Strings Violin I Samuel Fordis,    Concertmaster Benjamin Q. Brunt Rossana Chung Ryan Holman Lydia Lu Claude Naar Lou Anne Rainey Dan Salzinger Seyed Safavynia Karla Tievsky Brian Wilson Stephanie Zaza Violin II Susie McKenney-Hines,    Principal Tia Bohannon Jennifer Bull Evelyn Champion Deborah Geering Katherine Jenkins Suzanne Ouellette Viola Eric Evans, Principal Mary McCoy Toni McGarey Martha Oceguera Millie Tucker Kathy Wellman Cello Ruth Einstein, Principal Christa Benoit-Fey Megan Hallam Daniel Klein Virginia Lehman Kim Ong Gianmarco Pugliese Bass Peter Hildebrandt, Principal Phillip Schoeller Stephen Ward Woodwinds Flute/Piccolo Maureen Hein, Principal Kathy Farmer Lisa Mahoney Oboe/English Horn Rita Lollar, Principal Jennifer Marrack Cohen Christine Gandy Clarinet Diane Hargreaves, Principal Michael Moore Bassoon Jim Jackson, Principal John Lenahan Brass French Horn Mandy Tinsley, Principal Elizabeth Demaree Jason Dunn Leslie Ann Dunn Trumpet Carl McCurdy, Principal Geoff Gay Trombone Dwight Klappich, Principal Matthew Segars Al Stark Jimmy West Tuba Charlton Templeton,    Principal Percussion Mike Del Campo, Principal Chris Childs Timpani Jennifer Mautz, Principal Piano Etsuko Tomeda Harp Julie Albertson Staff Music Director Philip Rice Concertmaster Samuel Fordis Personnel Manager Elizabeth Demaree Music Coordinator Deborah Geering Librarian Mary Ann Kelley Corresponding Secretaries Tia Bohannon Antoinette McGarey Northside Coordinator Maureen Hein Website Designer Peter Hildebrandt Web Site Photography Ümit Yüksel John Robson Elizabeth Demaree Megan Hallam Thear Kirk Fraley Webmasters Gianmarco Pugliese Megan Hallam Database Administrator Jeri Molintas Stage Manager Brett Cotter Cello Ruth Einstein, Principal Ruth Einstein is special projects coordinator at The Breman Jewish Heritage Museum. She currently directs the Legacy Project, an ongoing effort to document the lives of Holocaust survivors who have made new homes in Atlanta, and the State of Georgia project, which documents Jewish communities, families and business that once thrived throughout the state. Ruth has been a member of this orchestra, and its predecessor orchestras, since 1991. She also plays with the Rome Symphony Orchestra and maintains a small private studio. Ruth grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and holds a Master of Music degree in cello performance from The University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Indiana University. Christa Benoit-Fey Christa Benoit-Fey began playing the cello at age 13. Her early experience included playing in the Georgia Academy of Music Cello Choir. On graduating from high school, Christa received a full music scholarship from the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga where she studied with Dr. James Stroud. After two years, she transferred to the University of Georgia and studied with Dr. David Starkweather. Christa has played with several orchestras across the USA such as the La Jolla Symphony in San Diego, CA; University of the Pacific Symphony in Stockton, CA; Cobb County Orchestra; and the Georgia Philharmonic. She also performs and manages the Candlelight String Quartet and does freelance work in the Atlanta metro area. Christa is currently employed with Metro-Atlanta Insurance Agency in Tucker where she is the Accounting Department Manager and also works in the Commercial Insurance Department. Megan Hallam Ms. Hallam’s background in music includes both management and performance. She has performed with the Chattanooga Choral Arts, the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Orchestra Atlanta, the Rome Symphony, and now The Georgia Philharmonic. A cellist and singer for almost 19 years, her experience with the inner workings of a non-profit arts organization began in 1984, when her family founded the Sandy Springs Chamber Orchestra (which became Orchestra Atlanta in 1994), the organization that laid the groundwork for The Georgia Philharmonic. Megan Hallam has extensive experience in event planning that lends itself perfectly to her current position with The Georgia Philharmonic. While earning her degree from Swarthmore College, Megan Hallam worked for the Music Department as manager of its college chorus, performing many of the same duties she later handled as Personnel Manager for Orchestra Atlanta. Prior to assuming that position, she worked as a special project consultant for Orchestra Atlanta, coordinating both web development and the production of several concert series. Daniel Klein Dan Klein has studied cello with Andre Navarra of the Paris National Conservatory, Luis Leguia and Ronald Feldman of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Dona Vellek Klein of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Dona proved so inspiring a teacher that Dan married her in 1988. Their daughters, Andrea and Melissa, play cello and trumpet, respectively, in the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Dan formerly served as Principal Cellist of the Atlanta-Emory Orchestra. He plays an English cello made by Charles Harris, Jr. of Oxford in 1825. When not practicing for Georgia Philharmonic concerts, Dan practices law with the Atlanta firm of Buckley & Klein, LLP, specializing in employment litigation. Gianmarco Pugliese Gianmarco Pugliese began his cello studies on his eighth birthday. While majoring in International Business and Music Performance at the University of Georgia, he studied with Alice Williams at the Georgia Academy of Music and Dr. David Starkweather. He has played with the Gainesville, DeKalb and Atlanta-Emory Symphony Orchestras, Orchestra Atlanta and is a founding member of the Georgia Philharmonic. When not playing, he works at the Italian Trade Commission as System Manager and as Marketing Promotions Officer. In May of 2001, Gianmarco received an MBA from Georgia State University with a concentration in Information Systems. He is a former member of the Georgia Philharmonic Board.
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