HISTORIC WOMEN: Name, Instrument, Orchestra and dates as principal 

Helen Kotas (1916 -- 2000)

Principal French Horn  Chicago Symphony (1941 -- 1947)

Dorothy Ziegler (1922--1972)

Principal Trombone     St. Louis Symphony (1944 -- 1964)

CURRENT PLAYERS

NAME

Principal Position 

Orchestra 

Christina Smith

Principal Flute

Atlanta Symphony

Jorja Fleezanis

Concertmaster

Minnesota Orchestra

Elizabeth Rowe

Principal Flute

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Ann Hobson Pilot

Principal Harp

BSO       

Susan Slaughter

Principal Trumpet

St. Louis Symphony

Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr

Principal Clarinet

Lansing Symphony

Jennifer Ross

Principal Second-Violin

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Anne Martindale Williams

Principal Cello

(PSO)

Gretchen Van Hoesen

Principal Harp

(PSO)

Rhian Kenny

Principal Piccolo

(PSO)

Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida

Principal Oboe

(PSO)

Nancy Goeres

Principal Bassoon

(PSO)

Rebecca (Bower) Cherlan

Co-Principal Trombone

(PSO)

Carol Jantsch

Principal Tuba

Philadelphia Orchestra

Julie Landsman

Principal French Horn

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Molly Pate

Principal French Horn

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra

Patti Adams

Principal Piccolo

(LPO)

Robyn Jones

Principal Clarinet

(LPO)

Susan Loegering

Principal Bassoon

(LPO)

Nena Lorenz

Principal Percussion

(LPO)

Rachel Van Voorhees

Principal Harp

(LPO)

Mary Ann Bulla

Principal Piano

(LPO)

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