2025 - 2026 SAN ANTONIO PHILHARMONIC SEASON ROSTER
2025-2026 Season Roster: Base Roster
Violin I
Guest Concertmaster
Guest Asst. Concertmaster
Elizabeth Girko
Philip Johnson
Bassam Nashawati
Andrew Small
Craig Sorgi
Violin II
Mary Ellen Goree, Principal
Karen Stiles, Asst Principal
Angela Caporale
Beth Johnson
Aimee Lopez
Eric Siu
Amy Venticinque
Stephanie Westney
Viola
Allyson Dawkins, Principal
Beverly Bias, Acting Asst Principal *
Jackson Mankewitz *
Amy Pikler
Kimberly Sullivan *
Bethany Turriff *
Cello
David Mollenauer, Acting Principal
Barbara George, Acting Asst Principal
Noe Benavides *
Qizhen Liu
Kelsey Sexton *
Bass
David Milburn, Acting Principal
Zlatan Redzic, Acting Asst Principal
James Chudnow
Steven Zeserman
Flute
Nicholas Goodwin, Principal
Julie Luker, Asst Principal
Allison Asthana 3rd/Piccolo *
Oboe
Joshua Bullock, Principal
Anne Pinkerton, Acting Asst Principal *
Katherine Hart, 3rd /English Horn *
Clarinet
Stephanie Key, Acting Principal *
Nicolas Councilor, Acting Asst Principal/Eb *
Tyler Webster, 3rd/Bass *
Ilya Shterenberg #
Bassoon
Ryan Wilkins, Acting Principal *
Guest, Asst Principal
Martin Gordon, 3rd/Contra
Brian Petkovich #
Horn
Guest, Principal
Tom Hale, Acting Asst Principal *
Jill Rodriguez, 2nd *
Trumpet
Lauren Eberhart, Acting Principal
Michael Hawes, Acting Asst Principal *
Dan Orban, 3rd *
Trombone
Steve Peterson, Principal
Erik Anderson, Acting Asst Principal *
Simon Lohmann, 3rd/Bass *
Tuba
Lee Hipp, Principal
Timpani
Peter Flamm, Principal
Percussion
Riely Francis, Principal
Sarek Gutierrez, Acting Asst Principal *
John Meriwether *
Harp
Rachel Ferris, Principal
*Appointment
# Sabbatical
2025 Performance Roster: Classics II
Violin I
Ertan Torgul, concertmaster
Philip Johnson, assistant principal
Bassam Nashawati
Andrew Small
Craig Sorgi
Julie Post
Ryan Coppin
Kevin Mendoza
Satoko Ogasawara
Michael Badillo
Violin II
Mary Ellen Goree, principal
Karen Stiles, assistant principal
Angela Caporale
Beth Johnson
Aimee Lopez
Eric Siu
Eva L. Weber
Jose Luis Irizarry
Viola
Allyson Dawkins, principal
Beverly Bias, assistant principal
Amy Pikler
Bethany Turriff
Jackson Mankewitz
Kimberly Sullivan
Cello
David Mollenauer, principal
Barbara George, assistant principal
Qizhen Liu
Noe Benavides
Kelsey Sexton
Ilia de la Rosa
Double bass
David Milburn, principal
Tuba
Lee Hipp, principal
Timpani
Peter Flamm, principal
Percussion
James R. Francis, principal
Bass
Zlatan Redzic, assistant principal
Steven Zeserman
James Chudnow
Flute
Nick Goodwin, principal
Julie Luker
Allison Asthana
Oboe
Joshua Bullock, principal
Anne Pinkerton
Clarinet
Stephanie Key, principal
Nicholas Councilor
Tyler Webster
Bassoon
Ryan Wilkins, principal
Sharon Kuster
Martin Gordon
French Horn
Alessandra Liebmann, principal
Stephanie Smith
Jill Rodriguez
Lucas Hamilton
Trumpet
Lauren Eberhart, principal
Michael Hawes
Dan Orban
Trombone
Steve Peterson, principal
Erik Anderson
Simon Lohmann
John Meriwether
Bryce Turner
Harp
Rachel Ferris, principal
Piano
Seth Nelson