Monika Gruber, Akiko Kojima

Viola

Claudia Shiuh (Frank Moradian Endowed Principal Chair), Roz Gratz (Assistant Principal), Nina Mantchorova, Fan Hu, Jeff Sandersier, Heather Gardner, Galina André

Cello

Gerald Miller III (Pearl B. Winter Endowed Principal Chair), Kelley Maulbetsch (William T. Coyle and Wanda G. Coyle Endowed Assistant Principal Chair), Alicja Dutkiewicz, Judy Robinson, Ionut Zamfir, Helen Belangie, Melinda Mack

Bass

Andy Butler (Principal), Randy Keith (Assistant Principal), Heidi Franklin, Tim Giannopoulos, Keith Biondi, Benjamin Green, Sheldon Schlesinger

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WOODWINDS

Flute

Janette Erickson (Principal), Pamela Thoman Ellzey (Red and Nancy Arnold Endowed Chair), Cathi Tudman

Oboe

José Díaz* (Honorable Edward & Anita Shanahan Endowed Principal Chair), Rachel Aldrich

Clarinet

Peter Nevin (Principal), Ginger Kroft Barnetson (Torben V. Hansen Endowed Chair), Lea Steffens

Bassoon

Larry Gardner (Principal), Theresa Treuenfels, Wendy LaTouche

* On leave of absence

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BRASS

Horn

Meredith Brown (William N. & Eleanore Knudsen Endowed Principal Chair), Rachel Childers, Lauren Varley, Eric Lesch

Trumpet

Brian Anderson (Parker M. Powell Endowed Principal Chair), Ron Franklin, Joe Farkas

Trombone

Bruce Chrisp (Principal), Phil Keen, Wayne Solomon

Tuba

Scott C. Choate (Principal)

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TIMPANI

Rick Shiine (Mary Bell Crummey Endowed Principal Chair)

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PERCUSSION

Corey Ritter (Del Crummey and Family Endowed Principal Chair), Tammy van der Paardt, Craig Cory

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HARP

Laura Porter (Principal)

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CREW

Orchestra Personnel Manager:
Wayne Solomon

Librarian:
Cathi Tudman Graves

Production Manager:
Lisa Stallings

House Manager:
Laura Bautista

 

endowed chairs

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The Fresno Philharmonic is grateful for the endowed chairs established in honor or memory of loved ones by family and friends.

General Endowment
Andrew Hagopian Endowed Violin I Chair
Mitzi Conrad Endowed Violin I Chair - 5th Chair
Frank Moradian Endowed Principal Viola Chair
Pearl B. Winter Endowed Principal Cello Chair
William T. Coyle and Wanda G. Coyle Endowed Assistant Principal Cello Chair
Red and Nancy Arnold Endowed Flute Chair
The Honorable Edward L. and Anita M. Shanahan Endowed Principal Oboe Chair
Torben V. Hansen Endowed Clarinet Chair
William N. and Eleanore Knudsen Endowed Principal Horn Chair
Parker M. Powell Endowed Principal Trumpet Chair
Mary Bell Crummey Endowed Principal Timpani Chair
Del Crummey and Family Endowed Principal Percussion Chair
Ruth Anderson Phillips Endowed Piano Chair

Music Education Endowment
Karney Hodge Memorial Chair
William Randolph Hearst Foundation Chair
Enok Lohne, M.D., Memorial Scholarship

Bonner Family Guest Artist Endowment