2026 Festival Orchestra Musicians

First Violin

Jun Iwasaki, Concertmaster 
Shannon Nance, Assistant Concertmaster
Johnny Weizenecker
Dagmara Suchon
Bridget Mitchell
Spencer Ekenes

Second Violin

Steven Lubiarz, Principal
So Yun Kim, Assistant Principal
Randy Weiss
Dnica Terzic
Joy Pan

Viola

Matt Young, Principal
Jennifer Puckett, Assistant Principal
Melissa Matson
Mary Harrah

Cello

Noriko Kishi, Principal
Brooks Whitehouse, Assistant Principal
Bridget Pasker

Double Bass

Paul Sharpe, Principal
Timothy Spears

Flute & Piccolo

Amanda Izzo, Principal
Jiyoung Lee

Oboe & English Horn

Erin Hannigan, Principal
Alex Hayashi

Clarinet

Steve Hanusofski, Principal
John Burton

Bassoon

Chritopher Witt, Principal
Joseph Kluesener

Horn

Corbin Castro, Principal
Alex Manners

Trumpet

Scott Moore, Principal
Wes Nance

Trombone

Daniel Nakazono, Principal
Seth Bartschi

Timpani

Doug Nottingham, Principal

Percussion

Sonja Branch, Principal
Rob Esler
Peter Ferry
Shreyas Iyer (table)

Harp

Paula Provo

Piano

Josh Condon

The 2026 Festival Chorus

Director, Josh Condon

Soprano

Phyllis Banucci
Karen Broaderip
Katherin Chacon
Tia Coates
Kathryn Ellefsen
Sue Gilles
Anna-Lisa Hackett
Ellie Harvey
Taylor Hayden
Izzy Herndon
Gina Hupton
Melissa Iglesias
Lorna Kertesz
Rebecca Kornick
Claire McCarter
Ernestine McNulty
Kathie Merritt
Juliauna Ryan
Rebecca Standifer
Colleen Stangl
Mary Thompson
Peggy Wensman
Kirsten Wolpert

Alto

Karla Allingham
Jennifer Aulds
Consie Berghausen
Jocelyn Chen
Alexandra Conaway
Kirk Emerson
Roxanne Heiden
Jeanne Heintz
Carolyn Holden
Midge Holley
Megan Kay Law
Dana Lema
Mindy Nolls
Jessica Novak
Jean O’Donnell
Cheryl Oliver
Ellen Patera
Maria Poepsel
Kaya Pollaccia
Lexy Romano
Linda Shaw
Karen Sill
Stephanie Tashiro
Robin Williams

Tenor

Bill Blaney
Dash Deusterman
Erik Ellsworth
Gabriel Frongillo
Rob Hahn-Lowry
James Lawson
Henry Morton
Tony Pantera
Zach Stoddard
Jean-Luc Villamor
Linda Wilkison
Christopher Williams

Bass

Devin Barad
Anthony Bloch
Tim Brunty
Chris Earl
Christopher Herrera
Brent Larson
Shaul Leket-Mor
Franklin Martinson
Norb Promo
Larry Sill
Karl Ver Burg

Mozart Symphony No. 35 Concert Notes

First Violin

Jun Iwasaki, Concertmaster
Felicity James, Assistant Concertmaster
Barrie Cooper
Shannon Nance
Marcin Arendt
Anna Reider
Kevin Murphy
Byron Tauchi
Johnny Weizenecker
Dagmara Suchon

Second Violin

Amy Oshiro, Principal
Yefim Romanov, Assistant Principal
Steven Lubiarz, Principal
Adelaide Federici
Joseam Cuadrado
Eva Casado Ariza
So Yun Kim
Randy Weiss
Rebecca Edge

Viola

Chiara Dieguez, Principal
Caroline Gilbert, Assistant Principal
Matt Young – Principal
Melissa Matson
Christian Colburg
Jennifer Puckett
Ames Asbel
Lenny Schranze

Cello

Anne Richardson, Principal
Tommy Carpenter, Assistant Principal
Charlie Tyler
Noriko Kishi
Brooks Whitehouse
Mark Bridges
Dakota Cotugno

Bass

Daniel Smith, Principal
Richard Syan, Assistant Principal
Paul Sharpe
Eric Shetzen
Timothy Spears

Flute

Henrik Heide
Greg Milliren

Piccolo

Amy Taylor

Oboe

Josh Lauriteg, Principal

English Horn

Alex Hayashi

Clarinet

Ricardo Morales, Principal
Steve Hanusofski
Jeff Anderle

Bassoon

Glenn Einschlag, Principal
Hunter Gordon

Contrabassoon

Michelle Fletcher

Horn

Daniel Hawkins, Principal
Nathan Mitchel, Assistant Principal
Haley Hoops
Corbin Castro
Shelby Nugent

Trumpet

Scott Moore, Principal
Tetsuya Lawsom
Wesley Nance

Trombone

Matthew Vaughn, Principal
Matthew Wright

Bass Trombone

Darren McHenry

Tuba

Alan Baer, Principal
Elijah Ramirez (tenor)

Timpani

Alana Wiesing, Principal

Percussion

Matt Prendergast, Principal
Chris Herman
Todd Betz
Peter Ferry
Kevin Chen

Harp

Matthew Tutsky, Principal

Organ

Jeremy Peterman

Piano

Josh Condon

First Violin

Jun Iwasaki, Concertmaster
Felicity James, Assistant Concertmaster
Barrie Cooper
Shannon Nance
Marcin Arendt
Anna Reider
Kevin Murphy
Byron Tauchi
Johnny Weizenecker
Dagmara Suchon

Second Violin

Amy Oshiro, Principal
Yefim Romanov, Assistant Principal
Steven Lubiarz, Principal
Adelaide Federici
Joseam Cuadrado
Eva Casado Ariza
So Yun Kim
Randy Weiss
Rebecca Edge

Viola

Chiara Dieguez, Principal
Caroline Gilbert, Assistant Principal
Matt Young – Principal
Melissa Matson
Christian Colburg
Jennifer Puckett
Ames Asbel
Lenny Schranze

Cello

Anne Richardson, Principal
Tommy Carpenter, Assistant Principal
Charlie Tyler
Noriko Kishi
Brooks Whitehouse
Mark Bridges
Dakota Cotugno

Bass

Daniel Smith, Principal
Richard Syan, Assistant Principal
Paul Sharpe
Eric Shetzen
Timothy Spears

Flute

Henrik Heide
Greg Milliren
Jiyoung Lee

Piccolo

Amy Taylor

Oboe

Josh Lauriteg, Principal

Bass Oboe

Laura DeMouy

English Horn

Alex Hayashi

Clarinet

Ricardo Morales, Principal
Steve Hanusofski
Jeff Anderle
John Burton

Bassoon

Glenn Einschlag, Principal
Hunter Gordon
Joseph Kluesener

Contrabassoon

Michelle Fletcher

Horn

Daniel Hawkins, Principal
Nathan Mitchel, Assistant Principal
Haley Hoops
Corbin Castro
Shelby Nugent
Alex Manners
Katherine Phillips

Trumpet

William Leathers, Principal
Tetsuya Lawsom
Wesley Nance

Trombone

Matthew Vaughn, Principal
Matthew Wright

Bass Trombone

Darren McHenry

Tuba

Alan Baer, Principal
Elijah Ramirez (tenor)

Timpani

Alana Wiesing, Principal

Percussion

Matt Prendergast, Principal
Chris Herman
Todd Betz
Peter Ferry
Kevin Chen

Harp

Matthew Tutsky, Principal
Lynn de Velder

Organ

Jeremy Peterman

Piano

Josh Condon