Festival Musicians
The Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra includes professional musicians from around the country. Each August welcomes tenured and new musicians and is uniquely crafted to each individual concert program.
BRETT MITCHELL, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR
Denver, CO
Below is a portion of the musicians who were part of the Festival Orchestra in August 2023.
VIOLIN I
Yi Zhao, Concertmaster – Denver, CO
Stephanie Westney – San Antonio, TX
Yvonne Hsueh – Eugene, OR
Stephen Chong – Eugene, OR
VIOLIN II
Stephen Redfield, Acting Principal – Santa Fe, NM
Joan Christenson – San Antonio, TX
Joy Fabos – Portland, OR
Jayne Maddison – Toronto, ON
Nelly Kovalev – Portland, OR
Yuan-yuan Wang – St. Petersburg, FL
VIOLA
Holland Phillips, Principal – Eugene, OR
Christopher Redfield – Toronto, ON
Miriam Ward – Portland, OR
CELLO
Kari Caldwell, Principal – Tulsa, OK
Nadine Hall – Los Angeles, CA
Heather Blackburn – Portland, OR
Jennifer Yopp – Colorado Springs, CO
BASS
Frank Diliberto, Principal – Bend, OR
Jason Schooler – Portland, OR
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Catherine Ramirez, Acting Principal – Northfield, MN
Christine Gangelhoff – Nassau, The Bahamas
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Lindabeth Binkley, Acting Principal – Mount Pleasant, MN
Wendy Cushner – Gig Harbor, WA
CLARINET
Angelique Poteat, Acting Principal – Seattle, WA
BASSOON
Anthony Georgeson, Principal – Atlanta, GA
David Savage – La Mesa, CA
HORN
Michael Gast – Minneapolis, MN
Jen Harrison – Portland, OR
Michael Yopp – Colorado Springs, CO
TRUMPET
Jeffrey Work, Principal – Portland, OR
Sarah Viens – Eugene, OR
Joe Klaus – Portland, OR
TROMBONE
Henry Henniger, Principal – Eugene, OR
Steve Suminski – Pasadena, CA
Wayne Solomon – Fresno, CA
TUBA
JáTtik Clark, Principal – Portland, OR
PERCUSSION
Tim Cogswell, Principal – Eugene, OR
Doug Walter, Principal – Louisville, CO
Gordon Rencher – Portland, OR
PIANO
Heidi Louise Williams – Tallahassee, FL
HARP
Jody Guinn – Newbury, OH