meet
the Conductor
David Demand, Conductor
The 2009-10 season marks David Demand’s 9th year as Conductor and Artistic Director of the Coeur d’Alene
Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. He is also the conductor
for Coeur d’Alene’s Opera Plus! He has performed
throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe as a conductor,
soloist, and accompanist. He was company pianist with the
Joffrey Ballet in New York, and was the principal keyboardist
with the Cedar Rapids Symphony. He has performed with the
Joffrey Ballet Orchestra, the Washington-Idaho Symphony as
both soloist and guest conductor, the Cedar Rapids Symphony,
the University of Iowa Symphony, the University of Iowa Opera,
the Washington State University Symphony, and the Summer Palace
Theater, the Spokane Civic Theatre, the North Idaho College
Symphony, The Project Joy Orchestra, and the Coeur d’Alene
Symphony. Mr. Demand is a graduate of Washington State University,
receiving his B.A., B.M., and M.A. in Music, and studied at
the Banff School of Fine Arts for three summers. He is continuing
his studies, pursuing his D.M.A. at the University of Iowa.
He lives with his wife Renee, and three children Rebekah,
Ryan, and Michael in Chattaroy, Washington. He is the Director
of Music at Spokane’s Saint George’s School. |
meet
the Assistant Conductor
Dr. Philip Baldwin, is
Director of String Studies and Assistant Professor of violin
at Whitworth College. His career has spanned the gamut of string
teaching and conducting. He earned a DMA at the Ohio State University
were he received the distinguished Dissertation Award for his
work on the violin sonatas of William Bolcom. His violin teachers
include Rafael Druian, Raphael Hillyer, Yuri Mazurkevich, Andrew
Jennings, Alan Bodman, and Michael Davis.
Prior to his appointment at Whitworth
College, Dr. Baldwin taught violin and viola at Eastern Washington
University and the Peabody Preparatory Division of John’s
Hopkins University, and was the Director of Orchestras at the
University of Puget Sound, Southern Utah University.
He is a member of the Spokane Symphony and the former Concertmaster
of the Southwest Symphony, former Principal Viola of the LaCrosse
Symphony, and a performer with the Tacoma, Akron, Canton, and
Columbus Symphonies. He has appeared as recitalist, soloist,
and has recorded a CD of trios by Khachaturian, Ives, and Bolcom
with clarinetist Michael Dean and pianist Carol Stivers.
A dedicated artist-teacher, his students have won concerto competitions
and have received scholarships to prestigious graduate schools
and summer programs such as the Meadowmount School. Several
of his students are currently playing with the Spokane Symphony
as Symphony Scholars or substitutes. He has also trained a number
of successful teachers who are now influencing the next generation
of string playing. |
meet
the Musicians
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Flute
Cheryl Biehl, Principal
Freida Chan
Suzanne Jenkins
Oboe
Jill Cathey, Principal
Linnea Pearson
Clarinet
Merilee Updike, Principal
Cristofer Garza
Bassoons
Jennifer York, Principal
Erin Foster
Tim Brennecke
French Horns
Casey Traver, Principal
Betty Ellis
Lisa Sousa
Jim Thompson
Dan Harris, alternate
Trumpets
Jim Phillips, Principal
Phil Aarhus
Gail Phillips
Trombone
Ernie Carlson , Principal
Bob Francis
Mike UpdikeTrombone
Tuba
Brent Travis
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Timpani
Roger Torgerson
Percussion
Michael Waldrop, Principal
Heidi Kulvi
Chris Newbury
Kenny Sager
Brian Phillips
Andrew Craig
Violin I
Phillip Baldwin,Concertmaster
Andrew Fischbacher, Asst. Concertmaster
Hannah Beggs
Diane Bittick
Zach Bond
Randy Fisher
Michael Korpi*
Allison Morgan
Lora Roosendaal*
Violin II
Angela Leonardi,
Principal
Betsy Bullard
Sandy Daniel
Antonio Dowling
Mason Flemmer
Marcia Keene
Melissa Mills
Marilyn Montgomery
Michael Mortier
Joyce Torgerson
Alecia Warren
Viola
Diana Clemons, Principal
Scott Grunsted
Chad Hocutt
Elizabeth Sibulsky
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Cello
Max Held, Principal
Katelyn Brainard
Julie Crandall
Allisa Chipman
Kerry Goodwill
Peter Goodwill
Karen Hawkins
Brenda Lawlor
Kristina Phillips
John Wheeler
Bass
Don Carlton
Patrick Morgan
Angus Nunes
Peggy Rudolph
Piano - Keyboard
Jenny Twitchell
*Scholarship students
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