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ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS SEPTEMBER 9 & 10, 2009, CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

 

The orchestra is a group of 75 rostered professional musicians and is under the leadership of Music Director and Conductor, Kirk Muspratt.

 

The season includes four classical a­nd three pops concerts held at venues across Northwest Indiana. The orchestra is also very dedicated to their educational outreach initiatives designed to allow interaction and personal involvement by students represented in each program.

 

 

 

MUSICIANS

 

Violins
Michele Lekas,

     concertmaster  
Zofia Glashauser,

     assistant concertmaster
Kamen Vatchev
Whun Kim
Gretchen Sherrell
Elizabeth Brathwaite
Deborah Ponko 
Miki Yuasa Santibanez
Felix Petit
Kathleen Carter
Gregory Maytan, principal
Olena Hirna
Chikako Miyata
Elaine Shumway
Corina Labont
Samuel Sharp
Chie Yoshinaka

 

Viola
Amy Brandfonbrener, principal
Shiho Toyonaga, assistant principal
Scott Dowd
Margaret Caraher
Noel Rubio
Constance Hendricks
Yuko Watanabe
Benjamin Weber

 

Cello
Mark Lekas, principal 
Kerena Moeller, assistant principal
Patricia White
Ingrid Krizan  
David Forsman
Susan Ross (on leave 08-09)
Samuel Nordlund (on leave 08-09)
Yvonne Donald

 

Bass
Charles Ingrassia, principal
John Tuck, assistant principal
Julian Romane
Frederick Kuester
Weldon Anderson
Edward Randles

 

Flute
Cynthia Fudala, principal
Dawn-Marie Hirsh
Lisa Cisneros 

 

Oboe
Jennet Ingle, principal
Amy Barwan

 

Clarinet
Denise Kirkland, principal
Ruth Rhodes

 

Bassoon
Dan D'Andrea, principal
Alan Palider

 

Contra Bassoon
Susan Nigro (on leave 08-09)

 

Horn
John Schreckengost, principal
Peter Jirousek
Virginia Sandstrom
Michael Buckwalter

 

Trumpet
James Hahn
William Camp

 

Trombone
Joseph Rodrieguez, principal
Timothy Smith (on leave 08-09)
Kevin Hakes

 

Tuba
Kevin Harrison

 

Timpani
Marc Churchill

 

Percussion
Lana Wordel, principal
George Blanchet
Richard Janicki

 

Keyboard
Patricia Lee

 

Harp
Kara Bershad