Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale
Orchestra musicians and Chorale members are listed here. Some of our musicians perform on more than one instrument. Profiles can be viewed for many of our musicians.
Our musicians perform on instruments appropriate to the period. In some cases, the instruments are historical treasures dating from the baroque and classical eras. In other cases, the instruments have been produced by modern craftsmen working in the historical tradition. We note the makers of our musicians’ instruments.
Orchestra Musicians
Violin Family:
Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Bass
Woodwind:
Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, Recorder, Clarinet, Bassoon
Brass:
Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Ophicleide
Percussion:
Timpani
Lute Family:
Theorbo
Keyboard:
Organ, Harpsichord
Philharmonia Chorale
Violin
Elizabeth Blumenstock
Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, Italy, 1660
Maria Caswell
Antoni Rief, Vils, Austria (Tyrol), 1725
Joseph Edelberg
Jacob Stainer, Absam, Austria, 1673
Jolianne von Einem
Rowland Ross, Guilford, England, 1979 (after Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, Italy)
Cynthia Freivogel
Johann Paul Schorn, Salzburg, Austria, 1715
Lisa Grodin
Paulo Antonio Testore, Contrada, Larga di Milano, Italy, 1736
Katherine Kyme
Johann Gottlob Pfretzichner, Mittenwald, Germany, 1791
Tyler Lewis
Timothy Johnson, Hewitt, Texas, 2009 (after Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, Italy, 17th century)
Anthony Martin
Thomas Oliver Croen, Walnut Creek, California, 2005 (after Francesco Gobetti, Venice, Italy, 1717)
Carla Moore
Johann Georg Thir, Vienna, Austria, 1754
Maxine Nemerovski
Timothy Johnson, Bloomington, Indiana, 1999 (after Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, Italy, 17th century)
Cynthia Roberts
Lorenzo and Tomasso Carcassi, Florence, Italy, 1760
Sandra Schwarz
Rowland Ross, Portsmouth, England, 1987 (after Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, Italy)
Laurie Young Stevens
Anonymous maker, Paris, France, c. 1720s
Sara Usher
Desiderio Quercetani, Parma, Italy, 2001
Lisa Weiss
Rowland Ross, Portsmouth, England, 1989 (after Nicolo Amati, Cremona, Italy)
Aaron Westman
Dmitry Badiarov, Brussels, Belgium, 2003 (after Antonia Bagatella, Padua, Italy, c. 1750)
David Wilson
Timothy Johnson, Hewitt, Texas, 2007 (after Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, Italy, 17th century)
Alicia Yang
Richard Duke, London, England, 1762
Viola
David Daniel Bowes
Richard Duke, London, England, c. 1780
Maria Caswell
William Old, Falmouth, England, 1895
Lisa Grodin
Mathias Eberl, Salzburg, Austria, 1680
Anthony Martin
Aegidius Kloz, Mittenwald, Germany, 1790
Ellie Nishi
Anonymous maker, Germany, 18th century
David Sego
Colin Nicholls, London, England, 1980 (after N. Amati, Italy)
Violoncello
Phoebe Carrai
Anonymous maker, Italy, 1690
David Goldblatt
Anonymous maker, Germany, c. 1665
Paul Hale
Joseph Grubaugh and Sigrun Seifert, Petaluma, California, 1988 (after Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, Italy)
Robert Howard
Anonymous maker, Italy, c. 1750
Farley Pearce
Antonio Gaccias Rosius, Mendocino, California, 1988 (after Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, Italy)
William Skeen
Anonymous, Italy, c. 1680
Tanya Tomkins
Lockey Hill, London, England, 1798
Bass
Joshua Lee
John Pickering, Greenmont, New Hampshire, 1783
Kristin Zoernig
Joseph Wrent, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1648
Flute
Mindy Rosenfeld
Stefan Beck, Berlin, Germany, 2008 (after Johann Joachim Quantz, Germany (Prussian Court), Germany, c. 1750)
Stephen Schultz
