Meet the Orchestra

Orchestra Roster

Flute
  Scott Moore *
Jeff Miller
Amy Swanson
Oboe
  Santiago Bernal
Matt Broadhead
      (+English Horn)*
Clarinet
  Nicolas Kosuk *
MaryLou Roels
Anita Wong
Bassoon
  Kelly Borchert
Lev Iskolksii
Lisa Rongren
French Horn
  Ken Adamson
David Blyth
Andy Rich *
Ryan Roberts
Trumpet
  Charles Allard
James Dooley
Darald Gesinger
David Spangler*
Trombone
  Lincoln Atkinson
Larry Cosenza
Rennie deGraaf
Nicholas Eckstein
Matt Stoecker *
Tuba
  Francis X. Langlois
Percussion
  Eric Daane
Kathie Flood
David Brooks
Violin I
  Emily Eder
       (concert master)
Bonnie Adele
Lee Chang
Joel Green
Gregoire Guetat
Luna Huang
Allen Li
Melinda Minch
Manisha Patel
Lyle Wilcox
Violin II
  Shelby Eaton *
Kurt Berglund
Paula Chester Libes
Jihye Gallant
Kyunga Lee
Derek Leung
Emily Ogura
Fran Pope
Nina Ruchirat
Ellie Shin
Anne Tran
Kathy Truher
Oksana Zinchenko
Viola
  Libby Landy *
Bill Avery
Timothy Corrie Jr.
Nigel Haslock
Danny Hyatt
Geoffrey King
Ethan Kusters
Dan Pope
Paul Zagieboylo
Violoncello
  Diane Asness*
Peggy Bishop
Victoria Clarke
Emma Kusters
Juha Niemisto
Ellen Pond
Pat Reilly
Steven Weber
Sharon Wong
Double-Bass
  Michael Fagin
Louie Hackett
Robin Plotnik *
Laura Preslan
Keyboard
 Andrew Rath
Harp
 Steven Weber
* denotes principal

James Truher - Conductor

James joined Microsoft in 1999, where he is currently a Senior Program Manager in the System Center Service Manager team.

James has been a professional musician since 1982, he has degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting as well as study toward a Masters of Arts in Musicology from California State University at Los Angeles.  In 1983 Jim made his conducting debut with the Pasadena Chorale and Orchestra with his orchestration of 'Rejoice in the Lamb' by Benjamin Britten.  Jim has studied conducting with Roger Wagner, William Hatcher and Sergio Siminovich and specializes in music from the Medieval to Baroque periods.  Locally, he conducted the Vaughan Williams 3rd symphony in a Northwest Mahler Festival reading session (2004) and sung with the Tudor choir.  James has been selected as the Assistant Conductor for the Lake Union Civic Orchestra for the 2009-2010 season.  This is his 6th year as the conductor of the Microsoft Orchestra.

Here is a picture taken of our performance in December, 2005 at the Redmond Senior Center!

Here are some pictures that were taken of our performance in December, 2004!

Picture from July, 2004 - Again in Kirkland!

Picture from July, 2003 - Concert for the Kirkland 4th of July celebration!

Here are some pictures that were taken of our performance on November 23, 2002!