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    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

    Sponsored by Syble Di Girolamo

     

    MORGAN EARLE, mezzo-soprano

    Carrollton, Georgia

    2015 Winter Apprentice Artist

    2014 Fall Apprentice Artist

    2014 Winter Apprentice Artist (debut)

    The Joey Frye Endowed Artist

     

    AMAL EL-SHRAFI, soprano

    Randolph, Massachusetts

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    KATE FARRAR, mezzo-soprano

    Laurel, Maryland

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    CHRISTOPHER GEORGETTI, tenor

    Nutley, New Jersey

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    VINCENT GRANA, bass-baritone

    New Brunswick, New Jersey

    Sarasota Opera debut

    The Joel D. and Ellen S. Fedder Endowed Artist

     

    SAMUEL HALL, tenor

    Columbus, Ohio

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    WALKER J. JACKSON, tenor

    Atlanta, Georgia

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    JESUS ALFREDO JIMENEZ JIMENEZ, tenor

    La Paz, Bolivia

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    KENTON JORDAN, tenor

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    SERGEY KHALIKULOV, bass-baritone

    Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    REBECCA KIDNIE, soprano

    St. Paul, Minnesota

    2015 Fall Apprentice Artist (debut)

    Sponsored by Dr. Clarence and Kimberly Griffin

     

    ERIK E. LARSON, baritone

    Madison, Wisconsin

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    LUCAS LEVY, tenor

    Lexington, Massachusetts

    2015 Winter & Fall Apprentice Artist

    2014 Fall Apprentice Artist (debut)

    The Lynn and Steve Blackledge Endowed Artist

     

    JUSTIN MANALAD, tenor

    New York, New York

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    KATE McNAMARA, soprano

    Dallas, Texas

    2015 Winter & Fall Apprentice Artist

    2014 Fall Apprentice Artist

    2014 Winter Apprentice Artist (debut)

    Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arthur

     

    RACHELLE MOSS, contralto

    Lansing, Kansas

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    JAVIER ORTIZ, bass-baritone

    Pojoaque, New Mexico

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    JOHN OVERHOLT, tenor

    Newport, Tennessee

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    MICHELLE SIEMENS, mezzo-soprano

    Victoria, Canada

    Sarasota Opera debut

    Sponsored by Mark and Gail Appel

     

    JOSHUA SOUTH, bass

    Huntsville, Alabama

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    MICHAEL SPAZIANI, bass-baritone

    West Chester, Pennsylvania

    2015 Fall Apprentice Artist

    2015 Winter Apprentice Artist (debut)

    Sponsored by Bill and Karen Watt

     

    ANDREW SURRENA, tenor

    Pleasanton, California

    2015 Fall Apprentice Artist

    2014 Fall Apprentice Artist

    2014 Winter Apprentice Artist (debut)

    Sponsored by Paul and Sharon Steinwachs

     

    HANS TASJIAN, bass

    East Concord, New York

    2015 Fall Apprentice Artist

    2015 Winter Apprentice Artist (debut)

    Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. William Lloyd

     

    MADELYN WANNER, mezzo-soprano

    New Holland, Pennsylvania

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    KAYLA NICOLE WHITE, soprano

    Chicago, Illinois

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    JACOB RYAN WRIGHT, tenor

    Asheville, North Carolina

    Sarasota Opera debut

     

    JAMES WRIGHT, baritone

    Buffalo, New York

    Sarasota Opera debut

    Sponsored by Nanci Talpas in memory of Joseph and Marian Newbauer

     

    TOBIAS WRIGHT, tenor

    Arkansas City, Kansas

    2015 Fall Apprentice Artist (debut)

    Sponsored by A. Scott Bushey

     

    2016 created by Sarasota Opera. sarasotaopera.org

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