Orchestra Members

FIRST VIOLIN

Larisa Elisha, Concertmaster
   Topeka Symphony League Chair
Kristin Mortenson, Associate Concertmaster
   Virginia Wade Chair
Molly Wisman
   Norma A. Pettijohn Chair
David Azwell

    Rev. Roger M. Goetz Chair
Carlos Cabezas

   Anne-Katherine E. Goetz Memorial Chair

Shannon Coffman

Sarah McQuere
Kenya Patzer

Manuel Tabora
Craig Yorke

Mario Zelaya-Reyes


SECOND VIOLIN

Donna L. Mealy, Principal

   Herbert and Esther Moses Family Chair
Julie Wykert
   Maxine Anton Chair 
James M. Gannon
Anna Kraxner

Laura McGill
Mary Kay Moore

Mary Lyndal Nyberg
Carolyn Roy
LeAnne Baehni Schultz

Chris Smith*

Julie Stroud

Melanie Paris Wambsganss

VIOLA

James Starr, Principal

  Everett Fetter Memorial Chair 

Lisa Janssen

  Virginia & Helen Hocker Chair 

Solmer Alvarez
Roberto Henriquez-Martinez
Donita McLeland
Art Sandquist*
Carolyn Sandquist
Cori Simmons

Thelma Mary Taylor

CELLO

Steven Elisha, Principal

  Stan and Jody Teeter Family Chair
Carolyn Rich Voth
   Rebecca Sisk Foerschler Chair
Martha G. Barnhill
Alice Bean
Samuel Cho

Ivonne Cozad
Jenith Hoover
Hyerim Jeon
Brigetta Sandquist
Tracy Teague Tugman*
Esther Valladares

BASS

Breta Bloomberg, Interim Principal
Brian Council

  Kathleen Covert Maag Chair
Kate Dinneen
Reggie Hunt

JoEllen McGranahan


FLUTE

James Hall, Principal
Ronda Benson Ford


PICCOLO

Carla E. Stone
   Diana Osterhout Chair


OBOE

Mark Rustman, Principal
James M. Mosher*

José Salazar
 

ENGLISH HORN

James M. Mosher*


CLARINET

J. D. Parr, Principal
Lynne Leifer*
   Lolafaye Coyne Chair


BASS CLARINET

Frank Sidorfsky


BASSOON

Allan Comstock, Principal
   Floyd C. Hedberg Memorial Chair
Ginger R. Patterson


CONTRABASSOON

Bruce E. Gbur


FRENCH HORN

Katie Grose, Principal

Joanne M. Field

  Virginia & Helen Hocker Chair

Rob Overton

Raul Rodriguez
Michael Stickelman

TRUMPET

William D. Cooper, Principal
Peter E. Stern
   Virginia Wade Chair
Don McDaniel
Stephen Patterson


TROMBONE

Neal C. Purvis, Principal
Dave Newberry


BASS TROMBONE

Scott Bradley


TUBA

Bill Waterman


TIMPANI

Jerry Reiman


PERCUSSION

Bob Keckeisen, Principal
Shawn C. Evans
   Jack and Ilene Ecord Chair
Andrea Michel-Cox

  Michael Sisk Memorial Chair

Amie Walter


HARP

Robert E. Banks


PIANO

Char Taggart

   Dr. Phillip Sisk Memorial Chair

Art Sandquist, Librarian
Juan Rodriguez, Production Manager

Seating within string sections changes with each concert.

*Orchestra Committee Member