The Orchestra

The 80+ musicians that play in Eugene Symphony are your neighbors, friends, music teachers, college professors, and people you might run into at the grocery store. Each has a unique story to tell, a passion for music, and a drive to delight you, the audience, with their performances.

Meet them after a concert in the Hult Center lobby or at the Unofficial Afterparty.

∞ leave of absence 
* temporary appointment

  • Violin 1

    Searmi Park, Concertmaster
    Alwyn Wright *
    Lisa McWhorter, Assistant Concertmaster
    Stephen Chong
    Della Davies
    Ryan Downs
    Yvonne Hsueh
    Erika Nagamoto
    Jay Sedloff*
    Emma Simmons*
    Sophie Therrell
    Hannah Willard
    Alwyn Wright
    Sophie Yang

    Violin II

    Matt Fuller, Principal
    Julia Frantz, Assistant Principal
    Claudia Miller
    Alice Blankenship
    David Burham
    Benjamin Ehrmantrant
    Caius Oprea *
    Sigrun Oprea *
    Isabel Pinney
    Marilyn Tyler
    Jannie Wei
    Sarah Wilfong Joblin

    Viola

    Arnaud Ghillebaert, Principal
    Shauna Keyes *, Acting Assistant Principal
    Pamela Burovac
    Lauren Elledge
    Adam Fishburn
    Daren Fuster *
    Anamaria Ghitea
    Daphne Gooch
    Shauna Keyes
    Ben Kroeker *

    Cello

    Anne Ridlington, Principal
    Eric Alterman, Assistant Principal
    Jim Pelley
    Dale Bradley
    Kathryn Brunhaver
    Ann Grabe
    Erin Ratzlaf*
    Noah Seitz
    Titus Young *

    Bass

    Tyler Abbott, Principal
    Kevin Brown *, Acting Assistant Principal
    Tyler Abbott
    Josef Ward *
    Rick Carter
    Richard Meyn
    Forrest Moyer
    Greg Nathan
    Vacant

  • Flute

    Kristen Halay, Principal
    Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington *
    Jill Pauls, Piccolo

    Oboe

    Melissa Peña, Principal
    Cheryl Denice Wefler
    Dietrich Koch *, English Horn

    Clarinet

    Michael Anderson, Principal
    Isaac Beu, E-flat Clarinet
    Carol Robe, Bass Clarinet

    Bassoon

    Ben Greanya, Principal
    Daniel Yim *
    Steve Vacchi, Contrabassoon

  • Horn

    Margarite Waddell, Principal
    Andrew Warfield *
    Lydia Van Dreel
    David Kruse
    Jon Kuhns-Obana, Assistant Horn

    Trumpet

    Bryce Schmidt, Principal
    Logan Brown*
    David Bender

    Trombone

    Henry Henninger, Principal
    Carson Keeble ∞
    Bailey Schmidt *
    Keven Kraus, Bass Trombone

    Tuba

    Michael Grose, Principal

  • Timpani

    Ian Kerr ∞
    Will Reno*, Acting Principal

    Percussion

    Austin Cernosek, Principal
    Tim Cogswell
    Brian Gardiner*
    Vacant

  • Harp

    Jane Allen, Principal

    Keyboard

    Hung-Yun Chu *, Acting Principal

  • Artistic Partner & Conductor

    Francesco Lecce-Chong

Auditions

Auditions for future openings will be announced soon. Please check back.