Akron Symphony Roster
Artistic Leadership
Christopher Wilkins
Music Director
John S. Knight Chair
Chris Albanese
Chorus Director
Eric Benjamin
Associate Conductor
Jonathon Turner
Gospel Meets Symphony Choirmaster
First Violin
Tallie Brunfelt
Concertmaster
Mathilde B. & Charles K. Sorkin Chair
Dr. Lawrence & Mabel Graham Chair
Nelson & Dorothy Seeger Chair
Jane & Harold Kaufman Chair
Hadar Zaidel
Assistant Concertmaster
Sebastian Orellana
VACANT
Cory Smith [LOA]
Sponsored by Guy and Renée Pipitone
Susan Britton [LOA]
Sponsored by Peg’s Foundation
Sara Schaft
Diana Frances Gayer Chair
VACANT
VACANT
Samuel Petrey
Sponsored by Peg’s Foundation
VACANT
McKenna Glorioso
Paula Sastre
Yaniv Gutman
Second Violin
Karen Ferry
Principal Violin II
Mrs. J.Robinson Silver, Jr. Chair
Amy Glick
Assistant Principal Violin II
Nell B. While Chair
Josef Mueller
Ruoyao Li
“Sponsored in memory of Wanda L. Fair”
Jorie Butler-Geyer
Stefanie Schore
Sponsored by Darwin Steele
VACANT
Kathy Anthony
Sponsored by Kathryn Booth
Steven Ostrow
Sponsored by The Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust
Kerry Broker
Sarah Husak
VACANT
Viola
Michael Strauss
Principal Viola
H. Luther and Ruth Frentz Memorial Chair
Jack Kehrli
Sponsored by James and Linda Venner
Breanna Lang
Mark Heinzen
Sponsored by Mary Kay and Ernest Pouttu
Jerry Miskell
Sponsored by Mike & Julie Pasternak
Seth Goodman
Karen Wendel
VACANT
Annabelle Spoto
Lara Roberts Dudack
Sponsored by Mike & Julie Pasternak
Gordon Liu
Cello
Eri Snowden-Rodriguez
Principal Cello
Laura Lee & Joseph Garfinkel Chair
Daniel Parker
Sarah Tindall
Julie Myers King
Sponsored by The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Foundation
Matthew Rhee
Jim Benson
Sponsored by The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation
Alyssa Baljunas
Sponsored by Dorothy and DuWayne Hansen
Nathaniel Hoyt
David Ellis
Bass
Ann Gilbert
Principal
Maggie & Jerry Lippman Chair
Remy Howard
Ole Latham
Sponsored by Charlie and Therese Peter
Riley Zimmerman
Brian Del Bianco
Sponsored by The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation
John McComb
Sponsored by Dan and Lori Nelson, in memory of Josephine Nelson
Jason Chen
Sponsored by J. Ralph and Sue Jeppesen Gillman
Flute
Barbara O'Brien
Principal Flute
Thomas R. & Marilyn W. Merryweather Chair
Audrey & Harold Frazier Chair
Kyra Kester [LOA]
Thomas R. & Marilyn W. Merryweather Chair
Audrey & Harold Frazier Chair
Claire Gunsbury
Flute/Piccolo
Jenny Robinson
Betty & Harold Baker Chair
Judy & Roger Read Chair
Oboe
Terry Orcutt
Principal Oboe
James H. Seiberling Chair
Renate Sakins
Sponsored by Howard Greene
Oboe/English Horn
Cynthia Warren
Lynn & Edward Metzger Chair
Clarinet
Justin Wisner
Principal Clarinet
Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Wilson Chair
Matthew Rosen
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Thomas Reed
Salma & Sam Gibara Chair
Bassoon
Todd Jelen
Principal Bassoon
Earl W. Baxtresser Memorial Chair
Thomas English
Bassoon/Contrabassoon
Mark DeMio
Charles & Therese Peter Chair
French Horn
Louis Roy
Principal Horn
Robert S. and Frances M. Crawford Chair; Robert C and Suzanne W. Frutchey Chair
Zachariah Reed
Ken Wadenpfuhl
Sponsored by Arthur and Jean Schooley
Sam Hartman
Lisa Fink
Assistant Principal
BF Goodrich Chair
Trumpet
Justin Kohan [LOA]
Principal Trumpet
John Charles Frentz Chair
Zachary Hommel
One-Year Principal Trumpet
John Charles Frentz Chair
Jane Anderson
Loren Toplitz
Trombone
John Gruber
Principal Trombone
Dorothy & Joseph L. Boltz Memorial Chair
Thomas Pylinski
Sponsored by Dorothy & DuWayne Hansen
Bass Trombone
Sean McGhee
Principal Bass Trombone
Jean & Joseph Hauser Sr. Chair
Tuba
Kenneth Heinlein
Principal Tuba
Flora M. Bump & Robert L. Wise Chair
Timpani
John Curtis
Principal Timpani
Yrma & Louis Ratener Chair
Jane Watters Memorial Chair
Percussion
Adriana Harrison
Principal Percussion
Myers Industries, Inc. Chair
Matthew Dudack
Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Newman
Kevin Lewis
Sponsored by David Scarponi & Tish Hight
Harp
Mary Duplantier
Principal Harp
Frances & Joseph Hall Chair
Peggy & Bruce Silver Chair
Keyboard
Jacob Bernhardt
Principal Keyboard
Akron Symphony Guild Chair
Personnel Manager
Jerome Miskell
Librarians
Cory Smith
Principal
Betsy Frasure
Assistant