Akron Symphony
Artistic Leadership
Christopher Wilkins
Music Director
John S. Knight Chair
Chris Albanese
Chorus Director
Eric Benjamin
Associate Conductor
Sponsored by the West Akron Kiwanis
Karen Ní Bhroin
Assistant Chorus Director
First Violin
Tallie Brunfelt
Concertmaster
Mathilde B. & Charles K. Sorkin Chair
Dr. Lawrence & Mabel Graham Chair
Nelson & Dorothy Seeger Chair
Jane & Harold Kaufman Chair
Amy Cave
Assistant Concertmaster
Mary Louise Irvin Memorial Chair
Sara Rule Schaft
Diana Frances Gayer Chair
YeJee Kim
Cory Smith
Sponsored by Guy & Renée Pipitone
Susan Britton
Sponsored by Fred and Bonnie Damerow
Amber Dimoff
Sponsored by Peg’s Foundation
Rachel Englander
Sponsored in memory of Lloyd, Thelma and Joyce Pilfer
Paul Aguilar
Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Newman
Yu-Ming Ma
Kallen Bierly
Isabelle Durrenberger
Rebecca Benjamin
Sarah Page
Second Violin
Vacant
Principal
Mrs. J. Robinson Silver, Jr. Chair
Amy Glick
Nell B. While Chair
Kimia Ghaderi
Sponsored by Darwin Steele
Eunho Kim
Sponsored by Orlene Makinson
Stefanie Schore
Carina Vincenti
Kathleen Anthony
Steven Ostrow
Sponsored by The Mary and Dr. George L. Demetros Charitable Trust
Dianna Joiner
Sarah Husak
Marilyn Taylor
Sarah Harmsworth
Viola
Caleb Cox, Principal
Principal
H. Luther & Ruth Frentz Memorial Chair
Maia Hoffman
Ann Smith
Sponsored by Maestro Christopher Wilkins
Mark Heinzen
Jerome Miskell
Jaime Sachay
Sponsored by Mike and Julie Pasternak
Patrick Miller
Gabriel Napoli
Sponsored by Mike and Julie Pasternak
Keith Holliday
Lara Roberts Dudack
Sponsored by Mike & Julie Pasternak
Vacant
Cello
Erica Snowden-Rodriguez
Principal
Laura Lee & Joseph Garfinkel Chair
Miles Richardson
Sponsored by James and Linda Venner
Sarah Miller
Milena Albrecht (Leave of Absence)
Sponsored by The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Foundation
Julie Myers King
Sponsored by The Mary S. & David C. Corbin Foundation
Paul Miahky
Sponsored in memory of Joseph Garfinkel
James Benson
Sponsored by Mary Beth Kluge
Brian Klickman
Christina Rosser
Sponsored by The Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation
Molly Jones
Sponsored in memory of Josephine Nelson
Ryan Louie (Leave of Absence)
Sponsored in memory of Josephine Nelson
Bass
Ann Gilbert
Principal
Maggie & Jerry Lippman Chair
Ava Lintz
Sponsored by J. Ralph & Sue Jeppesen Gillman
Ole Latham
Sponsored by Charles and Therese Peter
Sue Yelanjian
Sponsored by HB Chemical
Brian Del Bianco
Sponsored by Michael d’Amico & Dr. Patricia Mullen
John McComb
Thomas Flowers
Flute
Barbara O'Brien
Principal
Thomas R. & Marilyn W. Merryweather Chair
Audrey & Harold Frazier Chair
Kyra Kester
Sponsored by Cynthia Reynolds, Ph.D.
Flute/Piccolo
Jenny Robinson
Betty & Harold Baker Chair
Judy & Roger Read Chair
Oboe
Terry Orcutt
Principal
James H. Seiberling Chair
Renate Sakins
Sponsored by Howard Greene
Oboe/English Horn
Cynthia Warren
Lynn & Edward Metzger Chair
Clarinet
Emily Cook
Principal
Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Wilson Chair
Heidi Aufdenkamp Peck
Sponsored by Arthur & Jean Schooley
Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Thomas Reed
Salma & Sam Gibara Chair
Bassoon
Todd Jelen
Principal
Earl W. Baxtresser Memorial Chair
Coltan Foster
Sponsored by Mary Kay & Ernest Pouttu
Bassoon/Contrabassoon
Mark DeMio
Charles & Therese Peter Chair
French Horn
Meghan Guegold
Principal
Robert S. & Frances M. Crawford Chair
Robert C. & Suzanne W. Frutchey Chair
Thomas Park
Sponsored by Kathy Booth
Ken Wadenpfuhl
Kyle Morelock
Lisa Fink
Assistant Principal
BF Goodrich Chair
Trumpet
Justin Kohan
Principal
John Charles Frentz Chair
Gary Davis
Sponsored by FirstEnergy Foundation
Loren Toplitz
Trombone
John Gruber
Principal
Dorothy & Joseph L. Boltz Memorial Chair
Thomas Pylinski
Sponsored by Dorothy & DuWayne Hansen
Bass Trombone
Sean McGhee
Principal
Jean & Joseph Hauser, Sr. Chair
Tuba
Kenneth Heinlein
Principal
Flora M. Bump & Robert L. Wise Chair
Timpani
John Curtis
Principal
Yrma & Louis Ratener Chair
Jane Watters Memorial Chair
Percussion
Robert Kistler
Principal
Myers Industries, Inc. Chair
Matthew Dudack
Kevin Lewis
Harp
Jody Guinn
Principal
Frances & Joseph Hall Chair
Peggy & Bruce Silver Chair
Keyboards
Robert Mollard
Principal
Akron Symphony Guild Chair
Personnel Manager
Jerome Miskell
Librarians
Cory Smith
Principal
Betsy Frasure
Assistant