Meet the Musicians

Erie Philharmonic Musicians

Excellence. Passion. Dedication to Erie. Meet the musicians of the Erie Philharmonic!

Strings

  • Ken Johnston, Concertmaster
    Susan H. and Thomas B. Hagen Chair

    Josua Huang, Associate Principal

    Luis Angel Salazar Avila

    Jorie Butler-Geyer

    Janice Carlson

    Melissa Hernández

    Alexander Hettinga

    Yejee Kim

    Ruoyao Li

    Abigail Macy

    Samantha Nelson

    Maura Pelinsky

    Stefanie Schore

  • Vacant, Principal

    Jessica Schmidt, Associate Principal

    Danielle Barbosa

    Emilie Engel

    Karen Barker Ferren

    Jennifer J. Jansen

    Sam Petrey

    Nadezda Sorka

    Colleen Vanderzyden

    Jiyeon Yeo

  • Bryce Bunner, Principal

    Rafael Gargate, Associate Principal

    Courtney Bonifant

    Caitlin Hedge

    Benjamin Schantz

    Si Yu

  • Eri Snowden-Rodríguez, Principal
    Charles and Noel Burgoyne Endowed Chair

    Will Teegarden, Associate Principal

    Robert Nicholson

    Nadine Engel Sherman

    Jeffrey Singler

  • Kieran J. Hanlon, Principal

    Joseph Hernandez, Associate Principal

    Thomas Christopherson

    James Mohney, Jr.

  • Melody Rapier, Principal

Winds

  • LeAnne M. Wistrom, Principal

    Sean F. Gabriel
    Martha Sturtevant Memorial Chair

    Piccolo

    vacant

  • Danna Sundet, Principal

    Heather Storey

    English Horn

    Sarah Hamilton

  • Amitai Vardi, Principal
    Roger Granville Sturtevant, Sr. Endowed Chair

    Benjamin Chen

    Bass Clarinet

    David Boutin-Bourque

    E Flat Clarinet

    KeriAnn DiBari-Oberle

  • Laura Koepke, Principal

    Sarah Elizabeth Lee

Brass & Percussion

  • Christopher C. Rapier, Principal

    Mark Addleman, Assistant

    Emily Shelley

    Bryan Adkins

    Benjamin Strecker

  • Gary Davis, Principal
    Al and Peggy Richardson Endowed Chair

    Douglas Amos

    Micah Holt

  • vacant, Principal

    Whitney Clair

    Bass Trombone

    Sean Bessette

  • Kenneth Heinlein, Principal

  • vacant

  • Bradley Amidon, Principal

    Matthew Larson, Associate Principal

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