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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

Violin II

Susie McKenney-Hines, Principal
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 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 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 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 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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