 
For the 2011 - 2012 Season
 As its founding conductor in 1981, David S. Kunkel has managed the growth of the Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra, taking it from a modest group of volunteers to a professional quality orchestra. Under his leadership, the orchestra performs four subscription concerts annually, a children’s concert, a Messiah Sing-along, and five summer concerts at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, including the 4th of July Spectacular.
Mr. Kunkel is a native of Pennsylvania and began conducting in high school. He graduated from the Navy School of Music and served as pianist in Navy bands in Boston and Iceland. Mr. Kunkel’s other positions in the Navy include Director of the Navy’s premier jazz band, The Commodores; Associate Conductor of the United States Navy Band in Washington DC; and Conducting Instructor at the Armed Forces School of Music.
In 1984, Mr. Kunkel retired from the Navy. He has since served on the Virginia Beach Public Schools’ Advisory Committee for the Gifted and Talented, and as Dean of the Tidewater Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. He held the position of Music Director of the Virginia Musical Theater for five years, and Music Director of the Virginia Savoyards for six years. Mr. Kunkel was instrumental in coordinating the “grass-roots” community support of the construction of the Performing Arts Theater in Town Center. Currently, he is a member of the Virginia Beach Performing Arts Theater Advisory Committee, serving on the Design sub-committee.
Presently, Mr. Kunkel divides his time between positions as Music Director and Choirmaster of the First Presbyterian Church of Virginia Beach and Music Director and Conductor of the Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra.
Sheryl Ahern , Vice-President Kathleen Patentreger, Recording Secretary Valerie Vagts, Treasurer Pam Burke John Ellis George Gillespie Sue Grube Joseph W. Hood, Jr., Esq., Legal Advisor Bill Hunter David S. Kunkel, Music Director and Conductor Dame Mimi Lanese Deborah Lesyshyn Jonathan Lichtenstein Hank Marriott Holly Martin Cynthia Miller The Hon. Meyera E. Oberndorf Brandon Rowe John Ryan, Esq. Stephanie Sanders Carol Simons, Symphonicity League Liaison Dr. Merilee Small Lisa Stern Charles Winstead
SYMPHONICITY STAFF David S. Kunkel, Music Director and Conductor music.director@symphonicity.org Wendy T. Young, Executive Director wendy.young@symphonicity.org Thomas Lindsay, Concertmaster concertmaster@symphonicity.org Susan Andrus, Strings Personnel Manager susan.andrus@symphonicity.org Alan Brown, Winds/Brass Personnel Manager alan.brown@symphonicity.org Paula Peebles-Bonds, Librarian librarian@symphonicity.org George Gillespie, Chorus Manager chorus.manager@symphonicity.org Michael Asbury, Webmaster webmaster@symphonicity.org Katie Joplin, Graphic Designer Linda Johnson, Office Assistant Christie Whiting, Stage Manager Deborah Carr, Chorus Director Sylvia Chapa, Chorus Accompanist
Tom Lindsay, Concertmaster Megan Van Gomple, Assistant Concertmaster Janine Parnell, Principal Second Violin Lynette Andrews, Assistant Second Violin Deborah Adams Jessica Baker Beth Batten Jaime Bertramsen Iris N. Bobren Diaz Pamela Burke Mark Cartell Jim Cook Summer Cozzens Stephen I. Fisher Akeem Harris Allen F. Hilliard Amahl Hodge Howard I. Horwitz Jiashi Hou Rebecca Houghton Kelvin C. James Annika Jenkins Linda D. Johnson Alexandra Loubeau David March Holly C. Martin Jonathan Matthews Heather McCoy Kareh Nixon Jane O’Dea Lauri Pierce Laura Ray Nick Raykhman Eric Reiff Diana Rothermel-Kemp Elaine Spitz Catherine Steddum Leto Steinbach Sarah Visser Bonnie Western VIOLAS Ellen Grainger, Principal Viola Margaret A. Brown Honorary Viola Chair Alice Lindsay, Assistant Principal Katherine Caskie Linda Dyer Joshua Fulmer Wilhelmina Grow Sheera Herrell Alex Mason David O’Rawe Matt Palalay Diana A. Rothermel-Kemp Leslie Savvas Kimberly Schuette Merrilee T. Small Amber Sulich Dawn Wing CELLOS Lorrie Reid, Principal Tori Ackerman Susan M. Andrus Tim Briggs Charlotte Dettwiler Mary Hughes Anna Moyer Ashley Phillips Ben Riley Joanna Robertson Brandon Rowe David Wing DOUBLE BASSES Alejandro G. Rosa, Principal Larry M. Bell Katie Dorfler Katie Joplin Greg Sowell Shari Wingate FLUTES Amber Kidd, Principal Susan Coda Grube Frank Jones PICCOLO Susan Coda Grube, Principal OBOES Harvey Stokes, Principal Sandra Richards Rena Long English Horn Rena Long CLARINETS Jo Marie Larkin, Principal Alan Brown BASS CLARINET Jonathan Lichtenstein, Principal BASSOONS Stephanie Sanders, Principal Elizabeth Foushee CONTRA-BASSOON Ciera Staton ALTO SAXOPHONE Stephanie Sanders, Principal HORNS Rebecca Peppard, Principal Christine Foust Nancy Johnston Wade Mirasol Elizabeth Platfoot Ellen Polachek Jessica Smith Lauren White TRUMPETS Robyn Card, Principal Steven Freeman Simón Garza Dean Pennow TROMBONES Jay Larkin, Principal Martin Blount David Terray BASS TROMBONE Kevin Rigotti TUBA Phillip Sloan, Principal TIMPANI Anthony Cuci, Principal PERCUSSION Glenn Smith, Principal Christopher Koroshetz Pamela Suino HARP Vincent Zentner, Principal Dawn Wing KEYBOARDS Wendy Young, Principal Members of Symphonicity string sections voluntarily rotate their seats on a regular basis. © 2011 Symphonicity, the Symphony Orchestra of Virginia Beach
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