The Board of Directors serve as the stewards of the CSO. Directors ensure success to the organization, donors, and the community through service including participation, advocacy, fiduciary oversight, and fundraising. The Board reviews nominations on a rolling basis and encourages interested individuals to reach out at contact@catskillsymphony.org

Sarah Patterson, Chair

Constance Martin, Vice Chair

Max Tannenbaum, Treasurer

Sean Shannon, Secretary

Wendy Hunt

Denise Richardson

Christopher Rollo

The Artistic Director and Operations Team are responsible for all aspects of the concert production — from repertoire, to guest artists, to working with the musicians of our orchestra.

Glen Cortese, Artistic Director (contact) (view bio)

Ian Kenyon, General Director and Board Advisor (contact)

Stephani Emery, Personnel Manager (contact)

Joseph Diamond, Bookkeeper (contact)

Sarah Dutton, Stage Manager (contact)

Alaric Carknard, Librarian (contact)

Cynthia Donaldson, House Manager

The Council is the volunteer arm of the CSO and supports activities including advocacy, fundraising, and front-of-house operations at concerts. The Council accepts new members on a rolling basis and interested individuals may reach out at contact@catskillsymphony.org

Denise Richardson, President

William Goertemoeller, Vice President

Dennis Banks

Barbara Francis

Paul Patterson

Ann L. Slocum

Tracy Verma

Violin I

Michael Emery, Mitsuko Suzuki, Nathan Lawrence, Ubaldo Valli, Taras Bohach, Herbert Poetzl, Olga Megedyn, and Andrew Frech

Violin II

Debrah Devine, Raymond Zoeckler, Sharon Wormwood, Yaryna Tsarynska, Shari Rivenburg, and Margaret Jevens

Viola

Megan Dyer, TJ McAvaney, Stephani Emery, Beth Moll, Amy Tompkins, and Michelle Wilcox

Celli

Janet Nepkie, Ben Wittenberg, Michael Gasparovic, Ruth Berry, and Tara Hanish

Double Bass

David Irvin, Roy Stock, and Rich Mollin

Flute

Elizabeth Kitson, Elizabeth Evans, and Ana Laura Gonzalez

Oboe

Cathryn Jones, Victoria Rickard, and Maureen Haehnel

Clarinet

Richard MacDowell and Tom Slavinsky

Bassoon

Sue Daves, Judith Marchione, and Daniel Hane

French Horn

Victor Sungarian, Gregory Williams, and Martin Burki

Trumpet

Ralph Dudgeon, Benjamin Aldridge, and Alan Howell

Trombone

Paul Blake, Don Martin, and Frank Meredith

Tuba

Michael Depauw

Tympani

Kathryn Lowery

Percussion

Jeffrey Grubbs and Michael Cirmo

Harp

Karlinda Caldicott