Meet Our Orchestra

Joseph Edelberg

Concertmaster of the Santa Rosa Symphony since 1997, Joe Edelberg has had the distinct honor of leading this outstanding orchestra...

Jay Zhong

Jay Zhong joined the Santa Rosa Symphony in 2011 as Associate Concertmaster. He is an alumnus of New York’s Manhattan...

Heather Powell

Heather Powell appears in performance with a diverse group of ensembles as orchestral violinist, chamber musician and soloist. She plays...

Kathryn Marshall

Marcia Lotter

Marcia was raised in the Pacific Northwest and credits her initial passion for classical music to the time she spent...

Mark Neyshloss

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Eugenia Wie

A native of Chicago, Eugenia Wie made her radio debut on Chicago Public Radio playing Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at the...

Darren Sagawa

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Emanuela Nikiforova

Emanuela Nikiforova’s musical background is eclectic. A native of Bulgaria, she benefited from the influence of the Russian violin school...

Tingting Volonts

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Thomas Yee

Thomas Yee is a dedicated violinist, teacher and collaborator. His classical training culminated in Bachelor and Master degrees in violin...

Barbara Schaefer

Barbara began Suzuki violin lessons at her local elementary school in Houston, Texas and decided soon after that music would...

Sara Chazin

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Shawyon Malek-Salehi

Karen Shinozaki Sor

A familiar face on the San Francisco Bay Area music scene, Karen Shinozaki Sor is the Principal Second Violin of...

Michelle Maruyama

Edmond Fong

Edmond Fong, a second violinist in the Santa Rosa Symphony, was born and raised in San Francisco. He started playing...

Jeanette Isenberg

Dividing her time between teaching and performance, Jeanette Isenberg has diverse musical talents and can be heard in symphony orchestras,...

Zinovy Zelichenok

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Calvin E. Lewis Jr.

Timothy Zieminski

Born and raised in Sonoma County, Tim Zieminski is an active violinist and teacher with local roots in the community....

Laurie Moore

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Bob Williams

William R. (Bob) Williams, violin Bob Williams attended the University of San Francisco as a Music Major taking classes at...

Stephanie Bibbo

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Caitlin McSherry

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Elizabeth Prior

An active Bay Area violist, Elizabeth Prior is the principal violist with the Santa Rosa Symphony and a member of...

Dimitrios Floor

Mitso Floor is an avid chamber and orchestral musician from Seattle, WA. Outside of Santa Rosa Symphony, he is the...

Meg Eldridge

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Alex Volonts

Alex Volonts has been a member of the Santa Rosa Symphony since 2008 and is also a member of Monterey...

Meg Titchener

Meg Titchener grew up in Houston, Texas, where she attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Titchener...

Daphne Gooch

Daphne Gooch is a Portland-based violist whose passion for both chamber and orchestral music encompasses a wide range of repertoire,...

Jacob Hansen-Joseph

Jacob Joseph has a varied career as a freelance musician in his native Bay Area. Aside from appearing with many...

Tatiana Trono

Violist and native Vermonter, Tatiana Trono made her solo debut with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra in high school. In 2022,...

Paula Karolak

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Adelle-Akiko Kearns

Hailed by critics as an “impressive” cellist, exhibiting “beautifully sensuous cello playing,” Adelle-Akiko Kearns currently serves as the Principal Cellist...

Robin Bonnell

Wanda Warkentin

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Kyle Stachnik

Cellist Kyle Stachnik is currently the Fourth Chair Cellist for the Santa Rosa Symphony and also serves as the Assistant...

Kelley Maulbetsch

Kelley Maulbetsch is an active freelance cellist in the San Francisco Bay Area.  For the past ten years Kelley has...

Vanessa Ruotolo

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Elizabeth Vandervennet

Beth found her way to music school for a stimulating and well-rounded education at University of Michigan, Carnegie Mellon University,...

