Lancaster Festival Orchestra

The Lancaster Festival Orchestra is made up of professional musicians from around the United States and the world. Most have seasonal positions with other orchestras, and many also teach. Under the leadership of Maestro John Gennaro Devlin , this group performs pops and classical repertoire at a world-class level.

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  • Dmitri Pogorelov, Concertmaster, Commerce City, CO
    Eleanor Hood and Barbara Hunzicker Concertmaster Chair
    Calvin Lewis, Associate Concertmaster, San Diego, CA
    Veronika Afanassieva, Assistant Concertmaster, Colorado Springs, CO
    Jiachi Huang, Taipei, Taiwan
    Susan Spafford, Glen Allen, VA
    Sarah Becker, Cincinnati, OH
    Tom Sobieski, Mason, OH
    Anna Linder,º Westerville, OH

  • Kara Camfield, Principal, Dayton, OH
    Devin Copfer, Assistant Principal, Columbus, OH
    Emily Cornelius, Cleveland, OH
    Emma Joyce, Charleston, SC
    Sean Klopfenstein, Brooklyn, NY
    Anna Wallace,ºººº Hillard, OH

  • Nick Carper, Principal, Spokane, WA
    Joey Pomeroy, Assistant Principal, Spokane, WA
    Karen Johnson, Oakwood, OH
    Alex D'Amico, Miami, FL
    James Marshall,ººº Rochester, NY

  • Philip Kettler, Principal, Boise, ID
    Robert Wolfinger, Principal Cello Chair
    Yu Wen Wang, Assistant Principal, Columbus, OH
    Chris Moehlenkamp, Columbus, OH
    Fan Zeng, Columbus, OH
    Nick Pascucci, Baltimore, MD
    Romain-Olivier Gray,ºº Woodbridge, VA

  • Victor Döme, Principal, Dayton, OH
    Tiffany Freeman, Assistant Principal, Nashville, TN
    Moses Carreker, Columbus, OH
    Sarah Ransom, Louisville, KY

  • Margaret Swinchoski, Principal, Milford, DE
    Janet Van Graas, Centerville, OH
    Lisa Jelle, Columbus, OH

  • Lisa Jelle - Columbus, OH

  • Erin Banholzer - Principal - Philadelphia, PA

    James Riggs, Tampa, FL

  • Melissa Stevens - Westerville, OH

  • Andy Cho - Principal - Edison, NJ

    Evan Lynch - New Albany, OH

  • Linda Fisher - Principal - Pittsburgh, PA
    Rachael Young, Cincinnati, OH
    Steve Ehrin, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Hector J. Rod, Principal, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
    Frances Pinkham, Springfield, OR
    Stan Spinola, Miami, FL
    Mitchell McCrady, Columbus, OH

  • Loren Toplitz, Principal, Shaker Heights, OH
    Kevin Natoli, Cleveland Heights, OH
    Dale Nawrocki, Grove City, OH

  • Jason Stein, Principal, Haddon Heights, NJ
    David Roode, Ludlow, KY
    Sean McGhee, Cincinnati, OH

  • Conrad Shaw, Principal, Richmond, VA

  • Kim Shelley - Principal - Godfrey, IL

  • Jacqueline Kerrod, Principal, Skillman, NJ

  • Michael LaMattina, Principal, Dayton, OH
    David Horsky, Rushville, OH
    Bruce Gerken, Lancaster, OH
    Clark Hubbard, Nashville, TN

  • Judith Lynn Stillman - Providence, RI

FULL ORCHESTRA LIST BY INSTRUMENT

VIOLIN I
Dmitri Pogorelov, Concertmaster, Commerce City, CO
Eleanor Hood and Barbara Hunzicker Concertmaster Chair
Calvin Lewis, Associate Concertmaster, San Diego, CA
Veronika Afanassieva, Assistant Concertmaster, Colorado Springs, CO
Jiachi Huang, Taipei, Taiwan
Susan Spafford, Glen Allen, VA
Sarah Becker, Cincinnati, OH
Tom Sobieski, Mason, OH
Anna Linder,º Westerville, OH

VIOLIN II
Kara Camfield, Principal, Dayton, OH
Devin Copfer, Assistant Principal, Columbus, OH
Emily Cornelius, Cleveland, OH
Emma Joyce, Charleston, SC
Sean Klopfenstein, Brooklyn, NY
Anna Wallace,ºººº Hillard, OH

VIOLA
Nick Carper, Principal, Spokane, WA
Joey Pomeroy, Assistant Principal, Spokane, WA
Karen Johnson, Oakwood, OH
Alex D'Amico, Miami, FL
James Marshall,ººº Rochester, NY

CELLO
Philip Kettler, Principal, Boise, ID
Robert Wolfinger, Principal Cello Chair
Yu Wen Wang, Assistant Principal, Columbus, OH
Chris Moehlenkamp, Columbus, OH
Fan Zeng, Columbus, OH
Nick Pascucci, Baltimore, MD
Romain-Olivier Gray,ºº Woodbridge, VA

