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Jay B. Dunnahoo [bio]
Conductor & Artistic Director

Margie Schwartz
Orchestra Mgr & Admin. Asst



Violin I
Long Zhou, concertmaster San Antonio; Connie Crappell, San Antonio;
Andrew Corral, Austin;
Kevin Garcia-Hettinger, San Antonio; Jennifer Garcia-Hettinger, San Antonio; Sonja Gary, San Antonio;
*
Elizabeth Hitzfeld, Spring;
Phil Johnson, San Antonio;
Molly Nixon, San Antonio;
Nancy Reyes, San Antonio;
Nancy Zhou, San Antonio

Bass

Chris DeArmond, principal, San Antonio; Taylor Hopper, San Antonio;
Darrell Jalowiec, Bandera;
David Sloan, Austin

Oboe
Deana Johnson, principal, San Antonio;
Kerri Truelock, Kerrville


French Horn
Monica Martinez, principal, Austin;
Jay Joiner, Boerne; Caiti Beth McKinney, Kerrville; Bonnie Rockey, Kerrville;
*Bret Rozek, Lake Jackson

Trombone

Jim Abbatiello
[bio], principal, Kerrville;
Ted Conerly, Kerrville

Timpani

Don Gilbert, Boerne

Harp
Shanna Norton, Austin
              Symphony Instrumentalists

Violin II
Patricia Lee
[bio], principal, Kerrville;
Amy Boyd, San Antonio;
Celita DeArmond, San Antonio;
Danielle Dillon, San Antonio;
Nancy Grimes, Fredericksburg;
Adrian Holmes, San Antonio;
Angela Johnson, San Antonio;
Katie Beth Lane, Kerrville;
Tim McMillian, Converse;
Gerry Payne, Bandera;
Bethany Prislovsky, Kerrville;
Phil Schmitz, San Antonio;
Ed Wallace, Kerrville


Clarinet

Tom Terrell
[bio], principal, Kerrville;
Margie Schwartz, Kerrville;
*Ellen Hernandez, Kerrville

Bass Clarinet
Tamara Raatz, Kerrville


Percussion
Jeff Miller, principal, Kerrville;
David Evans Spring Branch; *Mike Flis, San Antonio; Richie Miller, Kerrville; *Valerie Smith, Premont; *Cody Welch, Georgetown

Piano
Donald Crandall, Kerrville

Trumpet

George Eychner, principal, Kerrville;
Will Becker, Bulverde;
Jonathan Rickman, Boerne


Tuba
Charles Sander, principal, Harper

*Schreiner University student

 


Cello
Basel Sarweh, principal, San Antonio; *Sovreyne Chadwick, San Antonio;
Cindy Foster, San Antonio;
Mark Nugent, Kerrville;
Becca Shudak, San Antonio;
Patricia Ruiloba, San Marcos;
Audri Vernier, Fredericksburg;
Michael Werst, Buda

Bass Trombone
Joseph Allen, Harper

Piccolo
Katy Jones, Kerrville

Bassoon
Jan Schmidt [bio], principal, Kerrville;
Sandy Fusilier, Kerrville


Viola
Karen Billingsley, principal, Kerrville;
Eric Bowser, Center Point;
David Byrne, Boerne; Mary Hatchette, Fredericksburg; David Jarrott, Austin;
Clare McMillian; Converse;
John Thornton, San Antonio

Flute
Michelle Adam [bio] , principal,
New Braunfels;
Susan Love, Kerrville;
Katy Jones, Kerrville

English Horn

Kerri Truelock, Kerrville

Besides many professional musicians, the Symphony of the Hills is made up of attorneys, educators, medical doctors, professors, university-level music students, high school students and retirees, all of whom are accomplished musicians.  A few of the players deserve mention as exemplary local musicians:  Jim Abbatiello [bio], principal trombonist; Jan Schmidt [bio], principal bassoon; George Eychner, principal trumpet; Don Gilbert, tympani; Pat Lee, principal second violinist; Tom Terrell [bio], principal clarinet; Ed Wallace, violin, local attorney, Board member and Past President.

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