Meet Our Musicians

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Orchestra Members 2026-2027

Violin I

Evan Shallcross***
Laura Dahl
Dianne Brady
Adopted by Art and Barb Grachek
Cristina Seaborn
Julia Osborne

Violin II

Rhonda Johnson*
Aurora MacMillan
Rachel Tisdale
Adopted by Anonymous
Tamara Bottge
Bev Kampa
Kristin Bauer
Brandon Le

Viola

Coca Bochonko**
Adopted by Ross and Jen Detert
Sofia Kufalk
John Johnson
Adopted by Julie K Peters and
Mark Zabee
Melissa Kalpin Prescott

Cello

Lucia Magney*
Derrick Johnson
Hillary Vermillion
Marianne Zitzewitz
Adopted by Art and
Barb Grachek
William Skudlarek OSB
Adopted by Leo and
Margaret Vos
Haley Hennen

Bass

Amber Kopp*
Dennis Douma
Pat Dinndorf

Flute

Peggy Doerrie**
Tara Prout
Melissa Krause

Piccolo

Lani Willis

Oboe

Maren Taylor*
Adopted by Art and Barb Grachek
Douglas Bakkum

Clarinet

Jill Pattock**
Adopted by Art and Barb Grachek
Donnell Lastine-Chopp

Bass Clarinet

Tom Gaetz

Bassoon

Ariel Detwiler*
Adopted by Lois Head in memory of her son, Karsten Eric Braaten

Horn

Patty Diederichs**
Emily Borra
Adopted by Art and Barb Grachek
Terry Deming
Adopted by Vicki Davis

Trumpet

Pat Thorn**
Alexander Kahler
Richard Witteman

Trombone

Mark Springer**
Adopted by Ross and Jen Detert
Matthew Clemen
Adopted by Art and Barb Grachek
Seth Adams

Tuba

Timpani

Terry Vermillion**
Adopted by David Swenson Foundation

Percussion

Matthew Nelson
Nina Nelson
Sylvia Kaare
Kiran Gautam

Personnel Manager

Jill Pattock

Harp

Anna Maxwell

Librarian

Coca Bochonko

Conductor

Kornel Thomas

Stage Manager

Laura Dahl

***Concertmaster
**Principal
*Acting Principal