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mahler for the children of AIDS have come from the following orchestras, other ensembles and conservatories:

New York Philharmonic
MET Orchestra
Orchestra of St. Luke's
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra
Brooklyn Philharmonic
American Symphony Orchestra
American Composers Orchestra
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Miami Symphony Orchestra
Knights Chamber Orchestra
Louisiana Philharmonic
New Haven Symphony Orchestra
Albany Symphony Orchestra
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Hamburg Chamber Orchestra (Germany)
National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands
National Youth Orchestra of South Africa
Verbier Festival Youth Orchestra
European Union Youth Orchestra
Youth Orchestra of the Americas
Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
Florida Symphony Orchestra
Florida Grand Opera Orchestra
New York City Ballet Orchestra
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra
Key West Symphony Orchestra
Lexington Philharmonic
Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
New World Symphony
Eastern Cape Philharmonic (South Africa)
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Opera Orchestra of New York
New York City Opera Orchestra
American Ballet Theater Orchestra
New York Pops
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Westchester Philharmonic
Chelsea Symphony Orchestra
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Manhattan Sinfonietta
Harlem Symphony
English Mozart Players
Emerson Quartet
Lark Chamber Artists
Marlboro Music Festival
Lyric Piano Quartet
Sphinx String Quartet
Sontonga String Quartet
BargeMusic
Ensemble ACJW
New Zealand National Youth Orchestra
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
The Lion King Pit Orchestra
The Ensemble Sospeso

SCHOOLS REPRESENTED:

The Juilliard School
Manhattan School of Music
Mannes College of Music
Curtis Institute of Music
Northwestern University School of Music
Indiana University School of Music
Yale School of Music
Sydney Conservatorium
Royal Academy of Music ( London)
New England Conservatory of Music
Montclair State University
New York University
Peabody Conservatory of Music


ORCHESTRA

First Violin

* Glenn Dicterow, Concertmaster, New York Philharmonic
Eugene Drucker, Emerson String Quartet
Eva Gruesser-Smith, Concertmaster, American Composers Orchestra
Yevgenia Strenger, Concertmaster, New York City Opera
Robert Chausow, Concertmaster, Westchester Philharmonic
Deborah Buck, Concertmaster, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Lark Chamber Artists
Daniel Andai, Concertmaster, Miami Symphony Orchestra
Amy Glidden, Associate Concertmaster, Buffalo Philharmonic
Sander Strenger, Associate Concertmaster, American Ballet Theater Orchestra
Marit Vliegenhart, Former Concertmaster, National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands
Amy Oshiro, The Philadelphia Orchestra
Kelly Hall-Tompkins, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Patrick Wood Uribe, Concertmaster, English Mozart Players
Kuan Cheng Lu, New York Philharmonic
Malavika Gopal, Concertmaster, New Zealand National Youth Orchestra
Monica Davis, Student, Manhattan School of Music

Second Violin

* Elmira Darvarova, Former Concertmaster, MET Orchestra
Michael Roth, Associate Concertmaster, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Funda Cizmecioglu-Goetze, Principal Second Violin,Albany Symphony
Mitsuko Suzuki, Assistant Principal Second Violin, Albany Symphony
Laura Goldberg, Director Arts Ahimsa, Founding Violinist, Cassatt Quartet
Rohan Smith, Chairman, Music Dept. Phillips Exeter Academy, Music Director, Midcoast Symphony (ME)
Kristi Helberg, Knights Chamber Orchestra
Ashley Horne, American Symphony Orchestra
Mariya Borozina, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Min Young Baik, Assistant Principal Second Violin, Harrisburg Symphony
Rebecca Borchert, Hamburg Chamber Orchestra (Germany)
Julie Castor, Student, Manhattan School of Music
Aaron Boyd, Concertmaster, Manhattan Sinfonietta, BargeMusic
Monica Davis, Student, Manhattan School of Music
Miho Saegusa, Alumna, Marlboro Music Festival
Yeo Lim Nam

Viola

* Karen Dreyfus, Lyric Piano Quartet
Louise Schulman, Principal Viola, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Jessica Troy, Brooklyn Philharmonic
Leslie Tomkins, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Director, Moab Music Festival
Carrie Dreyer, Verbier Festival Youth Orchestra
Carmela Federman, Manhattan School of Music student
Kim Uwate, Manhattan School of Music, Student
Enrique Marquez, Former Principal,Youth Orchestra of the Americas
Jill Jaffe, Orchestra of St. Luke's
Christopher Jenkins, Sphinx String Quartet
Meena Bhasin, Ensemble ACJW
Shmuel Katz, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Lev Zhurbin, Alumn, The Juilliard School

