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Our Musicians

Our prestigious group of talented musicians. Each musician is auditioned and compensated for their work.

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GJSO Strings

Violinists, Violists, Cellists, Bassists

Strings Players

GJSO Woodwinds

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon players

Woodwind Players

GJSO Brass

Trumpet, trombone, tuba, and french horn players.

Brass Players

GJSO Percussion

Harp, Piano, Guitar, Timpani, Percussionists.

Percussion Players

Maestro

Charles Latshaw

Music Director

Season 46 Whole Note Sponsor | GJSO Board of Directors
First Year With GJSO | 2016
Hometown | Toledo, OH

Strings

Violins

Brian Krinke

Concert Master

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Karen Combs
First Year With GJSO | 2017
Hometown | St. Paul, MN

Alisha Bean

Associate Concertmaster

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Bob & Doris Janowski
First Year With GJSO | 2001
Hometown | Fruita, CO

Sandra Sundstrom

Principal 2nd Violin

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Robert & Gail Brown

First Year With GJSO |
Hometown |

Amanda Chipchase

Violin

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Herb Feinzig & Kate McGinniss-Feinzig, MD
First Year With GJSO | 2012
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Rebecca Clark

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Jessica Cooper

Violin

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Nancy Hill

Kami Costello

Violin

Available For Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 1990
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Thyme Fortin

Violin

Available For Sponsorship

Tamara Freida

Violin

Available For Sponsorship

Ashley Gardner

Violin

Available For Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2008
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Alane Currier-Griggs

Violin

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | In memory of Loralee Kerr

Jake Harrison

Violin

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | In memory of Loralee Kerr

Debra Holland

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Rachel Lavadie

Violin

Available For Sponsorship

Leigh Mahoney

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Delaney Meyers

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Brittni Nack

Violin

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Michael Gromley
First Year With GJSO | 2016
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Cassidy Pollock

Violin

Available For Sponsorship

Suzanne Porter

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Brian Rafferty

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Frank Restesan

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Jessica Seibert

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Violet Spang

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Gretchen Stanton

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Tennille Taylor

Violin

Available for Sponsorship

Violas

Charlie Hebernstreit

Principal Viola

Available For Sponsorship

Julie Applehanz

Viola

Available for Sponsorship

Jennifer Asleson

Viola

Available for Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2019
Hometown | Fresno, CA

Cody Bailey

Viola

Available For Sponsorship

Danny DeSantis

Viola

Available for Sponsorship

Kara Leonardi

Viola

Available for Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2011
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Veronica Lopez

Viola

Available for Sponsorship

Karen Youmans

Viola

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | David & Martha James

Cellos

Cameron Law

Co-Principal Cello

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Michael Gomley
First Year With GJSO | 1991
Hometown | Fort Collins, CO

Jason Pegis

Co-Principal Cello

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Lawrence & Margaret Victoria Nees
First Year With GJSO | 2022

Jackson Berry

Cello

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Lawrence & Margaret Victoria Nees
First Year With GJSO | 1994
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Nicholas Berry

Cello

Available for Sponsorship

Adelaide Currier

Cello

Available for Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2014
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Sarah Graf

Cello

Available for Sponsorship

Shirley Kramer

Cello

Available for Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2002

Patricia Kudza

Cello

Available for Sponsorship

Eric Law

Cello

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Pam Childers

Michelle Park

Cello

Available For Sponsorship

Karen Skoog

Cello

Available for Sponsorship

Basses

Troy Raper

Principal Bass

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Nancy Hill
First Year With GJSO | 1995
Hometown | Fort Collins, CO

Monte Atkinson

Bass

Available for Sponsorship

Lindsay Bobyak

Bass

Available for Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2017
Hometown | Plymouth, MN

Stephen Cody Clark

Bass

Available For Sponsorship

Christopher Dungey

Bass

Available for Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2015
Hometown | Medford, OR

Timothy Emmons

Bass

Available for Sponsorship

Richard hansen

Bass

Available for Sponsorship

Justin Russell

Bass

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Arlene Wood
First Year With GJSO | 2016
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Woodwinds

Flutes

Kelley Latshaw

Principal Flute

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Cindy Thomas
First Year With GJSO | 2017
Hometown | Dover, NH

Shelley Warren

Associate Principal Flute

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Anonymous

Jane Holmes

Flute II

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Clare duPont
First Year With GJSO | 2012
Hometown | Wichita, KA

