Georgia Philharmonic

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

Viola

Eric Evans, Principal

Eric Evans has been Principal Viola and Treasurer for the Georgia Philharmonic since its founding. Prior to moving to Georgia, Eric performed with the Columbus (IN) Pro Musica and the Owensboro (KY) Symphony Orchestra. He has a Bachelor of Music degree from Indiana University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law. Eric has been actively involved in the Atlanta real estate community for the past 12 years and is currently Georgia State Manager for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company.

Mary McCoy

Mary McCoy has been a part of this orchestra for 10 years. In addition to performing with them on Viola, she is the ensemble's Music Librarian, and is a board member for both the orchestra and the Georgia Chapter of the American String Teachers' Association. Ms. McCoy is an Orchestra teacher for the Fulton County School system, a private lesson instructor on Violin and Viola and an active freelance performer on those two instruments.

Kathy Wellman

Kathy Wellman has been a member of the Orchestra since 1985. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is employed as a real estate paralegal at Alston & Bird, LLP. She is also a member of the orchestra at the First Presbyterian Church in Midtown Atlanta.