Our Musicians
Orchestra Personnel
56th Season 2024-2025
The members of the West Valley Symphony are professional, auditioned musicians from across the valley, many of whom perform with the Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Opera, Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Arizona Broadway Theatre, to name just a few.
Many members are also music instructors and maintain private teaching studios in addition to their concert performances. We applaud them!
December 8, 2024
Musician Roster
First Violin
Luke Hill, Concertmaster
J.E. Donald & Harriet Hastie Chair
(Arizona Community Foundation)
Hisami Iijima Dillard,
Associate Concertmaster
Carter & Kay Marsden Chair
Sarah Miller
Patricia Snyder
Mo Farag
Linda Quintero
Cristina Alasu
Bonnie Teplik
Spencer Ekenes
Jamilyn Richardson
Second Violin
Grace Wills, Principal
Patricia Waxman
Claire Gordon
Megyn Neff
Lisa Eisenberg
Allison Parks
Priscilla Benitez
Jamie Wu
Dasom Jeon
Viola
Megan Bender, Principal
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pollay Chair
Craig Triplett
Cynthia DuBrow
Martins Steinblums*
Connor Dooling
Elizabeth Hanson
Cello
Roland Gjernes*, Principal
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pollay Chair
Mary Frances DiBartolo
Joel Morgan
Colin Lambert
Abraham Kim*
Maria Savarese*
Xue Chen
Faith Lopez
Double Bass
Dan Stotz, Principal
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pollay Chair
Nathan Benitez
Tzu-I Yang
Sila Naz Kuvanci
Tracy Haddad*
Dominic Pedretti*
Flute
Michelle Stolper, Principal
Dr. Anne Levig Chair
Melanie Winans
Lisa Tharp
Piccolo
Lisa Tharp
Oboe
Curtis Sellers, Principal
Dr. & Mrs. E. King Eberhart Chair
(Arizona Community Foundation)
English Horn
Clarinet
Brian Dredla, Principal
Muriel Stone Chair
Anthony Masiello
Bass Clarinet
Anthony Masiello
Marylou Baird Chair
Bassoon
Melanie Sanguinetti, Principal
Jan Truelsen Chair
Kristilyn Woods
Contra Bassoon
Kristilyn Woods
Jan Truelsen Chair
Horn
Rosemarie French++, Principal
Robert A. Gorman Chair
In Memory of Caryl Gorman
Alex Manners
Isabella Kolasinski
Kathy Phillips*
Gail Rittenhouse
Trumpet
Joshua Haake, Principal
Sandra J. Staehle Chair
David Thibodeaux
James Benitez, Assistant
Trombone
Sam Cohen, Principal
Sandra J. Staehle Chair
Robert Wittkamp
Richard Bass
Todd Hanson
Tuba
Daniel Palma, Principal*
Sandra J. Staehle Chair
Timpani
Gene Cervantes, Principal
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Pollay Chair
Percussion
George Hattendorf, Principal
Jan Truelsen Chair
Scott Werner
Lonnie Slawson
Harp
Paula Provo, Principal
William Deuel Chair
* New member
++On Leave
Anthony Masiello
Orchestra Personnel Manager
William Masiello
Stage Manager
Bonnie Teplik
Librarian
Jim Kovacs
Stage Crew
Dave Thibodeaux
Recording Engineer,
9th Symphony Productions