OAKLAND CIVIC ORCHESTRA
  • 2025|2026 SEASON
  • About
    • Orchestra
    • Conductors
    • Musicians
    • Guest Artists
    • Composer-in-Residence
  • Chamber
    • Performances
    • Opus Oakland
    • Cierzo Flutes
  • Documentary
  • Join/Auditions
    • Current Vacancies
  • MAILING LIST
  • Support/Donors
  • Contact/Map
  • Media
    • Past Performances
  • Member Portal
    • Member Schedule
    • OCOA Board Documents
    • Sheet Music
  • 2025|2026 SEASON
  • About
    • Orchestra
    • Conductors
    • Musicians
    • Guest Artists
    • Composer-in-Residence
  • Chamber
    • Performances
    • Opus Oakland
    • Cierzo Flutes
  • Documentary
  • Join/Auditions
    • Current Vacancies
  • MAILING LIST
  • Support/Donors
  • Contact/Map
  • Media
    • Past Performances
  • Member Portal
    • Member Schedule
    • OCOA Board Documents
    • Sheet Music
OAKLAND CIVIC ORCHESTRA
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General MEMBERSHIP

VIOLIN I
Christina Walton*
Priyanka Altman
Amanda Mok
Niko Umar-Durr**

Lila MacDonald
Toshi Takeuchi
Anne Nesbet
Helen Tam

Philip Trujillo
Maureen Park
Nick Newton
Jeremy Marley

VIOLIN II
Margaret Wu*
Gar-Wei Lee
Paula White
Michael Hagen
Nancy Ragle

Amy Gordon
Jules Cho
Susan White
Claire Huang
Baily Hopkins
Milica Grahovac
​Ann Moen

Katie Worden***
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VIOLA
Thomas Chow
Sara Rusché

Matt Van Pelt
Felix Chow-Kambitsch

Dorothy Lee
Linda Hsieh
Cody Kim


VIOLONCELLO
Chris Brann
Virgil Rhodius
 
Daniel Strickland
Diego Martinez Mendiola
John Schroder
Diane Louie
Shannon Bowman
Kate Lauer
Bryce Mendelsohn
Christopher Karachale


CONTRABASS
Carol DeArment*
Sandy Schniewind
Nancy Kaspar
​Amanda Fencl
Helene Foussard
David Brossard

FLUTE
Susanne Rublein*
Darin Tidwell
Deborah Yates

PICCOLO
Deborah Yates


OBOE
​Roger Raphael*
Wendy Shiraki

Allison Schwartz

ENGLISH HORN
Wendy Shiraki

CLARINET
Danielle Napoleon
Tom Berkelman

Marcelo Meira

BASS CLARINET

​Tom Berkelman

BASSOON
Adam Williams*
Elizabeth Kelson
​Will Gorman
Zev Cooper

CONTRABASSOON
Zev Cooper



HORN
Alex Stepans
Alex Strachan*
Allyson Ward

Daniel Bao

TRUMPET
Thomas DaSilva
Taylor O'Hanlon

Ron Cohen
Roger Dainer

TROMBONE
Max Walker*
Alexander Bond

BASS TROMBONE
George Gaebler

TUBA
​Francis Upton

TIMPANI/PERCUSSION

Nancy Geimer
Sandra Hui
Diane Louie

PIANO
Debra Temple


* Concertmaster or Principal
​+ Assistant Principal
** Composer in residence
*** On leave
​OCO uses rotational seating
. Current membership is arranged by principals and current seating.

The oakland civic orchestra 
proudly sponsored by our community partners
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