Tehachapi Community Orchestra

Dr. David Newby Music Director

Tehachapi Community Orchestra



Violin I
Gayel Pitchford, Concertmaster
Robert Adams
Betty Buss
Elizabeth Fewtrell
Ellen Hays
Bryn Rosander

Violin II
Doreen Thorusen, Principal
Alexis Schoenberg
Kelsey Schoenberg
Maria Shafer
Cathy Sponsler
James Sponsler

Viola
Dorothy Seiwell
Jolene Dinsmore

Cello
Phyllis Belcher
Aharon Groveman

 



String Bass
Maria Weir

Flute
Glen Eden
Leslie Schoenberg

Oboe
Karen Condor
Lyndsey Pugh

Clarinet
James Peck
Wayne Thompson

Tuba
Paul Grana

Horn
Andrea Allen

Harp
Kelley Goodrick

Tehachapi Symphonic Chorus

Kathy Kelly ~ Conductor


Soprano
Sherry Brands
Susan Brown
Sharon Hayes
Lynne Henning
Janice Jaffe
Kathy Kelly
Teresa Luther
Jessica Mendez
Chris Myers
Paula Ortiz
Judith Reedy
Barbara Reynolds
Katelyn Rooney
Charlene Villaren
Mechtilde Zehnder


                                                                             Alto
Carol Cunningham
Sarah Davis
Kathleen Gair
Margo Hayes
Naomi Knox
Debbie Martin
Becky Miani
Beth Mondok
Anna Ortiz
Clorrisa Ortiz
Margaret Ortiz
Annette Peck

 

Tenor
Angelo Cannizarro
Sam Conklin
Jim Davis
Don Lackey
Jacob Mendez
Josh Mendez
Ralph Mendez
Christopher Zehnder

Bass
Ray Brown
Jim Dinsmore
Craig Friel
Dan Goodrick
Larry Gray
Dave Hall
Rusty Jones
Charles Lewis
Mika Villaren
Dietrich Zehnder

T.C.O. Foundation Board Members - 2008-09

President: Gayel Pitchford
Vice President: TBA
Secretary: Phyllis Belcher
Treasurer: Janie Hartman
Contractor: Mickey Beutick
Other board members:
Doreen Thorusen, Mary Clyde, Sharon Ellsworth and B.J. Mitchell

Vacancies

  • String Players (violin, viola, cello, bass)
  • Oboe 1
  • Bassoon 1 & 2
  • Horns 2 - 4
  • Trumpet 1 & 2
  • Trombone 1 & 2
  • Timpani


The Orchestra is directed by David Newby, whose energy, enthusiasm, and great artistic talents continue to help the Orchestra grow and develop into a first rate community orchestra. Players serve in an unpaid capacity, volunteering their time to rehearse weekly and perform for the benefit of the community. Rehearsals are Tuesday nights, 6:30 to 9:00 PM at the Jacobsen Middle School Band Room, 711 Anita Drive, Tehachapi. For an audition, please call concertmaster Gayel Pitchford at (661) 821-7511.

 

 

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Concert Highlights


Handel's Messiah

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Upcoming Concert

Sunday, May 2, 2010 - 4:00 PM

Country Oaks Baptist Church, 20915 Schout Road, Tehachapi