Family Holiday Celebration

Violin I

Rachel Pietkiewicz, Concertmaster
Kirsten Dalboe
David Engel
Ruth Erbe
Dawn Levy

Violin II

Seiichi Takedai, Principal
Richard Hong
Sachi Rosenbaum

Viola

Michael Garrahan, Principal
Caroline Saccucci
Kela Veshi

Cello

Philip Hopko, Principal
Stephanie Herman
Edwina Moldover

Bass

Jonathan Manning, Acting Principal

Flute/Piccolo

Eric Abalahin
Colleen Darkow

Oboe/English Horn

Jane Hughes
Leslie Jewell
Mary Padilla

Clarinet

Susan Sandler
Mark Simon

Bassoon

Katrien van Dijk
Bill Jokela

Horn

Sarah Howe
Jim McIntyre
Kellene Parra
Ilycia Silver

Trumpet

Chris Erbe
Charlie Peterson

Trombone

Isaac Ermarth
Layne Hopkins

Tuba

Blair Goins

Percussion

Sarah Clements
Carlos Figueiras
J. Austin Williams

Stage Managers

Katrien van Dijk
Edwina Moldover

Will Albaugh
Margaret Ashbrook
Aila Balsano
Nathan Baroody
Sarah Bockelman
Hannah Boesen
Anisa Frey
Tabby Hermann
Gavin Jones
Aarya Kamboh
Lauren Lewin
Andrew Lindsay

Landon Manwaring
Aubrey Marrow
Asha Nath
Eliana Pizirusso
Kris Pokryfka
Delaney Quinn
Meera Sharma
Megan Tombul
John Tysse
Simon Tysse
Marshall Vogel-Rogers

Now in his nineteenth season with the Washington Sinfonietta,  acclaimed by the Washington Post as “…one of Washington’s premier conductors of both old and new music…”, Joel Lazar was Music Director of the JCC Symphony Orchestra from 1988 through 2008 and has continued with that orchestra in its new identity as the Symphony of the Potomac. He conducted the Theater Chamber Players in engagements at the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress and on tour from 1986 to 2003, and has appeared as guest conductor with many orchestras and contemporary music ensembles in the Washington area. [read more]

Jamie Sample is the choral director at Meridian High School and Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School in Falls Church, VA. She has conducted honors choruses at the middle and high school levels. She has served as president of the Maryland Choral Educators’ Association. She adjudicates choral and solo and ensemble festivals at the district and state levels. She has studied voice with Richard Cook, Polly Butler-Cornelius and Kathryn Hearden.  She has studied conducting with Thomas Erdmann, Lisa Billingham and Stan Engebretson. She holds a M.M. in Choral Conducting from George Mason University and a B.S. in Music Education from Elon University.

Philanthropic Support

The Washington Sinfonietta is a group of professionally trained musicians who dedicate their time and talent to the music lovers who attend our performances and the contributors who support our activities. We invite you to become a member of the Washington Sinfonietta Friends by making a gift today.

Donate at the box office, by mail to Washington Sinfonietta, P.O. Box 6740, Falls Church, VA 22046, or give online at: washingtonsinfonietta.org/donate

The Washington Sinfonietta is a non-profit corporation and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. Your contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

The Sinfonietta wishes to thank the following Washington Sinfonietta Friends for their generous contributions and support:

Individuals

Debra and Anthony Anker*
Dominic Argentieri
Barbara Bankoff
Barbara Burrell*
Eric Cline*
Kirsten Dalboe
Mr and Mrs Jonathan Davis*
Stephen Fisher
Sheryl and David Friedlander
Eve Farber*
Rosanne and Douglas Gochman
Charlotte Goldy*
Tibor and Tania Ham
Sandra Harris*
Mariah Heinzerling*
Stephanie Herman
Gerald Hodgkins
Jane Hughes
Ilene Klinghoffer

Joel and Susan Lazar
Dawn Levy*
Jody Maxmin*
Jim McIntyre and Leila Rao
Edwina Moldover
Sarah Morris*
Mitch Muhlheim
Robin Ngo*
Jennifer Radin*
Susan and Laurence Ramin*
Scott Silverman*
Avery Staples
Robert Staples
Seiichi Takedai
Jon Teske
Nina Uzick*
Walter Wynn
Ben Zeidman*

Corporations/Organizations

City of Falls Church
Blackbaud Giving Fund

Facilities

Father Burl Salmon and Jeff Drake, The Falls Church Episcopal

Volunteers

Those who have thoughtfully volunteered for us in seasons past include:

Debra Anker
Richard Hong
Emilia Jurzyk
Alexia Kauffman
Ilene Klinghoffer
Alice Lieberman
Lucy Lieberman
Charles Manning