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Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale

 Meet the Musicians
 

Violin 1

Robin Mayforth
Concertmaster
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Carol & Dave Thompson
Christina Mok
Associate Concertmaster
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Toeniskoetter
Randall Weiss
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Robin Beresford & Robert Garner
Rebecca McCormick
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: William McNeilly
Errol R. Kuhn
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Dr. J.H. Silveira
Eline van den Ende
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Virginia Hammerness
Timothy Kovatch
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Alma G. Taylor
Laura Caballero
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Dr. & Mrs. Morgan Lucid
Zhao Wei
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: James F Beatty
Motoko Toba
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Masako & Hiro Kozato
Heidi Kim
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. David Fleckles
Carolyn Carl Simon
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Mr. T. Norman Hardy
Michelle Maruyama
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Dotty & Terry Hayes
Sergi Goldman-Hull
Section Chair
Sponsor This Chair

Violin 2

Rick Shinozaki
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Ieva Zvargulis & Bill Robertson
Elizabeth Corner
Assistant Principal
Chair Sponsor: William D. Smythe Family Foundation
Susan Stein
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Susan & George Crow
Erin Benim
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Helen Lindsey and Bob Blaine
Deborah Steiner Spangler
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Jan & Don Schmidek
Claudia Fountain
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Preludes & Encores League Bridge Group
Emanuela Nikiforova
Section Chair
Sponsor This Chair
Allison Gigi Dang
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Pam & Chris Blackwell
Chinh Le
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Wendy & Kent Dewell
Melanie Vittetoe
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Doreen & Ivor James
Baker Peeples
Section Chair
Biography
Sponsor This Chair
Chag-Hee Lee
Section Chair
Biography
Sponsor This Chair

Viola

Patricia Whaley
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Louie Tersini
Janet Sims
Assistant Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. William Bianco
Janet Doughty
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Pam & Jim Jackson
Jill Cohen
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Ann & Rick Tavan
Katherine Johnk
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. Leo Kesselman
Robert (Ted) E. Seitz
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Lynda & Ron Findlay
Victoria Morton
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Rose Hernandez
David Gilbert
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Jennifer Watkins
Valerie Tisdel
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Oliver P. Colvin
Eleanor Angel
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Sue Kemp

Cello

Peter Gelfand
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Rick Davis
Cheryl Fippen
Assistant Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Larson
Janet Witharm
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Lois McDonald
Roger Emanuels
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Janet Gray & Kenneth Hayes
Mary True
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Juanita Mah & Stephen Mink
Julie Feldman
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Rex D. Lindsay
Mark Walker
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Werner Graf
Louella Hasbun
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Pamela & Jim Hawley

Bass

William Everett
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: June & Peter Cartwright
Linda Clayton
Assistant Principal
Chair Sponsor: Mrs. Robert S. Bebb
David Schoenbrun
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. James Quinn
Timothy Spears
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Bob Mackenzie & John Thompson
Richard Palmieri
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Katherine Bazak & John Dohner
Bruce Moyer
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. R.W. Shomler

Flute

Maria Tamburrino
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Robert Kieve
Mimi Carlson
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Sharron & Carl Cookson

Piccolo

Michelle Caimoto
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Barbara & Gene Timmons

Oboe

Pamela Hakl
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Richard Conniff
Patricia Emerson Mitchell
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Joan & Vic Corsiglia

Clarinet

Michael Corner
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Vern Watts
Robert Weil
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Nancy & Kenneth Mednick

Bassoon

Deborah Kramer
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mr. John Michael Sobrato
Carolyn Lockhart
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Joanna R. & William R. Shreve

French Horn

Meredith Brown
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Susan & Richard Zare
Bethany Zare
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor:
Scott Hartman
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Thelma & Don Kuehn
Deborah McCracken
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Dr. Michael and Joanne Condie
Wendell Rider
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Janet & Bill Splichal

Trumpet

James Dooley
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Hazel & John Griffin
Warren Bartold
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Dorothy & Don Lewis

Trombone

Steven Suminski
Principal
Biography
Sponsor This Chair
John Russell
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Mary Ellen & Michael Sweeny
Philip Charles Zahorsky
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Rita Boren & Miles Rankin

Tuba

Tony Clements
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Joan & Michael Hackworth

Timpani

Robert J. Erlebach, Jr.
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Audrey Stoesz Unruh

Percussion

Galen Lemmon
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Mimi & Eric Carlson
Peter Thielen
Section Chair
Chair Sponsor: Debbie & Hugh McDevitt
Kent Reed
Section Chair
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Marilyn & Donald Richardson

Harp

Dan Levitan
Principal
Biography
Chair Sponsor: Susan & Chris Hoebich

 

 

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