Charter Members
   
  Ronald Richards
  Ronald Rchards
   
   
  InMemoriam
   
   
  Neil Stillman
  Neil Stillman
   
  January 22, 1919 -
  August 8, 2007
   
   
   
  Service Awards for 2006-07
  Carol Steiner 45 Years
  Buehl Ray 45 Years
  Mary Bullions 40 Years
  Loren Geiger 35 Years
  Judy Nill 35 Years
  Thomas Ciurczak 20 Years
  Linda Mucyn 15 Years
  Kim Fornes 10 Years
  Sandra Paddock 10 Years
   
  Guest Musicians
   
  Bass
  Jon Latona
   
  Violin
  Evan Courtin
  Mary MacClellan
   

 

Meet the Orchestra

 

Orchestra 07

The Amherst Symphony Orchestra is a volunteer orchestra made up of fine musicians who have had years of training and experience. They are unique in that most are engaged in careers outside of music...physicians, teachers, business employees, sales representatives, etc., etc...... These musicians are dedicated to coming together to make music because they love to play their instruments and after the rehearsals, bring that music to their audience.
 
Members of the Amherst Symphony
 
Strings
  1st Violins:
Kenya Ruiz (Concertmaster)
Fred Alberechd
Natalie Bennett 
Joseph Buckle
Molly Carroll
Charles Johnson
Libby Keller
Mary Kish
Gayle Kroetsch
Janet Mazzio
Nora Mernai
Sandra Paddock
Kelly Robertson
Callie Roemer
Carol Ann Steiner
James Stephenson
Michelle Stockschlaeder
  2nd Violins:
Judy Nill (Principal)
Ernestine Aberle
Nancy Bell
Courney Bondaza
Mary Bullions
Jennifer Colwell
Joan Fishburn
Melissa Goldberg
Jason Jeon
Melinda Kontos
Joseph Lovering
Aaron McDuffie
Rebecca Montague
Julie Palmer
Kristin Prohaska
Jeanette Sperhac
       
  Celli:
Julie Silverstein (Principal)
Duane Andersen
Carolyn Day
Jenni Fenwick
Hilary Garton
Audrey Hurd
Mary Kanty
Steve Klein
Sarah Rubenstein
Anne Marie Will
 

Violas
Karen Beacher
Principal
Carl vonDoenhoff
Leslie Bahler
Mary Ellen DiSilvio
Peter Kent
Emily Mangione
Mary Pouli-Sosnowski
Joel Standard

 
String Basses:
Peter Bahler
Jeffrey Levine
Tony Monaco
David Siegfried
Kyu Shin
Paul Zapalowski
       
  woodwinds   Brass
       
  Woodwinds

Flutes:
August Grillo
Dorea Holmes
 
Piccolo
Kim Fornes
 
Oboes:
Ronald Richards 
Eugene Steinberg
Alina Jeon
 
English Horn:
Eugene Steinberg
 
Clarinets:
Richard Sowinski
Lynn Belote
Bass Clarinet
Laurie Koury
 
Bassoon:
Linda Mucyn            
Susan Tichy  
Andrew Bandish
 
Contra Bassoon:
Linda Mucyn
Paul Furlong
 

Brass

French Horns:
Lee Brusino
Janise Quigley
Judy Olson
John Ortner
Dave Macaluso
 
Trumpets:
Geoffrey Richter
Donald Montalto
Al Schlisserman
Cassondra Skinner
 
Trombones:
Robert King
Richard Shenton
Barry Wood
Stuart Easter #
Rev. Terry Bull
 
Tuba
Loren Geiger
Kevin Hittle

* -chair dedicated to the memory of Rachel Green
# -chair dedicated to the memory of Neil Stillman

       
  Percussion   Conductor/Staff
       
  Percussion:
Lisa Macaluso 
Kris Banzhaf
Ross Coons
Max Teller 
 
Timpani:
Andrew Ziemba    
 
Harp:
Beth Anne Breneman
 
Piano\Celeste:
Marie Zak
 

Conductor /Music Driector:
Steven Thomas

Staff:

General Manager:
Joan Fishburn

Personell Director:
Richard Sowinski

Distribution Librarians:
Charles Johnson
Mary Pouli Sosnowski

Stage Manager:
Mike Sosnowski

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