Meet the Musicians

Conductor

Strings Section Musicians

Charles Stegeman

Violin I

Concertmaster and Artistic Director

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Ole Böhn

Violin II

Principal

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Rachel Stegeman

Violin I

Associate Concertmaster

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Jennifer Madge

Violin II

none

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Zhan Shu

Violin I

none

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Jeanyi Kim

Violin I

none

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Zsolt Eder

Violin I

none

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Eric Tanner

Violin II

none

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Alexander Mandl

Violin II

none

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Lucas Braga

Violin I

none

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Jesse Thompson

Violin II

none

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Basil Vendryes

Viola

Principal

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Orlando Wells

Viola

none

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Roger Myers

Viola

none

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Jonathan Moerschel

Viola

none

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John Walz

Violoncelli

Principal

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Claudio Jaffé

Violoncelli

none

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Jonathan Tortolano

Violoncelli

none

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Beideth Carolina Briceño Chacon 

Violoncelli

none

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Nicolas Tsolainos

Contrabassi

Principal

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Jean Posekany

Contrabassi

none

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Woodwind Section Musicians

Brass Section Musicians

Percussion Section Musicians

Jack DiIanni

Timpani

Principal

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Von Hansen

Percussion

none

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Rita Costanzi

Harp

Principal

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David Allen Wehr

Piano

Principal

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2023 Guest Jazz Artists

Angela Hagenbach | featured vocalist
Angela Ward | music director
David Basse | featured vocalist, drummer, commentator

City Light Jazz Orchestra

Mike Herrera, lead alto saxophone
Nick Andrews, second alto
David Chael, first tenor
Todd Wilkinson, second tenor
Brett Jackson, baritone

Jason Goudeau, lead trombone
Earlie Braggs, second trombone
Joshua Lampkins, third trombone
Louis Neal, bass trombone

Nate Nall, first trumpet
Lawrence Jackson, second trumpet
Daniel Dissmore, third trumpet
Quin Wallace, fourth trumpet

Wayne Goins, guitar
James Ward, basses
Jaylen Ward, drums & percussion
David Basse, drums & percussion

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