Musicians

Violin I

Dr. Fabián López, Concertmaster | Will Gillis Military Appreciation Chair

Megan Kenny, Associate Concertmaster | Berte Dean Carter and AA Howell, Jr. Endowed Chair

Holland Phillips

Jayon Felizarta

Lisa Gattuso 

Chang Zhang 

Violin II

 Randolyn Emerson

Laura Eis

Laurel Wachtler

Jessica Caviness

Carey Sleeman | Leroy Anderson Chair for the Last Chair in Second Violins

Viola

Dr. Clark Spencer, Principal | Principal Viola Endowed Chair

David Phillips | Dr. Glen Keeney Memorial Chair

Kristin Stiteler

Warren Ferguson

Dennis Malloy

Cello

Jesse Smith, Principal | The Carlos Zukowski Memorial Endowment

Paul Kirkpatrick, Assistant Principal | The Deborah and Walter Greene Chair

Barbara Shipp

Victor Cediel

Bass

Rebecca Marland, Principal Bass

Stuart McLemore | William F. Grimes and Frances Loy Grimes Chair

Andrew Beach

Chris Buddo

Woodwinds

Sarah Busman, Principal Flute | Barbara Terry Chair

Linda Lane, Second Flute

Alison Mossey, Third Flute/Piccolo

Jessica Miller, Principal Oboe | Grace Butler Keith Chair

Ronnal Ford II, Second Oboe/English Horn

Matthew Covington, Third Oboe

Joshua Bottoms, Principal Clarinet

Nathan Olawsky, Second Clarinet | Michael and Lynette Green Chair

Dr. Catherine Keen Hock, Third Clarinet/Bass Clarinet

Patrick Herring, Principal Bassoon

Dr. Rebecca Libera, Second Bassoon

Helena Spencer, Third Bassoon/Contrabassoon

Brass

Steve Skillman, Principal Horn | Robert Drake Chair

Alex Williams, Second Horn

Bill Tyler, Third Horn

Mark Jones, Fourth Horn

Dr. Timothy Altman, Principal Trumpet | Susan and Richard Shereff Chair

Dean Oaks, Second Trumpet | The Marion Cusak Vonnegut & Norbert Josef Vonnegut Chair

Marisa Youngs, Third Trumpet

Jesse Rackley III, Principal Trombone

Cameron Randall, Second Trombone

Tetsuya Endo, Bass Trombone

Travis Moffitt, Principal Tuba | Phoebe Edna Williams Curl Chair

Percussion

Stephanie Wilson, Principal Timpani

Victoria Nelson, Principal Percussion

Dr. Daniel McCloud

Dr. Quintin Mallette

Dr. Joseph Van Hassel

Harp

Winifred Garrett, Principal

Piano

Anastasia Bryant, Acting Principal | Principal Piano Endowed Chair

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Featured Musician

Jesse Smith – Principal Cello

Jesse Smith is a chamber and orchestral cellist who currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina. As an avid performer, Smith is the principal cellist of the Fayetteville Symphony and the New Carolina Sinfonia and is frequently invited to play for performances by the Long Bay Symphony, Carolina Ballet, The Carolina Master Choral, and the Carolina Philharmonic. He also enjoys the opportunity to play chamber music throughout the South Eastern Coast and is a founding member of the Magnolia String Quartet.

Smith graduated with his bachelor’s degree in music performance from East Carolina University where he studied with Emanuel Gruber.  As a student and later as an alumni, he was regularly invited to play alongside internationally-renowned musicians in Ara Gregorian’s “Next Generation” concerts as a part of the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival. After graduation from ECU, Smith continued his study in performance by attending Stony Brook University. During his time on Long Island he was in the studio of Colin Carr, where he received his Master of Music Performance degree. 

To Educate. To Entertain. To Inspire.

The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1956 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is a professional, regional orchestra whose mission is to educate, entertain, and inspire the citizens of the Fayetteville, North Carolina region as the leading musical resource.  Praised for its artistic excellence, the Symphony leads in the cultural and educational landscape for Fayetteville and the southeastern North Carolina region.

The Fayetteville Symphony typically performs 8 concerts during any given season performing both at Methodist University and Fayetteville State University. Partnerships with other agencies include collaborative performances with Cape Fear Regional Theatre, chamber concerts at St. John’s Episcopal Church, as well as the city’s annual Independence concert with fireworks. The Symphony brings music to the schools and the community by performing educational concerts, as well as having its own Fayetteville Symphony Youth Orchestra, after school strings and summer music camps.

This organization is supported in part by a space grant from the BB&T Term Endowment of Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc.


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