About the Orchestra

The Greenwich Village Orchestra was founded in 1986 by a group of musicians from the New York Metropolitan area. We are a 70-person community orchestra made up of accountants, actors, artists, attorneys, carpenters, editors, physicians, professors, programmers, retirees, riverboat gamblers, scientists, secretaries, students, and teachers. For over thirty years, the Greenwich Village Orchestra has had a single purpose: to bring the best possible performances of great music to our audience. The GVO is committed to making music at the highest possible level and dedicated to enriching the lives of our players and our audience. Our performances are emotionally charged, exhilarating experiences that truly delight our audiences and the performers alike.

Roster

Music Director

  • Barbara Yahr

Assistant Conductor

  • Christian Olson

Violin

  • Audrey Morse, co-concertmaster
  • Allison Dubinski, co-concertmaster
  • Fay Yu, co-principal second violin
  • Melody Lin, co-principal second violin
  • Amy Norovich
  • Andrew Westling
  • Ann Bermont
  • Antonis Panayotatos
  • Brendan Ratchford
  • Caitlin Ormsbee
  • Chris Chen
  • Emily Kim Goldsmith
  • Gareth Tan
  • Hui Wang
  • Jacqueline Levine
  • Jessica Spencer
  • Jonathan Chung
  • Josephine Bearden
  • Louise Moed
  • Lyon Chen
  • Mari Nakamura
  • Max Häggblom
  • Stella Vujic
  • Sunita DeSouza
  • Suqi Huang
  • Tom Frenkel
  • Vivian Xu
  • Zhana Gurgenidze

Viola

  • Cindy Lan, co-principal
  • Felix Xiao, co-principal
  • Donald Yeh
  • Emily Waldman
  • Grace Stokan
  • Kaska Troc
  • Katherine Topping
  • Lindsey Chew
  • Matthew Garcia
  • Meredith Craig
  • Nicholas Mirabile
  • Noah Martin
  • Rachel Schachtman
  • Rayna Weiser Fishman
  • Rohan Jinturkar

Cello

  • Cassey Stypowany, co-principal
  • Courtney Kaita, co-principal
  • Annie Paulson
  • George Dilthey
  • John Anthime Miller
  • Kevin Funnell
  • Kyle Yee
  • Lauren Cowles
  • Peter Howard
  • Robin Luongo
  • Stanzi Vaubel
  • Stephen Dorff
  • Varuni Tiruchelvam

Double Bass

  • Thomas Gleason, co-principal
  • Isaac Gadikian, co-principal
  • Jeff Rozany, associate principal
  • Fima Ephron
  • Michael Bates

Flute

Piccolo

  • Savannah Gentry

Oboe/English Horn

  • Kevin Qian, principal
  • Timothy Eng
  • Todd Kennedy

Clarinet

Bass Clarinet

  • Louis Stenerson

Bassoon

Contrabassoon

  • Phil Fedora

French Horn

  • Erik Hyman, principal
  • Ella Corbit
  • Glenn Thrope
  • Isabel Carton
  • Paola Colón
  • Santiago Valenzuela

Trumpet

  • Steven Miller, principal
  • David Burgy
  • Joseph De Rocco

Trombone

  • Seyran Adilov, principal
  • Alexander Kaykov

Bass Trombone

  • Phillip Mayer

Tuba

  • Jose Elias Perez

Timpani

  • Bobbie Overton, principal

Percussion

  • Jennifer Scribner, principal
  • Clara Hoey
~ — indicates chair sponsorship

Board Members

President

  • Amy Norovich

Vice President

  • Barnaby Kendall

Treasurer

  • Max Häggblom

Secretary

  • Jeff Blye

Ex-officio

  • Barbara Yahr
  • Christian Olson

Members-at-large

  • Beatriz Almeida
  • Helen-Jean Arthur*
  • Chris Chen
  • Lauren Cowles
  • Sunita DeSouza
  • George Dilthey
  • Simon Dratfield*
  • Zhana Gurgenidze
  • Erik Hyman
  • Lynne Malina
  • Audrey Morse

* — founding member

Administration

Executive Director

  • Cindy Lan

Librarian

  • Katherine Topping

Publicity

  • Lauren Cowles
  • George Dilthey
  • Simon Dratfield
  • Tom Frenkel

Concert Manager

  • Cindy Lan

Webmaster

  • Barnaby Kendall

Personnel Managers

  • Rachel Schachtman
  • Simon Dratfield
  • Joseph De Rocco

Non-profit Status & Documentation

The Greenwich Village Orchestra is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization and all donations are tax-deductible.

Tax Forms (990-EZ)

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