june 18-26, 2021 • Topeka, ks
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Meet the Musicians

Conductor

JoAnn Falletta

Strings Section Musicians

Charles Stegeman

Violin I

Concertmaster and Artistic Director

Rachel Stegeman

Violin I

Associate Concertmaster

Zhan Shu

Violin I

none

Jeanyi Kim

Violin I

none

Zsolt Eder

Violin I

none

Tobias Chisnall

Violin I

none

Thiago Formiga

Violin I

none

Eric Tanner

Violin II

Principal

Meredith Riley

Violin II

none

Alexander Mandl

Violin II

none

Gabrielle Faetini

Violin II

none

Jesse Thompson

Violin II

none

Sarah Gudbaur

Violin II

none

Basil Vendryes

Viola

Principal

Roger Myers

Viola

none

Jonathan Moerschel

Viola

none

Alex Villalobos

Viola

none

John Walz

Violoncelli

Principal

Claudio Jaffé

Violoncelli

none

Barbara George

Violoncelli

none

Jonathan Tortolano

Violoncelli

none

Nicolas Tsolainos

Contrabassi

Principal

Robert Skavronski

Contrabassi

none

Jay Koziorynsky

Librarian

none

Woodwind Section Musicians

Jennifer Gunn

Flute

Principal

Sarah Frisof

Flute

none

Alex Klein

Oboe

Principal

Margaret Marco

Oboe, English Horn

none

Jonathan Gunn

Clarinet

Co-Principal

Mark Kleine

Clarinet

Co-Principal

Paul Hafley

Clarinet

none

Mark Romatz

Bassoon

Principal

Justin Cummings

Bassoon

none

Leigh Muñoz

Contra-Bassoon

none

Brass Section Musicians

Jim Thatcher

Horn

Principal

Gregory Miller

Horn

none

Jeb Wallace

Horn

none

Benjamin Bacni

Horn

none

David Ammer

Trumpet

Principal

Derek Lockhart

Trumpet

none

Julian Kaplan

Trumpet

none

Michael Davidson

Trombone

Principal

Brent Mead

Trombone

none

Adam Rainey

Bass Trombone

none

Amber Kaul

Bass Trombone

none

Joe LeFevre

Tuba

Principal

Percussion Section Musicians

Jack DiIanni

Timpani

none

Nick Petrella

Percussion

none

Von Hansen

Percussion

none

David Wingerson

Percussion

none

Rita Costanzi

Harp

Principal

Erin Wood

Harp

none

David Allen Wehr

Piano

Principal

Cynthia Raim

Piano

none

2021 Guest Jazz Artists

Deborah Brown

Guest Jazz ArtistJazz Chanteuse

none

Joe Cartwright

Guest Jazz Artist

Band Leader

Rod Fleeman

Guest Jazz ArtistGuitar

none

Ben Leifer

Guest Jazz Artist

none

Michael Warren

DrumsGuest Jazz Artist

none

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