The Musicians
The Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra includes professional musicians from around the country handpicked by Artistic Director George Hanson. Each season welcomes tenured and new musicians and is uniquely crafted to each individual concert program. Below is the roster from the last season of the Festival Orchestra (2019). For 2021, the Festival Orchestra returns, with a 36-member core orchestra including several of the musicians listed here.
George Hanson, Artistic Director, Conductor - Tucson, Arizona
VIOLIN I
Corine Brouwer, Acting Concertmaster- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Leah Latorraca - Phoenix, Arizona
Yvonne Hsueh - Eugene, Oregon
Stephanie Teply Westney - San Antonio, Texas
Stephen Chong - Eugene, Oregon
Yuan-yuan Wang - St. Petersburg, Florida
Clara Fuhrman - Sunriver, Oregon
Mutsuko Tatman - Tucson, Arizona
Claire Tatman - Reno, Nevada
Sarah Ruzicka - Bend, 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
Naiara Sanchez - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Leah Naftalin - Bend, Oregon
Sophie Therrell - Eugene, Oregon
VIOLA
Holland Phillips, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Christopher Redfield, Principal - Toronto, Ontario
Lauren Elledge - Portland, Oregon
Catherine Gray - Toronto, Ontario
Miriam Ward - Portland, Oregon
Carrie Howell - Bend, Oregon
Leslie Knight - Sunriver, Oregon
CELLO
Kari Caldwell, Principal - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nadine Hall - Los Angeles, California
Heather Blackburn - Portland, Oregon
Jennifer Yopp - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Travis Allen - Bend, Oregon
BASS
Frank Diliberto, Principal - Bend, Oregon
Jason Schooler - Portland, Oregon
David Parmeter - Portland, Oregon
Christopher Burns - Tacoma, Washington
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Alexander Lipay, Principal - Tucson, Arizona
Christine Gangelhoff - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ranchel Rencher - Portland, Oregon
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Neil Tatman, Acting Principal - Tucson, Arizona
Mary Lynch, Acting Principal - Seattle, Washinton
Wendy Cushner - Gig Harbor, Washington
Noelle Burns - Tacoma, Washington
CLARINET
Angelique Poteat, Acting Principal - Seattle, Washington
Stanislav Golovin - Beachwood, Ohio
BASSOON
Anthony Georgeson, Acting Principal - Mableton, Georgia
David Savage - La Mesa, California
HORN
David Kruse, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Michael Gast - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jen Harrison - Portland, Oregon
Michael Yopp - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Joseph Berger - Portland, Oregon
Graham Kingsbury - Portland, Oregon
TRUMPET
Jeffrey Work, Principal - Portland, Oregon
Sarah Viens - Portland, Oregon
Greg Smith - Albany, Oregon
TROMBONE
Tony Collins, Principal - Santa Rosa, California
Henry Henniger - Eugene, Oregon
Wayne Solomon - Fresno, California
Steve Suminski - Pasadena, California
TUBA
JáTtik Clark, Principal - Portland, Oregon
Emily Rumpca - Corvallis, Oregon
PERCUSSION
Tim Cogswell, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Gordon Rencher - Portland, Oregon
Ian Kerr - Portland, Oregon
Will Reno - Portland, Oregon
David Priore - Portland, Oregon
PIANO
Heidi Louise Williams - Tallahassee, Florida
HARP
Candace LiVolsi - Redding, California
Martha Griffith - Eugene, Oregon