Melegari Chamber Players
The Musicians
Paloma Griffin, Violinist
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Keiko Araki, Violinist
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Inés Voglar, Violinist
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Joël Belgique, Violist
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Charles Noble, Violist
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Heather Blackburn, Cellist
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Adam Esbensen, Cellist
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Molly Alicia Barth, Flutist
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Karen Wagner, Oboist
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Dave Bamonte, TrumpeterDavid Bamonte has been a member of the Oregon Symphony since 1994. Prior to coming to Oregon, Dave played two seasons in the Israel Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. He also performs regularly with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops ... More about Dave Bamonte |
Aaron LaVere, Trombonist
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* Founding director of the Melegari Chamber Players, violinist Paloma Griffin has performed extensively throughout North America and Europe as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician.
Keiko Araki is currently a member of the Oregon Symphony. She has also been a member of the Alabama and Delaware Symphony Orchestras...
* Inés Voglar joined of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra in August 2004 and is active as a teacher, coach, chamber music player, and soloist. Following a scholarship to come to the United States...
Joël Belgique has been principal of the Oregon Symphony's viola section since 1997. Raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, by French parents, Joël studied viola with Mikhail Boguslavsky before...
Charles Noble has been Assistant principal violist of the Oregon Symphony since 1995. He has appeared as soloist with the Oregon Symphony in works of Bach, Bruch, Castaldo, and Mozart. His other solo appearances have included ...
* A New York native, Heather Blackburn holds degrees from Peabody Conservatory and Washington State University. She has been a member of the Oregon Ballet Theatre Orchestra for ...
* Adam Esbensen joined the Oregon Symphony in 2003 following two years with the Louisville Orchestra. He is also part of Portland's New Music ensemble Fear No Music. During the summer he performs ...
Flutist Molly Alicia Barth is an active solo, chamber, and orchestral musician, specializing in the music of today. Molly is the adjunct flute professor at Willamette University ...
* Oboist Karen Wagner has been a member of the Oregon Symphony since 1999. She received her bachelor's degree at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and then pursued a master's degree at the University of Southern California as ..
Recently appointed Principal Trombone of the Oregon Symphony, Aaron LaVere is emerging as one of the leading brass players of his generation. His most recent work with the New World Symphony had him performing under the batons of Michael Tilson Thomas, Hans ...