Symphony Orchestra
Featuring the Louisville Youth Orchestra’s most advanced student musicians
Symphony Orchestra is a full orchestra with strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. It features the LYO’s most advanced student musicians whose extra level of preparation and dedication lend to quickly learning advanced repertoire in a wide variety of styles.
Throughout the season this ensemble also engages in special sectionals and performs in additional concert opportunities. The LYO Symphony Orchestra rehearses on Sundays at the Youth Performing Arts School from 2:00 to 5:00 PM.
Conductor
Doug Elmore
- Music Director and Conductor, Symphony Orchestra
- Staff member since 2014
Doug Elmore brings to the podium over thirty-five years of outstanding musical leadership in the Midwest. He has conducted Youth Orchestra and school orchestra performances across North America and Europe, including performances in New York’s Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.
Strings
VIOLIN
VIOLIN
Jonathan Melton, Co-Concertmaster
Megumi Martin, Co-Concertmaster
ROTATING VIOLIN I:
Nadia Allen
Gopal Chandran
Sherlyn Choi
Stone Donaldson
Caroline Drexler
Jaebyn Hong
Ayun Lee
Emma Phillips
Samuel Rios
Paris Tse
Esther Versluis
ROTATING VIOLIN II:
Talia Allen
Daniel Arcilla
David Choo
Quintin Coffey
Audrey Deans
Rowan Deming
Isabella Edghill
Esme Ertz
Emily Goodpaster
Alexander Makdah
Annalise Martin
Sebastian Martinez
Autumn Phan
Rafi Shah-Bozeman
Eva Zhou
VIOLA
VIOLA
Samantha Vittitow, principal
J.P. Hankins, Asst. Principal
Sydney Martin, Asst. Principal
ROTATING:
Taylor An
Carlyn Ketcherside
Aliya Niasim
Kaylin Peck
Madeline Quinlan
Sophia Sapienza
Will Trask
Richie Weigleb
Will Trask
CELLO
CELLO
Lillian Chung, Principal
ROTATING:
Daphne Altstadt
Eva Duncan
Anita Ertz
Jack Heppermann
Alara Keeton
Colin Liu
Jenelle Ngabo
Chase Thomas
Alina Zheng
BASS
BASS
Daniel May, Principal
Idalee Reeves-Adams, Principal
ROTATING:
Gwen Edling
Luke Minich
Mia Notaro
Angel Queral