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The Orchestra

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Grant Harville
Music Director
Conductor’s Podium Endowed
in Perpetuity by the

Roberts Family Memorial

Gordon Johnson
Music Director Emeritus

*Cascade Quartet Core Member

† Chinook Winds Core Member

Additional musicians are featured

in selected concerts.

STRINGS

Violin

Mary Papoulis
Co-Concertmaster

Chair Endowed in Memory of the

Irene & Ralph Dimke Family

Megan Karls

Co-Concertmaster*

Chair Endowed in Memory

of William & Elizabeth

Wiggen Bertsche

Susie Aron 

Chair Sponsored in Perpetuity in Memory of Fern Blewett

Devin Burgess

Angela Costley

Chair Sponsored by
Gary & Julie Harmala

Breana Hylla


Linda Lydiard

Chair Endowed in Memory

of Beth & Fred Birch

Regina Marshall

Zoe McLain


Ian Nicklin

Cadhla Norris

Chair for Outstanding Young Musician Sponsored by the

Barrow Family

 

Millie Olsen

Chair Sponsored by
Nancy & Joe Loncki

Steve Olson

Debra TenNapel


Kevin Wolfe
 

Viola

Alyssa Roggow

Principal*

Chair Endowed by Ruth Ryffel

in Memory of
Nana N. Hugos

Jeff Brainard


Laura Crist


Mary Fry

Sarah Schaeffer

Lisa Shull

Jennifer Smith

Valerie Winfield

Cello

Thaddeus Suits

Principal*

Chair Endowed in Honor of
M.A. Roberts

Griffin Browne

Ruth Johnson

Chair Endowed in Memory of Katherine Watson

 

Marla McFerrin

Elizabeth Quinby

Leah Schwandt

Mary Stelling

Chair Endowed in Memory of Mary Robinson

Emily Wolfram

Bass

Barbara Swaby, Principal

Chair Sponsored by
Nancy & Ian Davidson

Misty Lynn Annala

Beth Britton

Max Johnson

WOODWINDS

Flute

Norman Menzales

Principal

Chair Endowed in Memory of

Carl & Christie Field

Clarinet

Nick Davies
Principal †

Chair Endowed by Ron, Pat, Marian, & Burton Long
in Memory of Nancy Anne Long

Sheri Rolf

Bass Clarinet

Marcia Bundi

Oboe

Trevor Mansell

Principal †

Chair Endowed in Memory of

Beth Wolff

Sue Logan

Lisa Sundquist 

Chair Endowed in Memory of Harriet Gray

English Horn

Sue Logan

Bassoon

Dorian Antipa

Principal †

Chair Endowed by
Nancy Cameron

Contra Bassoon

Dean Zook

BRASS

Trumpet

Nicholas Slaggert

Principal

John Kutzman

Dusty Molyneaux

French Horn
Madeleine Folkerts
Principal †

Chair Partially Endowed in Memory of Bertha Feaster

Holly Molyneaux

Trombone

Fred Wenger, Principal

Adrian Massey

Bass Trombone

Jonathan Sutton

Tuba

Benedict Kirby, Principal

PERCUSSION

Timpani

Dennis Dell, Principal 

Chair Sponsored by Jeremiah, Katie, and Estella Johnson

Luke Banks

 

Jake Henneford

 

Meredith Ludford

Ben McEwen

 

Lauree Wenger

Chair Sponsored by
Glenn & Peggy Tremper

Harp

Brittany Barnes

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

John Gemberling

Orchestra Librarian &
Personnel Manager

Anne Wolfe

* Cascade Quartet Core Member

† Chinook Winds Core Member

STAFF

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