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
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Violin II
Susie McKenney-Hines, Principal
Susie McKenney-Hines, principal second violinist, has been playing with Georgia Philharmonic
(formerly Orchestra Atlanta) since 1992 after graduating from Furman University. There she
served as the orchestra's concertmaster for two years. After graduating, she came back to
Atlanta and taught orchestra in Cobb County from 1992-2000. During that time, she earned her
Master of Violin Performance degree from Georgia State University in 1996. Today, she enjoys
raising her two daughters, Morgan and Kylie, while maintaining a small private violin studio.
Jennifer Bull
Jennifer Bull is a new member of the Georgia Philharmonic. She graduated from Furman
University in 1988 with a violin performance degree and currently has a private violin
studio, “The A Strings”. She enjoys playing bluegrass with her students at retirement
homes in Cobb County. When not teaching, she writes novels and spends her time with her
husband, two boys, and two dogs.
Evelyn Champion
Evelyn Champion has been with Georgia Philharmonic for eleven seasons.
Ms. Champion graduated Magna Cum Laude with High Honors from the University of Georgia with a
Bachelor of Arts in Music Education, and holds her Master of Music
Education and Education Specialist degrees from the University of Georgia as
well. At Daniell Middle School for nine years, she transferred to
Sprayberry High School in 2003, where she now serves as Orchestra Director,
Advanced Placement Music Theory teacher, and Fine Arts Department Chair.
She is currently working toward her doctorate in music education at Boston University.
Deborah Geering
Deborah Geering has played violin for more years than she cares to admit.
Before joining Orchestra Atlanta in 1997, she played with the Chicago Civic
Orchestra, the Northbrook (Ill.) Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Chicago
Symphony concertmaster Samuel Magad), the Duke University Community Orchestra
and the Atlanta Community Symphony Orchestra. In addition to Georgia Philharmonic,
Deborah also plays violin with the After Five String Quartet, an Atlanta-based
ensemble. When not playing the violin, Deborah is a freelance writer and editor.
Katherine Jenkins
Katherine Jenkins has been playing with the Georgia Philharmonic for three seasons. She was
formerly assistant second principal for the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra in N.C. and first violinist
with the Avalon String Quartet. Katherine received her undergraduate degree in music education
and graduate studies in Suzuki Pedagogy at East Carolina University. Katherine has maintained
three private home studios since 1982; began a Suzuki in the schools program at R.N. Harris
elementary in Durham, North Carolina; has been a clinician for the Colorado and North Carolina
Suzuki Institutes;
and has served as director of the Tar River Fiddlers, the Meredith Suzuki Fiddlers, and
currently the Huntcliff Fiddlers in Sandy Springs. In addition to teaching and performing,
Katherine enjoys spending time with her husband Drury and daughter Lauren (also a violinist).
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