Meet the Orchestra
The Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra typically engages 40-50 musicians per concert, depending on repertoire. Our musicians come from many walks of life, including professional musicians, educators, health care, students, and more.
FIRST VIOLINS
▮ Position to Be Filled
▯ Radina Gubeva Acting Concertmaster
Kristin Flores
Michael Gray
Peter Li
Darren Mak
Tokie Onoda
SECOND VIOLINS
▮ James Watson
▯ Stephania Luciuk
Steven Klevsky
Diana Piggott
Position to Be Filled
VIOLAS
▮ Duarte Silva
▯ Position to Be Filled
Sammie McBride
Ricardo de Menezes
Margot Scullen
CELLOS
▮ Position to Be Filled
▯ Erin Beach
Chloe Joe
Matthew Hicks
BASSES
▮ Ross Lemon
▯ David Champa
FLUTES
▮ Jeremy Brown
▯ Terri Shouldice
PICCOLO
▮ Terri Shouldice
OBOES/ENGLISH HORNS
▮ Position to Be Filled
▯ Robin Bunker (Eh)
CLARINETS
▮ Andrea Ciona
▯ Kaj Morawski
BASSOONS
▮ Jonathan Gresl
▯ Jace Stearn
CONTRABASSOON
▮ Jace Stearn
KEYBOARDS
▮ Jeanette Lin
HORNS
▮ Breanne Jamieson
▯ Kristin Stearn
▯ Megan Van Horne
▯ Jesse Bevans
TRUMPETS
▮ Jay Michalak
▮ Chris Morrison
Karen Gustafson
TROMBONES
▮ Dylan Martin
▯ Lilac Gilad
BASS TROMBONE
▮ James Bicigo
TUBA
▮ Jean-François Cotnoir
TIMPANI & PERCUSSION
▮ Chris Santos
▮ Bob Fenske
HARP
▮ Alita Laurie
GUEST CONDUCTORS
Janna Sailor
Rolf Bertsch
Gareth Jones
▮ Principal ▯ Assistant Principal
Repertoire often requires extra musicians including: August Bassett, flute; Greg Burns, trombone; Stan Climie, bass clarinet; Aidan Dugan, oboe; Megan Falk, violin; Jonathan Forden, oboe; Catalina Guevara, bassoon; Barbara Hume, clarinet and saxophone; Kim Linkert, clarinet; Adam Mailman, percussion; Manon Mitchell, violin; Rose Schmaltz, flute and piccolo; Andrew Scholz, trombone and viola; Mark Scholz, cello and trumpet; Jose Trinidad, violin; Colin Van de Reep, percussion, Roman Vdovenko, violin; Dmytro Zharkov, viola.
ADMINISTRATION
Nelda Schulte Executive Director
Jonathan Gresl Personnel Manager & Librarian
Mary Benning Fund Development Coordinator
Amber Vannath Marketing & Promotions Coordinator
ARTISTIC & HONOURARY
Salma Lakhani, AOE, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Honourary Patron
D. Kim Raffin Patron of the Arts & RMSO Founder
Carlos Foggin RMSO Music Director Laureate
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Donna Finley President/Chair
Breanne Jamieson Vice President/Vice Chair, Musician’s Rep
Maria Massouras Director, Treasurer
Kennedy Tanner Director, Secretary
Jennifer Abrahams Director
Michael Hope Director
Kelly Nicholson Director
Satoko Onoda Director, Musician’s Rep
Lindsay Osmond Director
Vacant Director
Stephania Luciuk Chair, Musicians’ Committee