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Our Musicians

Flute
Anna Urrey, Principal
Ryu Cipris

Oboe
Stuart Breczinski, Principal

Clarinet
John Hong, Principal
Eric Umble

Bassoon
Nanci Belmont, Principal
Nik Hooks

Horn
Hanan Rahman, Principal
Erin Paul

Trumpet
Rebecca Steinberg, Principal
Evan Honse

Trombone
Sara Mayo, Principal

Tuba
Andrew Madej

Timpani
Stella Perlic

Violins
Mark Chien, Concertmaster
Ashley Windle, Assistant Concertmaster
Kelly Talim, Principal
Youjin Choi
Julia Danitz
Heather Frank
Marc Szammer
Liz Wright

Violas
Marta Lambert, Principal
Gregory Williams
Pedro Vizzaro Vallejos

Cellos
Valeriya Sholokhova, Principal
Rocío Díaz de Cossío
Helen Newby
Jacob Nordlinger

Basses
Carlos Barriento, Principal

Concertmaster

Violinist Mark Chien made his debut at the age of 13 with the Greenwich Symphony. He is the concertmaster of the Sarasota Opera Orchestra and the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra. Mark is also a member of both the Verbier Festival Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra, as well as a substitute musician with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Mark has collaborated in recital alongside James Dunham, Gil Shaham, David Ying and Scott Yoo among others. He has been heard in some of America’s most renowned concert halls including Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall and the Kennedy Center.

Mark has a Bachelor of Music degree from Rice University and a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School. His principal teachers have been Catherine Cho, Lewis Kaplan, Sylvia Rosenberg and Kathleen Winkler.