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Violin I Randall Olson, co-concertmaster Mike & Jana Boswell Chair J. Patrick Rafferty, co-concertmaster Stefan Petrescu Andrzej Zabinski Amy Helman Michael Jorgensen Matt Milewski Clara Olson Violin II Radu Georgescu, principal National City Bank Chair Helen Motter Seth Gangwer Bruce Sweetman Jennay Keelin Rachel Rigdon Viola Craig Bate, acting principal Kerry McCay Sharer Memorial Chair Idalynn Besser Betsy Lamb Simona Rusu Henry Haffner |
Cello Kevin Bate, acting principal Franklin Bank & Trust Chair Lisa M. Svejkovsky Linda & Don Vitale Chair Allison Olsen Daisy Chin Jennifer Wingert Jay Tilton Bass Karl Olsen, principal Jeffrey & Sherryl Reed Chair Bert Witzel Gregory Olson Harp Heidi O'Gara Jellison, principal | |
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Flute Tacy Edwards, principal Jim & Darlene Johnson Chair Heidi Pintner Diane Davich-Craig Piccolo Diane Davich-Craig Oboe Trevor Johnson, principal Dr. & Mrs. David Livingston Chair Pamela Thurman Michele Fiala English Horn Michelle Fiala |
Clarinet Emily Wasson, principal Denny & Carol Wedge Chair Robby Shankle Bass Clarinet Doug Moffet Saxophone Doug Moffet Jimmy Bowland Matt Davich Bassoon Dong L. Kwon Citizens First Bank Chair Patricia Gunter | |
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Horn Chris Moth, principal Michael Thurman Lorraine Fader Pamela Kiesling Trumpet Michael J. Amdt, co-principal Col. & Mrs. Robert Spiller Chair Mark Clodfelter, co-principal Ryan Lehr Gregory Motter |
Trombone Lee K. Blakeman, principal Brian & Christy Schuette Chair Bill Huber Bass Trombone Bryan Heath, acting principal Tuba Joe Stites, principal | |
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Timpani Mark Berry, principal Integra Bank Chair Percussion Webb Hendrix, principal Steve & Claudia Downey Chair Chris Nelsen Todd Sheehan Jeff Mulvihill |
Keyboards Deanna Shipley Catlett, principal Jerry E. Baker Chair | |
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Librarian Gregory Motter Personnel Manager Lee K. Blakeman |
Production Manager Duncan McKenzie | |
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Helen Motter Helen is a founding member of Orchestra Kentucky and served as the concert master and a board member for four seasons. She has been involved with Orchestra Kentucky's Inside Music program and the Chamber Players and has taught violin privately for forty years. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, England, with Syndey Humphreys (leader of the Aeolian String Quartet), earning a Licentiate in violin (LRAM). She taught and played professionally for many years in the Greater Philadelphia area as a member of the Greater Trenton Symphony, the Bucks County Pro Musica, and the Ars Nova Chamber orchestra, and studied Suzuki teaching methods in Princeton, NJ. Helen's other interests have led her to earning an Associate of Arts in Biblical Studies from Bethany College in Minneapolis and working as a book editor for Bethany House Publishers for twenty years. An active church musician, she is presently working toward a Master of Arts in Church Music at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Colombus, Ohio. She and her husband Greg have three married children and two grandchildren. |
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Andrzej Zabinski Andy holds a Bachelor of Music in violin performance from Vanderbilt University, a Master of Music degree in violin performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music, and has almost completed a doctorate in orchestral conducting from the University of South Carolina. He was on the faculty of Blair School of Music from 2001-2003, teaching violin and theory, and taught in the South Carolina Public Schools from 1998-2000. He was the founder and music director of the Savannah Philharmonic and conducted the South Carolina Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. His compositions have been performed by the Blair String Quartet, at an African-American Cultural Festival, and he has collaborated with celebrated mountain dulcimer player David Schnaufer to produce transcriptions of music by J. S. Bach for that instrument. His violin teachers include David Updegraff, William Terwilligar, Cornelia Heard, and Stephen Shipps. He has studied conducting with Donald Portnoy, Kenneth Keisler, and Robert Hart Baker, and has studied composition with Margaret Brouwer, Michael Kurek and participated in master classes with George Crumb, John Harbison, Donald Erb, Aaron Kernis, and Steve Mackey. Email: fiddlez@sprintpcs.com |
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Lisa M. Svejkovsky A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, began the study of cello at the age of nine. She studied with Tanya Ramenikova of the University of Minnesota, Eddie Blitz, now retired from the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Nella Hunkins of the Singapore Symphony. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in performance from the University of Louisville and a Master’s degree in performance from the University of Kentucky. Her teachers there included Paul York and Benjamin Karp. While at U of L she was very involved in the chamber music program, having won first place in the MacCauley Chamber Music Competition in 1998 and 2000. She was also a winner in the concerto competition of 1998 for the same institution. Residing in Lexington, KY she is a member of the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra. She also plays with the Highland Chamber Players of Louisville and is a freelance performer in the region. |
