Meet the Orchestra
The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra musicians are the heartbeat of our organization. They create the magic at every Symphony performance…for you!
Meet the artists who make up the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.
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First Violin

Concertmaster
Jane Rooks Ross and Barry Ross Chair


Lewis & Sally Iversen Chair




Temporary Appointment




Second Violin

Artist in Residence
Principal
Neill & Ruth Currie Chair

Assistant Principal
Katharine D. Rogers Chair






Eric V. & Margaret Ann Brown Chair



Viola

Principal
Connable/Burdick/Rood Chair




Cello

Artist in Residence
Principal
Diether H. Haenicke Chair

Assistant Principal
Tomlinson Family Chair


Nola Matthews Thole Chair


Double Bass

Principal
Jerry Mason Chair

Assistant Principal
Clark den Bleyker Chair endowed by the KSOL





Flute

Second/Piccolo
Jim Westin Memorial Chair (flute)
Jacob C. and Naomi B. Stucki Memorial Chair (piccolo)

Third/Piccolo
Oboe

Artist in Residence
Principal
Elizabeth Upjohn Mason Chair

Second/English Horn
Frizzo Allkins Family Chair

Clarinet

Artist in Residence
Principal
Marge and Gerry Thomas Chair

Bassoon

Principal
Norman & Doreen K. Bristol Chair

Horn

Principal
Dr. William H. and Melinda L. Scott Chair

Assistant/Utility
Don and Ann Parfet Chair

Temporary Appointments

Temporary Appointment
Trumpet

Principal
Stephen Blackwood Chair in honor of Mrs. Greta Patterson

Second/Assistant Principal
Mark Novitch Memorial Chair

In Memory of Jay Wayne Heckler and son, Jay Scott Heckler
Trombone

Artist in Residence
Principal
Miller Family Chair

Timpani

Artist in Residence
Principal
Doris “Dori” Kunkle Chair
Harp

Principal
Dorothy Smith Goodloe Chair
WMU ARTIST SCHOLARS
Violin
Viola
Cello
* On Leave
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