WHATCOM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

2011-2012 Personnel

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VIOLIN I:
Grant Donnellan*
Emily Bailey
Laura Barnes
David Bean
Gaye Davis
Joanne Donnellan
Irene Fadden
James Knight
Yelena Nelson
Sandra Payton
Krissy Snyder
Maritza Soto
John Tilley
Karen Visser
Bill Watts

VIOLIN II
Kathy Diaz*
Melissa Challender
Barbara Curtis
Frances DeRook
Timothy Freeman
Laura Guthridge
Laura Herren-Lund
Jane Lund
Mary Mahoney
Kashmere Mareau
Rosalie Romano
Carla Rutschman
Amie Smit
Kris Turner
Jane Young

VIOLA
Morgan Schwab*
Kacey Alleman
Joanne Dudley
Becky Elmendorf
Lisa Humphrey
Celeste Larson
Michael Neville
Kyle Purnell
Betsy Stuen-Walker

CELLO:
Nick Strobel*
Gabrielle Arness
Chip Bergeron
Ivan Murphy Dlouhy
Noel Evans
Cori Holquinn
Coral Marchant
Celia Obrecht
Mary Passmore
Bette Ann Schwede

BASS:
Thomas Mayes * Zack Zydek +
Natalee Binning
Alli Chapin
Faye Hong
Jonathan Humphrey

FLUTE:
Lisa McCarthy*
Debbie Arthur
Nirvana Guernsey

OBOE:
Jennifer Weeks*
Kristen Gillig
Ken Bronstein

CLARINET:
David Alex*
Ray Downey
Barry Ulman*
Kim Fay
Dag Jensen

BASSOON:
Pat Nelson*
Phillip Thomas
Terhi Miikki-Broersma

HORN:
Brad Bigelow*
Brent Allen
Jack Champagne
Greg Verbarendse

TRUMPET:
Karolyn Labes*
Steve Sperry
Del Vandekerk

TROMBONE:
Phil Heft *
Bob Gray

TUBA:
Mark Lindenbaum*

PERCUSSION:
Stephanie Straight*
Scott Davis
Jennifer Longstaff
Tanya McAtee
Kay Reilly

KEYBOARD:
Michael Refvem*

HARP:
Jill Whitman*

   

* Principal
+ On Leave

Viola Principal Chair

Morgan Schwab

Morgan Schwab

  • 10 years with the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra
  • Bachelors in Music Performance and Certificate Post Baccalaureate in Music Education
  • Band and Orchestra Director at Fairhaven Middle School
  • Conductor for Northsound Youth Symphony
  • Private Teacher
  • Winner for the Young Artist Competition for the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, guest soloist at the age of 16
  • Loves being a mom and wife
Open Auditions