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Randall Olson Randy was born in Delaware, Ohio, and began violin studies with Howard Beebe at age six. Later teachers included Daniel Majeske, concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra, and Margaret Pardee, Sally Thomas, and Ivan Galamian of the Juilliard School. Mr. Olson attended Indiana University for study with James Buswell and earned his Bachelor's degree from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of Walter Levin and Jens Ellerman, who was also his teacher at the Aspen Music School. Mr. Olson has been a member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, performing with them in Carnegie Hall. He has been a recitalist throughout the Midwest, and has appeared on recordings with such artists as Vince Gill, Chet Atkins, Reba McEntyre, and Shania Twain. Also active as a teacher for over twenty- five years, he has served on the violin faculty of the Allegro School of Music in Nashville. The 2008-2009 season is Randy’s fourth year as concertmaster of Orchestra Kentucky. Email: rolson@OrchestraKentucky.com |
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Karl Olsen Karl began his musical studies in Suzuki violin, in Wausau, Wisconsin. Mr. Olsen started double bass studies in 1991 with David Dunn at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. While earning a Bachelor of Music Education degree he also taught at the Wausau Conservatory of Music and freelanced with regional big bands. Mr. Olsen then began orchestral studies in earnest, enrolling at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. While working with Professor Bruce Bransby at IU, Mr. Olsen continued his teaching both privately and as an IU Associate Instructor. Between 1996 and 2001 Mr. Olsen completed a Master of Music degree and began doctoral studies. Mr Olsen also performed regularly as Assistant Principal in the Evansville Philharmonic and Owensboro Symphony Orchestras, Principal Bass of the IU Philharmonic, New Music Ensemble and Baroque Orchestras, while earning fellowships and principal positions at various music festivals, studying with Gary Karr and Stuart Sankey, and masterclasses with Paul Ellison, Lawrence Hurst, Murray Grodner, Edgar Meyer, Bertram Turetzky, Maximilian Dimoff and Albert Laszlo. In September of 2001 Mr. Olsen joined the illustrious New World Symphony Orchestra, a fellowship training orchestra under the baton of Michael Tilson-Thomas, Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. On October 16th, 2001 Olsen won a position in the bass section of the Louisville Orchestra. Since then Mr. Olsen has joined the faculty of the Indiana University-Southeast School of Music and the Bowling Green (KY) String Academy. Email: btonbass@yahoo.com |
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Tacy Edwards Tacy is in her twelfth season as piccoloist and third flutist of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and is the flute instructor at the College of Charleston. She has published two flute method books, Developing Doubtful Digits and The Ultimate Workout Book for Professional Flutists. In addition, she is the inventor of The Flute Parka®, an elegant resting pad for the flute, and The MopTop Flute Swab®. She is the founder of www.ClassicallyCharleston.com, a booking agency for musicians for weddings and special events. She concertizes extensively with guitarist Christopher Teves and is the flutist with the Chamber Music Society of Charleston, a group dedicated to the year around performance of masterworks for small ensembles. Tacy chaired the 1994 and 1995 Designer Showhouses for the Charleston Symphony Orchestra, has served in other board positions in the CSO League, and has helped to establish two flute clubs in the USA: The Niagara Frontier Flute Association and the Central Ohio Flute Association. She plays an Anton Braun flute and piccolo and a gold Powell flute. She has two new CD releases with guitarist Christopher Teves: The Water Is Wide and Hauntings. Her mission in life is to connect people to create outstanding events. She is married to Darrell Edwards, a symphony consultant and executive director of Orchestra Kentucky, and has 24-year-old twin daughters - Jocelyn Ravel and Lindsay Erin. |
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Trevor Johnson Trevor serves as Assistant Principal Oboe with the Louisville Orchestra. He also holds the position of Principal Oboe with the Louisville Bach Society and the Ceruti Chamber Players. Mr. Johnson has been soloist with the Emerson String Quartet, the Louisville Bach Society and with the University of Louisville Wind Symphony at the 2002 CBDNA convention in Atlanta. Other convention appearances include the International Double Reed Society conference and OctOBOEfest. Mr. Johnson has performed with the Des Moines Metro Opera, the Ohio Light Opera, the Fort Lee (NJ) Chamber Music series, and is a substitute oboist with the Indianapolis and Nashville Symphony orchestras. In 2007, he performed at the Piccolo Spoleto chamber music festival in Charleston, South Carolina. Mr. Johnson holds the Master of Music degree from the Hartt School, where he was a student of Humbert Lucarelli, and the Bachelor of Music degree with Highest Distinction from the University of Iowa, where he was a student of Mark Weiger. |
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