The Orchestra

The 80+ musicians that play in Eugene Symphony are your neighbors, friends, music teachers, college professors, and people you might run into at the grocery store. Each has a unique story to tell, a passion for music, and a drive to delight you, the audience, with their performances.

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  • Violin 1

    Searmi Park, Concertmaster
    Lisa McWhorter, Assistant Concertmaster
    Stephen Chong
    Della Davies
    Yvonne Hsueh
    Erika Nagamoto
    Sophie Therrell
    Hannah Willard
    Alwyn Wright
    Sofie Yang

    Violin II

    Matt Fuller, Principal
    Julia Frantz, Assistant Principal
    Claudia Miller
    Alice Blankenship
    David Burham
    Benjamin Ehrmantrant
    Caius Oprea *
    Sigrun Oprea *
    Isabel Pinney
    Marilyn Tyler
    Jannie Wei
    Sarah Wilfong

    Viola

    Arnaud Ghillebaert, Principal
    Shauna Keyes *, Acting Assistant Principal
    Pamela Burovac
    Adam Fishburn
    Anamaria Ghitea
    Daphne Gooch
    Shauna Keyes
    Ben Kroeker *

    Cello

    Anne Ridlington, Principal
    Eric Alterman, Assistant Principal
    Jim Pelley
    Dale Bradley
    Kathryn Brunhaver
    Ann Grabe
    Noah Seitz
    Julia Weldon
    Titus Young *

    Bass

    Tyler Abbott, Principal
    Clinton O’Brien *, Asst. Principal
    Kevin Brown *
    Rick Carter
    Gregory Dugan *
    Forrest Moyer
    Greg Nathan
    Vacant

  • Flute

    Kristen Halay, Principal
    Jill Pauls, Piccolo

    Oboe

    Melissa Peña, Principal
    Cheryl Denice Wefler
    Dietrich Koch *, English Horn

    Clarinet

    Michael Anderson, Principal
    Isaac Beu, E-flat Clarinet
    Carol Robe, Bass Clarinet

    Bassoon

    Ben Greanya, Principal
    Daniel Yim *
    Steve Vacchi, Contrabassoon

  • Horn

    Margarite Waddell, Principal
    Frances Pinkham *
    Lydia Van Dreel
    David Kruse
    Jon Kuhns-Obana, Assistant Horn

    Trumpet

    Bryce Schmidt, Principal
    Logan Brown*
    David Bender

    Trombone

    Henry Henninger, Principal
    Carson Keeble ∞
    Bailey Schmidt *
    Keven Kraus, Bass Trombone

    Tuba

    Michael Grose, Principal

  • Timpani

    Ian Kerr, Principal

    Percussion

    Austin Cernosek, Principal
    Tim Cogswell
    Brian Gardiner *
    Mitchell Vogel *

  • Harp

    Jane Allen, Principal

    Keyboard

    Hung-Yun Chu, Principal

  • Music Director & Conductor

    Alex Prior

Auditions

Auditions for service starting as early as January 1, 2026 will be held in September, 2025. Learn more.