Stephen Paulson
Stephen Paulson has been the Music Director of Symphony Parnassus since 1998. Devoted to creating the best possible experience for both players and audience, he has led the ensemble through a wide variety of repertoire, drawing on the classical canon as well as new compositions. A student of George Cleve, Paulson has appeared as a guest conductor with members of the San Francisco Symphony, the Phoenix Symphony and the New World Symphony.
Stephen Paulson, music director
Musicians
Violin 1
Daniel Tan, Concertmaster
Joseph Chen
Helene Grotans
Nigel Le
Michelle Lee
Annie Li
Allie Mangel
Cesar Mendez Lizarraga
Yanzhao Yang
Andrew Zhang
Michelle Zhang
Violin 2
Adrienne Barry, Acting Principal
Dan Ahn
Lucy Atkinson
Jonathan Eldridge
Elana Estrin
Isabelle Ghofrani
Yeonjun Lee
Jakob Zwiener
Viola
Hélène Wickett, Principal
Nick Blanchard
Tom Bodenheimer
Frances Gregor
Allison Li
Alex Long
Claire Morrow
Merle Rabine
Maia Scarpetta
Cello
Jen Mathers, Principal
Jonathan Atkins
Leo Baluk
Brian Colfer
Jozo Dujmović
Zhenya Farrington
Nathan Leber
Kevin Miller
Margaret Moores
Kate Robertson
Bass
Jim McManus
Chris Johnson
Carlos Valdez
Flute
Darcy Mironov, Principal
Jenna Mauro
Jinbo Wang
Piccolo
Winslow Taub
Jinbo Wang
Oboe
John Quinlan
Jenna Simon
English Horn
Haley Hoffman
Clarinet
Kyle Beard, Principal
Joseph Romano
E-flat Clarinet
Ritchie Iu
Bass Clarinet
Michael Beale
Bassoon
Noah Cort, Principal
Sarah Smith
Contrabassoon
Mike Gamburg
Horn
Eric Anderson
John DeGiglio
Allyson Ward
Robin Varga
Trumpet
Chris Wilhite, Principal
Jay Shuler
Cortez Montalbo
Brendan Wilhelmsen
Trombone
Katie Lambert
Ravi Sahae
Jason Hebert
Tuba
Bin Love
Timpani
Christian F. Howes
Percussion
Kyle Baldwin
Nathaniel Basco
Richard Gibson
Vicki Zalewski
Harp
Lily Kornbluth
Piano / Celesta
Peter Hwang
Orchestra Manager
Michael Beale