MUSICIANS of the ROUND ROCK SYMPHONY:

The orchestra is a brand new, professional, per-service orchestra. We are not currently seeking new members, but for more information about joining our ranks, click here.

Conductor
Silas Nathaniel Huff

Flute
Adrienne Inglis*
April Hulsey Jirovec
Joanna Martin
Victoria Davis

Oboe
Amy Burgus*
Rebecca Haskins
Jennifer Bernard
Brendon Bushman

Clarinet
Michael Bartnik*
Anna Elizabeth Carney
Juan Gallegos
Fabian Roldan Fuertes

Bass Clarinet
Catharine Sinon Bushman

Bassoon
Julia Windle*
Amanda Swain
Chuck Hazlewood
Sabrina Stovall

Contrabassoon
Nick Nelson

Horn
Anne Marie Cherry*
Miguel R. Cabrera
Brett Kroening
Jancie Philippus

Trumpet
Josh Davies*
Michael Piccione
Zach Buie
Bonnie Andrews

Trombone
Eileen Meyer Russell*
Benjamin Balleza

Bass Trombone
Billy Gayman

Tuba
Americo Lara*

Timpani
Owen Weaver*
Alan Smith

Percussion
Jeffrey H. Otto*
Skipper Lynn McWithey
Adam Bedell
Erin Martysz

Harp
Natalie Tomba

Violin
Shana Bey**
Alexis Ebbets*
Risa Ando-Andrade
Michael David Chisum II
Svetlana Clifft
Daniel Gee
Sherri Marcus Hollister
Aleksandra Kassak
Laurel Lawshae
Beverly Mintz
Carrie Neuner
James Robertson
Ed Stickney
Kevin Voss
Jenny Yang

Viola
Aurelion Petillot*
Jessica Laine Embach
Jason Elinoff
Michelle Martinez

Cello
Yi-Hui Wu*
Jou-An Hou
Hector Moreno
Dylan Rieck
Sunkyung Hwang
Shawn Sanders

Contrabass
George Fahlund*
Jessica Gilliam-Valls
Ricky Pringle

**Concertmaster    *Principal player

MUSIC DIRECTOR:

SILAS NATHANIEL HUFF has conducted outstanding orchestral, choral, and new music performances for over ten years. He has conducted the L’Orchestre de L’Institut Musical de Provence-Aubagne (Aix-en-Provence, France), the Republic of Adegya National Philharmonic Orchestra (Maikop, Russia), the New Symphony Orchestra (Sofia, Bulgaria), the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra (Zlin, Czech Republic), and the Vejvanovský Conservatory Orchestra (Kroměříž, Czech Republic). In the United States he has conducted youth, university, and professional ensembles in California, Indiana, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. A new music enthusiast, Mr. Huff has also organized and presented concerts of new music in California, Texas, New York, Spain, France, Germany, and Italy, and continues to compose and conduct new music.

In 2001, Mr. Huff was named Conductor of the Year by the California State University system, and he was a semi-finalist in the 2004 Maikop International Conducting Competition (Russia). Mr. Huff’s past conducting positions include Assistant Conductor of the California State University Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of the Pacific Palisades Symphony (CA), Assistant Conductor of the Greenwich Village Orchestra (NY), and Music Director of the Southwest German Youth Orchestra (Trossingen, Germany). In 2009, Mr. Huff will debut as guest conductor with the Boulder Chamber Orchestra (CO) and the New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble (NYC) as he continues in his positions as the Music Director of the Astoria Symphony (NYC), Conductor of the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble (NYC), and Associate Producer of Opera the Manhattan School of Music.

A native Texan, Mr. Huff studied classical guitar at Texas State University (when it was still known as SWT) before moving to Los Angeles where he earned a Master of Music degree in music theory and composition under the guidance of Ian Krouse at the University of California at Los Angeles. While at UCLA, Mr. Huff began studying conducting with Maestro Donald Neuen, and upon graduation became a full-time student of orchestral conducting under Dr. Richard Rintoul at California State University in Long Beach. Mr. Huff also spent one year in residence at the Trossingen Hochschüle für Musik (southwest Germany) and two summers at L'Institut Musical Provence-Aubagne (Aix-en-Provence, France). Additionally, he studied privately in Berlin, has attended dozens of workshops, and has taken lessons with some of the world’s finest maestros, including Kirk Trevor, Gustav Meier, Mariusz Smolij, Rossen Milanov, Michael Tilson Thomas, Carl St. Clair, Harold Farberman, Barbara Yahr, Chris Wilkins, and others.

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