Cello

* Alan Stepansky, Former Associate Principal Cello, New York Philharmonic
Qiang Tu, New York Philharmonic
Judith McIntyre, Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Jane O'Hara, Knights Chamber Orchestra
Kathleen Tagg, Former principal, National Youth Orchestra of South Africa
Brian Hatton, Harrisburg Symphony, Key West Symphony Orchestra
Jillian Bloom, Student, Manhattan School of Music
Analissa Martinez, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
Elizabeth Means, Student, Manhattan School of Music
Jeanette Stenson, Student, Manhattan School of Music
Ella Toovy, Student, Manhattan School of Music

Double Bass

* Timothy Cobb, Principal Bass, MET Orchestra
Jacqui Danilow, MET Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra
Daniel Krekeler, MET Orchestra
Jonathan Colbert, Hartford Symphony
William Morris, Louisiana Philharmonic
Michael Fuller, Minnesota Orchestra
Maurice Belle, Harlem Symphony
Micah Schub, student, Manhattan School of Music
Charles Clements, Student, Manhattan School of Music

Flute

* Stefan Hoskuldsson, Principal Flute, MET Orchestra
Valerie-Tessa Chermiset, Marlboro Music Festival
Stephanie Mortimore, Acting Principal Flute, MET Orchestra
Jesse Schiffman, Student, Manhattan School of Music
Betsy Reeds, Buffalo Philharmonic

Piccolo

Stephanie Mortimore, MET Orchestra
Betsy Reeds, Buffalo Philharmonic

Oboe

Richard Woodhams, Principal Oboe The Philadelphia Orchestra
Liang Wang, Principal Oboe, New York Philharmonic
Alex Winter
Pierre Roy, Principal Oboe, Buffalo Philharmonic

English Horn

Thomas Stacy, New York Philharmonic

Clarinet

* Ricardo Morales, Principal Clarinet, the Philadelphia Orchestra
Kinan Azmeh, Former Principal Clarinet, West Eastern Divan Orchestra
Pascual Martinez-Forteza, Clarinet, New York Philharmonic
Paul Demers, Bass Clarinet, The Philadelphia Orchestra
Alucia Scalzo, Former Associate Principal, Kansas City Symphony
Carol McGonnell, Argento Chamber Ensemble, Ensemble ACJW
Paul Demers, Bass Clarinet, The Philadelphia Orchestra

E-flat Clarinet

Alucia Scalzo
Carol McGonnell

Bass Clarinet

Paul Demers

Bassoon

*Frank Morelli, Principal Bassoon, New York City Opera, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Edward Burns, New Haven Symphony, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
Leonard Hindell, Former Bassoonist, New York Philharmonic, MET Orchestra
Robert Wagner, Principal Bassoon, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Gilbert DeJean, American Symphony Orchestra

Contrabassoon

Gilbert DeJean

French Horn

* Erik Ralske, Associate Principal Horn, New York Philharmonic
Cara Kizer, Substitute Horn, New York Philharmonic
Howard Wall, New York Philharmonic
Javier Gandara, MET Orchestra
David Sullivan, Lexington Philharmonic, Student, Manhattan School of Music
Brittany Roach, Florida Grand Opera
Russell Bonifede, Alumnus, Yale School of Music
Patrick Milando, Principal Horn, The Lion King; Substitute Horn, New York Philharmonic
Jonathan Karschney, Alumnus, Manhattan School of Music

Trumpet

* Matthew Muckey, Associate Principal, New York Philharmonic
Peter Ajemian
Ethan Bensdorf, New York Philharmonic
R. John Sheppard, American Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth DeCarlo, American Ballet Theater Orchestra

Trombone

* Joseph Alessi, Principal Trombone, New York Philharmonic
Peter Ellefson, Former Second Trombone, Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Vanessa Fralick, Alumna, McGill University
David Finlayson, New York Philharmonic

Bass Trombone

Stephen Norrell

Tuba

* Alan Baer, Principal Tuba, New York Philharmonic

Timpani

Charles Settle, New York Philharmonic
Barry Centanni, Principal Percussion, Orchestra of St. Luke's

Percussion

* Greg Zuber, Principal Percussion, MET Orchestra
Michael Werner, Principal Percussion, Seattle Symphony
James Baker, Principal Percussion, New York City Ballet Orchestra
Lynn Bernhardt, Percussion, MET Orchestra
Thomas Mulvaney, Percussion Faculty, Montclair State University
Emma Bartlett, Former Acting Principal, Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Harp

* Nancy Allen, Principal Harp, New York Philharmonic
June Han, The Ensemble Sospeso

Honorary Orchestra Members

Robert Botti, New York Philharmonic

Librarians

* Paul Beck, Associate Principal Librarian, MET Orchestra
Rosemary Summers, Assistant Principal Librarian, MET Orchestra



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