Orchestra Members, 2023-2024 Season

First Violin

Zsolt Eder, Concertmaster, Topeka Symphony League Chair
Kenya Patzer, Associate Concertmaster, Virginia Wade Chair
Dorothy Gomez-Armesto, Norma A. Pettijohn Chair
Nicole Limones, Prof. Dr. Charles A. Goetz Memorial Chair
Signe Sandquist, The Rev. Roger M. Goetz Chair
Debora Silva, Anne-Katharine E. Goetz Memorial Chair
Santiago S. Simmonds, Betty Bokelheide Goetz Chair
Vacant, Dr. John W. Strickler Chair given by the Rev. Roger Goetz Family
Craig Yorke, Anne-Katharine E. Goetz’s son Jayson Smith Chair
Vacant, Anne-Katharine E. Goetz’s son Alexander “Ike” L. Holm Chair

Second Violin

Donna L. Mealy, Principal, Herbert and Esther Moses Family Chair
Julie Wykert*, Maxine Anton Chair
Gabriel Kniffen, Betty Sisk Chair
Ethan Loewen
Laura McGill
Rochelle Pekarek
Melanie Paris Wambsganss
Joey Yiming Zhou
Vacant
Vacant

Viola

Vacant, Everett Fetter Memorial Chair
Kathryn Hilger, Virginia and Helen Hocker Chair
Gloria Scolari,, Lola Dexter Memorial Chair given by Drs. Grace and Michael Morrison
Zoe Barnes, Charles and Betty Jo Marling Chair
Lisa Janssen
Donita McLeland
Ryan Masotto
Emily Winterburg

Cello

Eman Chalshotori, Principal, The Stan and Jody Teeter Family Chair
Martha G. Barnhill, Rebecca Sisk Foerschler Chair
Vacant, Susan and Lawrence Krische Chair
Jenith Hoover*, Charlotte A. Taggart Chair
B. J. McCune
David Pira
Vacant
Daniel Yung

Bass

Benjamin Beggs, Principal
Breta Bloomberg, Kathleen Covert Maag Chair
Brian Council
Matthew Carlyon^

Flute

Hannah Porter Occeña, Principal, Kyle Wiley Pickett Chair given by the Rev. Roger Goetz Family
Vacant, Drs. David Woods and Ted Yungclas Chair
Elizabeth Robinson*

Piccolo

Elizabeth Robinson*, Marvin W. Maydew Chair

Oboe

Alyssa Morris, Principal, Rodney and Sylvia Boyd Chair
Joseph Tomasso^, Cyrus H. and Carmen R. Elting Chair

English Horn

James M. Mosher*, Mary Van Slyke Muilenburg Chair given by the James K. Van Slyke Family

Clarinet

Trevor Stewart^‡, Principal, James K. Van Slyke Memorial Chair
Alejandro Dergal, Interim Principal, James K. Van Slyke Memorial Chair
Luke Vasilarakos^, Lolafaye Coyne Chair

Bass Clarinet

Larkin Sanders, Norma A. Pettijohn Chair in honor of her family

Bassoon

Allan Comstock, Principal, Floyd C. Hedberg Memorial Chair
Susan Maxwell^, James Van Sickle Chair

Contrabassoon

Keel Williams, Marie Gaither Memorial Chair given by Charlotte Adair

French Horn

Jeremy Ulm^, Principal, Gordon and Melanie McQuere Chair
Brianna Volkmann^, Assistant Principal
Dwight Purvis, Virginia and Helen Hocker Chair
Katie Grose
Adam Paxson

Trumpet

Vacant, Principal
Vacant, Assistant
William D. Cooper, Virginia Wade Chair
Vacant, Joanna and Roy Lacoursiere Chair

Trombone

Neal C. Purvis, Principal, Nancy and Paul Kindling Chair
Andrew Anderson, Ronald D. Pettijohn Memorial Chair given by Norma Pettijohn and Family

Bass Trombone

Kyam McCormack

Tuba

Vacant

Timpani

Neil Dunn

Percussion

Bob Keckeisen, Principal, Jerry and Lea Billinger Chair
Shawn Evans*, Jack and Ilene Ecord Chair
Andrea Swanson, Michael Sisk Memorial Chair

Harp

Tabitha Reist Steiner, James Van Sickle Chair
Erin Wood

Piano

Regina Tanujaya, Dr. Phillip Sisk Memorial Chair

Raffaele Cipriano, Assistant Conductor
Eman Chalshotori, Operations Manager

* Orchestra Committee member
^‡ Leave of absence
^ Interim/One-Year Contract

Important Documents

TSO Policies and Procedures 2023-24
TSO Primary Schedule 2023-24