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Symphony of the Potomac
Joel Lazar, Music Director

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"When Joel Lazar began this great work, with its long introduction I couldn't believe my ears. Mr. Lazar had transformed this group into a superb orchestra. As the rehearsal continued, it became more and more obvious that here was a real conductor. I recall the performance with very great pleasure ... First-rate conductors are hard to find. Joel Lazar is first-rate." Leonard Rose, following a performance of the Dvorák Cello Concerto

Strings

Concertmaster and celli
Violin I

Yakov Shapiro, Concertmaster
Larry Biller, Asst. Concertmaster
Allie Laban Baker
Norman Baker
Irv Berner
Deborah Friese
YuHan Lin
Heidi Strassler
Jon Teske

Violin II

Joyce Rizzolo, Principal
Arthur Bennett
Lyon Chen
Oliver Florescu
Jeff Indrisano
Sharon Jollie
Rachel Jongerius
Michael Lav
Sabah Quraishi

Viola

Rebecca Kletzker, Principal
David Jollie, Asst. Principal
Fran Caterini
Karen Dusold
Harriet Guskin
Michael O'Hanlan
Jessica Sunshine
Aaron Temkin
Jaap van Wesel
Dan Whitman

Cello

Diane Harris Cline, Principal
Sheryl Friedlander, Asst. Principal
Ron Benfield
Cheryl Fisher
Jerome Heffter
Andrew Rice
Carol Warden
Barbara Shellenberger
Tom Zebovitz

Bass

Matt Nix, Principal
Robert Busby
Rita Isenberg
Kimberly Johnson
Max Koteen

 

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Winds / Brass / Percussion

Flutes & Oboes
Flute & Piccolo

Midge Carlton
Barbara Stuckey (Piccolo)
Linda Eagleson (Piccolo)

Oboe

Judith Gadol
Susan Herlick

Clarinet

Kathleen Young
Steven Lawson

Bassoon

Hillary Burchuk
Donald Loomis
Michael O'Hanlan
Mitchell Davis (Contrabassoon)

Horn

Carol Baxter
Tobi Cisin
Margaret Dikel
Kathy Long
Mark Phillips

Trumpet

Mark Wallendjack
Jerry Hodgkins

Trombone

David Kanter
Ben Baldwin
Jeffrey Bonk (Bass Trombone)

Tuba

Willie Clark

Timpani / Percussion

Eric Strassler, Timpani

Harp

Michael O'Hanlan

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Orchestra Administration

Music Director: Joel Lazar
Personnel Manager: Strings: Allie Laban-Baker
Personnel Manager: Winds/Brass: Harriet Guskin
Orchestra Librarian / Webmaster: Margaret Dikel
Programs: Charles Finney & Sheryl Friedlander Publicity: Debbie Friese

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Executive Officers and Board of Directors

This board was elected by the membership on May 31, 2009. An asterisk (*) next to a name indicates the person will be serving only 1 year in his/her current capacity.
President: Eric Strassler * (Timpani)
Vice President: Michael Lav *(2nd Violin)
Treasurer: Donald Loomis (Bassoon)
Secretary: Kathy Long * (Horn)

Board Members

Hillary Burchuk *(Bassoon)
Sheryl Friedlander *(Cello)
Deborah Friese (1st Violin)
Judy Gadol (Oboe)
Harriet Guskin (Viola)
Jeff Indrisano (2nd Violin)

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