Musicians of the Akron Symphony Orchestra


2011-2012 Season

FIRST VIOLIN
Alan Bodman, Concertmaster
Mathilde B. & Charles K. Sorkin Chair
Dr. Lawrence & Mabel Graham Chair
Nelson & Dorothy Seeger Chair
Jane & Harold Kaufman Chair

VACANT, Assistant Concertmaster
Mary Louise Irvin Memorial Chair
Sara Rule Schaft
Diana Frances Gayer Chair
Cory Smith
Sponsored by Guy & Renee Pipitone
Susan Britton
Sponsored Anonymously
Analisé Kukelhan
Sponsored in memory of Lloyd, Thelma & Joyce Pifer
Amber Dimoff
Sponsored by Richard Pogue
Jiah Chung
Sponsored by Fred & Bonnie Damerow
Ping Yu
Rena Ishii

SECOND VIOLIN
Linda Nagy Johnston, Principal
Mrs. J. Robinson Silver, Jr. Chair
Amy Glick
Nell B. While Chair
Bernie Vaughn
Sponsored Anonymously
Martha Hancock
Sponsored Anonymously
Jenna Anderson
Kathy Anthony
Steven Ostrow
Sponsored by the Mary and Dr. George L.
Demetros Foundation

Sarah Husak

VIOLA
Zachary Collins, Principal
H. Luther & Ruth Frentz Memorial Chair
Ann Smith
Sponsored in honor of Ronald C. & Ann G. Allan
Ann Cirvencic
Sponsored by Maestro Christopher Wilkins
Mark Heinzen
Sponsored Anonymously
Jerry Miskell
Sponsored by Ted & Teresa Good
Jane Greinke
Keith Holliday
Lara Roberts Dudack
Sponsored by Mike & Julie Pasternak
Jennifer Han

CELLO
Michael DeBruyn, Principal
Laura Lee & Joseph Garfinkel Chair
Miles Richardson
Sponsored Anonymously
Tara Klein
Sponsored by the Charles E. & Mabel M.
Ritchie Memorial Foundation

Julie Myers King
Sponsored by Wallace & Kathleen Nolin
Paul Miahky
Sponsored by The Mary S. and David C.
Corbin Foundation

James Benson
Sponsored by Rebecca Brunotte
in honor of her loving parents
MaryAnn & George Sholtis

Christina Rosser
Sponsored by The Lehrer Family Foundation

BASS
Ann Gilbert, Principal
Maggie & Jerry Lippman Chair
David Kahn
Sponsored by J. Ralph & Sue Jeppesen Gillman
Ole Latham
Sponsored Anonymously
Sue Yelanjian
Sponsored by Dr. Kenneth Swanson
Brian Del Bianco
Sponsored by Michael d’Amico
John McComb
Thomas Flowers

FLUTE
Barbara O’Brien, Principal
Thomas R. & Marilyn W. Merryweather Chair
Audrey & Harold Frazier Chair
Sandra Hughes
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Pamela Murchison
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
Kristina Belisle Jones, Principal
Mr. & Mrs. J. Robert Wilson Chair
Heidi Aufdenkamp
Sponsored by Arthur & Jean Schooley
CLARINET/BASS CLARINET
Thomas Reed
Salma & Sam Gibara Chair

BASSOON
Todd Jelen, Principal
Earl W. Baxtresser Memorial Chair
Renee Anthony Dee
Sponsored by Mary Kay & Ernest Pouttu
BASSOON/CONTRABASSOON
Mark DeMio
Charles & Therese Peter Chair

FRENCH HORN
Scott Bohannon, Principal
Robert S. & Frances M. Crawford Chair
Robert C. & Suzanne W. Frutchey Chair

Cynthia Wulff
Sponsored by Richard & Renee Anthony Dee
Ken Wadenpfuhl
Susan Ramsdell
Lisa Christensen, Assistant Principal
BF Goodrich Chair

TRUMPET
Scott Johnston, Principal
John Charles Frentz Chair
Gary Davis
Sponsored in honor of Mildred H. & Robert F. Collis
Loren Toplitz

TROMBONE
Anthony Hopkins, Principal
Dorothy L. & Joseph L. Boltz Memorial Chair
Thomas Pylinski

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
Larry Snider, Principal
Myers Industries, Inc. Chair
Matthew Dudack
Sponsored in memory of Ott & Louise Scarponi
Kevin Lewis
Sponsored by The Akron Symphony Guild

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

STAGE MANAGERS
Jeff Linkous
Joseph Schreiber
Joseph McDermott

Permanently Endowed Chairs
Red Chair Society

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