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Houston Ballet Orchestra2010-2011 Houston Ballet Season Orchestra 


Ermanno Florio, Music Director

Richard Reeves, Orchestra Manager
Ned Battista, Assistant Conductor

First Violin
Denise Tarrant, Concertmaster
Jonathan Godfrey, Assistant Concertmaster
Rasa Kalesnykaite
Linda Sanders
Carrie Kauk
Sylvia Ver Meulen
Mary Reed
Oleg Sulyga
Anabel Ramirez
Chavdar Parashkevov

Second Violin
Erica Robinson, Principal
Trung Le Trinh
Elizabeth Frederick
Karen Hall Wilkson
Barbara Shreffler
Miriam Belyatsky
Noel Martin
Dorian Vandenberg-Rodes*

Viola
Rene Salazar, Principal
Lorento Golofeev
Marcia Ryan
Mary Fulgham
Charles Johnson

Cello
Barrett Sills, Principal
Louis-Marie Fardet
Max Dyer
Wendy Smith-Butler
Dave Zeger
Steven Wiggs

Bass
Carla Clark, Principal
Dennis Whittaker
Greg Garcia
Frank Murry

Flute
Mercedes Smith, Principal*
Peggy Russell-Romeo
Colleen Matheu Johnson

Piccolo
Colleen Matheu Johnson

Oboe
Elizabeth Priestly, Principal
Robin Hough, Principal Emeritus
Spring Hill

 

English Horn
Spring Hill

Clarinet
Randall Griffin, Principal
Chester Rowell
Stephanie Key

Bass Clarinet
Chester Rowell

Bassoon
Michael Frederick, Principal
Michael Muña*

Horn
James Wilson, Principal
Margaret Ayer
Sarah Cranston

Trumpet
Jim Vassallo, Principal
Will Strieder
Theresa Hanebury

Trombone
Thomas Hultén, Principal
Michael Warny

Bass Trombone
Richard Reeves

Tuba
Mark Barton, Principal

Timpani
Nancy Nelson, Principal

Percussion
Christina Carroll, Principal
Tim Tull
Karen Slotter

Harp
Joan Eidman, Principal

Piano/Celeste
Katherine Burkwall-Ciscon

* On Leave
** Contracted substitute


Image: Music Director Ermanno Florio
Photo by: Geoff Winningham