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June 4, 2018
Rachel Rencher
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Rachel Rencher, Principal flute

Rachel Rencher is a freelance flutist in the Portland area. She is the principal flutist for The VSO, for which she has played since 1993.   […]
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June 4, 2018
Garrett Jellesma
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Garrett Jellesma, Principal bass

Now in his 13th season with The VSO, Garrett grew up in Milwaukie, Oregon where he was a violinist in the youth symphony.   His bass […]
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June 4, 2018
Tracie Andrusko
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Tracie Andrusko, Principal 2nd violin

Tracie began her music training at the age of 5, on both violin and piano, developing a love of music as she watched both her parents […]
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April 3, 2018
Brian Gardiner, percussion
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Dr. Brian Gardiner, Principal percussion

Dr. Brian Gardiner is a versatile percussionist, having performed throughout the U.S. and Canada with professional orchestras, rock bands, dance and choral groups, as well as […]
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April 3, 2018
Dr. Angelika Furtwangler, viola
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Dr. Angelika Furtwangler, Principal viola

Angelika holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin and has lived and worked in the Portland/Vancouver area for the last 10 […]
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April 3, 2018
Margaret McShea, bassoon
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Margaret McShea, Principal bassoon

Margaret hails from Texas, where she received a bassoon performance degree from the University of Texas in Austin.   She and her trombonist husband, Greg Scholl, […]
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December 29, 2017
Margaret McShea, bassoon
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Bruce Dunn, Principal trumpet

Now in his 19th year as The VSO’s principal trumpet, Bruce B. Dunn is an accomplished freelance trumpeter who holds performance degrees from both Washington State […]
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December 29, 2017
Dieter Ratzlaff, cello
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Dieter Ratzlaf, Principal cello

Portland cellist Dieter Ratzlaf grew up in a musical family. He began cello studies at the age of seven and performed with the Portland Youth Philharmonic […]
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December 29, 2017
Dr Igor Shakhman, clarinet
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Dr. Igor Shakhman, Principal clarinet

Igor has been heard in recitals, chamber music concerts and concert appearances throughout Europe and the US. As an orchestral clarinetist, he has performed with the […]
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July 20, 2017
Douglas Peebles, Principal bass trombone
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Douglas Peebles, Principal bass trombone

Born and raised in Portland, Douglas came from a musical family, playing piano from the first grade through his senior year at David Douglas High School […]
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