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Meet the 2026 Festival Orchestra
Yaniv Attar, Guest Conductor
VIOLIN
Denise Dillenbeck, Ellensburg, WA,
Concertmaster, Artist-in-Residence
Evelyn Gottlieb, Bellevue, WA,
Concertmaster, Artist-in-Residence
Colin Todd, Bellevue, WA
Assistant Concertmaster
Vanessa Moss, Ellensburg, WA
Principal Second
Viet Block, Seattle, WA
Assistant Second
Matt Armbrust, Twisp, WA
Bret Heim, Mobile, AL
Lisa Ingraham, Tacoma, WA
Sooyean Kim, Federal Way, WA
Li-Ling Liao, Tacoma, WA
Kerry Travers, Chelan, WA
VIOLA
Christopher Foerstel, Seattle, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Brian Jankanish, Seattle, WA
Assistent Principal
Anna Aldrich, Ellensburg, WA
Elisa Clegg, Seattle, WA
CELLO
Nancy Ives, Portland, OR
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Kara Hunnicutt, Ellensburg, WA
Assistant Principal
Alec Duggan, Tacoma, WA
Bernadette Phillips, Tacoma, WA
Christine Sears, Memphsis, TN
Margaret Thorndill, University Place, WA
BASS
Linda Peragine, New Haven, CT
Principal
Madeline Cline, Tacoma, WA
Marie Hoffman, Puyallup, WA
FLUTE & PICCOLO
Mary Jensen, Tacoma, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Cheryl Sears, Olympia, WA
Mando Surita III, Renton, WA
OBOE & ENGLISH HORN
Selina Greso, Snohomish, WA
Principal, Artist-in-Residence
Shelly Myers, Seattle, WA
CLARINET
Ashley Cook, Seattle, WA
Principal
Josie Wells, Ellensburg, WA
BASSOON
Brian Geddes, Tacoma, WA
Principal
Cheryl Phillips, Tacoma, WA
HORN
Matt Anderson, Seattle, WA
Principal
Anna Barbee, Tacoma, WA
Kristin Woodward, Bothell, WA
Ben Johnson, Seattle, WA
TRUMPET
Scott Meredith, Edmond, OK
Principal
Erik Reed, Owasso, OK
Gabriel Palmer, Silverdale, WA
TROMBONE
Grant Reed, Seattle, WA,
Principal
Zach MacLurg, Tacoma, WA
BASS TROMBONE
David Krosschell, Shoreline, WA
Principal
TUBA
Ed Phillips, Tacoma, WA
Principal
PIANO/KEYBOARD
Kathryn Castrodale, Chelan, WA
Principal
HARP
Ellen Foster, Roswell, GA
Principal
TIMPANI & PERCUSSION
Jeff Lund, University Place, WA
Principal
Josh Gianola, Ellensburg, WA
Memmi Ochi, Seattle, WA
Sherry Krebs, Wenatchee, WA
VOCAL SOLOISTS
Noelle Goodenberger, Portland, OR
soprano
Julie Cross, Vancouver, WA
alto/mezzo soprano
Mel Foster, Roswell, GA
tenor
Charles Robert Stephens, Seattle, WA
baritone
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE - PIANO
Susan Dewitt Smith, Portland, OR
COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE
Nancy Ives, Portland, OR
GUEST ARTISTS – GALA I
Tango Cowboys
Rich Hinrichsen, Karin Kajita
SOUND – POPS IN THE PARK
Easy Street Studio, Brad Petit, Wenatchee, WA
