The heart of the orchestra
Our Symphony Players
Your neighbors, your teachers, your friends — making music together for 29 seasons.
BEHIND EVERY CONCERT
They play for love, not for a paycheck.
Our musicians are teachers, engineers, business owners, retirees, and students. They come from every corner of Montgomery County and beyond. Some have played with us for two decades. Others just joined this season. What they share is a life woven with music — the willingness to spend evenings and weekends rehearsing so that on concert night, our community can hear something extraordinary.
This is what a community orchestra actually is.
“The musicians in the orchestra must have music in their hearts to make such a sacrifice to come to rehearsals after their day jobs. They just have music-making as part of their lives.”
— Gary Liebst, Music Director
The 2026-2027 Roster
Strings
First Violin
Dr. Sheronna McMahon
Concertmaster
Joel Meder
Assistant Concertmaster
Joshua Bamberg
Section Violin
Fahima Mouheb Hart
Section Violin
Verna Verspieren
Section Violin
Lorraine Plunkett
Section Violin
Strings
Second Violin
Joy Howell
Principal
Tarvia Bell
Section Violin
Phong Bui
Section Violin
Emmanuel Coraza
Section Violin
Noelle Cooper
Section Violin
Aimee Odeh Dutchover
Section Violin
Eliasha Gibbs
Section Violin
Priscilla Hulin
Section Violin
Matilda Liu
Section Violin
Jennifer Moorhead
Section Violin
Michelle Ye
Section Violin
Strings
Viola
Madilene Loosier
Principal
Heidi Beckham
Section Viola
Andy Faulkner
Section Viola
Johanna Hulin
Section Viola
Susannah Hulin
Section Viola
Camden Lackey
Section Viola
Melanie Nguyen
Section Viola
Guy Williams
Section Viola
Strings
Cello
Daniela Arevalo
Principal
Mikayla Allgood
Section Cello
Adam Goodhew
Section Cello
Kevin High
Section Cello
Emma Lincoln
Section Cello
Kristin Stilley
Section Cello
Carlos Ivan Valencia
Section Cello
Eloise VanMatre
Section Cello
Strings
Bass
David Scott
Principal
winds
Flute
Stephanie Harris
Principal
John Allgood
Section Flute
Kim Bellini
Section Flute
Sara Chung Ryherd
Section Flute
winds
oboe
Diana Arredondo
Principal
Pam Tamburello
English Horn
winds
clarinet
Kim Scott
Principal
Rachel Jimenez
Section Clarinet
Cedric Mayfield
Section Clarinet
Travis Stromberg
Bass Clarinet
winds
bassoon
Debbie Andrew
Co-Principal
Juan Guardiola
Co-Principal
Alejandro Cruz
Section Bassoon
brass
horn
Liz Royce
Principal
David Cervantes
Section Horn
Liz Graf
Section Horn
Julie Wareham
Section Horn
brass
trumpet
Mark Wootton
Principal
Aaron Penny
Section Trumpet
Len Valka
Section Trumpet
brass
trombone
Ken Harvey
Principal
Raymond Preston
Section Trombone
Noel Freeman
Bass Trombone
brass
tuba
Andrew Brugner
Principal
percussion
Seth Bagwell
Principal
Leo Arnold
Section Percussion
Noah Rodriguez
Section Percussion
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Chair sponsorships are one of the most meaningful ways to support the CSO. Every dollar goes directly toward the artistic operations of the orchestra — music rentals, guest artist fees, venue costs, and the countless behind-the-scenes needs that make each concert possible.
Chair sponsors are recognized in every concert program alongside the musician they support.
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