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:
Violin:
Endre Balogh
Elisa Barston
Stuart Canin
Bruce Dukov
Will Hagen
Clayton Haslop
Ralph Morrison
Aubree Oliverson
Joyce Pan
Nancy Roth
Goes Shin
Sheryl Staples
Viola:
Pamela Goldsmith
Cello:
Juan-Salvador Carrasco
Dennis Karmazyn
Jurgen de Lemos
Ronald Leonard
Laszlo Varga
String Bass:
Arni Egilsson
Flute:
Paulie Davis
Amy Kessler Neyer
David Shostac
Rhondda Dayton
Oboe:
Gerald Fried
Margreet Ray
Clarinet:
Frank Campo
Samuel Karam
French Horn:
Julie Callahan Gross
Steve Gross
Jennifer Kessler
Richard Todd
James Thatcher
Trumpet:
Emily Frances Lawyer
Matthew Zimmer
Trombone:
Charles Lilly
Guitar:
Carlos Barbosa-Lima
James Smith
Jordan Charnofsky
Alto Saxophone:
Fred Selden
Piano:
Adam Mekler
Soprano:
Delynn Ketcherside
Mani Mekler
Contralto:
Claudine Carlson
Baritone/ Narrator:
Ronald Hedlund
Narrator:
Hettie Lynne Hurtes
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
