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. Here is the in-progress roster for the 45th season August 2022.
BRETT MITCHELL, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR - Denver, Colorado
VIOLIN I
Ruth Lenz, Concertmaster - Reno, Nevada
Cal Lewis - San Diego, California
Stephanie Westney - San Antonio, Texas
Yvonne Hsueh - Eugene, Oregon
Stephen Chong - Eugene, Oregon
Clara Fuhrman - Eugene, Oregon
Jenny Estrin - Eugene, Oregon
Leah Beshore - Bend, Oregon
Lenore Gilbert - Bend, Oregon
VIOLIN II
Stephen Redfield, Acting Principal - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Joan Christenson - San Antonio, Texas
Joy Fabos - Portland, Oregon
Jayne Maddison - Toronto, Ontario
Nelly Kovalev - Portland, Oregon
Yuan-yuan Wang - St. Petersburg, Florida
Sophie Therrell - Eugene, Oregon
Miya Saito-Beckman - New York, New York
Ryan Downs
VIOLA
Holland Phillips, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Christopher Redfield - Toronto, Ontario
Miriam Ward - Portland, Oregon
Dana Rokosny - Portland, Oregon
Leslie Knight - Sunriver, Oregon
Daren Fuster - Eugene, 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
Katherine Schultz - Portland, Oregon
BASS
Jason Schooler, Acting Principal - Portland, Oregon
Scott Faulkner - Reno, Nevada
Chris Kim - Portland, Oregon
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Adam Eccleston, Acting Principal - Portland, Oregon
Christine Gangelhoff - Nassau, The Bahamas
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Lindabeth Binkley, Acting Principal - Mount Pleasant, Minnesota
Wendy Cushner - Gig Harbor, Washington
CLARINET
Ben Lulich, Principal - Seattle, Washington
Angelique Poteat - Seattle, Washington
BASSOON
Anthony Georgeson, Principal - Atlanta, Georgia
David Savage - La Mesa, California
HORN
David Kruse, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Jen Harrison - Portland, Oregon
Michael Yopp - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Joe Berger - Portland, Oregon
Dan Partridge - Portland, Oregon
TRUMPET
Jeffrey Work, Principal - Portland, Oregon
Sarah Viens - Eugene, Oregon
Joe Klaus - Portland, Oregon
TROMBONE
Henry Henniger, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Dan Flagg - Bend, Oreegon
Graham Middleton - Salem, Oregon
TUBA
James Kuzmic - Eugene, Oregon
PERCUSSION
Tim Cogswell, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Doug Walter, Principal - Louisville, Colorado
Gordon Rencher - Portland, Oregon
PIANO
Stephanie Thompson - Portland, Oregon
HARP
Candace LiVolsi Valentine - San Diego, California
