Meet the Band

Artistic Director
Dr. Alexander Gonzalez

Board of Directors

President
Shirley Donnelly

Vice-President
TBD

Treasurer
Barb Knox

Secretary
Jennifer Behnke

Board Members

Don Bieghler
Kara Brown
Andrew Donahue
Pam Hammond
Elliette Hutchings
Jake Hershey
Claire Schmitz

Administrative Assistant
Lisa Greene

Musicians

Piccolo
*Pam Hammond

Flute
*Jackie Beck
*Jennifer Behnke
*Luna Bitzer
*Kathleen Finnegan
*Alena Houghton
*Nancy Ptacek
*!Heather Schmidt

Oboe/English Horn
*Erin Finney
*!Lorin Groshong
Gregory Jahnke
*Barb Knox

Clarinet
Don Bieghler
*!Jack Boulter
Kyla Casazza
*Zoe Guyll
Clara Haptonstall
*Jackie Lu
Daleta Perone
*Kathleen Price
*Claire Schmitz
Ashera Wheeler
*Ed Wight

Eb Clarinet
Marilyn Anderson

Bass Clarinet
*Tim Hutchings

Bassoon
*Marge Bismarck
*!Tiffany Schmidt

Alto Saxophone
*Kara Brown
*Ryan Howell
*!Angel McDonald

Tenor Saxophone
*Eugene Emil Carte
Linda Sommers

Baritone Saxophone
*Elliette Hutchings
Kim Thurman

Horn
*!Andrew Donahue
*Shirley Donnelly
*Linda Harris
*Marsha King-Rosine
*Shea Pasche

Trumpet
*Zach Carter
*!Bruce Dresser
*John Ferreira
*Jake Hershey
*Jim Hostick
Steve Kessler
*Jeremy Perkins
Randy Scherer

Trombone
Michael Conkey
*Hi'iakaikapoliopele Kekipi
*!Mark Jacobs
*Ken Loftus

Bass Trombone
*Dave Hoxie

Euphonium
Natalie Chirgwin
*!Jerry Ostermeier

Tuba
*!Mike Knox
*Katherine Graves
Tyler Moline

Double Bass
*Jody Schmidt

Percussion
*James Johnson
*Clara Kidd
*Amy Merwin
Lindsay Randall
*!Jared Rountree

Piano
*Tereza Golombkova

! = section leaders
* = playing concert

Rogue Valley Symphonic Band Membership

An RVSB Member is defined as a musician who has successfully completed the Membership Process, has received an invitation from the Artistic Director, and accepts full responsibility of regular membership in the band.

New Membership Process

Record and send a video of yourself playing your instrument(s) HERE in a manner you feel best displays your abilities. Consider showing different facets of your musicianship, including music that reflects how you play.
Pending approval of the submitted audition video(s), the next step would be a small discussion/interview with the RVSB Artistic Director.
Finally, the Candidate will be invited to the next Concert Cycle of the Season for a “Trial Period”. This is roughly a 6-week period in which the Candidate and the Ensemble can get to know each other.

RVSB’s New Membership Process is designed to be holistic and equitable, while maintaining a high expectation of musicality and collegiality.

(For information about RVSB’s Mission Statement, Vision and List of Goals, click HERE. See our Initiatives HERE.)