Musicians

Our talented musicians come from the across the Southeast to experience music together with our community.

First Violin

Leonid Yanovskiy

Concertmaster
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra Guild Chair

Petra Bubanja

Associate Concertmaster

Enen Yu

Concertmaster
Pensacola Opera Productions

Maeanna Callahan
Edward Charity
Burcu Goker
Molly Hollingsworth
Lambert Hsieh
William Jackson
Natasha Marsalli
Tania Moldovan
Zully Morales
Ingrid Roberts
Lee Taylor
Sarah Yen

Second Violin

Grace Kim

Principal

Iris Bobren
Brian Brown
Kristin Campbell
Juliana Gaviria
Ellen Grant
Danielle Harrelson
Ramel Price
Sara Rodriguez
Miranda Rojos
Megan Sahely
Erika Sciascia
Barbara Withers

Viola

Audrey Naffe

Principal
Marion Viccars Chair

Victor Andzulis
Amaro Dubois
Courtney Grant
Jim Lichtenberger
Ashley Overby
Daniela Pardo
Dave Rebeck
Allyson Royal
Ana Sofia Suarez

Cello

Aleksandra Pereverzeva

Principal
Helen N. Williams Chair

Andrea Beltran-Landers

Associate Principal
Litvak Family Chair

Chun-hsin Chang
Juan Jose Gutierrez
Paul Hanceri
David Ramirez
Ryan Snapp
Zlatina Staykova

Bass

Marcos Machado

Principal

Samuel Dahmer
Matheus Ferreira
Tod Leavitt
Max Levesque
Mia Mangano
David Pellow
Sophia Scarano
Jeb Stuart

Flute

Stephanie Riegle

Principal

Bethany Witter Wood

Gay and Bruce Burrows Chair

Sarah Jane Young

Mary Elizabeth Patterson Chair

Monika Durbin

Piccolo

Sarah Jane Young
Monika Durbin

Oboe

Matt Fossa

Principal

Margaret Cracchiolo

Bobby and Suzanne Kahn Chair

Jillian Camwell

English Horn

Margaret Cracchiolo

Clarinet

Richard Jernigan

Principal

Newell Hutchinson

Robert and Roberta Manning Chair

Kim Whaley
Melissa Turner
Rachael Webb
Marissa Stanfill

E Flat Clarinet

Newell Hutchinson

Bass Clarinet

Melissa Turner
Kim Whaley

Contrabassoon

Richard Hopkins

Bassoon

Jeff Keesecker

Principal
Paul W. Runge and Phyllis G. Runge Chair

Abigail Walker

Associate Principal

Richard Hopkins
Kristina Nelson

Saxophone

Dave Camwell

Principal

Chris Sacco

Horn

James Baker
Josiah Bullach
Angela Finley

Co-Principals
Claudio Torres, Jr. M.D. Chair

Jodi Graham Wood
Stuart Kinney
Tony Chiarito
Kevin Fails
Ken Ortlepp

Trumpet

Dale Riegle

Principal
Marea Jo Milner Chair

Jonathan Martin

Ned and Jan Mayo Chair

Kyle Mallari
Mike Huff

Trombone

Bret Barrow

Principal
Dona and Milton Usry Chair

Don Snowden
Joshua Bledsoe
Charles West

Bass Trombone

Wess Hillman

Euphonium

Charles West

Tuba

Mike Mason

Principal

Timpani

Laura Noah

Principal

Percussion

Jordan Wood

Principal

Adam Blackstock
Matt Greenwood
Jordan Hale
Pete Krostag
Zachary Webb

Harp

Katie Ott

Principal

Rebekah Atkinson

Piano

Blake Riley

Principal

Auditions

Interested in sharing your love of music by playing with the orchestra? Learn more about our auditions, which occur twice annually.

Beyond the Stage

Our musicians join with key community partners in providing meaningful musical experiences during every stage of life. From an introduction to music through an instrument petting zoo to the comfort of music in a healthcare setting, these recurring experiences foster encouragement, joy, and connections in key moments.