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Aram Demirjian,
Music Director

James Fellenbaum,
Resident Conductor

Meet Our Musicians

William Shaub *

Concertmaster, Clayton Family Chair

Gordon Tsai *

Associate Concertmaster, Joseph A. Fielden Family Chair

Sean K. Claire *

Violin I

Ruth Bacon *

Violin I

Rachel Loseke * +

Violin I

Sarah Ringer *

Violin I

I-Pei Lin *

Violin I

Mary Ann Fee Fennell

Principal, Violin

Mary Pulgar

Violin I

Jeffrey Brannen

Violin I

Bing Kuang Fang *

Violin I

Daniel Zellers

Violin I

Edward Pulgar *

Principal - Gleb Mamantov Chair

Ikuko Koizumi *

Violin II

Zofia Glashauser *

Violin II

Audrey Pride *

Violin II

Elizabeth Farr

Violin II

Julie Swenson *

Violin II

Peter Aguilar *

Violin II

Stacy Taylor *

Violin II

Kathryn Gawne *

Principal Viola

Eunsoon Lee-Corliss *

Assistant Principal Viola

Jennifer Bloch *

Viola

Bill Pierce *

Viola

Hillary Herndon

Viola

Megan Kehren

Viola

Alicia Keener

Viola

Kristina Zeinstra *

Viola

Andy Bryenton *

Principal - Jim and Tam Martin Family Chair

Theodore I. Kartal *

Cello

Ildar Khuziakhmetov *

Cello - Mary and Joe Sullivan Chair

Stacy Nickell *

Cello

Bruce Wilhite *

Cello

D. Scot Williams

Cello

Alice Stuart

Cello

Donald Grohman *

Cello

Steve Benne *

Principal Bass

Steve Clark *

Bass

Daniel Thompson

Bass

Herb Hall *

Bass

Yan Peng

Bass
Jessica Petrasek *

Acting Principal Flute

Hannah Hammel *

Principal Flute - Karen Keys and Keith Walburn Bryan Chair

Jill Bartine *

Flute

Cynthia D’Andrea *

Flute and Piccolo

Claire Chenette *

Principal Oboe

Deniz Ayca Yayman *

Oboe

Elizabeth Telling

Oboe and English Horn

Gary Sperl *

Principal Clarinet

Mark Tucker *

Clarinet - Traver Family Chair

Victor Chavez

Clarinet and Bass Clarinet

Aaron Apaza *

Principal Bassoon

Jessica Findley Yang *

Acting Principal Bassoon

Cora Nappo *

Bassoon and Contrabassoon
Jeffrey Whaley *

Principal French Horn

Sean Donovan

French Horn

Brooke Ten Napel

French Horn

Kelsey Bentley

French Horn

Phillip Chase Hawkins *

Principal Trumpet

Brian Winegardner

Trumpet

Shawn White *

Trumpet

Samuel Chen *

Principal Trombone

Josh Walker *

Trombone

Brad McDougall

Trombone and Bass Trombone

Sande MacMorran

Principal Tuba
Bob Adamcik *

Co-Principal Percussion and Principal Timpani

Clark Harrell

Percussion Co-Principal

Andy Adzima *

Percussion

Jay Oberfeitinger

Percussion

Michael Combs *

Timpani

Cindy Hicks *

Principal Harp

Emi Kagawa *

Keyboard

*Member of the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra

+Leave of Absence