Akron Symphony Orchestra Roster

Akron Symphony

Artistic Leadership

Christopher Wilkins

Music Director

John S. Knight Chair

Chris Albanese

Chorus Director

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

Amy Cave

Assistant Concertmaster — Leave of Absence

Mary Louise Irvin Memorial Chair

Theo Brockhorst

YeJee Kim

Leave of Absence

Sara Rule Schaft

Diana Frances Gayer Chair

Second Violin

Vacant

Principal

Mrs. J. Robinson Silver Jr. Chair

Amy Glick

Nell B. While Chair

Vacant

Stefanie Schore

Sponsored by Darwin Steele

Vacant

Kathleen Anthony

Vacant

Sarah Alexa

Vacant

Vacant

Viola

Caleb Cox, Principal

Principal

H. Luther & Ruth Frentz Memorial Chair

Jerome Miskell

Sponsored by Peg’s Foundation

Keith Holliday

Sponsored by James and Linda Venner
 

Cello

Eri Snowden-Rodriguez

Principal

Laura Lee & Joseph Garfinkel Chair

Myeonggyun Noh

Bass

Ann Gilbert

Principal— Leave of Absence

Maggie & Jerry Lippman Chair

John McComb

Leave of Absence

Thomas Flowers

Sponsored by J. Ralph and Sue Jeppesen Gillman

Flute

Barbara O'Brien

Principal

Thomas R. & Marilyn W. Merryweather Chair
Audrey & Harold Frazier Chair

Flute/Piccolo

Jenny Robinson

Betty & Harold Baker Chair
Judy & Roger Read Chair

Oboe

Terry Orcutt

Principal

James H. Seiberling Chair

Oboe/English Horn

Cynthia Warren

Lynn & Edward Metzger Chair

Clarinet

Amer Hasan

Principal

Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Wilson Chair

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet

Thomas Reed

Salma & Sam Gibara Chair

Bassoon

Todd Jelen

Principal

Earl W. Baxtresser Memorial Chair

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

Ken Wadenpfuhl

Lizbeth Barrera

Sponsored by Arthur and Jean Schooley

Lisa Fink

Assistant Principal

BF Goodrich Chair

Trumpet

Justin Kohan

Principal

John Charles Frentz Chair

Loren Toplitz

Trombone

John Gruber

Principal

Dorothy & Joseph L. Boltz Memorial Chair

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

Kevin Lewis

Harp

Vacant

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

Stage Managers

Greg Vinci

Deb Malcolm