Musicians
The musicians of the Walla Walla Symphony are a diverse group of classical musicians. Many are our neighbors and live right here in the Walla Walla Valley; many come to Walla Walla from around the Pacific Northwest. The following people are those who will be playing with us during the 2025-2026 season. Members of the Core Orchestra are denoted with a +.
VIOLIN
Việt Block, assistant concertmaster+
Luba Brunton+
Caleb Condie+
Amy Dodds, principal second+
Hadley Gibbons
Levi Golan
Stephanie Helleckson
Dalene Johnson+
Chantell Lopez+
Heather Morado
Vanessa Moss, concertmaster+
Craig Nelsen+
Grace Palmer Dostal
Nina Powers
Tricia Rice+
Samuel Schafer+
Amanda Spires
Alyssa Stremcha+
Becky Wiessner+
Dan Wing
Ken Wright
VIOLA
Caleb King+
Hans Klein+
Adeline Kovall
Emily Kurlinski Haun+
Lyn Ritz, acting principal+
Angela Schauer+
Dan Wing
CELLO
Edward Dixon, principal+
Lauren Edmonson+
Benjamin Gish, assistant principal+
Olga Grigoryan
Amy Hanson
Bruce Walker+
CONTRABASS
Dianna Lysgaard
Marella McGreal+
Joshua Skinner, principal+
Julie Woods, assistant principal+
Phil Wright
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Leonard Garrison, principal+
Lori Parnicky+
Sophia Tegart
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Pablo Izquierdo, principal+
Karen Strand
Camilla Yoder
Ryan Zwahlen
CLARINET/BASS CLARINET
Shannon Scott, principal+
Katie Rice
Katsuya Yuasa
BASSOON/CONTRABASSOON
Ryan Hare, principal+
Kirsten Boldt-Neurohr+
Mark Eubanks
FRENCH HORN
Martin King, acting principal+
Cassidy Fairchild
Dean Kravig
Rebekah Schaub+
Kim Snow+
Kyli White
TRUMPET
William Berry, principal+
Kate Jackson
Maegan Ley
James Smock+
TROMBONE
David Glenn, principal+
Dick Counsell+
William Gilbert+
TUBA
Torrey Lawrence, principal+
Chris Dickey
TIMPANI
Christopher Wilson, principal+
Andrew Spencer
PERCUSSION
Josh Gianola, principal+
Warren Murray
Marybeth Norby+
Aaron Rausch
Andrew Spencer
KEYBOARDS
Karlyn Bond
Kraig Scott
HARP
Chelsea Spence-Crane, principal+
Miriam Gentle
Staff
Stephanie Helleckson
Executive Director
Rachel Condie
Patron Relations Manager
Leah Davis
General Manager
Emily James
Program Manager
Susan Greene
Volunteer Coordinator
Sara Pinkerton
Production Coordinator
Education
Board
Jackie Wood, President
Tricia Rice, Vice-President
Cynthia Westerbeck, Secretary
Jack Iverson, Treasurer
Mark Brucks
Andrew Dankel-Ibañez
Helen Kim
Jamey Lamar
Albert Marshall
Pedrito Maynard-Reid
Richard Middleton-Kaplan
Chris Otis
Lacey Perry
Lucia Ramirez
Levi Waggoner
Kathryn Unbehaun
Stephanie Helleckson, Executive Director (ex-officio)
Dina Gilbert, Music Director & Conductor (ex-officio)