Musician Roster
2024-2025 Season
CONDUCTOR
John Jeter
Marilyn Patterson Chair
FIRST VIOLIN
Er-Gene Kahng
Concertmaster
Mrs. Phoebe Mueller Chair
Lori Fay
Associate Concertmaster
Karen Jeter
Associate Concertmaster
Burva Ann & Edward B. Nugent Chair
Carol Harrison
Assistant Concertmaster
Doug & Kathy Babb Chair
Arthur Busby
Assistant Concertmaster
Gloria & John Jones Memorial Chair
Mike Burkepile
Mary & Mark Moll Chair
Mia Catania
Dr. Craig & Stacy Stites Chair
Hallie Michaels
Carol Bellew & Joan McCoy Chair
Klaudia Cop-Akin
Steve Clark Chair
Brian Kim
Peter & Rebecca Fleck Chair
Chris Pinkston
Taylor & Mary Prewitt Chair
Jonathan Chern
Becky Rathbun
Jane Barry Sanders Chair
Sara Sasaki
Seth & Brooke Runser Chair
Sun Huh
Matt & Lana Beasley Chair
Carolina Beate
SECOND VIOLIN
Patrick Conlon
Principal
Judy Dawson Chair
Diane Halliburton
Assistant Principal
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Young, III Chair
Michelle Fraser
Saralyn Workman
Dr. Justin & Mrs. Jaidi Clayton Chair
Heather Wickersham
Jim & Ann Bruning Chair
Greta Lane
Jim & Sue Rose Chair
Elizabeth Chrisman
Jay & Amita Heaser Chair
Nicole Melrose
Anne Pequeno
Center for Hearing – In Memory of Kelly Spradlin-Johnston Chair
Karina Sim
The Community State Bank, Poteau Chair
Alisha Owner
Beth Watson Chair
Jason Pooler
Lavon Morton Chair
Ronda Herold
Laura Bogner Chair
VIOLA
Jesse Collett
Principal
Cadence Bank Chair
Kathy Murray
Assistant Principal
Dr. Steve & Linda Nelson Chair
Curtis Hansen
John & Michelle Harp Chair
Anthony Verge
Mary Kelly
Matthew & Rachel Godfrey Chair
Charlotte Scott
Gary & JoAnn Campbell Chair
Emily Townsend
Keith & Jill Gibson Chair
Ethan Rouse
Mark & Victoria Rumsey Chair
Jennifer Scott
Kathleen Fay & Glenn KnicKrehm Chair, in Memory of Dorothy Ryan Fay
CELLO
James Robert Bradshaw
Principal
Tess Kent
Assistant Principal
Lavon Morton Chair
Nathaniel Cook
Buddy & Linda Spradlin Chair
Steve Fraser
Martina Sandoval
Kent & Nancy Blochberger Chair
Jose Palacios
The Stec Family Chair
Jayne Jostad
St. Scholastica Monastery Chair
Christian Serrano-Torres
Jennifer & Don McDonald Chair
Kourtney Newton
Chama & Lucia Currier-Walcott Honorary Chair
Starkey Morgan
Westark Plumbing Chair
Alyson Albarran
Patricia N. Werner Memorial Chair
Nini Rubiano
Carl D. Corley Chair
BASS
Jerry Lane
Principal
Jennifer & Don McDonald Chair
John Schimek
Assistant Principal
HSA Engineering Chair
Brandon Patterson
Ryan & Kristen Gehrig Chair
Mark Phillips
Michael, Heather, Cate, & Jackson Newcity Chair
Benji Wilson
Bonnie Johnson & Mike Smets Chair
Nathan Boyd
Friend of the Symphony Chair
Chris Arcy
Debbie & Darrell Robinson Chair
Ricardo Puche
Jeff & Rhonda Travis Chair
FLUTE
In Honor of Dr. Sandi Sanders Flute Section
Elizabeth Shuhan
Principal
Patricia Hawkins Memorial Chair
Jennifer Slater
Emmaline Smyth
Cathy Williams Chair
PICCOLO
Jennifer Slater
Principal
Judy R. & Lance McReynolds Chair
Elizabeth Potts
Jacquelyn & Kenneth Wallace Chair
OBOE
Theresa Delaplain
Principal
Dr. & Mrs. James E. Kelly, III Chair
Suzanne McGowen
Kirby & Jennifer Clark Chair
ENGLISH HORN
Suzanne McGowen
Principal
Staci & Dr. Cole Goodman Chair
CLARINET
Carter Hunt Memorial Clarinet Section
Andrew DeBoer
Principal
Nancy & Mitch Llewellyn Chair
Christina Giacona
Janice & Allyn Donaubauer Chair
BASS CLARINET
Alexander Ravitz
Co-Principal
Cox Communications Chair
BASSOON
Miriam Ann Pates Memorial Bassoon Section
Charles Hall
Principal
Sandy & Sandi Sanders Chair
Sarah Boyd
Drew & Paula Linder Chair
Jazmyn Barahas-Trujillo
Carl D. Corley Chair
CONTRABASSOON
Sarah Boyd
Principal
Brian Kim Family Chair
HORN
Joseph F. Rumsey, III Memorial Horn Section
Alexander Shuhan
Principal
Dr. Brenda Yelvington Chair
Evan Mino
Assistant Principal
Robert Morgan Chair
Jack Jackson, III
The Belinga Foundaiton Chair
Richard Ruhe
Katy Luker
SabuJ Chair
Nancy Jarrett Piper
Kameron Morton Chair
Zoe Covey-Smith
David & Barbara Saxon Chair
TRUMPET
Samuel M. Sicard Memorial Trumpet Section
Angela Richards
Principal
Judy R. & Lance McReynolds Chair
Paul Hankins
Assistant Principal
Dr. Benny & Martha Gooden Chair
Randy Graham
Michael & Michelle Hadley Chair
Kurt Bonnett
Chair In Honor of Dr. & Mrs. Gooden
TROMBONE
Brian Haapanen
Principal
Mark & Victoria Rumsey Chair
Cory Mixdorf
Marian & Jim Gerlach Chair
Kizer Brown
Tristan Bobbitt Chair
BASS TROMBONE
Jason Hausback
Benny & Martha Gooden Chair
Justin Cook
The Honorable George McGill Chair
TUBA
Ryan Robinson
Principal
Jonathan & Caleb Cash-Tobey Chair
TIMPANI
Kae Reed
Principal
Storm Nolan & Brandon Weeks Chair
PIANO/KEYBOARD
Robert Mueller
Principal
W.C. Holmes Memorial Chair
Shalon Lester
Noah & Max Goldstein Honorary Chair
HARP
Emily Duncan
Principal
Dr. & Mrs. James Remerscheid Chair
PERCUSSION
Tommy Dobbs
Co-Principal
Jane & Mike Rappeport Chair
David Ewing
Co-Principal
Christine Souza
Jim & Peggy Hadley – Mallet Percussion Chair
Connor Stevens
Bruce & Kaye Burkhead Memorial Chair
Cameron Duncan
Dr. Kyle & Kristin Basham Chair
Brant Blackard
LIBRARIAN
David Ewing
Lawson & Debbie Hembree Chair
STAGE MANAGER
David Ewing
Jim Walcott Memorial Chair