Our Musicians

Orchestra Membership

Conductor: Branden Muresan

1st Violin

Jessica Haddy ***
Simeon Brown**
Karen Harms**
Daphne Artis
Terry Blalock
Donna Cho
Christian Davoodian
Cole Grace
Lixing Min
Benjamin Park
Kenneth Park
Carmel Shahriary
Kim Stephens-Doll
Margaret Wu

Cello

Nancy Korb*
W. Peter Harvey**
Jessica Alfieri
Cash Boden
Emily Chien
Teddy Christian
Catherine Croisette
James Fenton
Jason Greenberg
Austin Hall
Judith Stearns Hall
Daniel Louie
Vivien Ide
Pauline Merry
Joanne Noh
Kathleen Robinson
Gabrielle Sanchez
John Wilkerson

Oboe

Ann Ludwig *
Rowan Albers
Lisa Chattler
Amelia Russo-Neustadt

Bass Clarinet

Mark Day

Trumpet

Timothy Shevlin*
Stephen Farkas
Carl Privette

Bass Trombone

John Lowe

2nd Violin

Stefano Stefan*
Marjorie Criddle
Manami Fisher
Gina Jacobs
Lucia James
Archer Joseph
Jenny Kriakov
Lindsay McCarthy
Beth McCormick
Kristina Morse
Miles Murray
Pamela Samuel
Justin P. Speakman
Susan Teitelbaum
Ana Varela

Bass

Isaac Suarez*
Bob Stephens-Doll
Nathaniel Gaber
Chris Sterling

Piccolo

Ann Goldman

Bassoon

Theresa Harvey*
Stan Tyler

Trombone

Craig Chorbagian*
David Ludwig

Horn

Tod Beckett-Frank*
Frank Fox
Roger Gottfried
Kathy Lowe

Illustration of a purple grand piano with an open lid.

Piano

Melissa X. Marius*

Viola

Joi Ciarletta *
Tobin Gomez*
Anna Baermann
Kyle Bague
Michael Cleary
Eric Chang
Jessica Fanno
Jon Goldman
Jacob Logback
Liz Porter
Aydin Safabakhsh
Jacquelyn Su
Kerry Walther
Angie Whyel

Flute

Betty Whyte *
Ann Goldman
Randy Smith

Clarinet

Daryl Golden*
Oma Skyrus*

English Horn

Lisa Chattler

Tuba

Sam Song

Percussion

Greg Ozment*
Andrea Avazian
Andrew Alvidrez

^ Concertmaster; * Principal; ** Assistant Principal

Not All Members Appear in All Concerts

Branden Muresan

Musical Director

A Southern California native and recipient of numerous awards, musical director Branden Muresan leads the Southern California Philharmonic orchestra.

The SoCal Phil Board of Directors

Meet the Board

Our Board of Directors share their knowledge and diverse business and musical experience to help guide the SoCal Phil’s vision of bringing the great orchestral works to the community.

Interested in Joining the SoCal Phil?

There are approximately 60 regular members of the SCP. We have openings for a number of positions including string players and percussionists, including harp and piano.