PACO People
Players by Section
These are the player members of the Cooperative. For most performances additional players join the orchestra to meet the needs of the music being performed. All musicians who play with Pro Arte are professionals and members of the American Federation of Musicians. The first player listed in each section is the principal; the other section members are listed alphabetically.
Musicians in our orchestra play the violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, timpani, and piano. In addition, two of our musicians serve as our librarian and personnel manager.
- Kristina Nilsson, Concertmaster, Barbara Lee Chair
- Pattison Story, Associate Concertmaster
- Barbara Englesberg, Assistant Concertmaster, President of the Cooperative
- Frederic Bednarz, on leave of absence
- Maria Benotti
- Colin Davis
- Mary Alyce Groman
- Jodi Lynne Hagen
- John Byung-Jin Kang
- Kay Knudsen
- Dianne Pettipaw
- Anne Hooper Webb
- Anne Black, Principal, Larry Hill Chair
- Susan Gottschalk
- Donna Jerome
- Gillian Rogell
- Steven Laven, Principal
- Jolene Kessler
- Joseph Holt, Principal, on leave of absence
- Barry Boettger
- Ann Bobo, Principal, Michele Sahm Memorial Chair
- Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin
- James Bulger, Principal
- Nancy Dimock
- Julie Vaverka, Principal (deceased)
- Ian Greitzer
- Ronald Haroutunian, Principal
- Douglas Quint
- Thomas Haunton, Principal
- Frederick Aldrich
- Dana Russian, Principal
- Jeffrey Work, on leave of absence
- Joseph Foley
- Jeffrey Fischer, Principal
- Reid Jorgensen
- Rebecca Plummer
- Nancy Dimock, Joseph Williamson Chair
- Susan Gottschalk
Named Chairs
- The Larry Hill Chair is made possible by a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Forbes
- The Joseph Williamson Chair is made possible by a gift of Nancy Hollomon