2019-20 ORCHESTRA 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.
Violin Family:
Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Bass
Woodwind:
Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, Recorder, Clarinet, Bassoon
Percussion:
Timpani
Lute Family:
Theorbo
Keyboard:
Organ, Harpsichord
Violin
Elizabeth Blumenstock
Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, Italy, 1660; on loan from Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Period Instrument Trust
Keats Dieffenbach
Joseph Edelberg
Anonymous, France, 18th century
Jolianne von Einem
Rowland Ross, Guilford, England, 1979; after A. Stradivari, Cremona, Italy
Lisa Grodin
Paulo Antonio Testore, Contrada, Larga di Milano, Italy, 1736
Chloe Kim
Katherine Kyme
Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan, Italy, 1720
Tyler Lewis
Anonymous, Italy c. 1800
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
David Tecchler, Rome, Italy, 1733
Linda Quan
Jacob Stainer, Absam, Tyrol, 1655
David Sego
Josephus Pauli, Linz, Austria, 1732
Noah Strick
Celia Bridges, Cologne, Germany, 1988
Anna Washburn
Anonymous, Tyrol, Italy, c. 1760
Lisa Weiss
Anonymous; after Testore
Sara Usher
Desiderio Quercetani, Parma, Italy, 2001; after A. Stradivari
Alicia Yang
Richard Duke, London, 1762
Viola
Maria Caswell
Anonymous, Mittenwald, Germany, c. 1800
Stephen Goist
André Mehler, Leipzig, Germany, 2018; after Matteo Goffriller, Venice, Italy, 1720
Lisa Grodin
Mathias Eberl, Salzburg, Austria, 1680
Gail Hernandez Rosa
Anthony Martin
Aegidius Kloz, Mittenwald, Germany, 1790
Ellie Nishi
Anonymous, Germany, 18th century
Jessica Troy
Timothy Johnston, Hewitt, Texas, 2006; based on “Conte Vitale” viola, Andrea Guarneri, 1676
Aaron Westman
Anonymous, Tyrol, Italy, c. 1760
Violoncello
Keiran Campbell
Timothy Johnson, Connecticut, 2018; after Nicolo Gagliano, 1785
Phoebe Carrai
Anonymous, Italy, c. 1690
Paul Hale
Joseph Grubaugh and Sigrun Seifert, Petaluma, California, 1988; after A. Stradivari
Robert Howard
Anonymous, Venice, Italy, 1750
William Skeen
Anonymous, Northern Italy, c. 1680
Bass
Richard Duke
Randy Urbano, 2003; after Carlo Giuseppe, Testore, 1750
Dave Horn
Jay Haide, El Cerrito, California, 2009
Anthony Manzo
Tom Wolf, 2007; after Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi, Tanegia, 1766
Michael Minor
Anonymous, Brescia, 17th century
Kristin Zoernig
Joseph Wrent, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1648
Flute
Joseph Monticello
Rudolf Tutz, Jr., 2016; after H. Grenser, ca. 1810
Mindy Rosenfeld
Roderick Cameron, Mendocino, California, 1985; after G. A. Rottenburgh, Brussels, Belgium, c. 1745
Stephen Schultz
Martin Wenner, Singen, Germany, 2012; after Carlo Palanca, Turin, Italy, c. 1750
Piccolo
Mindy Rosenfeld
Robert Claire, Oakland, California, 1985
Stephen Schultz
Robert Claire, Oakland, California, 1985
Oboe
David Dickey
Randy Cook, Basel, Switzerland, 2008; after Jonathan Bradbury, London, England, c. 1720
Gonzalo X. Ruiz
Joel Robinson, New York, 1990; after Saxon models, c. 1720
Marc Schachman
H. A. Vas Dias, Decatur, Georgia, 2001; after Thomas Stanesby, England, c. 1710
Clarinet
Diane Heffner
Daniel Bangham, Cambridge, England, 1993; after H. Grenser, Dresden, Germany, c. 1810
Eric Hoeprich
A. Grenser, Dresden, c. 1785
Bassoon
About the Bassoon
Danny Bond
Peter de Koningh, Hall, Holland, 1978; after Prudent, Paris, France, c. 1760
Andrew Schwartz
Guntram Wolf, Kronach, Germany, 2007; after Grenser
Horn
Alex Cook
Richard Seraphinoff, Bloomington, Indiana; after L. Uhlmann
R.J. Kelley
Richard Seraphinoff, Bloomington, Indiana, 2006 (after Hoffmaster, England, c. 1740)
Trombone
Greg Ingles
Adolf Egger, Basel, Switzerland, 2001; after Johann Joseph Schmied
Mack Ramsey
Ewald Meinl, Geretsried, Germany, 1999; bass sackbut after Oller 1630
Erik Schmalz
Ewald Meinl, Geretsried, Germany, 2005; after late 18th century originals
Trumpet
Kathryn Adduci
Rainer Egger, Basel, Switzerland, 2006; after Johann Leonhard Ehe III, Nuremberg, Germany, 1748
Dominic Favia
Rainer Egger, Basel, Switzerland, 2015; after Johann Leonhard Ehe II, Nuremberg, Germany, 1724
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
John Thiessen
Rainer Egger, Basel, Switzerland, 2003; after Johann Leonhard Ehe III, Nuremberg, Germany, 1746
Timpani/Percussion
Allen Biggs
Todd Manley
Kent Reed
Theorbo
Adam Cockerham
Mel Wong after Tieffenbrucher, San Francisco, 2013
Arash Noori
David Tayler
Andreas van Holst, Munich, Germany, 2004; after Magno Tieffenbrucker, Venice, Italy, 1610
Harpsichord/Organ
About the Harpsichord
About the Organ
Hanneke van Proosdij
Jory Vinikour
Musette
Christopher Layer