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. Below is the in-progress roster for the 46th season August 2023.
BRETT MITCHELL, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR - Denver, Colorado
VIOLIN I
Zhao Yi, Concertmaster - Denver, Colorado
Stephanie Westney - San Antonio, Texas
Yvonne Hsueh - Eugene, Oregon
Stephen Chong - Eugene, 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
VIOLA
Holland Phillips, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Christopher Redfield - Toronto, Ontario
Miriam Ward - Portland, Oregon
CELLO
Kari Caldwell, Principal - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nadine Hall - Los Angeles, California
Heather Blackburn - Portland, Oregon
Jennifer Yopp - Colorado Springs, Colorado
BASS
Frank Diliberto, Principal - Bend, Oregon
Jason Schooler - Portland, Oregon
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Catherine Ramirez, Acting Principal - Northfield, Minnesota
Christine Gangelhoff - Nassau, The Bahamas
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Lindabeth Binkley, Acting Principal - Mount Pleasant, Minnesota
Wendy Cushner - Gig Harbor, Washington
CLARINET
Angelique Poteat, Acting Principal - Seattle, Washington
BASSOON
Anthony Georgeson, Principal - Atlanta, Georgia
David Savage - La Mesa, California
HORN
Michael Gast - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jen Harrison - Portland, Oregon
Michael Yopp - Colorado Springs, Colorado
TRUMPET
Jeffrey Work, Principal - Portland, Oregon
Sarah Viens - Eugene, Oregon
Joe Klaus - Portland, Oregon
TROMBONE
Henry Henniger, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Steve Suminski - Pasadena, California
Wayne Solomon - Fresno, California
TUBA
JáTtik Clark, Principal - Portland, Oregon
PERCUSSION
Tim Cogswell, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Doug Walter, Principal - Louisville, Colorado
Gordon Rencher - Portland, Oregon
PIANO
Heidi Louise Williams - Tallahassee, Florida
HARP
Jody Guinn - Newbury, Ohio
