Bellingham Festival of Music
 

The 2009 Festival Orchestra

Violin I

Richard Roberts
Concertmaster
Concertmaster,
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Chair Sponsor:
Arthur & Marti Caputi

Sinisa Ciric
First Violin,
Concertmaster,
New Atlanta Philharmonic
Gwinnett Ballet Orchestra
Rome Symphony (Georgia)

Erin Furbee
Oregon Symphony

James Garlick
Concertmaster,
Cascade Symphony

Bing Li
First Violin,
Festival Orchestra

Mark Reneau
First Violin,
Concertmaster,
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Nashville

Patrick Ryan
New Atlanta Philharmonic
Gwinnett Philharmonic
Rome Symphony (Georgia)

Marg ot Schwartz
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
(acting member)
Violin II

Victor Costanzi
Principal
Freelance concertmaster -
New York City Theatre
Chair Sponsor:
Bob & Carol Snowball

Brittany Boulding
New Haven Symphony Orchestra

Grant Donnellan
Concertmaster,
Whatcom Symphony Orchestra

Laurel Lawshae
Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra
San Antonio Symphony

Mary Kay Robinson
New Jersey Symphony (former)
Duke University adjunct teacher

Sarah Shellman
Principal Second Violin,
the Florida Orchestra
Viola

Brant Bayless
Principal
Principal Viola,
Utah Symphony
Chair Sponsor:
Festival Friends

Donna Lively Clark
Viola,
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Lockerbie String Quartet

Renate Falkner
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
Boston Baroque

Rick Neff
Principal Viola,
Georgia State University Orchestra

Marvin Warshaw
Principal Viola,
New Haven Symphony Orchestra

violoncello

Steven Thomas
Principal
Principal Cello,
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
Chair Sponsor:
Christopher & Josephine Morgan

Kurt Fowler
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra

Alfred Gratta
The Florida Orchestra

Anne Duthie McCafferty
Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra

Dennis McCafferty
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Faculty University of Indianapolis

Fred Raimi
Ciompi Quartet
Contrabass

Alexander Hanna
Principal
Principal Contrabass
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Chair Sponsor:
Festival Friends

David Arend
Principal Contrabass,
San Francisco Academy Orchestra
Oakland East Bay Symphony
Sacramento Philharmonic
sub., San Francisco Symphony

Matthew McGrath
New Mexico Symphony
Flute

Christina Smith
Principal
Principal Flute
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Chair Sponsor:
David & Susan Peterson

Todd Skitch
Memphis Symphony Orchestra
IRIS Orchestra

Oboe

Joseph Robinson
Principal
Principal Oboe
New York Philharmonic (ret.)
Chair Sponsor:
Joel & Mary Pat Thuma

Carolyn Banham
St Louis Symphony Orchestra

English Horn

Carolyn Banham
English Horn
St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Clarinet

Laura Ardan
Principal
Principal Clarinet
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Chair Co-Sponsor:
Jack & Jo Ann Bowman,
Joseph & Karen Morse

Frank Kowalsky
Principal
(for concerts on 6/11 &6/12)
Principal Clarinet
Florida State University Faculty

Marci Gurnow
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

Bassoon

Christopher Sales
Principal Bassoon
Charleston Symphony Orchestra
Chair Sponsor:
Festival Friends

Johanna Sterba
Canton Symphony Orchestra
Horn

Brice Andrus
Principal
Principal Horn
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Chair Co-Sponsor:
Arlan & Diane Norman, Robert & Betty Tull

Susan Welty
Assistant Principal Horn,
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Trumpet

Charles Butler
Principal
Principal Trumpet
Louisiana Philharmonic
Orchestra
Chair Co-Sponsor:
Festival Friends

Larry Knopp
Principal Trumpet
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Malaysian Philharmonic
Colorado Music Festival
Percussion

Rob Tucker
Principal
Seattle Symphony
Seattle Opera
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Chair Co-Sponsor:
Festival Friends

Gunnar Folsom
Principal
{for concerts on 6/15 & 6/19}
Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra

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