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Meet the Musicians

Fort Wayne Philharmonic musicians are vital members of the community—performers, teachers, arts advocates, and working professionals—who play their part in order to make Northeast Indiana a vital region that offers unparalleled classical music opportunities for everyone.

Violin

  • Violetta Todorova

    Concertmaster, Frank Freimann Chair Willis Clark Peace Violin

  • Johanna Bourkova-Morunov

    Associate Concertmaster, Michael and Grace Mastrangelo Chair

  • Timothy Tan

    Assistant Concertmaster, John and Julia Oldenkamp Chair

  • Therese West

    Principal Second Violin, Wilson Family Foundation Chair

  • Betsy Gephart

    Assistant Principal Second Violin, Eleanor and Lockwood Marine Chair

  • Marcella Trentacosti

    Wayne L. Thieme Chair

  • Emelinda Acosta

  • Michael Acosta

  • Lipeng Chen

  • Janet Guy-Klickman

  • Dianna Joiner

  • Linda Kanzawa

  • David Ling

  • Laura Marcus

  • Colleen Tan

  • Alexandra Tsilibes

  • Pablo Vasquez

  • Kristin Westover

Viola

  • Derek Reeves

    Principal, Tod S. Kovara Chair

  • Debra Welter

    Assistant Principal, Charles and Wilda Gene Marcus Family Chair

  • Debra Graham

    S. Marie Heiney and Janet Myers Heiney Chair

  • Theodore E. Chemey III

  • Lerryn Donatelle

  • Bruce Graham

  • Susan Price

Cello

  • Andre Gaskins

    Principal, Morrill Charitable Foundation Chair

  • Deborah Nitka Hicks

    Assistant Principal, Judith and William C. Lee Family Chair

  • Brian Klickman

    Linda and Joseph D. Ruffolo Family Foundation Chair

  • Matthew Fields

  • Elizabeth Lee

  • Peter Opie

  • David Rezits

Bass

  • Landon Honolka

    Principal, Anita Hursh Cast Chair Honoring Adrian Mann

  • Kevin Piekarski

    Assistant Principal, Giuseppe Perego Chair

  • Andres Gil

  • Brian Kuhns

  • John Tonne

Flute

  • Luke Fitzpatrick

    Principal, Rejean O'Rourke Chair

  • Vivianne Bélanger

    Virginia R. and Richard E. Bokern Chair

  • Hillary Feibel

    Mary-Beth Gnagey Chair

    Third Flute / Piccolo

Oboe

  • Orion Rapp

    Principal, Margaret Johnson Anderson Chair

  • Pavel Morunov

    Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends' Fellow, Rikki and Leonard Goldstein Chair

  • Jonathan Snyder

    Marilyn M. Newman Chair

    Third Oboe / English Horn

Clarinet

  • Campbell MacDonald

    Principal, Howard and Marilyn Steele Chair

  • Emily Hancock

    Georgia Haecker Halaby Chair

Bassoon

  • Dennis Fick

    Principal, George and Linnéa Bartling Chair

  • Anne Devine

    Joan and Ronald Venderly Family Chair

Horn

  • Kimberlee Hebdon

    Principal, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur A. Swanson Chair

  • Katherine Loesch

    Acting Second, John D. Shoaff Chair

  • Michael Galbraith

    Walter D. Griest, MD Family Chair

  • Kenji Ulmer

    Acting Fourth

Trumpet

  • Andrew Lott

    Principal, Gaylord D. Adsit Chair

  • Dan Price

    George M. Schatzlein Chair

  • Akira Murotani

    Charles Walter Hursh Chair

Trombone

  • Kevin Dombrowski

    Principal, W. Paul and Carolyn Wolf Chair

  • David Parrilla

    Acting Second

Bass Trombone

  • Andrew Hicks

Tuba

  • Matthew Lyon

    Principal, Sweetwater Sound and Chuck and Lisa Surack Chair

Timpani

  • Andrew Nowack

    Principal, William H. Lawson Chair

Percussion

  • Alison Chorn

    Principal, June E. Enoch Chair

  • Kevin Kosnik

    North American Van Lines funded by Norfolk Southern Foundation Chair

  • Kirk Ethridge

    Patricia Adsit Chair

Harp

  • Anne Preucil Lewellen

    Principal, Fort Wayne Philharmonic Friends Chair

Organ

  • Irene Ator

    Robert Goldstine Chair

Piano

  • Alexander Klepach

    English, Bonter, Mitchell Foundation Chair