Dr. Paul Bhasin
Music Director & Conductor
Catherine MacGregor
Executive Director
Brent Adams
Chairperson/President

History + Mission

Enriching Lives Through Music

Established in 1964, the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra has served the community by offering audiences high quality symphonic concerts, educational programing, and community partnerships.

The DeKalb Symphony Orchestra presents concerts of traditional and contemporary symphonic repertoire, seeking both the highest possible level of artistic quality and the advancement of musical awareness and participation among our musicians and diverse audiences. Membership in DeKalb Symphony Orchestra is by audition. The orchestra is composed of qualified volunteer musicians from the community as well as a cohort of paid professional musicians serving in principal roles. The DSO plays at least 5 concerts each year including the Subscription Series, Children’s Concert, Free Community Concerts, and special performances. The DSO performs primarily in DeKalb County venues, but as a regional organization, the orchestra is not limited to DeKalb County in its service, operations or personnel.

Conductors + Musicians

Meet the Orchestra

Conductors

Dr. Paul Bhasin
Music Director & Conductor
Charles Baldwin
Assistant Conductor

First Violin

Jonathan Urizar
Concertmaster
Mao Omura
Associate Concertmaster
Alan Boda
Ryan Metzler
Sharyn Parks Brown
Christy Song

Second Violin

Yi-Wen Yeh
Principal
James Baugher
Player Representative
Sarah Chang
Ruth Henson
Polly Price
Stephen Shin
Eric Zhang

Viola

Hilary Gamble-Villareal
Principal
Stephen Liu
Martha Oceguera
Courtney Whyte-May

Cello

Alana Bennett-Garcia
Principal
Alex Banul
Sarah Barros
Andrew Choi
Nathan Hoffmann
Damian Mycroft
Rachel Seong
Lillian Wang

Bass

Stephen Ward
Principal
Duane House
Christopher Jeffer
Emily Koh
Alex Petralia

Flute

Amy Wright
Principal
Bess Bridwell
Lisa Mahoney

Oboe

Rebecca Testerman
Principal
Leah Gamba

Clarinet

Andrew Warwick
Principal
AC Dennard
Barbaraann Bongiovanni

Bassoon

Lazara Santana
Principal
William Lawson
Jonathan Headen

Horn

Andrew Sehmann
Principal
Jonah Hammett
John Pirtle
Tyler Smith
Ben Vickrey

Trumpet

Jonathan Swygert
Principal
Matt Soares

Trombone

Michael DeSousa
Principal
Tim Frantz

Tuba

Graham Wells
Principal

Percussion

Jackson Riffle
Principal
Jordan Barnett
Matteo DeLurgio
Culver Lewis

Harp

Julie Koenig

Keyboard

Janice Vernon

Staff + Board Members

Meet the Team

Staff

Catherine MacGregor
Executive Director

Board Officers

Brent Adams
Chairperson/President
Ann S. Alperin
Vice President
Stanton J. Shapiro (Stan)
Secretary
Lucas Jesuit
Treasurer
James Baugher
Player Representative

Board Members

Marquetta J. Bryan
Dr. Catherine W. Carter
Robert C. Cooper (Bob)
Jayne Ji
Eric Moreno
Allison Rose
Dr. Linda Lehmil
Georgia Ekonomou