ENSEMBLES Brevard Music Center Orchestra The Brevard Music Center Orchestra is BMC’s flagship ensemble led by Artistic Director Keith Lockhart and renowned guest conductors throughout the season. The majority of the Music Center’s instrumental faculty performs in the ensemble, leading sections of College Division students. Brevard Sinfonia Students in the Music Center’s College Division comprise the Brevard Sinfonia. This ensemble will present one performance each week beginning with the June 26 program featuring Keith Lockhart and violinist Emmanuel Tjeknavorian. Brevard Concert Orchestra The Brevard Concert Orchestra features Brevard Music Center’s talented high school students. The BCO presents three concerts throughout the season culminating with Maestro Lockhart leading the orchestra in a performance of Sibelius's Second Symphony. Brevard Festival Orchestra Comprised of Brevard’s artist faculty and College Division students, the Brevard Festival Orchestra is the central ensemble for opera productions and special concerts. Brevard Symphonic Winds High school woodwind, brass, and percussion students make up the Brevard Symphonic Winds led by Kraig Alan Williams. The BSW performs throughout the summer, including the Pendergrast Family Patriotic Pops concert on July 4. itch itch is an ensemble comprised of instrumentalists in the College Division who have demonstrated ability and interest in the performance of new music. The ensemble performs new works by BMC’s composition students in four New Music concerts throughout the summer.
BREVARD MUSIC CENTER ORCHESTRA
The following artist faculty and students comprise the Brevard Music Center Orchestra. Personnel for each concert vary, depending on the requirements of the repertoire. Principal players are listed first, followed (alphabetically) by artist faculty and students. The roster of students is accurate as of May 15, 2016. VIOLIN William Preucil*++ Jonathan Carney*++ David Coucheron*++ Dr. and Mrs. William J. Pendergrast Concertmaster Chair Benjamin Sung*+ Jay Christy* Margaret Karp* Jason Posnock* Tina Raimondi* Wendy Rawls* Corinne Stillwell* Byron Tauchi* Ryann Aery Samuel Araujo Alem Ballard Sarah Berger John Bian Anna Bishop Anna Dean Makeda Diggs Joanna Dzik Pedro Oseias Da Silva Christina Eastman Daniel Geisel William Gibb Casey Gregory Sarah Gudbaur Alexandria Harrington Sarah Heuermann Saikat Karmakar Grace Kenny Sarah Lee Lauren Lew Patrick Lin Emmeline MacMillan Colleen Mahoney Kay Nakazawa Stephanie Oh Chelsea Pierce Reonel Rafols Elizabeth Scarnati Brian Schmidt Elizabeth Smith Kendra Sobania Nathan Sonnenfeld Hannah Sorrells Jacob Todd Rebecca Tozzie
Robin Tozzie Kisa Uradomo John Uzodinma Ruoheng Wang Qian Yang
Brianna Tagliaferro Brianna Tam Abigayle Witt Lisa Yasui Paul Zmick
VIOLA Scott Rawls*+ Susan Culpo* Erika Eckert* Margaret Snyder* Sean Askin Alexis Ayala Kelly Bartek Erik Binkhuysen Elizabeth Boyce Neelee Brauner John Cooper David Doucette Rachel Fishback Amanda Hamilton Austin Han Alicia Keener Darryl Manley Ryan McDonald Rayford McDowell Rachel Mossburg Hunter Sanchez Tracie Walker
DOUBLE BASS Craig Brown*+ Walter Linwood Pendergrast Double Bass Chair Kevin Casseday* George Speed* Bryan Bailey Judson Baines John Bunck Ben Cordell Samuel Dugo Patrick Fowler Jack Henning Adam Maloney Zachary Merkovsky Max Mulpagano Evan Musgrave Erin Ventura
CELLO Jonathan Spitz*+ Susannah Chapman* Benjamin Karp* Alistair MacRae* Felix Wang* Emily Azzarito Mattie Brister Julia Dixon Monica Grady Daniel Hoppe Mary Horst Amjed Jabarin Jerram John Rajan Kapoor Timothy Leonard Katherine McCarthy William Meyer Emily Quigley Pono Santos Ben Sharp
FLUTE Marianne Gedigian*+ Renée Krimsier*+ Martha Pendergrast Coursey Flute Chair Dilshad Posnock* Melissa Cheng Dominic Dagostino Allison DeFrancesco Nicholas Goodwin Allison Jayroe Gabriel Mende-Fridkis OBOE Eric Ohlsson*+ Emily Brebach* Siobhan Ciulla Elizabeth Hebert Emily Kirven Casey Knowlton Amelia Merriman Jamie Sanidad
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