Johnstown
Symphony Orchestra
Musicians
OBOE
Stephanie Caulder, Principal
Dan Yasick
ENGLISH HORN
Erin Marion, Principal
CLARINET
Jorge Naranjo, Principal
Currently auditioning
AUXILIARY CLARINET
Emily Cook , Principl
BASSOON
Mike Kokus, Principal
Steve Ehrin
CONTRABASSOON
Amy Baker, Principal
SAXOPHONE
Christopher DeLouis, Principal
FRENCH HORN
Mark Addleman
Michael Scheimer
Alicia Rafter
TRUMPET
Jason Aylward, Principal
Kevin Eisensmith
Todd Oehler
TROMBONE
Bruce Tychinski, Principal
BASS TROMBONE
Harry Oehler, Principal
TUBA
Larry Dine, Principal
TIMPANI
Ron Horner, Principal
PERCUSSION
Laura Lamb, Principal
Joseph Lysiak
FIRST VIOLIN
Maureen Conlon Gutierrez, Concertmaster
Claire Gallagher, Associate Concertmaster
Kerry Broker
Angela Brumbaugh
Steve Goldbach
Tanya Kavalkovich
Allyn Lambert
Josef Mueller
Nathaniel Tuner
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
Charles Alves
Alex Price
John Repsher
Noah Bowles
CELLO
Cecilia Caughman, Co-Principal
Lily Moerschel, Co-Principal
Brad Holuta
Darlene Lopresti
Kyong Won Leon
DOUBLE BASS
George Hillstrom, Principal
Mark Stroud
Andrew Ballard
Nathan Graham
Marc Tessier
HARP
Currently being auditioned
PIANO
David Anderson, Principal
FLUTE
Tara Yaney, Principal
Melissa Lessure
PICCOLO
Claire Gunsbury, Principal
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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