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Jessica Mathaes Concertmaster – The Dr. & Mrs. Ernest C. Butler Concertmaster Chair
Patrice Calixte Associate Concertmaster – The Roy E. & Linda S. Bush Associate Concertmaster Chair
Molly Emerman Assistant Concertmaster – The Jeff & Gail Kodosky Assistant Concertmaster Chair
Paula Bird First Violin IV – The Frank & Louise Carpenter First Violin IV Chair
Robin A. Burwell First Violin V – The Kilyong & Paul Natho, First Violin V Chair
Bruce Colson First Violin VI – The Drs. Linda G. & James A. Prentice First Violin VI Chair
Ashley Cooper First Violin VII – The Reagan Reaud First Violin VII Chair
David Denizon First Violin VIII – The Carlotta Jane Newsum First Violin VIII Chair
Ayako Gamo – First Violin IX – The Edythe & Aaron Kruger Memorial First Violin IX Chair
Eun-Mi Lee
Eugene Gratovich
Changming Li
Esther Sanders
Karen Stiles
Sophie Verhaeghe
Megan Zapfe

Nick Hammel Principal – The Fred C. & Estelle Morse Principal Second Violin Chair
Shana Bey Second Violin II – The Lewis Meriwether Hamby Second Violin II Chair
Helen Cooper – Second Violin III – Pamella & David Bock Second Violin III Chair
Joan Ely Carlson
Elizabeth Stoppels Girko
Steven Hakel
Richard Kilmer
Caleb Polashek
Tracy Seeger
Georgeann DuBell Shockley
Joseph D. Smith
Sha Zhu

Bruce Williams Principal – The Aneta S. Mitchell Trust Principal Viola Chair
Blake Turner Assistant Principal Viola –The Suzanne & John McFarlane Assistant Principal Viola Chair
Ames Asbell Viola II – The James C. Armstrong Viola II Chair
Stephen J. Buckles Viola III – The Barbara Harris Polomé Memorial Chair
Martha Carapetyan Viola IV – The Drs. Glenn & Marsha Staats Viola IV Chair
Alejandro Duque
Eugénie Edmonds
Lana Harris
Emma Martin
Jill Van Gee

Douglas Harvey Principal – The Sam & Sonia Wilson Principal Cello Chair
Anna Park Assistant Principal Cello – The Lorraine H. & John G. Wang Assistant Principal Cello Chair
Matthew Armbruster Cello II – The Steve A. Wilson & Nancy H. Wilson Cello II Chair
Carolyn Blubaugh-Hagler Cello III – The Sharon E. Wilson Cello III Chair
Erna Rumney Buckles Cello IV – The Thomas & Karen Vaughn Cello IV Chair
Margaret Coltman Cello V – The Martin S. Kermacy Cello V Chair
Frank Jenkins Cello VI – The Cynthia M. & Scott E. Wilson Cello VI Chair
Sara Nelson Cello VII – Sterling Wilson Family Cello VII Chair
Charles Prewitt Cello VIII – The S & S Wilson Grandchildren Cello VIII Chair
Muriel Beth Sanders Cello IX – Jonathan L. Sessler, Ph.D Cello IX Chair

Jonathan Rouse Principal – The Dr. Giles & Margie Andrews Principal Double Bass Chair
David Dawson Double Bass II – Cornelia Adams Foster Wood Double Bass II Chair
Paul Determan Double Bass III – Wendy & Trey Lary Double Bass III Chair
Christopher Flores
Bebo Shiu
P. Kellach Waddle

Rebecca Garfield Principal – The Wolf & Janet Jessen Principal Flute Chair
Rachel Lopez Flute II – The Edgar & Patricia Harris Flute II Chair
Esther Fredrickson Flute III – Flute III/Piccolo II The Sherrill Family Foundation, Flute III & Piccolo Chair

Julianne Webner Principal – The Eva & Marvin Womack Principal Oboe Chair
Ian Davidson Associate Principal/English Horn – The Kuglen Foundation Associate Principal Oboe/English Horn Chair
Stanley Chyi Oboe III – The Mr. & Mrs. Loren F. Kahle, Jr. Oboe III Chair

Stephen Girko Principal – The Phil & Ruth Kohlhaas Principal Clarinet Chair
Hilary Scop Clarinet II – The Ward & Victoria Cheney Clarinet II Chair
Andrew Leonard Clarinet III & Bass Clarinet – The Fruchter Family Clarinet III & Bass Clarinet Chair

William D. Lewis Principal – The Mr. & Mrs. William T. Gunn, III Principal Bassoon Chair
Daris Word Hale Bassoon II – The Neal & Ida Weaver Bassoon II Chair
Daniel Chrisman Bassoon III & Contrabassoon – The Joseph & Charlene Trochta Contrabassoon Chair

Thomas Hale Principal – The Mary & Fred C. Morse, Jr. Principal French Horn Chair
Kurt Moede Associate Principal – The Mr. & Mrs. Howard W. Parker Associate Principal French Horn Chair
Ed Tschoepe French Horn II – The Grace & Charles Bonner French Horn II Chair
Jesse Clevenger French Horn IV – The Barbara & John Fibiger French Horn IV Chair
Margaret Ayer

Tyler Zahldick Principal – Mr. & Mrs. Kevin B. Rollins Principal Trombone Chair
R. Ben Osborne Trombone II – The Judith & Charles N. Renneker Trombone II Chair
J. Philip Arno Bass Trombone – The Dr. & Mrs. Craig C. Kuglen Bass Trombone Chair

Genaro Gonzalez Principal – The Margaret & Doug Danforth Principal Percussion Chair
Richard W. Berkley Percussion II – The Wendi & Brian Kushner Percussion II Chair
Blake Taylor Percussion III – The Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Renneker Percussion III Chair

Alex Maynegre-Torra – The Joan King Holtzman Principal Piano and Keyboard Chair