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Orchestra in Southern Oregon. Past CLINTON O’BRIEN, University of Oregon and also holds
orchestral engagements have been bass, is currently performance degrees from Vanderbilt
with the Louisiana Philharmonic, principal bass of University and the New England
Saint Louis Symphony, and a guest the Portland Opera Conservatory. She currently teaches at
concertmaster visit with the National Orchestra, Portland Willamette University. Sunriver Music
Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Columbia Symphony Festival since 2012.
Canada. Sunriver Music Festival since Orchestra, and assistant
2023. principal bass with the Vancouver ANGELIQUE POTEAT,
(WA) Symphony. He is a member of clarinet, is principal
BENJAMIN LULICH, the Oregon Ballet Theater Orchestra, clarinet of the Yakima
clarinet, holds the Rogue Valley Symphony, and Hood Symphony and
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. River Sinfonietta. Clinton appears as Saratoga Orchestra.
Smith principal clarinet solo bass with the Portland based She performs
chair in the Seattle Porchello group and Third Dimension frequently with
Symphony. He held music festival in Astoria. Clinton the Seattle Symphony, Northwest
positions in multiple attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Sinfonietta, and Seattle Modern
other orchestras, including acting Music and the Cleveland Institute of Orchestra, and has also performed
principal clarinet with The Cleveland Music. Sunriver Music Festival since with Emerald City Music and on the
Orchestra, and has performed with the 2015. Seattle Symphony’s Series. Festival
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia engagements include McCall Music
Orchestra, and many other ensembles DOUGLAS PEEBLES, Festival and Icicle Creek Music Festival.
throughout the United States, China, bass trombone, was Also an award-winning composer,
and Europe. Mr. Lulich has also born and raised Poteat’s music has been favorably
recorded numerous film scores, in Portland, OR, in reviewed in the New York Times and
record albums, and video games, as a musical family. she was the Seattle Symphony’s 2022-
well as live concerts featuring artists He started playing 2023 Artist-in-Residence. Her 2024
like Danny Elfman, John Williams, and trombone in the album of chamber music, Six Seasons,
Elton John. Mr. Lulich teaches clarinet fourth grade and within three years can be heard on most streaming
at the University of Washington. He is was performing with the dance/show platforms. Poteat earned degrees
a Backun Artist and performs on MoBa band The United Attractions. Douglas at Rice University and the Cincinnati
clarinets made from cocobolo wood. attended college at the University of College-Conservatory of Music.
Sunriver Music Festival since 2008. Nevada-Reno where he began playing Sunriver Music Festival since 2018.
bass trombone. Since then, he has
GRAHAM MIDDLETON, played with the Oregon Symphony, CATHERINE RAMIREZ,
trombone, is a member Columbia Symphony and is currently flute, is a three-time
of the trombone principal bass trombone in the international prize-
sections of the Portland Vancouver Symphony. He also spent winning flutist and
Opera Orchestra, 30 years with the Woody Hite Big Band. Artist-in-Residence at
Vancouver (WA) Sunriver Music Festival since 2001. St. Olaf College (MN). An
Symphony, and the active solo, chamber,
Yakima Symphony. He previously held HOLLAND PHILLIPS, and orchestral performer and teacher,
positions with the Dubuque Symphony, viola, serves as she has concertized and taught on four
Columbus Symphony, and Opera principal violist of continents to high acclaim. Awarded
Cleveland. Also a skilled craftsman and the Salem Chamber a McKnight Fellowship for Musicians
instrument builder, Graham is sought Orchestra and the in recognition of artistic excellence
after by brass artists nationwide seeking Eugene Symphony. and a distinctive musical voice, she
to modify, customize, or repair their She also performs recently also won a Sphinx MPower
instruments. Graham maintains a private with Chamber Music Amici, Blue Box Artist Grant to record her third solo
low brass studio in the Willamette Valley Ensemble, Oregon Mozart Players, album. She serves communities
and teaches at George Fox University. and Oregon Bach Festival. Ms. Phillips through local and regional outreach
Graham received his bachelors from has been invited to perform and endeavors as well as through national
Northwestern University and master present research papers at regional mentorship programs, and her work
degrees from the University of Michigan. and national conferences, including on optimal musical communication
He also studied at the Peabody Institute Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in has been published in major print and
and the Aspen Music Festival. Sunriver the United States, and Music Teachers online flute magazines. Sunriver Music
Music Festival since 2022. National Association. Ms. Phillips Festival since 2021.
completed her doctoral studies at the
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