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Meet the Orchestra

The Orchestra

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO)


The West Australian Symphony Orchestra 

PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR & ARTISTIC ADVISER
Asher Fisch
Partnered by Wesfarmers Arts

ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR
Jen Winley
Supported by the Simon Lee Foundation and JACE Foundation.

CONCERTMASTER
Laurence Jackson

VIOLIN
Riley Skevington
 Assoc Concertmaster
Semra Lee Assistant Concertmaster
Chair supported by MACA through the Duet program.

Zak Rowntree* Principal 2nd Violin
Kylie Liang Assoc Principal 2nd Violin
Chair supported by The Baker Family through the Duet program.

Kate Sullivan Assistant Principal 2nd Violin
Sarah Blackman
Stephanie Dean
Amy Furfaro
Rebecca Glorie
Chair supported by Rosalind & Lyndsay Potts through the Duet program.
Beth Hebert
Emma Hunt

William Huxtable
Alexandra Isted
Sunmi Jung
Christina Katsimbardis 
Kathryn Lee

Andrea Mendham
Chair partnered by Dale & Michael Kitney through the Duet program.
Akiko Miyazawa
Chair partnered by MIMI
Lucas O’Brien
Melanie Pearn
Louise Sandercock

Chair is supported by an unnamed donor through the Duet program.
Jane Serrangeli
Chair is supported by Philip & Frances Chadwick through the Duet program.
Cerys Tooby
Samantha Wickramasinghe

Chair supported by The Baker Family through the Duet program.

VIOLA
Daniel Schmitt Principal
Alex Brogan Assoc Principal
Kierstan Arkleysmith
Nik Babic

Chair partnered by Maryllis and Paul Green-Armytage through the Duet program.
Benjamin Caddy
Chair partnered by Future Logic
Alison Hall
Rachael Kirk
James Munro

Chair supported by Roger Jennings through the Duet program.
Elliot O’Brien
Helen Tuckey

Chair supported by Gina Humphries through the Duet program.

CELLO
Rod McGrath Principal
Eve Silver* Assoc Principal
Jeremy Garside
Chair supported by Brian & Romola Haggerty through Duet program.
Shigeru Komatsu
Chair supported by unnamed donors through the Duet program.
Oliver McAslan
Chair supported by M & D Forrest and Michelle Todd through the Duet program.
Nicholas Metcalfe
Chair supported by The Gregg family through the Duet program.
Fotis Skordas
Chair supported by unnamed donor through the Duet program.
Tim South

DOUBLE BASS
Andrew Sinclair* Principal
John Keene Assoc Principal
Chair supported by Janet Holmes à Court AC & Gilbert George through the Duet program.

Christine Reitzenstein
Mark Tooby
Giovanni Vinci

FLUTE
Andrew Nicholson Principal
Mary-Anne Blades Assoc Principal
Chair supported by unnamed donor through the Duet program.


PICCOLO
Sonia Croucher Principal

OBOE
Liz Chee Acting Principal
Chair supported by Ruth E. Thorn and Michael & Helen Tuite through the Duet program.

COR ANGLAIS
Jonathan Ryan Principal Cor Anglais
Chair is supported by Joshua & Pamela Pitt through the Duet program.

CLARINET
Allan Meyer Principal
Chair supported by Leanne & Sam Walsh A0
 through the Duet program.
Som Howie Associate Principal

BASS CLARINET
Alexander Millier Principal
Chair supported by Prue Ashurst through the Duet program.

BASSOON
Jane Kircher-Lindner Principal
Adam Mikulicz Acting Principal
Chair supported by Meg O’Neill, Chase Hayes & Vicky Hayes through the Duet program.

Chloe Turner Associate Principal

HORN 
The Horn section is supported by Rod and Margaret Marston through the Duet program.
David Evans Principal
Eve McEwen Associate Principal Horn
Robert Gladstones Principal 3rd Horn
Julia Brooke
Francesco Lo Surdo

TRUMPET
Jenna Smith Principal
Chair supported by John and Nita Walshe through the Duet program. 

Peter Miller

TROMBONE
Joshua Davis Principal
Chair partnered by Dr Glenda Campbell-Evans & Dr Ken Evans AM

Liam O'Malley Assoc Principal
Chair supported by Dale & Greg Higham through the Duet program.

TUBA
Chloe Higgins 
Principal

TIMPANI
Alex Timcke Principal
Chair is supported by Jean & Peter Stokes through the Duet Program.

PERCUSSION
Brian Maloney Principal
François Combémorel Assoc Principal Percussion & Timpani
Chair supported by Jim & Freda Irenic through the Duet program.


*Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC.  

“Asher Fisch & WASO has proved a match made in heaven.”
Limelight Magazine 2017

About

Meet the Orchestra

  1. Principal Conductor & Artistic Adviser
  2. Associate Conductor
  3. Concertmaster
  4. Violin
  5. Viola
  6. Double Bass
  7. Cello
  8. Woodwinds
  9. Percussion
  10. Brass
  11. The Orchestra
  12. WASO Emeritus Musicians
  13. WASO Chorus
  14. Composer in Residence
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