The Musicians
FLUTE
Liece Benstein, Retired
Margaret Eylar
Jocelyne Gardner
Jeremy Jones, GIS Analyst
Loren Kayfetz, (Piccolo) Sr. Wealth Advisor, Ret.
Alisha Rodriguez, Hydrogeologist
Mona Shahbazian, Scientist
Sara Stafford*, (Piccolo) Music & Stagecraft Educator
Michele Thompson, Loan Officer, Ret.
Annette Ventura+, Math Tutor
OBOE
Amy Kahn*, (English Horn) Oboe Teacher & Psychotherapist
Arturo Rodriguez, Executive Assistant
Rijuta Vallishayee, Doctoral Student, U.C. Berkeley
BASSOON
Jason Davis*#, (Contrabassoon) Sr. Director of Marketing
Dave Ferree, IT Director, Ret.
Janet Zingale, Pharmacist, Ret.
CLARINET
Christy Bailes*‡, USAF, Ret., Poet
Alexis Cartales, Operations Manager
Deborah Crowe
Debbie Frasier, Adjunct Chemistry Professor
Stan Jackson, Music Educator, Ret.
Ronald Kerst, Retired
Rick Grand-Lejano, Campus Minister
Kay Leong, (E-Flat) Optician
Pamela Lew, Attorney
Danielle Napoleon, Program Analyst
Gary Pieroni, University Professor
David Rausch, Architect, Ret.
Jan Schmedinghoff, Domestic Engineer & Caretaker
Alexandra Simmons, Educator
BASS CLARINET
Pamela Brawley, Founder, Instrument Care Accessories
Karyn Weber*, Founder, Clarinet Fusion
CONTRABASS CLARINET
James Hashman, Brass & Woodwind Repair
ALTO SAXOPHONE
Derrick Clark, Retired
Jessica Demeyer, Engineer
Alana Goldscheid*,(Soprano Sax) Jewish Family & Children’s Services, Director
Rey Santos, Chemical Engineer, Ret.
Connor Schwab
TENOR SAXOPHONE
Dominic Lotti
Mitchell White, Music Educator
BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Shawn Usedom, Shipping & Receiving Coordinator
TRUMPET/CORNET
Robb Brighton, Investigator, Ret.
Maura Freiermuth, Ship Agent
Rick Leder, Musician
Tony Ligouri, Music Educator, Ret.
Cynthia Pierce, Artist
Eliot Smyrl, Principal Engineer, Roblox
Herschell Taghap
Shannon Valdez, Accountant
FRENCH HORN
Kevin Booker, Strategic Planning
Gary Crandell, BART Car Repairman
Kathryn Crandell, Music Educator, Ret.
Phillip Hobson*, Music Tour Travel
Jessica Newcomb, Nurse Anesthetist
Zach Usedom, Student, DVC
TROMBONE
Javier Cerna, Music Educator
Jay Hoyer
David Osborn, Chemist
Scott Siera, Intellectual Property Attorney
Samantha Sunseri, Assist. Director, Athletic Communications
Dan Ternstrom, Piano Tuning Technician
BASS TROMBONE
Patricia Usedom**, Office Manager
EUPHONIUM
Kendall Costello, Educator Jason Fernandes, Software Engineer Leonard Rossi*, Music Educator, Ret.
Don Tatzin, Retired Mayor of Lafayette
TUBA
Bill Beatty*, Chaplain, Oakland Police Department, Ret.
Sophie Lipkin, Chemist
Jim Verrett
PERCUSSION
Darsh Bhutra, Retired
Spencer Ginn, Student
Robert Hamaker, (Timpani) Musician
Chad Jorgensen, Student
Carl Kittrell, Educator, Ret., Musician
Nina Krebs, Retired
Theresa Srch-Nelson*, Music Therapist
HARP
Joffria Whitfield, Music Educator, Ret., Musician
PIANO
Carla Gee, Musician
STRING BASS
Devon Minson, Musician
‡ Concertmaster
*Section Leader
**Acting Section Leader
+ Librarian
# Band Manager
“Music is the shorthand of emotion.” - Leo Tolstoy