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2025 AIMS Festival Orchestra Roster

 

Conductors

Marzio Conti
Alfred Eschwé
Patrick Hahn
Marius Stieghorst

VIOLIN

Heather Wittels, Concertmaster
Sondra Brudnak, Assistant Concertmaster
Barrie A. Cooper, Principal 2nd Violin
Patricia Cole
Mona Dworzak
Tamara Freida
Gabrielle Gans
Katrina Johnson
William Knuth
Inna Langerman
Camila Marquez
Marina Moura Xavier
Caleb Newell
Barbara Schaefer
Mana Tatsuki
Olivia Walberger
Nicholas Whitley
Jonathon Winter
Xiaowan Wu
Yiran Yao

VIOLA

Molly Sharp, Principal
Jason Guzman
Eddy Malave
Phoenix Mercier
Nicolas Mirabile
Tiana Moritz
Victor Torres
Drew Vella

CELLO

Anthony Kitai, Principal
Brett Andrews
William Danheim
Omar Escobedo
Ricardo Gabriel Flores
Margaret Slap
Fiona Tsang
Kevin Valle

BASS

Justin Kujawski, Principal
Gregory Galand
Emma Goldberg
Annaliese White

FLUTE

David DiGiacobbe
Alexandra McGuire
Kim O’Hare Bonacorsa

OBOE

Theresa Bridges
George Corbett
Eli Stefanacci

CLARINET

Randy P. Glasner
Nathan Kock
David H. Thomas

BASSOON

Leann Currie
Adam Kraynak
Kennedy Plains

HORN

Cade A. Araza
Andy Liu
Nathan Spergel
Victor Valenzuela

TRUMPET

Filip Czarkowski
Sophie Urban
Weifeng Zhao

TROMBONE

Ellie Abbott
Henry Price

BASS TROMBONE

Daniel Pendley

TUBA

Tanner Stegink

TIMPANI & PERCUSSION

James Jacobson, Principal
Jacob Haskins
Lee Hinkle

PIANO & CELESTE

Chao-Hwa Lin, Principal

HARP

Christine Heger
Elke Paternusch
Mona Smale

ORCHESTRA STAFF

David DiGiacobbe, Manager & Woodwind Coordinator
Kimberly O’Hare Bonacorsa, Assistant Manager
Eric Farnan, Principal Librarian
Barbara Schaefer, Assistant Librarian
Daniel Pendley, Stage Manager
David Thomas, Chamber Music Coordinator
Eddy Malave, Strings Coordinator
Victor Valenzuela, Brass Coordinator
James Jacobson, Percussion Coordinator
George Corbett, Audition Training Seminars

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