Meet the Orchestra

First Violins

Erin Aldridge, Concertmaster
  Endowed by the Verna and
  Arend Sandbulte Orchestra
  Leadership Fund
Ann C. Anderson, Associate
  Concertmaster Emeritus
Colin McGuire, Associate
  Concertmaster
Steve Highland, Assistant
  Concertmaster
Andrew Ferski
Nicole Craycraft
Kathleen Sanders
Nairi Stack
Joan Halquist
Amanda T. Wirta
Daniel Radosevich
Mary Negus
Angelica D’Costa Lundberg
Jessica Leibfried

Second Violins

Laurie Bastian, Principal
Jean Leibfried, Assistant Principal
Amy Eichers
Michael Husby
Olga Chernyshev
Carolyn Carver
Michael Zellgert
Sarah Warner
Kristen Anderson
Karen Durfee
Jill Kaiser
Stephen Baillie

Violas

Kevin Hoeschen, Principal
Ronald Kari, Assistant Principal
Clare Chopp
Jonathan Kresha
Kevin Peterson
Zach Armstrong
Laura De St. Croix
Nathan Carlsgaard
Judy MacGibbon
David Arnott

Cellos

Betsy Husby, Principal
Lucia Magney, Assistant Principal
Julia Morehouse
Benjamin Smith
Rebecca Peterson
Elizabeth Larson
Greg Birdwell
Elise Kuutti
Mary Wright
Nancy Melander

Basses

Charles Block, Principal
Vincent Osborn, Assistant Principal
Anthony Lischalk
James McLeod
Nixon Bustos
Blake Bonde

Flutes

Claudia White, Principal
Kathleen Winters, Second Flute

Third Flute/Piccolo

Betty Braunstein

Oboes

Michael Dayton, Principal
Darci Gamerl, Second Oboe
  (on leave of absence)
Sarah Carmack, Acting Second
  Oboe

Third Oboe / English Horn

Laurie Van Brunt

Clarinets

Jennifer Gerth, Principal
Kristine Peterson, Second Clarinet

Third Clarinet/Bass Clarinet

Rena Kraut

Bassoons

Michael Roemhildt, Principal
Bradley Bombardier, Second
  Bassoon

Third Bassoon/ Contrabassoon

Karen Brooks

Saxophone

Gregory Moore

French Horns

James Pospisil, Principal
Paul Litterio, Assistant Horn
Erika Hammerschmidt, Second
  Horn
Jill Pospisil, Third Horn
Gwen Hoberg, Fourth Horn

Trumpets

Earl Salemink, Principal
Charles Leibfried, Second Trumpet
Thomas Pfotenhauer, Third Trumpet

Trombones

Larry Zimmerman, Principal
Steve Hammerschmidt, Second
  Trombone

Third Trombone/Bass Trombone

James Erickson

Tuba

Steve Grove, Principal

Timpani

Fred Morgan, Principal

Percussion

Matthew Smallcomb, Principal
Eugene Koshinski
Zach Miller

Harp

Janell Lemire, Principal

Keyboard

Beth Gilbert, Principal

Organ

Norma Stevlingson

Duluth Superior Symphony Chorus

Matthew Faerber, Chorus Director

Jerry Upton, Assistant Chorus
  Director
Beth Gilbert, Rehearsal
  Accompanist
Nikki Kohlmeier, Chorus
  Administrator

Personnel and Operations Director

Nathan Carlsgaard

Stage Manager

Maureen Breemeersch