meet the maestro
Mark Thielen
Music Director & Conductor
Maestro Thielen has been associated with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra for more than 40 seasons, serving as concertmaster and associate conductor before becoming music director and conductor in 2000.
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Alvaro Pereiro, a native of Argentina, started his musical studies at the age of nine. His violin instructors include Symsia Bajour in Argentina; Prof. Julia Bushkova at the University of North Texas, Dr. Lin He at Louisiana State University, and has also been coached by Vladimir Tsypin from the New York Philharmonic. He has performed for violin and chamber music masterclasses with accomplished violinists such as Pinchas Zukerman and Giora Schmidt.
strings
VIOLIN 1
Alvaro Pereiro
Concertmaster
Konstantin Dimitrov
Associate Concertmaster
Sarah Morrison
Sandro Rogenski
Cindi Qi
Pamela Mireles
VIOLIN 2
Marina Tucker
Principal
Joshua Dampier
Dixie Yesenia Ortiz
Jared Tindall
Laura Greenberg
Jaida Hawkins
VIOLA
Dr. Rafael Ramirez
Principal
Tracy Thielen
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Heather Gullstrand
Oana Potur
CELLO
Michael Sedloff
Principal
Matthew Davis
Audra Thielen
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Bethany Thompson
BASS
Michael Lawson
Principal
Fon Silvers
Holly Cordero
woodwinds
FLUTE
Whitney Robles
Principal
Tina Edelstein
OBOE
Jennifer Stahl
Principal
Dr. Dawn Hardy
CLARINET
George Linakis
Principal
Jesse Bryant II
BASSOON
Jazmin Skipper
Principal
John Iskra
brass
FRENCH HORN
Chase DeCarlo
Principal
Nicholas Burner
Klae Peek
Philip Shuler
TROMBONE
Kaylea Bowden
Principal
Douglas Dial
Craig Sotolongo
TRUMPET
Griffin Webber
Principal
Kyle Lanier
Mark Huntington
TUBA
Joseph Alvarez
Principal
percussion
TIMPANI
Dr. Danny Tindall
Principal
PERCUSSION
Dr. David Mitchell
Principal
Mirna Pehar Bowen
Dr. Tyson Voigt
HARP
Dolly Roberts
Principal
PIANO
Linda Charlton
Principal
Interested in joining the LSO? Learn about current auditions at lkldsymphony.org/auditions.