Founded in 1919 as the training orchestra of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago is the only program of its kind affiliated with a major American orchestra. Under the guidance of Principal Conductor Cliff Colnot, the Civic Orchestra program features in-depth study of orchestral repertoire, sectionals and chamber coachings with musicians from the CSO and critically acclaimed performances at Orchestra Hall with world-renowned guest conductors including CSO Music Director Riccardo Muti. Civic Orchestra concerts at Orchestra Hall are broadcast locally on WFMT 98.7 FM and syndicated nationally to nearly three million listeners.
Additionally, the Civic Orchestra serves as a valued resource and community partner in Chicago by presenting free, high-quality orchestral concerts at Symphony Center and in community locations as well as by offering free, citywide interactive chamber ensemble performances through the Civic’s music education and advocacy program, MusiCorps®.
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago is a signature program of the Institute for Learning, Access and Training at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. With the ultimate goal of transforming lives through active participation in music, the Institute for Learning, Access and Training seeks to create and sustain connections to music for individuals and communities by sharing the extraordinary musical resources of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Programs of the Institute reach over 200,000 children and adults annually.
The Musicians of tomorrow are at Symphony Center today.
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2012/13 CIVIC ORCHESTRA ROSTER
Associate Members
Catherine Crilly
Brittany Henry
Erin Lawson
Sam Petrey
Janis Sakai
Jennifer Stanuch
VIOLIN
Regular Members
Amy Anderson
Jenna Anderson
Sam Battista
Madeline Capistran
Su Yin Chan
Lipeng Chen
Kelsey Craggett
Jonathan Garabedian
Joanna Grosshans
Chang Ji
Eun Chong Ju
Eugene Kaler
Sang Kyun Kim
Steffani Kitayama
Katie Klocke
Kyung Woo Kwon
Elizabeth Larson
Peiyun Lee
Ceci Li
Yu Liu
Dmitriy Melkumov
Emily Nash
Susan Paik
Yinbin Qian
Jeong Yeon Ryu
Maya Shiraishi
Joachim Stepniewski
Kaming Tan
Jung Tsai
John Xia
Associate Members
David Beytas
Nicholas Citro
Eliana Haig
Carrol Lee
VIOLA
Regular Members
Amanda Bailey
Jonas Benson
Ariel Garcia
Akiko Haga
Robert Hasspacher
Helen Hess
Timothy Hoorelbek
Tess Keough
Julia Park
Davis Perez
Phillip Triggs
Bruno Vaz da Silva
Associate Members
Catherine Lukits
Allegra Montanari
Dessislava Nenova
Marianne Roszyk
Katalin von Walterskirchen
CELLO
Regular Members
Yuyoung Chung
Talia Dicker
Genevieve Guimond
Emily Hu
Jaehee Ju
Patrycja Likos
Maria Martinez
Desiree Miller
Zoe Moskalew
Joshua Zajac
Associate Members
Adam Davis
Joshua Lebar
Brian Melk
Jason Wells
DOUBLE BASS
Regular Members
Dominic Azkoul
Scott Dickinson
Paul Ensey
Brett Lewis
Andrew Pedersen
Christopher Polen
Will Robbins
David Scholl
Associate Members
Eunjin Cho
Kathryn Flum
Azusa Inaba
Hillary Tidman
FLUTE
Regular Members
Eliza Bangert
Catherine Chabot
Henry Williford
Associate Members
Anahid Gregorian
Xiaodi Liu
Melanie Pozdol
OBOE
Regular Members
Adele-Marie Buis
Megan Kyle
Xiomara Mass
Associate Members
Ember Miller
Emmanuel Toledo
CLARINET
Regular Members
Yvonne Dean
Samuel Rothstein
Joseph Sanchez
Associate Members
Marat Rakhmatullaev
Hannah Taylor
BASSOON
Regular Members
Julia Bair
Joshua Fleming
Eric Heidbreder
Associate Members
Mikhailo Babiak
Gregory Hix
Marta Kallenberger
Alex Laskey
Jeremy Moon
Dana Sherman
Andrew Swinney
HORN
Regular Members
Kevin Haseltine
Amy Krueger
Kathryn Petrarulo
Dominic Rotella
Cara Sawyer
Associate Members
Alicia Eisenstadt
Ansel Norris
Eriko Shibata
Steven Woomert
TRUMPET
Regular Members
William Cooper
Rachel Serber
Adrian Speyrer
Associate Members
Rachel Castellanos
Jonathan Houghtling
TROMBONE
Regular Members
Serdar Cizmeci
Jonathan Terrasi
Associate Members
Scott Hartman
BASS TROMBONE
Regular Member
Darren Castellanos
Associate Members
Jose Francisco Martínez Antón
Dwayne Heard II
Beth Wiese
Joshua Wirt
TUBA
Regular Member
Duncan Spry
Associate Members
Andrew Boynton
Christine Chen
Simon Gomez Gallego
TIMPANI
Regular Member
Alison Chang
Associate Members
William Cooley
Joshua Jones
Ryan Kahlbaugh
Alex Monroe
Daniel Morris
Steven White
PERCUSSION
Regular Members
Chris Jones
Robert Kistler
Kevin Kosnik
Associate Members
Claire Happel
Jennifer Ruggieri
Katherine Ventura
HARP
Regular Member
Emily Granger
Associate Members
Yoshiko Arahata
Alyssa Arrigo
Elizabeth Newkirk
Marianne Parker
KEYBOARD
Regular Member
Mio Nakamura
LIBRARY
Regular Member
Dessislava Nenova
