Musicians’ Roster

The musicians of the Arizona Opera Orchestra.

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First Violins
Louise Scott, concertmaster
Linda Lambie, assistant concertmaster
Rebecca Wittkamp
Galina Sukhina
Dasha Hlavenka
Mutsuko Tatman
Hisami Iijima
Carla Kountoupes
Priscilla Benitez

Second Violins
Cynthia Baker, principal
Helga Kolosick, assistant principal
Richard Hoffman
Amy Neuenschwander
Laura Tagawa
Agnieszka Laskus

Violas
Christina Swanson, principal
Caroline Ruiz, acting assistant principal
Katherine Shields
Jeffrey Norman
Monica Oechsner

Cellos
Debra Pearson, principal
Mary Beadell-DiBartolo, assistant principal
Margaret Gilmore
Tom Hoisch
Abe Liebhaber
Matthew Ryan-Keltzenberg

Basses
Walgir Bertipaglia, principal
Claudia Botterweg, assistant principal
Derek DeVelder

Harp
Bonny Brady, principal

Flutes
Paula Redinger, principal
Melanie Winans, flute/piccolo

Oboes
Neil Tatman, principal
Scott Morano, oboe/english horn

Clarinets
Brian Viliunas

Bassoons
Melanie Sanguinetti, principal
Jill Marderness

Horn
Peter Erb, principal
Nathan Mitchell
Bruce Hembd
Shawn Campbell

Trumpets
Les Linn, co-principal
James Benitez, co-principal

Trombones
Martin Demos, principal
Michael Becker
Grant Jordan, trombone/bass trombone

Tuba
Steve Mapes, principal

Percussion
Khris Dodge, principal
Norman Weinberg

Timpani
Neil Dunn, principal

 

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