Led by MSO Music Director Maestro Octavio Más-Arocas, the orchestra's musicians—including full-time professional musicians, passionate community members, and select high school students—tackle challenging repertoire in ways that delight Upper Peninsula residents and visitors.
These eleven players from the Orbiting Music concert on October 9th, 2021, were in our concert 25 years ago! Both nights we played Beethoven’s 7th!
FRONT, L to R: Maija Niemi, Connie Ann Weiner, Janis Shier Peterson, Cathy Moilanen, Nancy Zimmerman
BACK, L to R: Marilyn Savolanien, Marianne Saarivirta-Kolpack, David Wurster, Laura Robinson, Debbie Carlson, Kimberly Fournier
Musicians
1st Violin
Concertmaster - open
Barbara Rhyneer, Co-Principal
Susan Balmer
Tammie Carr
Bella Chiodi
Matt Mitchell
Maija Niemi
Marilyn Savolainen
Danielle Simandl
2nd Violin
Connie Ann Weiner, Principal
Anne Asplund
John-Paul Cherniawski
Kyle B. Danek
Kim Fournier
Brooke T. LaMonica
Zoe Rudisill
Marianne Saarivirta-Kolpack
Piersan Williams
Robert Yin
Viola
Deborah Carlson, Principal
Becky Bender
Eric Marta
Libby Meyer
Janis Shier Peterson
Bette Premo
David Shahbazi
Kathryn Simmons
Haley Thams
Anna Tryan
Cello
Crispin Campbell, Principal
Andrew LaCombe, Co-Principal
Lars Allender
Inga Banitt
Rachel Capon
Miriam Edwards
Alex Gencheff
Adam Hall
Derek Handley
Seija Kenn
Cathy Moilanen
Nicole Nolan
Rachel Nutini
Anne Perket
Bass
Craig Randal Johnson, Principal
Jonathan LaFonde, Co-Principal
Eli Bender
Marc Haas
Harold South
Michael Steiner
Flute
Jodi Lanciani, Principal
Miriam Amdahl Newman
Andra Swee Sullivan
Oboe
Laura Robinson, Principal
Cathy Wilkinson
Clarinet
Kevin Nutini, Principal
John Wilkinson
Robert Engelhart
Piccolo
Miriam Amdahl Newman
Andra Swee Sullivan
English Horn
Cathy Wilkinson
Bass Clarinet
John Wilkinson
Patrick Booth
Robert Engelhart
Bassoon
Deanna Erwin, Principal
Alex Flannery
Saxophone
Betsy Grugin, Principal
Patrick Booth
Trisha Vickers
Horn
Brian Carter, Principal
Keith Dom Powell
Kelly Haselhuhn
Bradford Bender
Trumpet
Mark Flaherty, Principal
Matthew E. Ludwig
Jacob Schmeltzer
Trombone
Stephen Grugin, Principal
David J. Wurster
Bass Trombone
P. David Allen II
Tuba
Gordon Erickson
Timpani
James A. Strain, Principal
Percussion
Carrie Biolo
Matthew Hurley
Steve Losiewicz
Harp
Open
Piano
Theresa Camilli
