Meet the Musicians
The Chandler Symphony Orchestra is made up of professionally trained musicians who gladly donate their time and efforts to entertain, educate and inspire their local community. The number and seating of musicians onstage varies with each musical work being played.
FIRST VIOLIN
Rebekah Hillis, Assistant Concertmaster
Sara Cisneros
Hana Giauque
Amanda Little
Aaron Mendez
Brittney Nakazono
Anne Phelan
Kayla Pierce
Angela Storey
Sohui Yang
SECOND VIOLIN
Jamie Winslow, Principal
Whitney Brown
Kenneth Dodson
Annaliese Gardner
Annette Gilbert
Julie Ivanhoe
Isabella Knop
Jane Kuni
Hansa Magee
Pamela Rheaume
Lucy Song
Katelyn Squire
Rebecca Tanner
Carlos Turak
VIOLA
Dwight Lear, Principal
Danelle Kennedy, Assistant Principal**
Janeen Ashcroft
Jeana Bautista
Carin Dietz
Erica Gledhill
Holly Jackson
Kathleen Koepke
Sandra Lyons
Julie Mahoney
Erin Nelson
Sarah Stratton
Marilyn Taylor
CELLO
Ashley Stull, Assistant Principal
Sharon Crawford
Joani Kinney
Julia Liu
Gail Rolland
Julianne Smith
Isabel Verdugo
DOUBLE BASS
Victoria Choin-Woode, Principal
Emily Ruth, Assistant Principal
Russ Ash
John Flumerfelt**
Carl Hoff
Robert Luster
Joe Taylor
FLUTE/PICCOLO
Lisa Tharp Friedeman, Principal
Alan J. Tomasetti, Acting Principal
Catherine Nowell
OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Kira Palmer, Principal
Emily James
Karen Bryson, English Horn
CLARINET
Nancy Smith, Principal
Mandy Gifford
Nino Pascale, Bass Clarinet
BASSOON
John Friedeman, Principal
Martin Haub, Contrabassoon
HORN
Mark Cannon
Sue Moon
Megan Rodriguez
TRUMPET
Michael Downey, Principal
Jerry Youhanaie
Brandon Dicks
Joseph Pluth, Jr.
TROMBONE
Tom Simpson, Bass Trombone
TUBA
Duane Tendick, Principal
PERCUSSION
Maureen Roen, Principal
Robert Abbatomarco*
Martin Haub
Michael Wallick
Robert Willers
TIMPANI
Christopher Holley, Principal
HARP
Pamela Hahn, Principal
KEYBOARD
Chris Granger, Principal
* 2025-26 Musician of the Year
** 2025-26 Co-Volunteer of the Year