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Staff | Board of Directors | Principal Musicians | The Orchestra

SSO Staff

Sherman Symphony Association Board of Directors

Peter Bellermann, President
Susan Whitenack, President-Elect
Lana Caswell-Garcia, Treasurer
Marylyn Branson-Keck
Kurt Cichowski
Becka Gauthier
Tony Giarraputo
David Gunn
Alan Harkey
Lindsey Manley
Margaret Mealy, Secretary
Amanda Phillips
Marty Richardson
Ron Roberts
Ron Rowe
Hon. Josh Stevenson
Mila Zhu
Aaron Bucy, Executive Director
Daniel Dominick, Music Director
Leslie Whelan, Education Director

Advisory Council:

Dr. Tyson Bennett
Superintendent, Sherman Independent School District

Hon. Bruce Dawsey
Grayson County Judge

Chief Jason Jeffcoat
Sherman Police Department

Dr. David Kirkbride
Superintendent, Denison Independent School District

Peter Munson, Esq.
Partner at Munson, Cardwell, Tillett & Brown PC

Mark Nagel, Owner
Sparrows Gallery

Hon. David Plyler
Mayor of Sherman

David Stone
Senior Vice President, Stone-Dobbs Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors

Gail Utter
Managing Director, Wells Fargo Advisors

 

Principal Musicians

Clare Cason

Clare Cason

Concertmaster

James Song

James Song

Violin

David Cason

David Cason

Cello

Randy Inman

Randy Inman

Bass

Paul Dods

Paul Dods

Clarinet

Mai Hessel

Mai Hessel

Percussion

The Sherman Symphony Orchestra

VIOLINS

Clare Cason, concertmaster
Haruna Minoura
Benjamin Wahlquist
Charlie Hadel
Jana Kmodras
Cole Flanagan
Mikyung Kim Kwon
Esther Tran
Cindy Park
Ha Dang
Phoenix Abbo
Hyejin Lee


James Song, principal
Jackson Mullis
Leif Inocian
Janetta Tang
Elijah Evans
Thomas Keeley
Taylor Williams
Carol Wells

VIOLAS

Kathleen Crabtree, principal
Conner Thomason
Fred Freeman
Kyle Davis
Aquilla Smith

CELLOS

David Cason, principal
Leslie Whelan
Riley Smith
Jane Klauser
Ricardo Mejia
Jackson Dominick

BASSES

Randy Inman, principal
Suzy Salzman
Greg Hendrix
Ricardo Puche
Ian Grims

FLUTES

Amy Thiemann, principal
Suzy Barker
Margaret Mealy

PICCOLO

Margaret Mealy

OBOES

Katie Haun
Ashley Rollins

ENGLISH HORN

Ashley Rollins

CLARINETS

Paul Dods, principal
Michael Nichols

BASS CLARINET

position open

BASSOONS

Russ Riding, principal
Jonna Griffith

HORNS

Eric Hessel, principal
Luis Calderón, assistant
Megan Derubeis
Laura Chicarello
Alex Weaver

TRUMPETS

Miles Roth, principal
Anthony Merrick
John Vietta

TROMBONES

Amanda Kana, principal
Alan Harkey
Zacharias Davis

TUBA

Daniel Larsen

HARP

Allison Read

TIMPANI

Mai Hessel, principal

PERCUSSION

Cara Wildman
Curtis McCarthy

Musicians interested in joining the orchestra: Please contact Daniel L. Dominick at ddominick@austincollege.edu or 903-813-2461.