ENSEMBLES Brevard Music Center Orchestra The Brevard Music Center Orchestra is BMC’s flagship ensemble led by Artistic Director Keith Lockhart and special guest conductors throughout the season. The majority of the Music Center’s instrumental faculty performs in the ensemble, leading sections of College Division students. Brevard Sinfonia Students in the Music Center’s College Division comprise the Brevard Sinfonia. This ensemble presents weekly performances beginning with a concert led by Principal Guest Conductor, JoAnn Falletta, during opening weekend. Brevard Concert Orchestra The Brevard Concert Orchestra features Brevard Music Center’s talented high school students. The BCO presents three concerts throughout the season culminating with Maestro Keith Lockhart leading the orchestra in A London Symphony by Vaughan Williams on July 31. Brevard Festival Orchestra Comprised of Brevard’s artist faculty and College Division students, the Brevard Festival Orchestra is the central ensemble for opera productions and special concerts. Brevard Symphonic Winds Wind and percussion high school students make up the Brevard Symphonic Winds led by Kraig Williams. This ensemble performs throughout the summer, including the Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops Concert on July 4. itch itch is an ensemble comprised of instrumentalists in the College Division who have demonstrated ability and interest in the performance of new music. The ensemble performs new works by BMC’s composition students in four New Music concerts over the summer.
BREVARD MUSIC CENTER ORCHESTRA The following artist faculty and students comprise the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. Personnel for each concert vary, depending on the requirements of the repertoire. Principal players are listed first, followed by artist faculty and students (alphabetically). The roster of students is accurate as of May 19, 2015. VIOLIN William Preucil*++ Jonathan Carney*++ Marjorie Bagley*++ Dr. and Mrs. William J. Pendergrast Concertmaster Chair Benjamin Sung*+ Jay Christy* Margaret Karp* Jason Posnock* Tina Raimondi* Wendy Rawls* Corinne Stillwell* Byron Tauchi* Michael Chien Erika Chinander Tsz Ho Chow Ji Hin Chung Magdalena Collum Rose Crelli Melissa Deal Anna Dean David Donica Linda Duan Joanna Duncan Lauren Eastman Allison Emata William Estes John Garner Victoria Gilbreath Haley Gillia Casey Gregory Alexandra Hagel Alexandria Harrington Luke Hill Melissa Ho William Hoy Chia-Yi Hsu Ashtin Johnson Jesse Kasinger Isaac Kay Emily Kenyon Eun-song Koh Myung Sun Lee Nicholas Lewis I-Pei Lin Patrick Lin Marianne Martinoli Ying-Li Pan Steven Ridge Ashlyn Ronkes
Anne Schneller David Shann Bartholomew Shields Hannah Spear Kevin Tompkins Karen Van Acker Qian Yang VIOLA Scott Rawls*+ Erika Eckert* Jennifer Snyder Kozoroz* Margaret Snyder* Megan Yanik* Maija Anstine Shelley Armer Leigh Dixon Federico Florendo Sara Friedberg Julian Graef Carmen Granger Philip Hall Kenneth Holmes Alicia Keener Zachary Kessler Nicholas Lindell Dragana Loncar Erin Napier Ashley Overby Mario Rivera Elisabeth Skaggs Caroline Swanson Jessye Thacker Leah Wilder CELLO Jonathan Spitz*+ Susannah Chapman* Benjamin Karp* Alistair MacRae* Felix Wang* Jaime Compton Rachel Czech Carolina Diazgranados Eva Dines Julia Dixon Joseph Falconer Alexander Fowler Benjamin Fryxell Anita Graef Daniel Hoppe Byung Kim
Blake Kitayama Robin Luongo Rong Ma Thomas Rodman Kelsey Smith Douglas Strahle Audra Thielen Terrence Ting John Yang DOUBLE BASS Craig Brown*+ Walter Linwood Pendergrast Double Bass Chair Kevin Casseday* Aaron Barrera- Reyes Michael Eastwood Mitch Goodwin George Hillstrom Alexander Horton Leonard Ligon Samuel Miller Madison Moll Harrison Mullins Amy Nickler Renata Soares Caceres Jack Teegarden FLUTE Marianne Gedigian*+ Alexa Still*+ Martha Pendergrast Coursey Flute Chair Dilshad Posnock* Dominic Dagostino Meera Gudipati Holly Rudd Paulina Tsao Hannah Weiss Nara Yun OBOE Eric Ohlsson*+ Emily Brebach* Teil Buck Kathleen Carter Christina Gavin Casey Knowlton Michelle Nguyen Tamara Winston
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