The Greenwich Village Orchestra

About the orchestra

The Greenwich Village Orchestra was founded in 1986 by a group of musicians from the New York Metropolitan area. We are accountants, actors, artists, attorneys, carpenters, editors, physicians, professors, programmers, retirees, riverboat gamblers, scientists, secretaries, students, and teachers. For over twenty years, the Greenwich Village Orchestra has had a single purpose: to bring the best possible performances of great music to our audience. The GVO is committed to making music at the highest possible level and dedicated to enriching the lives of our players and our audience. Our performances are emotionally charged, exhilarating experiences that truly delight our audiences and the performers alike.

Roster

• Music Director
  • Barbara Yahr~ Podium sponsored by Sunita DeSouza
• Violin
  • Robert Hayden, concertmaster~ Lisa Steiner & Leonard Lerman
  • Fay Yu, principal second violin~ Fanny Epstein, Susan Hochberg
  • Abigail Wilensky
  • Andrew Pak
  • Audrey Morse~ Mary Morse
  • Brendan Ratchford
  • Christine Foster
  • Emily Quann
  • Gabriella Sultanik
  • Helen-Jean Arthur~ The Dunn Family Chair
  • Kathryn Connolly
  • Ken Linkus
  • Max Häggblom~ Christine & Tor Häggblom
  • Phyllis Roback
  • Samina Iqbal~ Anthony Denninger
  • Sandy Hwang
  • Stacy Wen Chang
  • Steven Bernstein~ Seymour & Shirley Bernstein
  • Sunita DeSouza~ Jim Gabbe
  • Susie Dylan~ Thelma McWater Memorial Chair
  • Vanessa Snowden
• Viola
  • Suzanne Bilyeu*~ Lory Diez
  • Bethany Gumper
  • Carl Gaines
  • Catherine Sheer
  • Jeanne Poindexter
  • Jennifer Rohr
  • Lory Diez~ Janet A. Post Memorial Chair
  • Portia Zwicker
  • Rachel Gottschalk
  • Steve Salchow
• Cello
  • Daryl Nuccio*~ Nina Yahr Memorial Chair
  • Anthony Cuccio
  • David Davis
  • David Jenkins
  • Ken Hashimoto
  • Lauren Cowles~ Lori Diez
• Double Bass
  • Andrew Hall*~ Lori Diez
  • Anthony Maceli
  • Jeff Rozany
  • Keith Carroll
  • Taylor Bergren-Chrisman

• Flute/Piccolo
  • Simon Dratfield*~ Steven Fruh & Paul Marsolini
  • Dirk Wels
• Oboe/English Horn
  • Shannon Bryant*~ Lori Diez
  • Da Ping Luo
• Clarinet
  • Gary Dranch*
  • Stephen Loffredo
• Bass Clarinet
  • Louis Stenerson
• Bassoon
  • Daniel Liao*
  • Barnaby Kendall
• Contrabassoon
  • Norma Kurlin
• French Horn
  • Daniel Schulze*~ Gail & Merlin D. Schulze
  • Mary Ziegler Roberts, co-principal
  • Alex Mastrando
  • Darcie Kozlowski
  • Kyle Anderson
  • Portia Sirinek
  • Roy Femenella
  • Sam Gindin
• Trumpet
  • Warren Wernick*
  • Andrew Lyman
  • Ian Schaefer
  • Richard Woodbury
• Trombone
  • Burt Mason*
  • George Berry
• Bass Trombone
  • Paul Geidel
• Tuba
  • Benjamin Vokits
• Percussion
  • Gerard Gordon*
  • Ashley Baier
• Piano
  • Shai Shaham
• Harp
  • André Tarantiles
• Alto Saxophone
  • Julia Block
• * — denotes section principal
  ~ — indicates chair sponsorship

Board members

• Co-presidents
  • Susie Dylan
  • Warren Wernick
• Treasurer
  • Max Häggblom
• Secretary
  • Sunita DeSouza
• Ex-officio
  • Barbara Yahr

• Members-at-large
  • Alberto Sanchez
  • Andrew Hall
  • Barnaby Kendall
  • Emily Welsch
  • Helen-Jean Arthur
  • James Gabbe
  • Joanna Spencer-Segal
  • Robert Hayden
  • Sara Weatherbee
  • Simon Dratfield
  • Thomas Cawley

Administration

• Orchestra manager
  • Andrew Hall
• Librarian
  • Portia Zwicker
• Publicity
  • Bethany Gumper

• Webmaster
  • Barnaby Kendall
• Personnel managers
  • Vanessa Snowden
  • Simon Dratfield
  • Ben Vokits

Site credits

• Banner font is League Gothic from The League of Moveable Type.
• Front page photos by Adi Segal.
• “Bear playing the violin” image from Clipart ETC.
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