The Musicians
The Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra includes professional musicians from around the country. Each season welcomes tenured and new musicians and is uniquely crafted to each individual concert program. For 2021, the Festival Orchestra returns!
Kelly Kuo, Maestro - Cinncinati, Ohio
Brett Mitchell, Maestro - Denver, Colorado
VIOLIN I
Ruth Lenz, Principal - Reno, Nevada
Leah Latorraca - Phoenix, Arizona
Yvonne Hsueh - Eugene, Oregon
Yuan-yuan Wang - St. Petersburg, Florida
Stephen Chong - Eugene, Oregon
Lucie Zalesakova - Reno, Nevada
Sophie Therrell - Eugene, Oregon
VIOLIN II
Dan Skidmore, Acting Principal - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Joan Christenson - San Antonio, Texas
Carol Laube - Reno, Nevada
Joy Fabos - Portland, Oregon
Jayne Maddison - Toronto, Ontario
Clara Fuhrman - Sunriver, Oregon
VIOLA
Holland Phillips, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Christopher Redfield - Toronto, Ontario
Miriam Ward - Portland, Oregon
Dana Rokosny - Portland, Oregon
Leslie Knight - Sunriver, Oregon
CELLO
Kari Caldwell, Principal - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nadine Hall - Los Angeles, California
Heather Blackburn - Portland, Oregon
Katherine Schultz - Portland, Oregon
BASS
Jason Schooler, Acting Principal - Portland, Oregon
Scott Faulkner - Reno, Nevada
Chris Kim - Portland, Oregon
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Catherine Ramirez, Principal - Northfield, Minnesota
Christine Gangelhoff - Minneapolis, Minnesota
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Lindabeth Binkley, Principal - Mount Pleasant, Minnesota
Wendy Cushner - Gig Harbor, Washington
CLARINET
Ben Lulich, Principal - Kenmore, Washington
David Chang - Corona, California
BASSOON
Anthony Georgeson, Principal - Mableton, Georgia
David Savage - La Mesa, California
HORN
David Kruse, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Jen Harrison - Portland, Oregon
TRUMPET
Jeffrey Work, Principal - Portland, Oregon
Sarah Viens - Portland, Oregon
TROMBONE
Henry Henniger, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
PERCUSSION
Tim Cogswell, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Doug Walter, Principal - Louisville, Colorado
PIANO
Stephen Lewis - Portland, Oregon
HARP
Candace LiVolsi Valentine - San Diego, California