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Musicians
Edvard Tchivzhel, Conductor
Thomas A. and Shirley W. Roe Podium Fund
Violin I
- Xiaoqing Yu, Concertmaster
Leila Cunningham Roe Endowed Chair - Mary Lee Taylor Kinosian, Assistant Concertmaster
Uwe Diestel Endowed Chair - Catherine Hinnant Crowe
- Robin H. Els
- Kenneth Lambert
- Carol Roosevelt
Violin II
- Joanna Mulfinger Lebo, Principal
- Kathleen S. Robinson, Assistant Principal
- Kirsten Browning
- Elizabeth Fee-Elliott
- Catherine Culp Hazan
- James Johnston
- Haejin Kim
- Kathryn McLean
- Suzanne Nelson
- Tina P. Pulley
Viola
- Kathryn Dey, Principal
- Arthur Ross III, Assistant Principal
- Alvoy Bryan, Jr.
- Jean Alderman Clarke
- S. Angeline Jones
- Joseph Lester (Leave of Absence)
- Heidi Remick
Cellos
- Leslie Nash Kilstofte, Principal
Guild of the Greenville Symphony Endowed Chair - Robert B. O'Brien, Assistant Principal
- Bruce McLean
- David Saliny
Double Bass
- Timothy Easter, Principal
- Ian Bracchitta, Assistant Principal
- C. Braxton Ballew
- Todd L. Beal
- Jose Antonio Carrion
- Levi Gable
- Jean McIntyre
Flute
- Caroline J. Ulrich, Principal
Alice and Jerry Lenz Endowed Chair - Lisa L. Nickl
- Wendy Cohen
Piccolo
- Wendy Cohen
Oboe
- Virginia Metzger, Principal
Guild of the Greenville Symphony Endowed Chair - Mandy L. Wickham
English Horn
- Lisa H. Prodan
Clarinet
- Anthony Marotta, Principal
Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Endowed Chair - John Warren
Bassoon
- Amy Yang, Principal
- Frank Watson
Saxophone
- Clifford Leaman, Principal
Horn
- Anneka Zuehlke, Principal
Charles W. Wofford and Nancy B. Thomas Endowed Chair - Elizabeth Regas Plastiak
- Jennifer Merrell
- Christina D. Cornell
The Charles A. Lee Endowed Chair
Trumpet
- Gary J. Malvern, Co-Principal
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Whitten Endowed Chair - Phil Elkins, Co-Principal
- Jens Larsen, Assistant Principal
Trombone
- Joe Hughes, Principal
- Stephen K. Wilson
Bass Trombone
- Richard deBondt
Tuba
- Don Strand, Principal
Timpani
- Sherwood A. Mobley, Principal
Percussion
- Courtney McDonald, Principal
- Edward Nagel, Assistant Principal
- John S. Beckford
- Gary A. Robinson
- Rick Blackwell
Harp
- Helen Rifas, Principal
Keyboard
- Vivian Hamilton, PrincipalProduction Manager
Production Manager
-
Lisa Tranter
String sections use a revolving method of seating. String players, except for principals, are listed alphabetically. The GSO frequently employs additional musicians to meet the musical demands of the works performed.
2008-2009 Orchestra Committee:
Elected by GSO musicians to represent their concerns to the Board of Directors of the Greenville Symphony Association: Caroline J. Ulrich, Chair, Courtney McDonald, Robert O' Brien, Arthur Ross III, Anneka Zuehlke