Conductor and Musicians

Stephen Paulson

Stephen Paulson has been the Music Director of Symphony Parnassus since 1998. Devoted to creating the best possible experience for both players and audience, he has led the ensemble through a wide variety of repertoire, drawing on the classical canon as well as new compositions. A student of George Cleve, Paulson has appeared as a guest conductor with members of the San Francisco Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony and the New World Symphony.

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Stephen Paulson, music director

Musicians

Violin 1
Aleksi Zaretsky, Concertmaster
Annie Li, Assoc. Concertmaster
Damaris Altomerianos
Andrew Chan
Alex Chen
Anna Fang
Raymond Jia
Nigel Le
Hanlin Wang
Anne Willborn

Violin 2
Helene Grotans, Acting Principal
Dan Ahn
Adrienne Barry
Keeley Brooks
Michael Choi
Elana Estrin
Daniel Huang
Donna Lim
Ryan Pitewski
Keri Tenerowicz
Andre Turati

Viola
Hélène Wickett, Principal
Nick Blanchard
Tom Bodenheimer
Frances Gregor
Grace Hala’ufia
Alex Long
Claire Morrow
Merle Rabine

Cello
Jen Mathers, Principal
Jonathan Atkins
Brian Colfer
Jozo Dujmovic
Zhenya Farrington
Matthew Huang
Nathan Leber
Zoe Lee
Margaret Moores
Shraddha Pingali

Bass
Joseph Taylor, Principal
Dharma Dorazio
Jim McManus
Colin Shipman

Flute
Darcy Mironov, Principal
Winslow Taub

Piccolo
Winslow Taub

Oboe
John Quinlan, Principal
Ana Rodrigues
Erin Matsushita

English Horn
Erin Matsushita

Clarinet
Sam Torrisi
Joseph Romano

Bassoon
Noah Cort, Principal
Sarah Smith

Contrabassoon

Horn
John DeGiglio, Principal
Ruth Wilson
Eric Anderson
Robin Varga

Trumpet
Jay Shuler, Principal
Brendan Wilhelmsen
Franklin Davis

Trombone
Jack Madden
Daven Tjaarda-Hernandez

Bass Trombone
Wesley Williams

Tuba
Kevin Turner

Timpani
Christian Howes, Principal

Percussion
Connor Canavan

Harp

Orchestra Manager
Michael Beale