The Westlake Village Symphony is comprised of some of the Conejo Valley’s finest professional, semi-professional, and aspiring orchestral musicians.
FLUTE
Rhondda Dayton, principal
Kayli Velazquez
Linda Rubow, Piccolo
OBOE
Ryan Golds*, principal
CLARINET
Karen Gatchel, principal
Sandee Langlois
Justin Holguin, Bass Clarinet
BASSOON
Elise Unruh, principal
HARP
Elaine Litster
FRENCH HORN
Nick Mitchell, principal
Cameron Tucker
Phyllis Rautenberg
TRUMPET
Jack Humes, principal
Mitch Schuster
Brandon Douglas
TROMBONE
David Marx, principal
Robert Vriesman
Jordan Friedman
TUBA
Alex Reyes, principal
TIMPANI
Dean Hinkley, principal
PERCUSSION
Ken Dayton
Steve Eklund
Evangeline Yip
FIRST VIOLINS
Dianne Rammon, concertmistress
Cari Celaya*, associate concertmistress
Jeff Corwin
Brenda Friedman
Ava Watanabe
Eumi Chung
James Zhang
Lydia Steadman
Maissoun Qattan
Mina Schneider
Courtni Neff
Jennifer Deirmenjian
SECOND VIOLINS
Marina Veytsman
Phillip Rammon
Nalini Nair
Lilia Ayzoukian
Xiao-dong Sun*
Mary Ann Marx
Kathy Parmley
Riley Pollack
Robert Haddock
Paulette Wachter
Susana Knusel
Sharon Butler
VIOLA
Jorge Moraga, principal
Barry Brisk
Kima Klimentiy Kats
Toni Lee
Lauren Combs
Steve Burch
Martha Farwell
Rosemary Redmund
Adri Ebrahim
CELLO
John Fare, principal
Rebecca Heninger
Whitney Raleigh
Valerie Wong
Beryl (Canale) Acosta
Chris Kneisel
Christine Halverson*
Susan Hart
Ayk Chouljian
Nancy Levy
Sandy Brodsky
DOUBLE BASS
Ellis Patterson
Jon Brantingham
Lucas Helfman
ORCHESTRA MANAGER & LIBRARIAN
Jordan Friedman
*Denotes Member,
Board of Directors
Individual musician stories coming soon!