The Orchestra

From Pops Concerts to Masterworks,

 the symphony orchestra’s talented musicians bring delight to audiences of every age and background. Many of the musicians have been with the DSSO for a decade or more and their dedication to the arts is evident in every performance.

The symphony orchestra is a collection of up to 100 musicians who play instruments from four basic families: strings, woodwind, brass, and percussion. Together, these instruments bring a magnificent, rich sonority.

Dirk Meyer brings a personal and entertaining style as the music director of the DSSO.

Erin Aldridge serves as the concertmaster, leading the violins and playing a leadership role within the orchestra as a whole.

first violin
Erin Aldridge, concertmaster
Mary Alice Hutton, assoc. concertmaster
Angela Waterman-Hanson, assist. concertmaster
Nicole Craycraft
Kathleen Sanders
Nairi Stack
Joan Halquist
Amanda Wirta
Lian Ojakangas
Daniel Radosevich                    
Steve Highland
Jenna Mattson
Kristin Sande

second violin
Laurie Bastian, principal
Jean Leibfried, assist. principal
Amy Eichers
Michael Husby
Olga Chernyshev
Marc Harroo
Michael Zellgert
Sarah Warner
Kristen Anderson
Lara Hicks

viola
Kevin Hoeschen, principal
Ronald Kari, assist. principal
Clare Chopp
Jonathan Kresha
Kevin Peterson
Elizabeth Cregan
J. David Arnott, DMA
Judy MacGibbon
Kelli Barker
John Middleton

cello
Betsy Husby, principal
Lucia Magney, assist. principal
Julia Morehouse
Eric Graf (on leave 2023-24 season)
Rebecca M. Peterson
Darin Anderson
Byron Klimek
Lindsay Schlemmer
Scott Lykins
Daniel Keeler

double bass
Cassidy Morgan, principal
Vincent Osborn, assist. principal
Anthony Lischalk
James McLeod
Irving G. Steinberg
Blake Bonde
Gordon Lewis

flute
James DeVoll, principal
Melanie Sever, second flute

oboe
Michael Dayton, principal
Darci Griffith Gamerl, second oboe
Sarah Boyle Carmack, third oboe / English horn

clarinet
Jennifer Gerth, principal 
Kristine Peterson, second clarinet
Theodore Schoen, third clarinet / utility

bassoon
Michael L. Roemhildt, principal
Jefferson Campbell, second bassoon
Karl Kubiak, third bassoon / contra

horn
James Pospisil, principal 
Deborah Rausch, assist. principal / utility
Erika Hammerschmidt, second horn
Gwendolyn Hoberg, third horn
Nicholas Brown, fourth horn

trumpet
Earl Salemink, principal
Charles Leibfried, second trumpet
Dr. Thomas Muehlenbeck-Pfotenhauer, third trumpet

trombone
Larry J. Zimmerman, principal
Christian Howard, second trombone
James Erickson, third trombone

tuba
Steve Grove, principal

timpani
Fred Morgan, principal

percussion
Colin O’Day, principal

harp
Janell Kokkonen Lemire

keyboard
Alexander Sandor, principal

saxophone
Dr. Gregory Kehl Moore, principal

administration
Personnel Manager, J. David Arnott
Librarian, Kristin Sande

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Symphony
Chorus
Erin
Aldridge
Concertmaster
Dirk
Meyer
Music DIrector