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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Lisa Jelle
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Erin Banhozer, Principal
James Riggs
Melissa Stevens+
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Melissa Stevens
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Evan Lynch, Principal
Kaleigh Simmons
Mark Kleine%
Nancy Gamso#
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Mark Kleine%
Nancy Gamso#
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Linda Morton Fisher, Principal
Rachael Young
Cynthia Cioffari+
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Cynthia Cioffari+
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Dmitri Pogorelov, Concertmaster
Calvin Lewis, Associate
Veronika Afanassieva, Assistant Concertmaster
Jiachi Huang
Susan Spafford
Stephanie Merten
Ashley Dyer
Nathan Jeoung* -
Kara Camfield, Principal
Devin Copfer, Associate
Emily Cornelius
Sean Klopfenstein
Tom Sobieski
Anna Linder* -
Nick Carper, Principal
Gerald Liu, Associate
Karen Johnson
Alex D'Amico
James Marshall
Anna Gassanova* -
Philip Kettler, Principal
Andrew McIntosh, Associate
Chris Moehlenkamp
Fan Zeng
Nick Pascucci
Camden Grant Wentz*
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Victor Döme, Principal
Tiffany Freeman, Associate
Moses Carreker
Sarah Ransom
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Margaret Swinchoski, Principal
Janet Van Graas
Lisa Jelle
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Hector Rodriguez, Principal
Paola Tobon, Assistant
Jason Allison
Stan Spinola
Mitch McGrady
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Loren Toplitz, Acting Principal
Kevin Natoli
Dale Nawrocki
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Tom Pylinski, Principal
Jason Stein
Sean McGhee
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Brian Brown, Principal
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Donnie Johns, Acting Principal
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Jacqui Kerrod, Acting Principal
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Michael LaMattina, Principal^
Davi Lira
Clark Hubbard
Kallan Imhoff#
Zac Jansheski&
Eliseo Rael (Section^) (Principal+)
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Judith Lynn Stillman, Principal
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Josh Newburry
Librarian
Cynthia Stacy
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FULL ORCHESTRA LIST BY INSTRUMENT
First Violin
Dmitri Pogorelov, Concertmaster
Calvin Lewis, Associate
Veronika Afanassieva, Assistant Concertmaster
Jiachi Huang
Susan Spafford
Stephanie Merten
Ashley Dyer
Nathan Jeoung*
Second Violin
Kara Camfield, Principal
Devin Copfer, Associate
Emily Cornelius
Sean Klopfenstein
Tom Sobieski
Anna Linder*
Viola
Nick Carper, Principal
Gerald Liu, Associate
Karen Johnson
Alex D'Amico
James Marshall
Anna Gassanova*
Cello
Philip Kettler, Principal
Andrew McIntosh, Associate
Chris Moehlenkamp
Fan Zeng
Nick Pascucci
Camden Grant Wentz*
Double Bass
Victor Dome, Principal
Tiffany Freeman, Associate
Moses Carreker
Sarah Ransom
Flute
Margaret Swinchoski, Principal
Janet Van Graas
Lisa Jelle
Piccolo
Lisa Jelle
Oboe
Erin Banhozer, Principal
James Riggs
Melissa Stevens+
English Horn
Melissa Stevens+
Clarinet
Evan Lynch, Principal
Kaleigh Simmons
Mark Kleine%
Nancy Gamso#
Bass Clarinet
Mark Kleine%
Nancy Gamso#
Bassoon
Linda Morton Fisher, Principal
Rachael Young
Cynthia Cioffari+
Contrabassoon
Cynthia Cioffari+
Horn
Hector Rodriguez, Principal
Paola Tobon, Assistant
Jason Allison
Stan Spinola
Mitch McGrady
Trumpet
Loren Toplitz, Acting Principal
Kevin Natoli
Dale Nawrocki
Trombone
Tom Pylinski, Principal
Jason Stein
Sean McGhee
Tuba
Brian Brown, Principal
Timpani
Donnie Johns, Acting Principal
Percussion
Michael LaMattina, Principal^
Davi Lira
Clark Hubbard
Kallan Imhoff#
Zac Jansheski&
Eliseo Rael (Section^) (Principal+)
Harp
Jacqui Kerrod, Acting Principal
Piano
Judith Lynn Stillman, Principal
Electric Bass^
Josh Newburry
Librarian
Cynthia Stacy
*Fellow
^Broadway Concert ONLY
$Classical ONLY
#Finale Only
% Broadway and Classical ONLY
+Classical and Finale ONLY
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.