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Symphony of the Potomac
Joel Lazar, Music Director

Strings || Winds / Brass / Percussion
Orchestra Administration || Executive Officers and Board of Directors

"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

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Strings

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

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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