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