PENINSULA SYMPHONY ROSTER

Debra Fong, Concertmaster

MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR / Mitchell Sardou Klein
Adopted by Paula Uccelli
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR / Samantha Burgess

VIOLINS
Debra Fong, Concertmaster
Adopted by Katherine & Roy Bukstein
Kate Wahl, Asst. Concertmaster
Adopted by Sheri & Michael Frumkin
Liana Berube
Kim Bonnett
Adopted by Brad Gibson
Daniel Cher
Adopted by Laura & David Francis
Peter Cheng
Colin Gaffney
Julian Hsieh
Jungmee Hwang
Tara Iyer
Jeffrey Lin
Jueun Nam
Girish Nanjundiah
Kevin Rogers
Matt Springer
Adopted by Monte Mansir & Susanne
Stevens

Judy Streger
Adopted by Alan & Spike Russell
Kate Wahl
Alex Wang
Tracy Wang
Sarah Wu
Adopted by Alan & Spike Russell
Dai Yang

SECOND VIOLINS
Deborah Passanisi, Principal
Lifetime Adopted by Frank & Annette Rahn
Brad Gibson, Assistant Principal
Adopted by Teri Quick
Moosa Azfar
Susanne Bohl
Adopted by Diana Lloyd
Kevin Dong
Joe Hodge
Lexiang Huang
Sophia Jin
Vineet Mehta
Adopted by Sheree Kajiwara
Kristin Oro
Adopted by Dorothy Fahlman, Karin
Chesnutt, & Mildred Saxman

Frank Rahn
Adopted by Nichole Edraos & Jim Augustus
Katharine Schmidtke
Adopted by Jing Hu & Yebin Shi
Jshon Thomas
Adopted by Sheri & Michael Frumkin
David Williams
Adopted by Family & Friends
Audrey Xiaowei Yan
Adopted by Pamela Cronin
Angela Yeh
Hanna Yoshimoto
Adopted by Hironari & Yoshihiro Yoshimoto
Gina Zhang
Jane Zhang
Adopted by Gayle Flanagan

VIOLAS
Elyse Ader, Principal
Katherine Bukstein
Adopted by Margrit Rinderknecht & Richard Siemon
Mark Fish
Andrea Hata
Elizabeth Ingber
Andrew Lan
Silvio Rocha
Jerry Saliman
Adopted by Dorothy Saxe
Judy Beck Sumerlin
Charlie Tian
Renée Toscan
Adopted by Bob & Karen Fitt
Jolynda Tresner
Adopted by Brian Holmes, Roy & Victoria Sasselli, and Maureen Thrush
Carolyn Worthington
Adopted by Richard Izmirian
Alexander Wong
Jennie Yang

CELLOS
Thomas Shoebotham, Acting Principal
Abraham Aragundi
Adopted by a Friend of PSO
Sandy Baratoff
Allen Chou
Garth Cummings
Adopted by Sheri & Michael Frumkin
Victor Ha
Gail Hammler
Jill Hirsch
Julika Huber
Tetsu Ishihara
Adopted by Marcia Leonhardt
Tomoko Ishihara
Annette Lewis
Susan Magrini
Adopted by Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens
Ami Nashimoto
Jason Shu
Janet Sloan
Ryan Toulouse
Grace Yang

BASSES
Suesan Taylor, Principal
Adopted by Martin Chai & Gray Clossman
Cory Combs
Robert Crum
Nicholas Dalton
David Herberg
Rahul Iyer
Bruce Moyer
Adopted by Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens
Grant Parker
Andrew Salsbury
Michael Tong
Jeff Wachtel
Adopted by The Wachtel Pronovost Family

 

FLUTES
Kay Saito Shafi, Principal
Adopted by Ronald Miller
Patricia Harrell
Adopted by Krista & Jerry Terstiege
Yukoh Hammura
Adopted by Nina Brody
Kristin Kunzelman
Adopted by Jennifer & Tim Kardos

PICCOLO
Patricia Harrell
Adopted by Krista & Jerry Terstiege

OBOES
Audrey Gore, Principal
Adopted by Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens
Lianne Araki
Adopted by Patricia L. Griffin
David Allen
Dane Carlson
Adopted by Kirt & Kelly Minor
Joel Greene
Adopted by Liz & Al Dossa
Peter Stahl

ENGLISH HORNS
Lianne Araki
Adopted by Patricia L. Griffin
Dane Carlson
Adopted by Kirt & Kelly Minor

CLARINETS
Nicole Galisatus, Principal
Geoffrey Burr
Nick Cotter
Jimmée Greco
Ron Miller
Adopted by Jacqueline Smith

E-FLAT CLARINET
Nicole Galisatus, Principal
Ron Miller
Adopted by Jacqueline Smith

BASS CLARINET
Mark Beyer
Adopted by Raymond Smith
Nick Cotter 
Ron Miller 

BASSOONS
Juliet Hamak, Principal
Adopted by John Givens
Alex Hernandez
Richard Krishnan
Gail Selburn
Mia Stormer
Adopted by Joel Greene
Kyoko Yamamoto
Adopted by John Givens
Aidan Yang

CONTRABASSOON
Juliet Hamak
Adopted by John Givens
Mia Stormer
Adopted by Joel Greene

SAXOPHONES
Rich Avila
Alex Lill
Ron Miller
Adopted by Jacqueline Smith
Linda Wilson

HORNS
Brian W. Holmes, Co-Principal
Adopted by Mary Gundelach
Randy Nickel, Co-Principal
Adopted by Diana Lloyd
David Dufour
Adopted by Hannelore Draper
Anna Newman
Justin Privitera
Adopted by Jing Hu & Yebin Shi
Paul Schneider
Adopted by Sheri & Michael Frumkin
Bob Satterford

TRUMPETS
Mike Marmarou, Principal
Adopted by Ronald Miller
Robert Fitt
Adopted by Don & Cathy Draper
Richard O. Leder
Adopted by Kathryn Barnard & Kenneth Shirriff
Michael Pakaluk
Nicholas Toscan
Adopted by Bob & Karen Fitt
Laura Shea-Clarke

TROMBONES
David Allmon, Co-Principal
Adopted by Jacqueline Smith
Rami Hindiyeh, Co-Principal
Adopted by John & Christine Sanguinetti

BASS TROMBONE
Todd Weinman, Principal

TUBAS
Johnathan Hsu, Principal
Adopted by Yvonne Hampton & Teri Quick

TIMPANI
Michael Jay Bresler, Principal
Adopted by Celeste Everson Misfeldt & Todd Misfeldt
Matt Springer
Adopted by Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens

PERCUSSION
Emily Hendricks, Co-Principal
Adopted by Pamela Ferris
Paul Burdick, Co-Principal
Michael Chen
Benedict Lim
Erica Richstad
Jacob Wang
Yujin Yin

HARP
Kristin Lloyd, Principal
Ricky Rasura

PIANO/KEYBOARD/CELESTA
Thomas Hansen, Principal
Derek Wu

MUSIC LIBRARIAN
Joel Greene
Adopted by Liz & Al Dossa

EMERITUS MEMBERS
Lauren Speeth, Violin I
Lifetime Adopted by Elfenworks Foundation
John Givens, Bassoon
Adopted by Juliet Hamak & George Yefchak

 

updated as of September 2025