Johnstown
Symphony Orchestra
Musicians
FIRST VIOLIN
Maureen Conlon Gutierrez, Concertmaster
Claire Gallagher, Associate Concertmaster
Kerry Broker
Angela Brumbaugh
Steve Goldbach
Tanya Kavalkovich
Allyn Lambert
Josef Mueller
Nathaniel Turner
Yaryna Tsarynska
SECOND VIOLIN
Emily Ilyes, Principal
Michael Cascio
Swana Chepaitis
Alyssa Conway
Julia Gilchrist
Albert Jacobs
Lisa Pierce
Annis Rogers
Nichole Thomas
Hannah Bedeck
VIOLA
David Sinclair, Principal
Alex Price
John Repsher
Noah Bowles
Currently auditioning
CELLO
Cecilia Caughman, Co-Principal
Lily Moerschel, Co-Principal
Brad Holuta
Darlene Lopresti
Kyung Won Jeon
Currently auditioning
DOUBLE BASS
George Hillstrom, Principal
Mark Stroud, Assistant Principal
Andrew Ballard
Nathan Graham
Marc Tessier
HARP
Currently auditioning
PIANO
David Anderson, Principal
FLUTE
Tara Yaney, Principal
Melissa Lessure
PICCOLO
Claire Gunsbury-Massey, Principal
CLARINET
Jorge Naranjo, Principal
Currently auditioning
AUXILIARY CLARINET
Emily Cook, Principal
BASSOON
Mike Kokus, Principal
Steve Ehrin
CONTRABASSOON
Amy Baker, Principal
OBOE
Stephanie Caulder, Principal
Dan Yasick
ENGLISH HORN
Erin Marion, Principal
FRENCH HORN
Mark Addleman, Principal
Alicia Rafter
Michael Scheimer
Currently auditioning
TRUMPET
Jason Aylward, Principal
Kevin Eisensmith
Todd Oehler
TROMBONE
Bruce Tychinski, Principal
Currently auditioning
BASS TROMBONE
Harry Oehler, Principal
TUBA
Larry Dine, Principal
SAXOPHONE
Christopher DeLouis, Principal
TIMPANI
Ron Horner, Principal
PERCUSSION
Joseph Lysiak
Currently auditioning
Enriching and uplifting our region through the transformative power of music.
Comprised of 74 professional musicians and guided by GRAMMY® award-winning music director James Blachly, the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra delivers uplifting, innovative musical experiences, both within our performance venues and across the community.
Our GRAMMY® Award-Winning Music Director, James Blachly
Praised by the Tribune-Democrat as “…a blessing for the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra and our region,” Music Director and Conductor James Blachly has ushered in a thrilling new era of enthusiasm, energy and innovation for our organization and musical community.
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