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2026 - 2027 SEASON
ARTISTIC & ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

MADELINE CARLSON-HARSTAD OBOE

PERFORMER FOR 15 YEARS
PRIVATE OBOE INSTRUCTOR
FREELANCE OBOIST

PAUL CHRISTIAN VIOLIN

INTERMEDIATE ENSEMBLE DIRECTOR

ORCHESTRA TEACHER, RIDGETOP MIDDLE SCHOOL
VIOLINIST, YAKIMA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SONDRA SHAMRELL CLARINET

PRIVATE LESSON INSTRUCTOR & MASTERCLASS CLINICIAN FOR 20+ YEARS
FORMER PRINCIPAL CLARINETIST, TACOMA CONCERT BAND
CLINICIAN AND ADJUDICATOR FOR REGIONAL MUSIC COMPETITIONS
FREELANCE CLARINETIST: ORCHESTRAL, BAND, CHAMBER MUSIC

CHRISTINE FAUGHT VIOLIN

DEBUT ENSEMBLE DIRECTOR
ELITE STRINGS DIRECTOR

PRIVATE SUZUKI LESSON & GROUP CLASS INSTRUCTOR FOR 30+ YEARS
REGIONAL CONDUCTOR, CLINICIAN, AND ADJUDICATOR
FREELANCE VIOLINIST AND ORCHESTRAL MUSICIAN

ANNE GANTZ BURNS VIOLA

PRIVATE VIOLA/VIOLIN STUDIO: PORT ANGELES & POULSBO
VIOLIST, PORT ANGELES SYMPHONY AND FREELANCE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, PENINSULA COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA
MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR, SEQUIM COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA

JUDITH LAWRENCE BASSOON

PRIVATE STUDIO IN POULSBO FOR 15 YEARS
PERFORMER ON MODERN BASSOON & HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS
FREELANCE BASSOONIST AND ORCHESTRA MUSICIAN FOR 40+ YEARS

JULIA HYAMS HORN

FREELANCE HORN PLAYER
ORCHESTRA, OPERA, AND THEATER PERFORMANCE
PRIVATE LESSON, SMALL ENSEMBLE, AND MASTERCLASS COACH

MELODY GRAY AT-LARGE STRINGS/CELLO

MUSIC TEACHER, MULLENIX RIDGE ELEMENTARY
5TH GRADE BAND TEACHER, MARCUS WHITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
5TH GRADE ORCHESTRA TEACHER, CEDAR HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL
PRIVATE VIOLIN INSTRUCTOR

SEAN CASEY BASS

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF DOUBLE BASS, PIERCE COLLEGE
PERFORMER WITH SEATTLE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, EVERETT PHILHARMONIC,
SYMPHONY TACOMA, AND AUBURN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
BMUS FROM CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC
MMUS FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

SHELLY DEVLIN TRUMPET

ADJUNCT TRUMPET PROFESSOR, PIERCE COLLEGE
PRINCIPAL TRUMPET, BREMERTON WESTSOUND SYMPHONY
FREELANCE TRUMPET PERFORMER FOR 36 YEARS
PRIVATE LESSONS INSTRUCTOR FOR 26 YEARS

DR. TAMARA ROTZ FLUTE

40+ YEARS ORCHESTRAL MUSICIAN (FLUTE, VIOLIN, VIOLA)
30+ YEARS MUSIC EDUCATOR AND CLINICIAN
FLUTE/PICCOLO, PORT ANGELES & PORT TOWNSEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS
BMUS & MMUS IN FLUTE PERFORMANCE, PHD IN LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES

CHELSEA NATSEWAY LOW BRASS

MUSIC SPECIALIST & BAND DIRECTOR, SILVERWOOD SCHOOL
DIRECTOR, THE HOMETOWN BAND
PRIVATE LESSONS INSTRUCTOR
FREELANCE TROMBONIST & CONDUCTOR

MICHAEL WOODS CO-FOUNDER

ADVANCED ENSEMBLE DIRECTOR

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DIRECTOR, CENTRAL KITSAP HIGH SCHOOL
FORMER DIRECTOR, BREMERTON YOUTH SYMPHONY
REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE ADJUDICATOR

MARK SIYLUY PERCUSSION

PERFORMER AND EDUCATOR FOR 25+ YEARS
VOLUNTEER PERCUSSION INSTRUCTOR, KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICTS
DRUMMER, CK PAC SUMMER MUSICALS
VOLUNTEER, LOCAL YOUTH MUSIC EVENTS

KATHERINE WOODS CO-FOUNDER

OPERATIONS SUPPORT

BEHIND-THE-SCENES ADMIN, GRAPHIC DESIGN, SOCIAL MEDIA, & WEBSITE
OCCASIONAL FLUTIST
EMAIL INFO@K-PHIL.ORG WITH ANY QUESTIONS

FINN HARSTAD REHEARSAL MANAGER

ON-SITE DURING REHEARSAL FOR ATTENDANCE & SUPPORT
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