Musicians
An Award-Winning Orchestra
The Western Piedmont Symphony Orchestra is the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina and is comprised of talented acclaimed musicians from across North Carolina. WPS is led by music director Matthew Troy.
2024 - 2025 Season
VIOLIN I
Dan Skidmore, Concertmaster
Larry Freiman First Chair
Kelsey Philbrick#, Asst. Concertmaster
Angela Allen
Erica Cooper* Galina Johnson#
Emmeline MacMillan Katherine Miller* Wilson Pace Charley Schafer
Nathan Thoreer
RJ Wohlman Chang Zhang*
Violin II
Nathan Southwick, Principal
Luke Benton, Associate Principal
Molly Barrett, Assistant Principal
Laura Blankenship#
Elizabeth Boyle
Tabitha Metz*
Sierra Sims-Smith
Jonathan Sullivan Mary Ellen Watson
Viola
Alvoy Bryan, Jr., Principal
Timothy Gudger#, Associate Principal
Logan Strawn, Acting Assoc. Principal Dean Burgos Kathryn Estes* Amanda Harrell*
Maria Kindt
Eric Koontz*
Kathryn Middel# David Phillips
Cello
Samuel Magill, Principal
Dr. Gary McDougal Chair
J. Alexandra Johnston, Associate Principal
Gustavo Antoniacomo Allison Bormuth Emily Grissing* Jim Lestock *
Natalie Parker
Sarah Rocco Ross
Elijah White
Bass
Aaron Craven, Principal
Michael DiTrolio, Assistant Principal
Earl Anderson
Carter Callison Tonya Steward Emery Wegh
Flute
Laura D. Stevens, Principal
Abigail Simoneau
Piccolo
Jennifer Dior
Oboe
Anna Morris, Principal
Matthew Covington
Teil Buck
English Horn
Matthew Covington
Clarinet
David Allen, Principal
Daniel Garcia
BASS CLARINET
Matthew Libera
Bassoon
Paige West-Smith, Principal
Christopher Allpress* Stephanie Lipka
Contrabassoon
Rebecca Libera
Horn
Timothy Papenbrock, Principal
Dakota Corbliss Christopher Griffin
Melanie Watson
Trumpet
Luke Boudreault, Principal
William Lawing
Mark Hibshman*
Trombone
Tom Burge* Dendrick Glenn*
Mark Stephens
Bass Trombone
Aleksandr Witt
Tuba
Edward L. Baity, Jr., Principal
TIMPANI
Charles Smith
Adam Neilly Family Chair
Percussion
Shawn Roberts#, Principal
Stephanie Wilson, Act. Principal Chris Mayhew* Isaac Pyatt* Eric Schmidt* Brady Spitz* Jared Steward*
Harp
Helen Rifas, Principal Winifred Garrett*
Keyboard
Ashley Clasen, Principal Mi-Jin Kim*
Orchestra Librarian
RJ Wohlman
Personnel Manager
David Allen
* Substitute 24-25
On Leave 24-25
Kelsey Philbrick, first violin
Galina Johnson, first violin Laura Blankenship, second violin Timothy Gudger, viola Kathryn Middel, viola Shawn Roberts, percussion