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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.   […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]