Hershey Symphony Musicians

The Hershey Symphony Orchestra is made up of volunteer musicians giving of their time and talent for the love of creating quality music together. Some of our members have been with us for decades, while others are playing with us for their very first season. We honor each of them and give them our heartfelt thanks. Each musician is listed under their primary section; an asterisk following their name indicates that they may play in a different section as needed.

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Violin I

John Gazsi, Concertmaster
Michele Allen*
Hannah Gorrell*
Morgan Hackett*
Priscilla Howard
Andrew Kurtz
Angela Lansinger
Beth McLean
Mike Sha
Laurie Williamson
Tiffany Young Yannelli

Violin II

Michal Peterson, Principal
Chris Bradley*
Elizabeth Colpo
Deanna Geiter
Arlene Gibble*
Emily Kiefer
Ann Ouyang

Viola

Susan Hoffman, Principal
Jineen Boyle
Dolores Dillon
Kim Elicker
Christina Lacey
Kate Lynagh
Phil Smith

Cello

Michael Rusli, Principal
Nicole Diffenderfer
Leah Hagenbuch
Ian Hunt
Susan Kenderdine
Shirley Nolt
Jennifer Reese
Todd Rubey
Mara Thompson*
Sarah Topping
Wade Walburn

Bass

Ryan Serbel, Principal
Matt Heinz
Jesse Hoffman"
Jesse Hoffman
Evan Hunt
Stock Weinstock*

Flute/Piccolo

Lydia Klinger
Jessica Kistler
Brent Fisher

Oboe

Scott Gilbert
Ann Kirby*

Clarinet

Gary Troxell
Nate Grim*
Larry Kilpatrick*

Bassoon

Ruth Barley
Cynthia Reinecker

Horn

Jonathan Rehrer*
Mindy Ross
Al Stokes
Theresa Swenson

Trumpet

Gary Hoffman
Kevin Raksawski
Ken Smeltz*

Trombone

Bob Sproul
Paul Brettschneider
Bob Warfield

Tuba

Nate Miscannon*

Timpani

Dave Knott

Percussion

Joe Dudeck
Chris Mack

Harp

Alison Whipple

Not Pictured

Alaina Gotwait, Jen Harris, Katie Malloy, Jaci Vergheses, Emily Williams, Violin I; Collin Bube, Hannah Gorrell, Nanette O'Neal, Christiana Pischerio, Elena Spadaccino, Hope Wagner, Sarah Wagner, Violin II; Shreyas Annaswamy, Kathy Becker, Anthony Knepp, Johanna Linna, Bryce McGlaughin, Sarah Ziegler, Viola; Carter Burkholder, Cello; Andrew Flores, Bass; Don Daugherty, Bo Weaver, Horn; Krissy Walizer, Percussion; Jacob Frasch, Piano