Our Orchestra

Painted Sky Opera orchestra for Carmen (2022).  Photo by Mutz Photography.
 
 

Our Orchestra

We are grateful to the central Oklahoma musicians who make up our 2024 Painted Sky Opera orchestra!

Conductor: Jan McDaniel

Associate Conductor: Joe Fitzgerald

Flute & Piccolo: Caleb Mitchum *, Davon Carrington

Oboe & English Horn: Amie Reardon *

Clarinet: Dawn Mare Lindblade-Evans *, Lisa Kachouee, Michelle Jaluvka

Bassoon: Anna Resnick Henson *

Horn: James Doss *, Joe Charlton

Trumpet: Evelyn Talbot *

Trombone: Naomi Wharry

Timpani & Percussion: Alex McDaniel *, Kevin Newsome

Violin: Danielle Szabo (concertmaster), Ronda Herold (associate concertmaster), Heather Wickersham *, Austin Rice *, José Batty, Corbin Mace

Viola: Scotty Scott *, Orlando Ramirez

Cello: Jeremy Sheets *

Double Bass: Michael T. Geib *

Harp: Chelsea Bushong *, Emily Carpenter Duncan

Orchestra Manager: Michael T. Geib

* denotes principal