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Musicians of the Charlotte Symphony
FIRST VIOLINS
Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, Concertmaster
Joseph Meyer, Associate Concertmaster
Kari Giles, Assistant Concertmaster
Susan Blumberg
Jane Hart Brendle
Cynthia Burton
Ayako Gamo
Lenora Leggatt
Jenny Topilow
Dustin Wilkes-Kim
Hanna Zhdan
SECOND VIOLINS
Oliver Kot, Principal
Kathleen Jarrell, Assistant Principal
Carlos Tarazona
Monica Boboc
Martha Geissler
Sakira Harley
Tatiana Karpova
Ellyn Stuart
VIOLAS
Benjamin Geller, Principal
Ellen Ferdon
Viara Stefanova
Ning Zhao
CELLOS
Jonathan Lewis, Principal
Allison Drenkow, Assistant Principal
Alan Black, Principal Emeritus
Marlene Ballena
​Jeremy Lamb
Sarah Markle
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DOUBLE BASSES
Kurt Riecken, Principal
Judson Baines, Assistant Principal
Jeffrey Ferdon
Jason McNeel, Acting Principal
HARP
Andrea Mumm Trammell, Principal
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FLUTES
Victor Wang, Principal
Amy Orsinger Whitehead
Erinn Frechette, Piccolo
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OBOES
Erica Cice, Acting Principal
Terry Maskin, English Horn
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CLARINETS
Taylor Marino, Principal
Samuel Sparrow, E-Flat Clarinet
Allan Rosenfeld, Bass Clarinet
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BASSOONS
Joshua Hood
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HORNS
Byron Johns, Principal
Andrew Fierova
Richard Goldfaden
TRUMPETS
Alex Wilborn, Principal
Jonathan Kaplan
Gabriel Slesinger, 3rd/Associate Principal
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TROMBONES
John Bartlett, Principal
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BASS TROMBONE
Scott Hartman, Principal
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TUBA
Colin Benton, Principal
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TIMPANI
Jacob Lipham, Principal
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PERCUSSION
Brice Burton, Principal
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