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
Leah Latorraca - Phoenix, Arizona
Stephanie Westney - San Antonio, Texas
Yvonne Hsueh - Eugene, Oregon
Stephen Chong - Eugene, Oregon
Clara Fuhrman - Eugene, Oregon
Leah Naftalin - Bend, Oregon
VIOLIN II
Joan Christenson - San Antonio, Texas
Carol Laube - Reno, Nevada
Joy Fabos - Portland, Oregon
Jayne Maddison - Toronto, Ontario
Nelly Kovalev - Portland, Oregon
Sophie Therrell - Eugene, Oregon
Miya Saito-Beckman - New York, New York
VIOLA
Holland Phillips, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Christopher Redfield - Toronto, Ontario
Lauren Elledge - Eugene, Oregon
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
Jennifer Yopp - Colorado Springs, Colorado
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
Emil Khudyev - Seattle, Washingon
BASSOON
Anthony Georgeson, 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
Dan Partridge - Portland, Oregon
TRUMPET
Jeffrey Work, Principal - Portland, Oregon
Sarah Viens - Eugene, Oregon
TROMBONE
Henry Henniger, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Wayne Solomon - Fresno, California
PERCUSSION
Tim Cogswell, Principal - Eugene, Oregon
Doug Walter, Principal - Louisville, Colorado
PIANO
TBA
HARP
Candace LiVolsi Valentine - San Diego, California
