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