Led by MSO Music Director Maestro Octavio Más-Arocas, the orchestra's musicians—including full-time professional musicians, passionate community members, and select high school students—tackle challenging repertoire in ways that delight Upper Peninsula residents and visitors.
These eleven players from the Orbiting Music concert on October 9th, 2021, were in our concert 25 years ago! Both nights we played Beethoven’s 7th!
FRONT, L to R: Maija Niemi, Connie Ann Weiner, Janis Shier Peterson, Cathy Moilanen, Nancy Zimmerman
BACK, L to R: Marilyn Savolanien, Marianne Saarivirta-Kolpack, David Wurster, Laura Robinson, Debbie Carlson, Kimberly Fournier
AUDITIONS
The MSO will hold auditions for string section players on Oct 11
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Musicians
1st Violin
Janis Shier Peterson, Concertmaster
Barbara Rhyneer, Co-Principal
Susan Balmer
Tammie Carr
Wendy Larson
Matt Mitchell
Maija Niemi
Marilyn Savolainen
Danielle Simandl
2nd Violin
Connie Ann Weiner, Principal
Anne Asplund
Jeremy Brown
Bella Chiodi
Kyle B. Danek
Kim Eggleston
Zoe Rudisill
Marianne Saarivirta-Kolpack
Jaymes Winn
Robert Yin
Viola
Deborah Carlson, Principal
Eric Marta
Libby Meyer
Bette Premo
David Shahbazi
Haley Thams
Ella Uren
Ricky Vermeulen
Cello
Crispin Campbell, Principal
Inga Banitt
Miriam Edwards
Alex Gencheff
Elizabeth Grugin
Adam Hall
Seija Kenn
Andrew LaCombe
Nicole Nolan
Rachel Nutini
Anne Perket
Bass
Craig Randal Johnson, Principal
Jonathan LaFonde, Co-Principal
Paige Hendrickson
Gretchen McKenzie-Trost
Harold South
Flute
Claudia Drosen, Principal
Miriam Amdahl Newman
Andra Swee Sullivan
Oboe
Laura Robinson, Principal
Cathy Wilkinson
Marjory Johnston
Clarinet
Kevin Nutini, Principal
John Wilkinson
Robert Engelhart
Piccolo
Miriam Amdahl Newman
Andra Swee Sullivan
English Horn
Cathy Wilkinson
Marjory Johnston
Bass Clarinet
John Wilkinson
Robert Engelhart
Bassoon
Deanna Erwin, Principal
Oskar Martinez
Saxophone
Betsy Grugin
Horn
Brian Carter, Principal
Keith Dom Powell
Kelly Haselhuhn
Bradford Bender
Trumpet
Mark Flaherty, Principal
Matthew E. Ludwig
Jacob Schmeltzer
Trombone
Stephen Grugin, Principal
David J. Wurster
Bass Trombone
P. David Allen II
Tuba
Bruce Cassell
Gordon Erickson
Timpani
James A. Strain, Principal
Percussion
Carrie Biolo
Harp
Nancy Zimmerman
Piano
Nancy Zimmerman
Andra Swee Sullivan