Claire Beard

Flute

Available For Sponsorship

Kathryn Kubinyi

Flute

Available for Sponsorship

Erin O'Shea

Flute

Available for Sponsorship

Kathy Rossmann

Flute

Available for Sponsorship

Kathryn Shaffer

Flute

Available for Sponsorship

Victoria Vanest

Flute

Available for Sponsorship

Lydia Wu

Flute

Available for Sponsorship

Oboes

Bill Aikens

Principal Oboe

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Lawrence & Margaret Victoria Nees
First Year With GJSO | 2016
Hometown | Pittsburgh, PA

Nick Carozza

Oboe

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Lois & Merritt Kinsey
First Year With GJSO | 2016
Hometown | Elmira, NY

Brittni Bonner

Oboe

Available for Sponsorship

Laura Brown

Oboe

Available for Sponsorship

Lori Patrick

Oboe

Available for Sponsorship

Ellen Tomlinson

Oboe & English Horn

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Clare duPont
First Year With GJSO | 2016
Hometown | Vicksburg, MS

Clarinets

Jun Watabe

Principal Clarinet

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Chuck & Robbie Breaux
First Year With GJSO | 2014
Hometown | Sendai, Japan

John Petefish

Clarinet II

Available For Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2022
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Cameron Galvin

Clarinet

Available for Sponsorship

Jami Lewis

Clarinet

Available for Sponsorship

Bassoons

Jeffrey McCray

Principal Bassoon

Season 47 Full Note Sponsor | Rich & Karen Hooper
First Year With GJSO | 2014

Chris Pawlowski

Bassoon II

Available for Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2023
Hometown | Plano, TX

Kyle Sneden

Bassoon

Available for Sponsorship

Brass

Horns

Rebecca Conrad

Co-Principal Horn

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Bruce & Mary Clare Williams

Nicholas Gledhill

Co-Principal Horn

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Rich & Amy Paul
First Year With GJSO | 2021
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Jack nisley

Horn II

Available for Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 1978
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Janet Cummings

Horn III

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Herb Feinzig & Kate McGinniss-Feinzig, MD

Stephanie Brauns

Horn IV

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Gray & Linda Brauns - Restoration Vineyards

Thomas Baker

Horn

Available for Sponsorship

Brian Peterson

Horn

Available for Sponsorship

Sheri Williams

Horn

Available for Sponsorship

Corey Wright

Horn

Available for Sponsorship

Trumpets

Judd Berry

Principal Trumpet

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Bob & Adele Suydam | William & Elizabeth Brodak

Scott Betts

Trumpet II

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Stephen & Sibylle Doyle
First Year With GJSO | 1985
Hometown | Iowa City, IA

Sarah Kamstra

Trumpet III

Available for Sponsorship

Keith Allen

Trumpet

Available for Sponsorship

Ron Bradley

Trumpet

Available for Sponsorship

Trombones

Sean Flanigan

Principal Trombone

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Ken & Margy Heitt

Steve Tomlinson

Trombone 2

Available for Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2016
Hometown | Saginaw, MI

Walter Cummings

Trombone/Tuba

Available for Sponsorship

Clark Gault

Trombone

Available for Sponsorship

Greg Karly

Trombone

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Ken Heitt
First Year With GJSO | 1977
Hometown | Grand Junction, CO

Cameron Mitchell

Bass Trombone

Available for Sponsorship

Dan Morris

Bass Trombone

Available for Sponsorship

Tubas

Tuba

Michael McCawley

Principal Tuba

Available for Sponsorship

Percussion

Timpani & Percussionists

Darin Kamstra

Principal Percussion & Principal Timpani

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Vivki Risner
First Year With GJSO | 2004
Hometown | Colville, WA

Lee Cantrell

Percussionist

Available for Sponsorship
First Year With GJSO | 2015
Hometown | Warrenton, VA

Jack Chipchase

Percussionist

Season 46 Quarter Note Sponsor | Dick & Sharleen Hamilton
First Year With GJSO | 2011
Hometown | Cedaredge, CO/Honolulu, HI

Rob LaBig

Percussionist

Available for Sponsorship

Isaac Lavadie

Percussionist

Available for Sponsorship

Pat Olson

Percussionist

Available for Sponsorship

Harp

Elise Anderson

Principal Harp

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Sharon Woodward
First Year With GJSO | 2006
Hometown | Denver, CO

Piano

Gisela Flanigan

Principal Piano

Season 47 Whole Note Sponsor | Steve & Sheryl Fitzgerald - "In Honor of April, Anna & Hazel"

Ben McLam

Piano

Available for Sponsorship

Guitar

Javier de los Santos

Principal Guitar

Available for Sponsorship