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.
violin one
Erin Aldridge, concertmaster
Colin McGuire, associate concertmaster
Mary Alice Hutton, acting associate concertmaster
Angela Waterman-Hanson, acting assistant concertmaster
Nicole Craycraft
Kathleen Sanders
Nairi Stack
Joan Halquist
Amanda Wirta
Lindsey Bordner
Daniel Radosevich
Steve Highland
violin two
Laurie Bastian, principal
Jean Leibfried, assistant principal
Amy Eichers
Michael Husby
Olga Chernyshev
Kina Ono
Michael Zellgert
Sarah Warner
Kristen Anderson
Mary Negus
Stephen Baillie
viola
Kevin Hoeschen, principal
Ronald Kari, assistant principal
Clare Chopp
Jonathan Kresha
Kevin Peterson
Kirsti Petraborg
Judy MacGibbon
J. David Arnott, DMA
cello
Betsy Husby, principal
Lucia Magney, assistant principal
Julia Morehouse
Eric Graf
Rebecca Peterson
Darin Anderson
Jesse Nummelin
Elena Denny
Scott Lykins
bass
Cassidy Morgan, principal Vincent Osborn, assistant principal
Anthony Lischalk
James McLeod
Irving G. Steinberg
Blake Bonde
flute
Claudia White, principal
Kathleen Winters, principal
Hannah Peterson, piccolo and flute 3
oboe
Michael Dayton, principal
Darci Griffith Gamerl, principal
Sarah Boyle Carmack, English horn and oboe 3
clarinet
Jennifer Gerth, principal
Kristine Peterson, clarinet 2
Theodore Schoen, clarinet 3/utility
bassoon
Michael Roemhildt, principal
Jefferson Campbell, bassoon 3/contra
horn
James Pospisil, principal
Erika Hammerschmidt, horn 2
Gwendolyn Hoberg, horn 4
trumpet
Earl Salemink, principal
Charles Leibfried, trumpet 2
Thomas Pfotenhauer, trumpet 3
trombone
Larry Zimmerman, principal
James Erickson, bass trombone
keyboard
Beth Gilbert, principal
percussion
Gene Koshinski, principal (on leave 20-21)
Henry Eichman, acting principal
tuba
Steve Grove, principal
saxophone
Gregory Kehl Moore, principal
timpani
Fred Morgan, principal
harp
Janell Kokkonen Lemire, principal
PHONE
218-623-DSSO (3776)
MAIL
130 W. Superior St.
Suite LL2 – 120
Duluth, MN 55802
The DSSO’s vision it to create a stronger community through the power of music. DSSO musicians are continuing to live this vision by finding new and “social distance approved” ways to make music for our community! Please help us continue to make music in the Twin Ports by donating today!