2026 Program Guide | Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music

2026 FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA Special thanks to the generous patrons who sponsor our orchestra musicians. ORCHESTRA APPRECIATION VIOLIN I Justin Bruns, Concertmaster , Raleigh NC Jack & Susan Carlson Jory Lane, Acting Assistant Concertmaster Lakewood CO Sonja Bosca-Harasim, Detroit MI Adelaide Federici, Atlanta GA Robyn Julyan, Denver CO Rita Lee, San Francisco CA Margeaux Maloney, San Diego CA Sarah Shellman, Tampa FL Benjamin Tomkins, Denver CO Chase Ward, Detroit MI VIOLIN II Matt Albert, Principal , Ann Arbor MI Dee Vogel & Lin Marelick Anne Chandra, Assistant Principal , Sarasota FL Emelyn Bashour, Detroit MI Stuart Carlson, Dexter MI Teagan Faran, Ithaca NY Susan French, Long Island City NY Hannah O’Brien, Boston MA Charmian Stewart, San Anselmo CA VIOLA Rebecca Epperson, Principal , Arlington VA Jeff and Deborah Roisman DawsonWhite, Assistant Principal , Houston TX Richard Neff, Burien WA Davis Perez, Chicago IL Sebastian Stefanović, St. Petersburg FL Nicole Swanson, Woodbury MN CELLO Úna O’Riordan, Principal , Detroit MI David Gerstein, Assistant Principal , Littlerock AR Kathleen Balfe, Tenerife Spain Wesley Hornpetrie, Silver Springs MD Carlyn Kessler, Los Angeles CA Hannah Rumora, Iowa City IA BASS Ryan Baird, Principal , Pasadena CA George & Mary Reynolds Matt Kline, San Diego CA Sarah Wagner, Phoenix AZ Alan Wang, Los Angeles CA FLUTE Martha Long, Principal , Baltimore MD Kasumi Leonard, Santa Fe NM Andrea Velasquez, Detroit MI OBOE Virginia McDowell, Acting Principal (Week 1) , New Orleans LA Lillian Copeland, Principal (Week 2) , New York NY Janet Barry & Ted Kirkiles Eduardo Sepulveda, Syracuse NY Paula Engerer, English Horn, Phoenix AZ CLARINET Bharat Chandra, Principal , Sarasota FL Richard Fabrikant & Marty Finn Johnny Wang, Pleasanton CA Mona Baroudi & Patrick Whitgrove Andy Hudson, Appleton WI BASSOON Brad Balliett, Principal , New York NY Alex Zdanis, Daly City CA Kris King, Contrabassoon, Los Gatos CA HORN Molly Norcross, Co-Principal , New York NY Barbara Horscraft & Paul Burdick Scott Strong, Co-Principal , Detroit MI John Michael Flavetta, West Hartford CT Julie Thayer, St. Louis MO John Turman, Seattle WA TRUMPET Jack Farnham, Co-Principal , Miami Beach FL Morgen Low, Co-Principal , Northbrook IL Janet O’Driscoll Lauren Eberhart, San Antonio TX Andrew Gignac, San Antonio TX TROMBONE Carson King-Fournier, Co-Principal , Madison WI David Yule Austin Richardson, Co-Principal , Waco TX Felix Regalado, Minneapolis MN Taylor Fong, Bass Trombone, Pittsburgh PA TUBA John Miller, Acting Principal , Ocala FL Tom Fredricks & Virginia Wright TIMPANI Scott Christian, Principal , Washington DC PERCUSSION George Nickson, Principal , Dallas TX Fran Fisher Joe Bricker, Cincinnati OH Robert & Suzanne Young Galen Lemmon, Substitute (Week 1) , San Jose CA Jeffrey Marcos, San Francisco CA Sherri Dewitt Svet Stoyanov, Miami FL HARP Julie Smith Phillips, Acting Principal (Week 1) , San Diego CA Leslie & Richard Andrews Kristin Lloyd, Acting Principal (Week 2) Extra (Week 1) , San Francisco CA Amy Ahn, Extra (Week 2) , Palo Alto CA KEYBOARD Emily Wong, Principal , Yorktown NY David Featherstone Michael Sheppard, CC Workshop , Baltimore MD ORCHESTRAMANAGER Kelly Ott, Tacoma WA Gerry Mandel MUSICLIBRARIAN Robert Greer, Dallas TX Mary Kelly 2026LEAVEOFABSENCE Lauren Roth, Assistant Concertmaster , Atlanta GA Chava Appiah, Cello, Cincinnati OH Justin Benavidez, Principal Tuba , Rochester NY Andres Pichardo-Rosenthal, Percussion, Detroit MI Sarah Fuller, Principal Harp , Baltimore MD CABRILLO FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 2026 28