THE GREAT FALLS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
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Music Director
Conductor’s Podium Endowed in Perpetuity by the Roberts Family Memorial
Gordon Johnson
Music Director Emeritus
Sponsored by Bruce & Marty Cowgill
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*Cascade Quartet Core Member
LOA: Leave of Absence
Additional musicians are featured in selected concerts.
VIOLIN
Mary Papoulis
Co-Concertmaster*
Chair Endowed in Memory of the
Irene & Ralph Dimke Family
Susie Aron
Chair Sponsored in Perpetuity
in Memory of Fern Blewett
Angela Costley
Chair Sponsored by Gary & Julie Harmala
Cadhla Norris
Chair for Outstanding Young Musician
Sponsored by the Barrow Family
Devin Burgess
Debra TenNapel
Principal Second Violin
Chair Endowed in Memory of
William & Elizabeth Wiggen Bertsche
Linda Lydiard
Chair Endowed in Memory of
Beth & Fred Birch
Regina Marshall
Zoe Mclain- LOA
Millie Olsen
Anne Wolfe
Kevin Wolfe
Chair Sponsored by Sara Buley
VIOLA
Christine Sherlock
Principal*
Chair Endowed by Carolyn & Ruth Ryffel
in Memory of Nanna Hugos
Lisa Shull
Laura Crist
Valerie Winfield
Jeffrey Brainard
Sarah Schaeffer
Jennifer Smith
Chair Sponsored by Brainard Family Rentals
Mary Fry- LOA
CELLO
Jay Gregg
Principal*
Chair Endowed in Honor of M.A. Roberts
Erin Dexheimer
Leah Schwandt
Ruth Johnson
Chair Sponsored by Nancy Lewis
Elizabeth Quinby
Chair Endowed in Honor of Marty Cowgill
Mary Stelling
Chair Endowed in Memory of Mary Robinson
BASS
Barbara Swaby
Principal
Chair Endowed by Nancy & Ian Davidson
Beth Britton
Claire Johnston
Chair Sponsored by Tom & Cindy Duffy
Thaddeus Suits
FLUTE
PICCOLO
OBOE
POSITION OPEN
Principal
Chair Endowed in Memory of Beth Wolff
Lisa Sundquist
Chair Endowed in Memory of Harriet Gray
ENGLISH HORN
CLARINET
POSITION OPEN
Principal
Chair Endowed by
Ron, Pat, Marian & Burton Long
in Memory of Nancy Anne Long
Sheri Rolf
BASS CLARINET
BASSOON
CONTRA BASSOON
Dean Zook
Chair Sponsored by Donna Zook
TRUMPET
Nicholas Slaggert
Principal
Chair Sponsored Anonymously
John Kutzman
Dusty Molyneaux
Chair Sponsored by Nancy & Joe Loncki
HORN
Aaron Price
Principal
Chair Endowed in Memory of Bertha Feaster
Holly Molyneaux
Chair Sponsored by The Family of Aila Wood
Ryan Dresen
Jessica Putnam
TROMBONE
BASS TROMBONE
Paul Lynch
TUBA
Benedict Kirby
Principal
Chair Sponsored by Leah Schwandt in Memory of Jarred Dunn
PERCUSSION
Lauree Wenger
Principal
Jake Henneford
Chair Sponsored by Kurt & Erika Henneford
Meredith Ludford
Chair Sponsored by Paul & Nadine Haffeman
Ben McEwen
TIMPANI
Dennis Dell
Principal
Chair Sponsored by
Jeremiah, Katie & Estella Johnson
HARP
Ellie Yamanaka
PIANO
Michelle Payton
Chair Endowed by Dr. Brice Addison
in Honor of Cindy Addison
Chair Sponsorship
You can support the symphony by sponsoring any musician's chair! Call us to learn more.
406.453.4102.
Technical Director
Laura Auvil
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Anne Wolfe
Orchestra Librarian
Devin Burgess