BASS
Victor Döme, Principal, Dayton, OH
Tiffany Freeman, Assistant Principal, Nashville, TN
Moses Carreker, Columbus, OH
Sarah Ransom, Louisville, KY

FLUTE
Margaret Swinchoski, Principal, Milford, DE
Janet Van Graas, Centerville, OH
Lisa Jelle, Columbus, OH

PICCOLO
Lisa Jelle, Columbus, OH

OBOE
Erin Banholzer, Principal, Philadelphia, PA
James Riggs, Tampa, FL

ENGLISH HORN
Melissa Stevens, Westerville, OH

CLARINET
Andy Cho, Principal, Edison, NJ
Evan Lynch, New Albany, OH

BASSOON
Linda Morton-Fisher, Principal, Pittsburgh, PA
Rachael Young, Cincinnati, OH
Steve Ehrin, Pittsburgh, PA

CONTRA BASSOON
Steve Ehrin, Pittsburgh, PA

HORN
Hector J. Rod, Principal, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
Frances Pinkham, Springfield, OR
Stan Spinola, Miami, FL
Mitchell McCrady, Columbus, OH

TRUMPET
Loren Toplitz, Principal, Shaker Heights, OH
Kevin Natoli, Cleveland Heights, OH
Dale Nawrocki, Grove City, OH

TROMBONE
Jason Stein, Principal, Haddon Heights, NJ
David Roode, Ludlow, KY
Sean McGhee, Cincinnati, OH

TUBA
Conrad Shaw, Principal, Richmond, VA

TIMPANI
Kim Shelley, Principal, Godfrey, IL

HARP
Jacqueline Kerrod, Principal, Skillman, NJ

PERCUSSION
Michael LaMattina, Principal, Dayton, OH
David Horsky, Rushville, OH
Bruce Gerken, Lancaster, OH
Clark Hubbard, Nashville, TN

KEYBOARD
Judith Lynn Stillman, Providence, RI

Assistant CONDUCTOR
Alejandro Gómez Guillén, Chandler, AZ

ORCHESTRA MANAGER
Steve Rosenberg, Columbus, OH

ORCHESTRA Assistants
Brandon Mendoza, Blacklick, OH
Casey Wood, Lancaster, OH

ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN
Cathy Schmidt, Lancaster, OH
Sharon Blaydes, Mt Vernon, OH

ºDavis Fellow 

ººChess Fellow 

ºººWilkes Fellow 

ººººOrchestra Fellow

SYMPHONIES WHERE OUR MEMBERS PLAY:

Akron Symphony

Alabama Symphony

Amarillo Symphony

Ashland Symphony

Atlantic Classical Orchestra

Binghamton Philharmonic

Boise Philharmonic

Bryan Symphony

Canton Symphony

Central Ohio Symphony

Chicago Symphony

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Cleveland Pops

Colorado Springs Philharmonic

Columbus Symphony

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

Firelands Symphony

Florida Grand Opera

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Jackson Symphony

Kennedy Center Symphony

Kentucky Symphony

Lancaster Symphony (PA)

Lexington Symphony

Lima Symphony

Mansfield Symphony

Memphis Symphony

Miami City Ballet

Mid-Atlantic Symphony

New York Philharmonic

Newark Granville Symphony

Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic

Ocean City Pops

Owensboro Symphony

Palm Beach Symphony

Paris Opera

Philadelphia Ballet

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra

Richmond Symphony

South Bend Symphony Orchestra

Springfield Symphony Orchestra

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Syracuse Orchestra

Taiwan Philharmonic Orchestra

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Williamsburg Symphony

Conductor John Gennaro Devlin is an ardent champion of American music, an innovator of concert design, and a thought leader in the field of classical music. Currently in his sixth season as Music Director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO), Devlin is only the ninth conductor in its 90-year history to hold that title. In 2025, Devlin will begin his tenure as the Music Director of the Lancaster (OH) Festival Orchestra.

For his work with the WSO, Devlin was named a recipient of the 2023 Georg Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award. Also in 2023, Devlin was honored by Wheeling’s mayor, Glenn F. Elliott, with the Mayor’s Award for “distinguished service, loyalty, and dedication to our city.” 

Devlin’s artistry and versatility make him a frequent guest conductor with major orchestras across the nation. His engagements have included performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Sarasota Orchestra, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, and the American Repertory Ballet. Of his debut with the National Symphony Orchestra and violin soloist Joshua Bell, Anne Midgette of The Washington Post wrote that Devlin “led the evening with flair … and was visibly in his element.”

John Gennaro Devlin is an American conductor of Italian and Irish heritage. He completed his master’s and doctoral degrees in orchestral conducting under the tutelage of James Ross at the University of Maryland School of Music. As an undergraduate student, Devlin attended Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar,graduating summa cum laudewith a double major in Clarinet Performance and Latin. Devlin has also benefitted enormously from his time as a member of the New York Youth Symphony, at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and at the Pierre Monteux School. His professional career has been shaped by his time as an assistant to conductors Gianandrea Noseda, Christoph Eschenbach, Rossen Milanov,and Victoria Gau. 

For more information, please visit www.JohnDevlinMusic.com.