Reading Symphony Orchestra

89th Season
George Ogata, Music Director and Conductor
 

VIOLIN 1

Caroline Lieber, Concertmaster

     Dr. Roland Vazquez and
     Maggie Jackson Chair

Yukie Akaogi
Sarah Bowen
Dorothea Lam
Xiaodan Liu
Nancy Miller
Jennifer Sheerin
Sohan Shen


VIOLIN 2

Stephanie Verry, Principal
Frank Cho
Ann Decker
Jeff Everson
Arlene Germain
Beth Newman
Steven Previte
Frances Sun
Portia Walker
Natasha White


VIOLA

Jeff Bigler, Principal
Susan Bagley-Koyle
Henry Houh
Carolyn Clark Ledbetter
Susan McDonald
Nicole Ritterhaus
Claire Straus


CELLO

Sandy Reismann, Principal
Beverly Bowman
Brianne Cate
Robert Gordon
Sara Harkness
Christopher Moriarty
Anna Murphy


DOUBLE BASS

Michael Pearlman, Principal
Liz Falkner
Reed Valleau

FLUTE

Judy Braude, Principal

     Robert Leonard Saitz and
     Herlinda Charpentier
     De Castro Saitz Chair

Herlinda Saitz
Eduardo Gómez
Briana Epstein
Martha Beesley


PICCOLO

Eduardo Gómez
Briana Epstein
Martha Beesley


OBOE

Danielle Kunis, Principal
Bill Fick


ENGLISH HORN

Bill Fick


CLARINET

Dwight Decker, Co-principal
Tristan Butler, Co-principal

 
BASSOON

George Muller, Principal
Dawn Kumiega


FRENCH HORN

Michael Boyle, Principal
Ethan Mattor
Jean Patterson
Audrey Lenahan


TRUMPET

Jim Dolham, Co-principal
David McSheffrey, Co-principal
Dick Traverse, Co-principal


TROMBONE

Matthew Stebbins, Principal
Parker Lord


BASS TROMBONE

Matthew Hanna


TUBA

Paul Chadbourne


TIMPANI

Rich Emmel


PERCUSSION

Shane O’Donohoe
Christian Ogata


Reading Symphony Orchestra
Board of Directors

 

DIRECTORS

  • Dwight Decker, President

  • Stephanie Verry, Vice President

  • Henry Houh, Treasurer

  • Herlinda Saitz, Secretary

  • Judy Braude

  • John Keymont

  • Susan McDonald

  • Richard Perry

MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR

  • George Ogata

CONDUCTOR EMERITUS

  • Dr. Roland Vazquez

HONORARY DIRECTORS

  • Charles F. Doughty

  • Mrs. Thomas F. Galvin

  • Mrs. Edward J. Maher

  • Mrs. Edward W. Palmer

  • Mr. James L. Roth

  • Marcus Chanonhouse


Reading Symphony Orchestra
Staff Members

 

PERSONNEL DIRECTOR

  • Judy Braude


REFRESHMENTS COORDINATOR

  • Beth Newman

MUSIC LIBRARIANS

  • Jim Dolham

  • David McSheffrey

 

COMMUNITY RELATIONS DIRECTOR

  • Richard Perry


PUBLICITY DIRECTOR

  • Daniel Lieber


CONCERT HOST CHAIR

  • Katherine Decker

WEBMASTER

  • George Ogata