Musicians: 2026 - 2027 Season
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 2026-2027 season. Members of the Core Orchestra are denoted with a +.
VIOLIN
Việt Block+, assistant concertmaster
Liubov Brunton+
Caleb Condie+
Taylor DeCastro+
Amy Dodds+, principal second
Levi Golan+
Dalene Johnson+
Sooyean Kim+
Emily Knudsen+
Chantell Lopez+
Heather Morado
Vanessa Moss+, concertmaster
Craig Nelsen+
Tricia Rice+
Samuel Schafer+
Kendalia Spencer+
Alyssa Stremcha+
Becky Wiessner+
VIOLA
Caleb King+
Hans Klein+
Emily Kurlinski Haun+
Lyn Ritz+
Angela Schauer+
CELLO
Edward Dixon, principal+
Lauren Edmonson+
Benjamin Gish+, assistant principal
Bruce Walker+
CONTRABASS
Marella McGreal+
Joshua Skinner+, principal
Julie Woods+, assistant principal
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Leonard Garrison+, principal
Lori Parnicky+
Sophia Tegart
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Pablo Izquierdo+, principal
Karen Strand
Ryan Zwahlen
CLARINET/BASS CLARINET
Shannon Scott+, principal
Katie Rice
Katsuya Yuasa+
ALTO SAXOPHONE
BASSOON/CONTRABASSOON
Ryan M. Hare+, principal
Kirsten Boldt-Neurohr+
Mark Eubanks
FRENCH HORN
Martin King+, principal
Cassidy Fairchild
Rebekah Schaub+
Kim Snow+
Kyli White
TRUMPET
William Berry+, principal
Kate Jackson
James Smock+
TROMBONE
David Glenn+, principal
Dick Counsell+
William Gilbert+
TUBA
Torrey Lawrence+, principal
TIMPANI
Christopher Wilson+, principal
Andrew Spencer
PERCUSSION
Josh Gianola+, principal
Marybeth Norby
Andrew Spencer
KEYBOARDS
HARP
Chelsea Spence+, principal
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
Chris Otis, Vice-President
Jack Iverson, Treasurer
Cynthia Westerbeck, Secretary
Jonathan Braid
Andrew Dankel-Ibañez
Jeanine Gordon
Helen Kim
Albert Marshall
Pedrito Maynard-Reid
Richard Middleton-Kaplan
Lori Parnicky
Lacey Perry
Tricia Rice
Levi Waggoner
Anne-Marie Zell Schwerin
Stephanie Helleckson, Executive Director (ex-officio)
Dina Gilbert, Music Director & Conductor (ex-officio)