“The Festival is a chance to hear one of the finest orchestras anywhere, magically materializing on our shores for two blazing weeks of new, challenging music. Expect fireworks for the ears!”
—Good Times Weekly
Cabrillo Festival Orchestra
Winner of the League of American Orchestra and ASCAP’s 2008-2009 John S. Edwards Award for Strongest Commitment to New American Music, and winner of their Award for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music for 32 consecutive years.
Cabrillo has emerged as the western states’ leading orchestra devoted to modern symphonic repertory in the twenty-first century. The Festival’s core performance group is an ensemble of sixty-eight professional musicians who join us each year to perform award-winning programming of contemporary music. These musicians come to Santa Cruz from all over the world, often foregoing more lucrative engagements in order to volunteer their professional services in favor of the stimulation and challenge of the Cabrillo programs. Each is a new music advocate in their own right. For 60 years, they have earned Cabrillo an uncompromised and prestigious reputation as America’s preeminent contemporary music festival. We invite you to join us in thanking each member of the orchestra for their generosity and dedication, and for the greatness of their spirit.
Below is a developing list of the 2022 players of the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra.
Strings
Violin I
Justin Bruns, Concertmaster, Atlanta GA
Lauren Roth, Assistant Concertmaster, Tucson AZ
Sonja Bosca-Harasim, Moorhead MN (Week 2)
Maya Cohon, San Francisco CA
Scott Jackson, Cincinnati OH
Robyn Julyan, Denver CO
Rita Lee, San Francisco CA
Sarah Shellman, Tampa FL
Benjamin Tomkins, Denver CO
Chase Ward, Ann Arbor MI
Nigel Armstrong, Santa Cruz CA
Violin II
Matt Albert, Principal, Ann Arbor MI
Anne Chandra, Assistant Principal, Sarasota FL
Elise Blake, Washington DC
Teagan Faran, Ann Arbor MI
Susan French, Long Island City NY
Maximillian Haft, Geneva Switzerland
Charmian Stewart, San Anselmo CA
Carlos Tarazona, Charlotte NC (Week 2)
James Zabawa-Martinez, Lexington KY
Viola
Sam Bergman, Principal, Minneapolis MN
Nicole Swanson, Assistant Principal, Cupertino CA
Anne Ainomae, Minneapolis MN
Lydia Grimes, New York NY
Sarah Switzer, Minneapolis MN
Dawson White, Houston TX
Cello
Thomas Carpenter, Principal, Atlanta GA
David Gerstein, Assistant Principal, Little Rock AR
Bree Ahern, Houston TX
Chava Appiah, Miami Beach FL
Kathleen Balfe, Granada, Spain
Carlyn Kessler, Los Angeles CA
Bass
Nina DeCesare, Acting Principal, Portland OR
Kathryn Bradley, San Diego CA
Jonathan Colbert, Atlanta GA
Caleb Quillen, Kansas City MO
Woodwinds
Flute
Adam Sadberry, Acting Principal, Memphis TN
Shantanique Moore, Pittsburgh PA
Zach Sheets, Jamaica Plain MA
Oboe
Lillian Copeland, Principal, New York NY
Alexandra von der Embse, New York NY
Paula Engerer, Phoenix AZ
Clarinet
Bharat Chandra, Principal, Sarasota FL
Sean Krissman, Houston TX
Andy Hudson, Greenboro NC
Bassoon
Joe Grimmer, Principal, Hyattsville MD
Adam Havrilla, San Juan PR
Leyla Zamora, San Diego CA
Brass
Horn
Gavin Reed, Principal, Houston TX
Ian Mayton, Houston TX
Jacob Medina, Pearland TX
Scott Strong, Birmingham MI
Julie Thayer, St. Louis MO
Trumpet
Federico Montes, Acting Principal, Tampa FL
Carrie Schafer, Assistant Principal, Houston TX
Lauren Eberhart, San Antonio TX
Andrew Gignac, San Antonio TX
Trombone
Ava Ordman, Principal, Lansing MI
David Murray, Associate Principal, Washington DC
Brian Santero, Copenhagen, Denmark
Robert K. Ward, Grand Rapids MI
Tuba
Jarrett McCourt, Principal, Chicago IL
Saxophone
Jonathan Hostottle, Belmont, CA
Percussion
Timpani
Scott Christian, Principal, Washington DC
Percussion
Galen Lemmon, Principal, San Jose CA
Andres Pichardo-Rosenthal, Detroit MI
Sean Ritenauer, New York NY
Svet Stoyanov, Miami FL (Week 2)
Wesley Sumpter, Los Angeles (Week 1)
Harp
Chloe Tula, Santa Rosa CA (Week 1)
Sarah Fuller, Principal, Baltimore MD
Banjo
Jon Finn, Boston MA
Keyboard
Michael Sheppard, Acting Principal, Baltimore MD
Orchestra Manager
Kelly Ott, Fort Worth TX
Music Librarian
Barbara Barnett, Cherry Hill NJ
2022 Leave of Absences
Ted Botsford, Principal Bass
Elizabeth Chung, Cello
Fritz Foss, Co-Principal Horn
Jennifer Humphreys, Assistant Principal Cello
Tim Munro, Principal Flute
Brad Ritchie, Cello
Lauren Sileo, Flute
Emily Wong, Principal Keyboard
Chad Kaltinger, Viola
The Cabrillo Festival would like to extend a fond farewell to the following 2022 retired players:
Jooyeon Kong, Assistant Concertmaster
Joe McFadden, Bass
Matt Means, Violin II
Ale Miller, Oboe
Rob Simonds, Violin II