Core Musicians
Musicians
Meet Our Core Musicians!
Violin I
Alfred Abel, Concertmaster
Karen Issacs
Reid Bonner
Angela Pulliam
Maggie Davis
Alison Davis
Lorelei Farlow
Violin II
David Blakely
Adele Maxfield
Sean Carey
Hannah Williams
Emily Albright
Amanda Cornet
Christine Savidge
Viola
Melinda Benzel
Colette Abel
Suzanne Um
Mark Schuster
Julia Keller-Welter
Cello
Kara Mozina
John Mattern
Matthew Trefethen
Kathy Burrell
Sarah Binford
Erika Miller
Bass
Christian Starnes
Stafanie Hendricks
Katie Allison
Beth Emmelman
Flute/Piccolo
Trudy Whitford
Charlotte Kunz
Julia Mattern
Oboe
Jessica Myers
Tehillah Moses
Clarinet
Andrea Hoyt
Katy Blocher
Jay Parks
Bassoon
Kathleen Moniaci
Michael Majors
Jennifer Kirkman
Horn
Gail Lewis
Sharon Weyser
Mary Moeller
Jacob Vanderhaeghen
Bill Brown
Mary Ordo
Trumpet
Keith Whitford
Brian Hoover
Jeremy Snyder
Trombone
Brad Koser
John Huntoon
Joseph Neff
Chuck Flowers
Tuba
Bill Rowe
Timpani
David Robbins
Piano
Matt Gerhard
Percussion
Art Reiner
Greg Wolff
Jonathan Rogers
Murray Mast
Sean Carey is a distinguished graduate of Indiana State University’s School of Music, having earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education with Magna Cum Laude honors. Under the tutelage of Dr. Bill Davis, he honed his violin skills and emerged as a talented musician.
Originally from Pennsylvania, Ellen began playing the cello in third grade, discovering a passion for music that has shaped both her education and career. She began teaching during her junior and senior years of high school, working with elementary-aged students in her community. That passion for music education continued through college and beyond as she maintained teaching private cello lessons while living in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Conductor and violinist José Valencia has built a career around a simple conviction: orchestral music is most powerful when musicians and audiences feel genuinely connected to it.
Katie Huddleston’s musical journey began in Goshen, Indiana, where she discovered her love for the cello before transitioning to the captivating world of the string bass. As the first-ever String Bass major at Manchester University, she graduated in 2015 and embarked on a fulfilling career.