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Orchestra Members

These are the Midcoast Symphony Orchestra musicians as of May, 2023.

To learn more about the members whose bios are on the website, please see our Musicians page.

Listed alphabetically.

Violin I
Carol Preston, Concertmaster
Talia Audley
Jessie Boardman
Jeanne Di Franco
Wesley Gillis
Kate Gray
Mary Hunter
Eric Kawamoto
Meghan Metzger
Sally Morrison
Julia O'Brien-Merrill
Trevor Peterson
Emily Reese
Rick Seeley
Tyler Sherwin

Violin II
Caroline Cornish*
Phoebe Blume
Ara Dedekian
Karen Levine Egee
Judy Falconer
Robert Frank
Beverly Hochberg
Janice Kieschnick
Julie Pease
Kate Rosenfeld
Denise Shannon
Moira Walden

Viola
Heather Linkin*
Margaret Abbott
Alfred Beattie
Rebecca Dreher
Meg Estapa
Meg Lewis
Judy Pagon
Aaron Park
Katie Toro-Ferrari
Jeanie Wester

Cello
Patsy Dickinson*
Karen Jung*
Ben Bridges
Philip Carlsen
Daniel Leeman
Dan Levine
Jen Reeber
Martha Stein
Rachel Stettler
Lisa Walker
Alex Wong
Laura Zitske

Bass
Paul Greenstone*
Sally Johnstone*
Michael Adair
Thomas Baumgarte
Anne Nanovic


Flute/Piccolo
Sandy Kauffman*
Eileen Bonine
Linda Brunner emerita
Sally Gundersen
Donna Maher
Alicia Scott

Oboe/English Horn
Billie Jo Brito*
Sarah Dow
Kookie McNerney
John Teller emeritus

Clarinet
Rachel Boddie*
Carol Furman*
Ray Libby

Bassoon/Contra-bassoon
Frank Gross*
Lara Bailey
Chris Falcone
Michael Powell
Ted Walworth

French Horn
Carolyn Kanicki*
Beth Almquist
Gray Ferris
Cynthia Harkleroad
Margie Landis
Dawne-Marie Powers
Matt Pollock
Sarah Rodgers

Trumpet
Timothy Kenlan*
Gerry Flanagan
Martin Naas

Trombone
Bruce Theriault* 
Jim Boyd
Jeff Ertman
Chris Hall
Dan Labonte

Tuba
Douglas Ertman
 

Timpani
Durell Bissinger*

Percussion
Quinn Gormley*
Tyler Lee
John Maillet
Jean Quinn
Rusty Quinn

Harp
Virginia Flanagan

Piano
James Parakilas


* Section principal players