Dieter Wulfhorst

Dieter Wulfhorst became enamored with the cello at the age of eight by hearing it played often, by none other...

Kody Thiessen

Kody Thiessen is a highly accomplished bassist who earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Performance from the San...

Andy Butler

Andy Butler received his Bachelor in Performance and Bachelor in Education from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and his Master...

Andrew McCorkle

Andrew studied double bass at California State University at Long Beach. He is principal bass of the Vallejo Symphony and...

Karen Zimmerman

Karen was born and raised in Los Angeles. She attended the Juilliard School where she was awarded a bachelor’s and master’s...

Raymond Vargas

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Jon Keigwin

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Kathleen Lane Reynolds

Kathleen Reynolds, principal flutist with the Santa Rosa Symphony since 1984, has appeared as a soloist many times throughout the...

Stacey Pelinka

Stacey Pelinka enjoys performing a broad spectrum of classical music, especially contemporary chamber music. She is a longtime member of...

Carmen Lemoine

Carmen Lemoine wants to live in a world where education is free to all, people aren’t afraid to be honest,...

Laura Reynolds

Laura Reynolds is an active performer and educator throughout Northern California; Principal oboist with the Santa Rosa Symphony, California Symphony,...

Jesse Barrett

Jesse Barrett is a San Francisco Bay Area native who grew up in Pleasant Hill, CA. He currently plays oboe...

Bennie Cottone

Oboist Bennie Cottone’s association with the Santa Rosa Symphony began around 1982. His first concert was the last one performed...

Roy Zajac

Principal Clarinet Roy Zajac has played the clarinet since he was 10 years old, when he started on an instrument...

Mark Wardlaw

Mark Wardlaw dreamed from an early age, growing up in Sacramento, of becoming a musician. As a teenager, he started...

Mark Shannon

Mark Shannon is a freelance woodwind artist who spends time in San Diego working regularly with the San Diego Symphony...

Carla Wilson

Carla Wilson is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area. She serves as the principal bassoonist with the Santa Rosa,...

Karla Ekholm

Karla Ekholm has played bassoon with the Santa Rosa Symphony since 1996. She also plays principal bassoon with San Francisco...

Shawn Jones

Shawn Jones is a graduate of the Juilliard School and Rice University. He has performed as a member of the...

Meredith Brown

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Alex Camphouse

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Suzanne Chasalow

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Henry Viets

Henry received a Bachelor of Music, Master of Arts, and a teaching credential while studying with Lori Westin, Bob Ward,...

Caitlyn Smith Franklin

Robert Lau Giambruno

Robert Lau Giambruno was born and raised in San Francisco and is thrilled to perform regularly in the Bay Area....

Scott Macomber

Scott Macomber has served as Acting Second Trumpet of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra since 2016 as well as maintaining...

Kale Cumings

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Bruce Chrisp

SRS Principal Trombonist Bruce Chrisp has been performing with the Symphony for 29 years. He also performs with six other area...

Amy Bowers

Amy Bowers is an active freelance musician in California and tenured member of Santa Rosa Symphony, beginning in 2002. Miss...

Kurt Patzner

Kurt has played with every major orchestra in the Bay Area and is a member of the Marin and Berkeley...

Scott Choate

Scott Choate joined the Santa Rosa Symphony in 2015. A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Scott received his bachelor of...

Andrew Lewis

A C Lewis’ career has been a smorgasbord of percussing, teaching, composing, writing, managing a business, inventing metronomes, and conducting....

Allen Biggs

Susan Jette

Susan Jette is a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC) and certified professional Drum Circle facilitator, on the staff of Drummm Rhythmic...

Dan Levitan

Principal Harpist Dan Levitan began playing harp in his high school orchestra in Philadelphia as a freshman. His two-year preparation...

Kymry Esainko

Pianist Kymry Esainko is known for his wide-ranging musical versatility. Principal pianist for the Santa Rosa Symphony since 2002, he...