Sarasota Opera Orchestra and Chorus 2016

Each season, some of the most accomplished instrumentalists in classical music come together to form the Sarasota Opera Orchestra. Professional musicians from as far away as California and New York, as well as from here in Florida, join together to perform in one of the finest opera orchestras in the country. Many of our players have been with us for more than five years, with several performing over ten seasons. Having a resident orchestra gives Sarasota Opera the opportunity to thoroughly rehearse

the season’s operas over the course of several weeks. Sarasota Opera’s orchestra, along with its other artists and technicians, are committed to presenting quality opera season after season.

SARASOTA OPERA ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN

L.P. How – Santa Fe, NM (10)

Concertmaster

The Murray Bring and Kay Delaney Endowed Chair

Jeremy Williams – Nashville, TN (3)

Associate Concertmaster

Juan Jaramillo – Pittsburgh, PA (11)

Assistant Concertmaster

Susan Faux – Jamaica Plain, MA (15)

Principal Second Violin

Jenny Amador – Corte Madera, CA (1)

Vitaly Briskin - Chicago, IL (Debut)

Soojin Chang – Washington, DC (1)

Eliza Cho – Philadelphia, PA (9)

Jason Erwin – Philadelphia, PA (7)

Lu Friedman – Hartford, CT (8)

George Anthony Figueroa – Lenoir, NC (1)

Jina Lee – Baltimore, MD (3)

Natalia Vasilieva Maiden – Sarasota, FL (8)

Shelley Mathews – Silver Spring, MD (1)

Caitlin McSherry – San Francisco, CA (7)

Milene Moreira – Sarasota, FL (9)

Amanda Nix – Sarasota, FL (7)

Nonoko Okada – Greensboro, NC (6)

Matthew Oshida – Palo Alto, CA (6)

Lavinia Pavlish – New York, NY (Debut)

VIOLA

Elizabeth Lamb – Nashville, TN (10)

Principal

Michael Holub – Milford, CT (13)

Simon Értz – Greensboro, NC (7)

Carl Larson – Prospect, KY (3)

Sarah Lemons – Brooklyn, NY (6)

Katherine Zahradnik – Baltimore, MD (8)

CELLO

Nadine Trudel – Sarasota, FL (13)

Principal

Troy Chang – Tampa, FL (4)

Joanne Choi – New York, NY (Debut)

Kelley Maulbetsch – San Francisco, CA (9)

Allegra Montanari - Chicago, IL (4)

Hannah Whitehead – Pittsburgh, PA (Debut)

BASS

Gil S. Katz – Sarasota, FL (14)

Principal

Cory Palmer – Pittsburgh, PA (Debut)

Edward Paulsen – Rochester, NY (5)

Brian Thacker – Merrimack, NH (5)

FLUTE

Amanda Blaikie – Ferndale, MI (1)

Principal

Jessica Petrasek – Kansas City, MO (1)

PICCOLO

Jessica Petrasek – Kansas City, MO (1)

OBOE

Rick Basehore – Alexandria, VA (7)

Principal

Jennifer Case – Huntsville, AL (Debut)

ENGLISH HORN

Jennifer Case – Huntsville, AL (Debut)

CLARINET

Joseph Morris – Salt Lake City, UT (1)

Principal

The Ed and Jane Bavaria Endowed Chair

Robert Walker – Oakland Gardens, NY (1)

BASS CLARINET

Robert Walker – Oakland Gardens, NY (1)

BASSOON

Natalya Rose Vrbsky – Rochester, NY (5)

Principal

Galina Kiep – San Diego, CA (1)

HORN

Eric Bell – Houston, TX (21)

Principal

Theresa MacDonnell – Osprey, FL (1)

Alex Rosenfeld – San Francisco, CA (4)

Sandra Swanson – Evanston, IL (17)

TRUMPET

Mary Bowden – Naples, FL (Debut)

Principal

Larry Herman – Cleveland, OH (18)

Stephen Madancy – New York, NY (2)

David Detwiler – Culpeper, VA (Debut)

TROMBONE

Kathryn Curran – San Francisco, CA (8)

Principal

Benjamin Skroch – Boonville, IN (Debut)

Jonathan Schubert – Harleysville, PA (8)

The Mr. and Mrs. William E. Chapman, II Endowed Chair

BASS / CONTRABASS TROMBONE

Wayne Solomon – Fresno, CA (9)

HARP

Giuseppina Ciarla – Bari, Italy (13)

Principal

TIMPANI

Gregg Koyle – Guglionesi, Italy (15)

Principal

PERCUSSION

William Manley – Jamaica Plain, MA (12)

Principal

James Benoit – Pittsburgh, PA (3)

AIDA ONSTAGE TRUMPET

Larry Herman

David Detwiler

Stephen Madancy

Michael Fee

ASSOCIATE MUSICIANS

FLUTE

Claudia White

OBOE

Alyssa McKeithen

CLARINET

Stacey McColley

Laura Stephenson

BASSOON

Fernando Traba

MaurizioVenturini

TRUMPET

Aric Brian

HARP

Jennifer Robertson-Tessi

PERCUSSION

Aaron Nix

AIDA OFFSTAGE HORN

Juliann Welch

Troy Messner

AIDA OFFSTAGE TRUMPET

Daniel Mendelow

David Clark

Alan Evans

Cindy Scaruffi-Klispie

LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO OFFSTAGE TRUMPET

Stephen Madancy

David Detwiler

Michael Fee

AIDA & LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO OFFSTAGE TROMBONE

Kyle Guira

Jennifer Schmeiser

Alex Belliveau

Nathaniel Smith

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER & CONTRACTOR

Gregg Koyle

ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN

Kelley Maulbetsch

SARASOTA OPERA CHORUS

ANDREA BAKER, soprano

Olean, New York

Sarasota Opera debut

MEGAN BARRERA, soprano

Miami, Florida

Sarasota Opera debut

Sponsored by Henry Foster in loving memory of Suzanne Foster

ALEXANDER CHARLES BOYD, baritone

Purcellville, Virginia

2015 Winter & Fall Apprentice Artist

2012 Fall Apprentice Artist (debut)

Sponsored by John F. Suhre and Carla L. Koeffler

PHILLIP BULLOCK, baritone

Washington, District of Columbia

Sarasota Opera debut

MOLLY BURKE, mezzo-soprano

Atlanta, Georgia

Sarasota Opera debut

JOHN CALLISON, baritone

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Sarasota Opera debut

ROBERT CARDWELL, baritone

Laredo, Texas

Sarasota Opera debut

SEAN CHRISTENSEN, tenor

Fribourg, Switzerland

Sarasota Opera debut

JENNIFER DRYER, soprano

Austin, Texas

Sarasota Opera debut