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Flute
Scott Moore *
Jeff Miller
Amy Swanson
Oboe
Santiago Bernal
Matt Broadhead
     (+English Horn)*
Clarinet
Mae Kane
Nicolas Kosuk *
Anita Wong
Bassoon
Lev Iskolksii
Lisa Rongren
French Horn
Ken Adamson
David Blyth
Steve Schwartz
Ryan Roberts *
Trumpet
Charles Allard
James Dooley
Darald Gesinger
David Spangler*
Trombone
Lincoln Atkinson
Larry Cosenza
Rennie deGraaf
Nicholas Eckstein
Matt Stoecker *
Tuba
Francis X. Langlois
Percussion
Eric Daane
Kyle Reis
Scott Binette
Violin I
Emily Eder
     (concert master)

Bonnie Adele
Lee Chang
Joel Green
Gregoire Guetat
Luna Huang
Allen Li
Melinda Minch
Manisha Patel
Lyle Wilcox
Violin II
Shelby Eaton *
Kurt Berglund
Paula Chester Libes
Jihye Gallant
Kyunga Lee
Derek Leung
Emily Ogura
Fran Pope
Nina Ruchirat
Ellie Shin
Anne Tran
Kathy Truher
Oksana Zinchenko
Viola
Libby Landy *
Bill Avery
Timothy Corrie Jr.
Nigel Haslock
Danny Hyatt
Geoffrey King
Ethan Kusters
Dan Pope
Paul Zagieboylo
Violoncello
Diane Asness*
Peggy Bishop
Victoria Clarke
Emma Kusters
Juha Niemisto
Ellen Pond
Pat Reilly
Steven Weber
Sharon Wong
Double-Bass
Michael Fagin
Louie Hackett
Robin Plotnik *
Laura Preslan
Keyboard
Derek Leung
Harp
Steven Weber
* denotes principal

 

James Truher, Conductor

James Truher - Conductor

James joined Microsoft in 1999, where he is currently a Senior Software Design Engineer in Test in the Office Services Infrastructure team.

James has been a professional musician since 1982, he has degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting as well as study toward a Masters of Arts in Musicology from California State University at Los Angeles. In 1983 Jim made his conducting debut with the Pasadena Chorale and Orchestra with his orchestration of 'Rejoice in the Lamb' by Benjamin Britten. Jim has studied conducting with Roger Wagner, William Hatcher and Sergio Siminovich and specializes in music from the Medieval to Baroque periods. Locally, he conducted the Vaughan Williams 3rd symphony in a Northwest Mahler Festival reading session (2004) and sung with the Tudor choir. James served as the Assistant Conductor for the Lake Union Civic Orchestra for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 seasons. This is his 7th year as the conductor of the Microsoft Orchestra.