WEST TEXAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | 2026-2027 SEASON
Gary Lewis, Music Director & Conductor 

VIOLIN
Andres Bravo, Concertmaster
     Endowed in memory of Dorothy Croft by the Midland Symphony Guild
Turner Partain, Associate Concertmaster
Grace Marín Aguilar, Assistant Concertmaster
Gabriella St. James, Principal Second - bio
Nathan Banks
Robert Colley
Cody Fineron
Nikesha Hailey-Hicks
Lowell Hohstadt
Sergio Lisboa
Robert Meinecke
Angel Ornelas
Isabella Rollans
Jason Snider
Lily West

VIOLA
Marian Herrero, Principal 
     Endowed by Mary de Compiegne & Rosalind Redfern Grover
Laura Peña, Associate Principal
Benjamin Cantrell
Tyler Chen
Beau Garza
Les Ginther
Kathy Hohstadt

CELLO
Nick Pascucci, Principal - bio
     Endowed in memory of Walter Osadchuk by Dr. & Mrs. Michael Miller
Danny Mar, Associate Principal
Leslee Becker
Maia Cook
Aurelia Rocha
David Thomas

BASS
Mark Morton, Principal - bio
Joseph La Marca
     Endowed in memory of Dorothy Croft by the Midland Symphony Guild

FLUTE
Lyndsay Eiben, Principal - bio
Kate Martin, Associate Principal
Carolyn Keyes, Piccolo

OBOE
Caryn Crutchfield, Principal - bio
Jordan Hastings, Associate Principal
Ann Hankins

CLARINET
Chris Chance, Principal - bio
Tyler Webster, Associate Principal & E-flat
Mande Gragg, Bass Clarinet

BASSOON
Philip Hill, Principal - bio
Bill Harden, Associate Principal

HORN
Sonja K. Millichamp, Co-Principal - bio
Scott Millichamp, Co-Principal - bio
Norma Binam
Derek Wright

TRUMPET 
Eric Baker, Co-Principal - bio
Ben Fairfield, Co-Principal - bio
     Endowed in honor of Michael J. Santorelli by Karen & Spencer Beal
Sidney Shuler

TROMBONE
Stewart Rhodes, Principal - bio
Darin Cash

BASS TROMBONE
Jon James, Principal - bio

TUBA
Parker Burkey, Principal - bio

TIMPANI
Tim Mabrey, Principal - bio

PERCUSSION
Erin Martysz Thies, Principal - bio
Yi-Mei Ciou 
Hannah Gallamore

HARP
Helen Cooley, Principal

PIANO
Shari Santorelli, Principal
     Endowed in honor of Shari Santorelli by Karen & Spencer Beal