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(VA) Symphonies. She is also a former
member of the Granada Baroque,
University of Granada, and Verum
Orchestras. Ms. Sánchez received her
Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees
from Granada’s Royal Conservatory
of Music and the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, respectively.
Sunriver Music Festival since 2016.
JOSEPH KLAUSE,
trumpet, received his
Bachelor’s Degree in
Trumpet Performance
from the New England
Conservatory. At the
Longy School of Music
in Cambridge, he received a Master’s
Degree in Dalcroze Eurhythmics and
an Artist Diploma in Chamber Music.
Joseph teaches at Reed College,
Clackamas Community College, and
in his private studio. Sunriver Music
Festival since 2018.
LESLIE KNIGHT, violin,
was raised in Portland,
Oregon and went on
to major in music at
Willamette University
earning a Bachelor of
Music Performance in
Viola. Since moving to
Bend in 1979, Leslie has performed
with the Central Oregon Symphony,
Music in Public Places programs, as
well as Opera Bend, Mastersingers,
Cascade Chorale, and musical
productions. She is a long-standing
member of the Dove String Quartet,
and launched the orchestra program
at Three Rivers School. Sunriver Music
Festival since 2014.
NELLY KOVALEV,
violin, is concertmaster
of the Oregon Ballet
Theatre Orchestra
and associate
concertmaster of the
Hawaii Symphony and
has been featured as a soloist with
the Oregon Symphony and Oregon
Ballet Theatre amongst others. She
has performed in live broadcasts on
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with the Oregon Symphony, as well the Instructor of Low Brass at Lane
as Trio Picea and the Delgani String Community College. As a composer, he
Quartet. She has toured Asia and has premiered several works. Sunriver
across Europe (including in her home Music Festival since 2022.
country of Latvia), with performances
in Radio City Music Hall, The Kennedy ANDREAS LANG,
Center, Nokia Theater, The Hollywood horn, took up French
Bowl, and most recently, playing the horn as a child in his
national anthem to open a Trailblazers native Germany. After
game at the Moda Center in Portland, arriving at Oregon
Oregon. Her session work includes State University as a
scores for Frozen, Renfield, Outlander, Fulbright Scholar in
Ben Hur, The Age of Adeline, as well 1989, he joined the Eugene Symphony
as Halo and Spider-Man video games, Orchestra as assistant principal horn,
and albums for Alesana, Federale, and and has performed several times at
Pink Martini. Kovalev is a graduate of the Oregon Bach Festival. In addition,
Portland State University where she Andreas served as Principal Horn
received her Master’s degree. Sunriver with the Corvallis- OSU Symphony
Music Festival since 2012. Orchestra, a position he held for 14
seasons. Sunriver Music Festival since
JONATHAN KUHNS- 2016.
OBANA, horn, is
currently a member CAROL LAUBE, violin,
of the Eugene is an associate-
Symphony Orchestra, concertmaster with the
Portland Opera Reno Philharmonic,
Orchestra, Oregon principal second with
Mozart Players, and Eugene Concert the Reno Chamber
Orchestra. Previously, he has held orchestra, and spent
principal positions with the Hong six years in Branson, MO playing with
Kong Sinfonietta, Hyogo Performing the Lawrence Welk Orchestra. Carol
Arts Center Orchestra (Japan), and earned her bachelor’s degree in violin
the Young Musician’s Foundation performance from Rice University and
Debut Orchestra (Los Angeles). Jon two masters in violin performance; the
is a founding member of The August first at DePaul University while studying
Winds, a Dallas-based woodwind with Mark Zinger and the second at the
quintet, and has performed with University of Nevada, Reno where she
the microphilharmonic at the Shedd studied with her friend and mentor
Institute in Eugene. Jon received his Phillip Ruder. She has spent the past
Master of Music from the University two summers in the Appalachian
of Southern California and Bachelor League serving as Bench Coach for
of Music from Indiana University. the Burlington Sock Puppets. Sunriver
Sunriver Music Festival since 2023. Music Festival since 2007.
JAMES KUZMIC, tuba, ERIC LEE, violin,
hails from Allenton, is associate
Wisconsin and holds concertmaster of the
a bachelor’s degree Washington National
in music from the Opera/Kennedy Center
University of Wisconsin- Opera House Orchestra
Stevens Point and a in Washington, D.C. He
master’s degree from the University holds degrees from the Juilliard School
of Oregon. He is Principal Tuba of and the University of Wisconsin-
the Portland Columbia Symphony Madison. A native of Wisconsin, Eric
Orchestra and the Newport Symphony also spends part of every summer
Orchestra. He is bass trombonist performing with the Britt Festival
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