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Meet the Musicians

80 of the country's finest musicians call Kansas City home.

Click on a bio to discover who they are both on and off the stage!

First Violins

Jun Iwaski

Concertmaster, The Miller Nichols Chair

Stirling Trent

Associate Concertmaster

Sunho Kim

Assistant Concertmaster

Anne-Marie Brown
Michael Brown
Betty Chen
Anthony DeMarco
Susan Goldenberg
Tomoko Iguchi
Dorris Dai Janssen
Filip Lazovski
Chiafei Lin
Vladimir Rykov
Alex Shum

Second Violins

Tamamo Someya Gibbs

Principal Second Violin

Carter Coleman

Associate Principal Second Violin

Kristin Velicer

Assistant Principal Second Violin

Minhye Helena Choi
Mary Garcia Grant
Kazato Inouye
Rena Ishii
Paul Kim
Stephanie Larsen
Filip Lazovski
Sodam Lim
Aryton Pisco

Violas

MingYu Hsu

Principal Viola

Duncan Steele

Associate Principal Viola

Jessica Nance

Assistant Principal Viola

Kent Brauninger
Sean Brumble
Marvin Gruenbaum
Jenifer Houck
Duke Lee
Jesse Yukimura

Cellos

Mark Gibbs
Mark Gibbs

Principal Cello, Robert A. Kipp Chair

Susie Yang
Susie Yang

Associate Principal Cello, Richard Hill Chair

Alexander East
Alexander East

Assistant Principal Cello

Maria Crosby
Maria Crosby
John Eadie
John Eadie
Lawrence Figg
Lawrence Figg
Sally Kim
Sally Kim
Meredith McCook
Meredith McCook
Allen Probus
Allen Probus

Double Basses

Landon Honolka

Principal Double Bass

Evan Halloin

Associate Principal Double Bass

Nils Aardahl

Musician

Joseph Nuñez

Musician

Richard Ryan

Musician

Michael Zogaib

Musician

Flutes & Piccolo

Michael Gordon

Principal Flute, Marylou and John Dodds Turner Chair

Shannon Finney

Associate Principal Flute

Alejandro Lombo

Piccolo / Flute

Oboes & English Horn

Kristina Fulton

Principal Oboe, Shirley Bush Helzberg Chair

Alison Chung

Associate Principal Oboe

Matthew Lengas

English Horn / Oboe

Clarinets

Raymond Santos

Principal Clarinet, Bill and Peggy Lyons Chair

Javier Morales-Martinez

Associate Principal Clarinet / E-Flat Clarinet

John Klinghammer

Bass Clarinet / Clarinet

Bassoons

Ann Bilderback

Principal Bassoon, Barton P. and Mary D. Chair

Thomas DeWitt

Associate Principal Bassoon / Contrabassoon

Maxwell Pipinich

Horns

Roy Femenella

Principal Horn, Landon and Sarah Rowland Chair

David Sullivan

Associate Principal Horn

Elizabeth Gray

Second Horn

David Gamble

Third Horn

Stephen Multer

Fourth Horn

Trumpets

Julian Kaplan

Principal Trumpet, James B. and Annabel Nutter Chair

Shea Kelsay

Associate Principal Trumpet

Joon Park

Thrid Trumpet / Utility Trumpet

Trombones

Roger Oyster

Principal Trombone

Porter Wyatt Henderson

Associate Principal Trombone

Steven Labell

Bass Trombone

Tuba

Steven Nye

Principal Tuba

Harp

Katie McClain

Principal Harp

Percussion

David Yoon

Acting Principal Percussion

Justin Ochoa

Associate Principal Percussion

Timpani

Timothy Jepson

Principal Timpani

Librarian

Elena Lence-Talley

Principal Librarian

Fabrice Curtis

Associate Principal Librarian

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