Musicians

wcfsymphony is proud to feature Iowa's most committed orchestral musicians. Get to know them - in the their own words - through the stories linked below.

VIOLIN I

Anita Tucker, Concertmaster Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Gallagher, Jr. Endowed Chair
Beth Hoffman, Co-Concertmaster
Bryce Christensen
Cara Lockard
Joanna Machnowski
Nash Ryder
Todd Williams

VIOLIN II

Amy Lindstrom, Principal
Andrew Gentzsch
Hannah Howland Jacobs
Tom Schilke

VIOLA

Kathleen Sihler, Principal Dorothy Glascock Chair
Kathi Angeroth
Kylie Little
Sally Malcolm
Andrew Steffen

CELLO

Isaac Pastor-Chermak, Principal Veda J. Rasmussen Endowed Chair
Suzanne Bullard
Erin Gaherty-Williams
Matt Glascock
Kathryn Langguth Swinbank
Jesse Luke

BASS

OPEN Richard (Hovey) and Marge Brom Endowed Chair
Austin Vawter
Jeanette Welch

FLUTE

Claudia Anderson, Principal Lowell J. Walker Fund Chair
Renee Veenstra, Flute II
Melanie Lorenz, Flute III

PICCOLO

Renee Veenstra Leanna B. Nyland Memorial Chair

OBOE

Heather Armstrong, Principal Charlotte and William Hinson Family Fund Chair
Heather Peyton, Oboe II
LaBarrin Wallace, Oboe III

ENGLISH HORN

LaBarrin Wallace

CLARINET

Eric Wachmann, Principal Joan and Saul Diamond Endowed Chair
Amanda McCandless, Clarinet II
Lisa Wissenberg, Clarinet III/Bass Clarinet

BASSOON

Greg Morton, Principal Edward L. and Lorene L. Rohlf Family Fund Chair
Brisa de Paula, Bassoon II/Contrabassoon
Keegan Hockett, Bassoon III

HORN

Dan Malloy, Jr., Principal
Valerie Shanley, Horn II
Maddy Tarantelli (interim), Horn III
Jacob White (leave), Horn III
Andrew VanHooreweghe, Horn IV

TRUMPET

Scott Hagarty, Principal Brad & Sandy Jensen Chair
Joey Schnoebelen, Trumpet II
John Cord, Trumpet III

TROMBONE

Anthony Williams, Principal Dee & Dave Vandeventer Chair
Martin Gelwasser, Trombone II
Micahel Stow, Bass Trombone

TUBA

Golden Lund, Principal

TIMPANI

Alan Lawrence, Principal

PERCUSSION

OPEN
Matt Andreini

PIANO

Sean Botkin, Principal Charles and Marleta Matheson Chair