Musicians

The following are among the musicians who play regularly with the Topanga Symphony:

VIOLIN I:
FLUTE:
Rebecca Rutkowski - Concertmaster
*Gretel Shanley
Kristin Herkstroeter
Charles Andrews
George Kuhr
Paulie Davis
Eden Livingood
Susan Stanley
Bonnie Lockrem
Margaret Bowles
Daniel Lee
Mary Predmore
David Outcalt
Eileen Rivelle
Kathrine Shaw
OBOE:
Ruth Bruegger
*Margreet Ray
Shelly Kale
 
VIOLIN II:
*Andrew Harper
CLARINET:
Laura Kass
*Jim Stanley
Ingemar Hulthage
Don Gross
Terry Gilbert
Jonathan Sheldon
 
Raquel Ravaglioli
BASSOON:
Cynthia Swan
*Michael Sandler
Marina Veytsman
Colleen Papp
Joseph Derthick
John Wisniewski
 
 
 
 
VIOLA:
 
*Horst Kuder
FRENCH HORN:
Barry Brisk
*Julie Callahan
Dan Calkins
Larry Lazar
Karen Moore
Matthew Otto
Clare Sataloff
Mike Stanley
David Quinn
Jonathan Snyder
 
 
 
 
CELLO:
TRUMPET:
*Danna Schilling
*Wayne Hoard
Susan Cornner
Emily Frances Lawyer
James Catterall
Mike Mullen
Karl Graves
 
Barbara Harmon
 
Gavin Koon
TROMBONE:
Michelle Barsook
*Eric Moline
 
Glenn Neely
 
Paul Shultz
BASS:
 
*Steve Fry
 
Susan Solis
TUBA:
Dylan McCabe   Peter Reale
   
 
  TIMPANI:
  Scott Babcock
 
 
  PERCUSSION:
  Eric Olman
 
   
  MANAGER:
  Ernie Demontreux

 

This is a representative list of musicians and does not necessarily coincide with the musicians who performed in any given concert.



Guest Artists


The Topanga Symphony has achieved such a reputation among professional musicians that it has been successful in prevailing upon outstanding soloists to perform with the orchestra. These have included:

Guitarist James Smith

Violinist Stuart Canin

Cellist Ronald Leonard

Flutist David Shostac

Violinist Robin Olson

Cellist Laszlo Varga

Violist Pamela Goldsmith

Oboist Gerald Fried

Soprano Delynn Ketcherside

Contralto Claudine Carlson

Cellist Jurgen de Lemos

Pianist Adam Mekler

Soprano Mani Mekler

Guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima

Clarinetist Samuel Karam

String Bassist Arni Egilsson

Violinist Bruce Dukov

Clarinetist Frank Campo

Violinist Clayton Haslop

At times Symphony Conductor Jerome Kessler, who is also a cellist, performs as cello soloist with the orchestra. On these occasions a guest conductor appears. Guest conductors have included:

Barry Brisk, of the Beach Cities Symphony

Rodolfo Fernandez, of the Nevada Chamber Symphony

Jurgen de Lemos, of the Littleton Symphony

Michael Nowak, of the San Luis Obispo Symphony




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