Roderick Cameron, Mendocino, California, 2008 (after P. Bressan, London, England, c. 1720)
Janet See
Roderick Cameron, Mendocino, California, 1997 (after P. Bressan)
Piccolo
Mindy Rosenfeld
Robert Claire, Oakland, California, 1985
Stephen Schultz
Robert Claire, Oakland, California, 1985
Oboe
Stephen Bard
Joel Robinson, New York, New York, 2003 (after German (Saxony) models, c. 1720)
Michael DuPree
H. A. vas Dias, Decatur, Georgia, 1982 (after Thomas Stanesby Sr., England, c. 1700)
Gonzalo Ruiz
Levin & Robinson, New York, New York, 1989 (after German (Saxony) models, c. 1720)
Marc Schachman
H. A. Vas Dias, Decatur, Georgia, 1977 (after Thomas Stanesby, England, c. 1710)
Recorder
Judith Linsenberg
Joachim Rohmer, Celle, Germany, 2003 (after P. Bressan, c. 1715)
Jean-luc Boudreau, Rosemere, Quebec, Canada, 2007 (after J. Steenbergen, Amsterdam)
Hanneke van Proosdij
Peter van der Poel, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2005 (after Thomas Stanesby Jr., London, England, 1725)
Clarinet
Diane Heffner
Daniel Bangham, Cambridge, England, 1993 (after Heinrich Grenser, Dresden, Germany, c. 1810)
Eric Hoeprich
A. Grenser, Dresden, Germany, c. 1785
Bassoon
Marilyn Boenau
Peter de Koningh, Hall, Holland, 1995 (after Heinrich Grenser, Germany)
Danny Bond
Peter de Koningh, Hall, Holland, 1981 (after Heinrich Grenser, Germany, 1800)
Horn
Paul Avril
Lowell Greer, Detroit, Michigan, 1982 (after anonymous maker, Vienna, Austria, c. 1750)
John Boden
Richard Seraphinoff, Bloomington, Indiana (after J. W. Haas)
Alexandra Cook
Richard Seraphinoff, Bloomington, Indiana (after A. Halari)
R. J. Kelley
Richard Seraphinoff, Bloomington, Indiana, 2006 (after Hoffmaster, England, c. 1740)
Trumpet
William Harvey
Keavy Vanryne, London, England, 2003 (after Johann Wilhelm Hass, Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1710-1720)
Fred Holmgren
Fred Holmgren, Massachusetts, 2005 (after Johann Leonhard Ehe III, Nuremberg, Germany, 1746)
Kathryn James-Adduci
Rainer Egger, Basel, Switzerland, 2006 (after Johann Leonhard Ehe III, Nuremberg, Germany, 1748)
John Thiessen
Rainer Egger, Basel, Switzerland, 2004 (after Johann Leonhard Ehe III, Nuremberg, Germany, 1746)
Trombone
Richard Cheetham
Ewald Meinl, Geretsried, Germany, 1998 (after Anton Drewelwecz, Nuremberg, Germany, 1595)
MacDowell Kenley
Meinl und Lauber, Geretsried, Germany, 1973 (after Sebastian Hainlein Sr., 1627)
Douglas Thorley
John Webb, Wilshire, England, 1990 (after Isaac Ehe, Nuremberg, Germany, c. 1618)
Ophicleide
Douglas Yeo
Ophicleide in C, Roehn, Paris, France, c. 1855
Timpani
Todd Manley
Pete Woods, Aldershot, England, 1996; (after 18th-century continental European, hand-tuned examples)
Kent Reed
Anonymous, England, c. 1840
Theorbo
David Taylor
Andreas van Holst, Munich, Germany, 2004 (after Magno Tieffenbrucker, Venice, Italy, 1610)
Organ
Hanneke van Proosdij
Winold van der Putten, Finsterwolde, Netherlands, 2004 (after early
18th-century northern German examples)
Harpsichord
Nicholas McGegan (Music Director)
John Phillips, Berkeley, California, 1996 (after Giusti, Italy, 17th century)
Hanneke van Proosdij
Johannes Klinkhamer, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2000 (after Bartolomeo Cristofori, Florence, Italy, 1725)
Charles Sherman
John Phillips, Berkeley, California, 1986 (after Albert Delin, Tournai, Belgium, 1768)
Philharmonia Chorale
Soprano
Angela Arnold
Jennifer Ashworth
Tonia D’Amelio
Claire Kelm
Helene Zindarsian
Angelique Zuluaga
Alto
Daniel Cromeenes
Elliot Franks
Katherine McKee
Eric Tuan
Heidi Waterman
Jacque Wilson
Tenor
Matthew Curtis
Kevin Gibbs
Jimmy Kansau
David Kurtenbach
Mark Mueller
Brian Thorsett
Bass
John Bischoff
Randall Bunnell
Jeffrey Fields
Tom Hart
James Monios
Chad Runyon