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Section Seating

Sarah Ioannides - Music Director/Conductor
Jack V. and Barbara Price Curlin Chair
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Andres Moran - Assistant Conductor
Susan Coles Chair
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I - FIRST VIOLINS

Laurence Gibson - Concertmaster 
Barbara and Frank Ainsa Chair
Michael Goldman - Associate Concertmaster
Bank of the West Chair
Anita Steadman - Assistant Concertmaster 
Daniel Brandt
Cristina Thomas
Sylvia Blair
Vanessa Cedillos
David Green
Gordon Butler
Diana Gilliland
Allegra Artis

II - SECOND VIOLINS

Stephanie Meyers - Principal
Adria Dunn - Acting Assistant Principal
LeAnn Isaac
Elizabeth Zamora
Cindy Cabada
Nancy Morey
Donna Loomis
Jaime Herrera
Leslee Herrera
Elijah Evans

III - VIOLAS

Lora Stone-Quezada - Principal
Novamex Chair
Susan Hernandez - Assistant Principal
Frederick Clem
Ron Smith
Daniel Rivera 
Claudia Joachim
Monica Arredondo
Jessica Lane
Ellen Legge

IV - CELLOS+

Ida Steadman - Principal
Mrs. Robert M. Graham, Sr. Chair
Claudia Encarnacion, Assistant Principal
Benjamin Vickers
Gloria Mendoza
Alicia Dolan
Sarah Holloway
Norma Martinez
Christian Garcia
Rodrigo Maldonado

V - BASSES

Brianna Goldberg - Acting Principal 
Mr. & Mrs. W.J. (Bill) Holmes Chair
William Scholten - Acting Assistant Principal
Darrell Downey
Nicole Reliford 
Jesus Apodaca
Ernesto Perez

VI - FLUTES

Melissa Colgin-Abeln - Principal
Michael & Wilma Salzman Chair
Joy Zalkind (Piccolo)
Jennifer Rodriguez (Piccolo)

VII - OBOES

Janie Sanchez - Principal
Elia Mares Purdy Chair
Kimberly Everett
Carol Fels (English Horn)

VIII - CLARINETS

David Ross - Principal 
Laroy Borchert
John Pleasant

IX - BASSOONS

Sam Rhodes - Principal
Yolanda & Jim Janacek Chair
Don Wilkinson
Cara Luffey

X - HORNS

Richard Lambrecht - Principal 
Clark, Thomas & Winters Chair
Nancy Joy
John Groves - Assistant Principal
Mary Mendez
James Patterson 

XI - TRUMPETS

Samuel Trimble - Principal
Mrs. Frances Roderick Axelson Chair
Kenneth Capshaw - Assistant Principal
Paul McLaughlin

XII - TROMBONES

Sander Schiller - Principal
Strickler & Prieto, LLP Chair
Jan Zubeck - Assistant Principal
John Feeny

XIII - TUBA

Clinton J. Sims - Principal

XIV - HARP

Maryen Munoz - Principal
Mary Ann Dodson Chair

XIV - KEYBOARD

Esequiel Meza, Jr. - Principal
Southwest Retina Consultants Chair

XV - TIMPANI

Larry White - Principal
Kerry and Linda Ellison Chair

XVI - PERCUSSION

Leandro Valenzuela - Principal
Drs. Fadi Hanbali & Rana Kronfol Chair
Deborah Eichholz Lain
Mark Saenz

PERSONNEL MANAGER

LeAnn Isaac

LIBRARIAN

Daniella Briseno

STAGE MANAGER

David Paz

+Cello sectio will rotate monthly with exception of the first stand.

Programs and artists are subject to change without notice. The El Paso Symphony is made possible with the support of the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts.