HomeNut
Orchestra Next engaged its professionals, fellows, and University of Oregon SAIL ON high school students to produce sections of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker for the Eugene Ballet from April through October of 2020 during the pandemic. Musicians from Oregon, across the U.S. and as far away as Puerto Rico recorded their parts for several movements from their homes, with the results including the Overture in the virtual Nutcracker performance with the Eugene Ballet (experienceballet.com). Learn more about this project at Orchestra Next’s podcast…and the Band Played ON – The HomeNut Episode.
Violin 1
Lisa McWhorter, concertmaster
sponsored by Phyllis Helland and Ray Morse
Nathan Lowman
Della Davis, principal
sponsored by Brian and Nancy Davies
Emma Simmons
Diana Ramirez-Rosales
Jenna Kramer
Violin 2
Matthew Fuller, principal
Matthew Zheng
Julia Frantz, principal
Megan Suisuico-Scott
Julia Sedloff
Annika Porter
Viola
Holland Phillips, principal
Adam Fishburn
Lauren Elledge, principal
Cello
Anne Ridlington, principal
Jennifer Jordan
Noah Seitz, principal
Christine Sears
Haley Slaugh
Makenna Bach
Bass
Tyler Abbott, principal
sponsored by Seth Kimmel, Bass Violin Maker
Nicholas Burton
Flute
Jacqueline Arrington-Cordova, principal
sponsored by John Reynolds
Samantha Tartamella
Savannah Gentry, piccolo
Oboe
Melissa Peña, principal
sponsored by Brad Foley
Rebecca Keller
English Horn
Jose Febus
Clarinet
Wonkak Kim, principal
Zhi-Yuan Luo
Bass Clarinet
Esther Kwak
Bassoon
Steve Vacchi, principal
Bronson York
Horn
Lydia Van Dreel, principal
sponsored by Terry Orr
Meredith Moore, asst. principal
Lauren Griffith – Hanan Rahman
Sean Brennan
Trumpet
Sarah Viens, principal
sponsored by Mark Gould
Kaileigh Neff
Trombone
Carson Keeble, principal
sponsored by Paul Roth
Otmar Borchard
Sam Brown
Tuba
James Kuzmic
Arnold Jacobs Tuba Chair
Timpani
Pius Cheung, principal
Percussion
Sophia Lo
Jade Hails
Natalie North
Piano
Hung-Hun Chu, principal
Harp
Laura Zaerr, principal
And…
Featuring students from SAIL ON – a free summer music camp for Oregon high school musicians
in partnership with SAIL, University of Oregon
with generous support from
the Oregon Humanities Center’s Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities
Audio Engineers
Lance Miller, principal – Eleanor Bruhns
Hiroki Jurgens – Hari Iyer
Producers
Brian McWhorter and Sarah Viens
