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 [LOA]
Mathilde B. & Charles K. Sorkin Chair
Dr. Lawrence & Mabel Graham Chair
Nelson & Dorothy Seeger Chair
Jane & Harold Kaufman Chair
Hadar Zaidel
Acting Concert Master
Sebastian Orellana
Qingzhuo Li
Cory Smith
Sponsored by Guy and Renée Pipitone
Susan Britton
Sponsored by Peg’s Foundation
Sara Schaft
Diana Frances Gayer Chair
John Fawcett
Samuel Petrey
Sponsored by Peg’s Foundation
Miles Huang
McKenna Glorioso
Dariia Rakhmanina
Second Violin
Karen Ferry
Principal Violin II
Nell B. While Chair
Amy Glick
Assistant Principal Violin II
Nell B. While Chair
Josef Mueller
Sponsored by Darwin Steele
Ruoyao Li
Stefanie Schore [LOA]
Sponsored by Darwin Steele
Jorie Butler-Geyer
Sponsored by Darwin Steele
Kathy Anthony
Sponsored by Kathryn Booth
Steven Ostrow
Sponsored by The Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust
Kerry Broker
Sarah Husak
Angelina Dong
Viola
Michael Strauss
Principal Viola
Sponsored by Peg’s Foundation
Jack Kehrli
Sponsored by Peg’s Foundation
Breanna Lang
Mark Heinzen
Sponsored by Mary Kay and Ernest Pouttu
Jerry Miskell
Sponsored by Mike & Julie Pasternak
Seth Goodman
Karen Wendel
Josh Muzzi
Annabelle Spoto
Lara Roberts Dudack
Sponsored by Mike & Julie Pasternak
Cello
Eri Snowden-Rodriguez
Principal Cello
Laura Lee & Joseph Garfinkel Chair
Yu-Wen Wang
Julie Myers King
Sponsored by The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Foundation
Nathanael Matthews
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
Enzo Nigro
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
Thomas Flowers
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
Sponsored by Cynthia Reynolds, PhD
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
Amer Hasan
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
Matthew Mauro
Principal Horn
Lisa Fink
Assistant Principal
Zachariah Reed
Ken Wadenpfuhl
Sponsored by Arthur and Jean Schooley
Sam Hartman
Trumpet
Justin Kohan
Principal Trumpet
John Charles Frentz Chair
Jay Villella
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
Robert Kistler
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
Personnel Manager
Jerome Miskell
Librarians
Cory Smith
Principal
Betsy Frasure
Assistant