Oakland Youth Orchestra
and
Oakland East Bay Symphony

Side-by-Side Concert Rehearsal - March 17, 2005          

photos: Barbara Stack

OYO Concertmaster Danielle Taylor (wearing Maori gear), OEBS Concertmaster Terrie Baune, OYO Assistant concertmaster Andrew Wilson, OYO first violinist Jimmy Hahn.

OYO Principal violist Alesandra Aquilanti and, behind her, her mother, OEBS violist and OYO alumna Betsy London.

Did they practice together?

From L: OEBS Princ. cellist Dan Reiter and OYO C0-Princ cellists Bryan West and Victoria Yoon

From R: OYO cellist Brady Anderson, his former teacher Paul Rhodes,  and OYO's Christina Hsia.

From L: OYO bassist Tim Duff, OYO cellist Brady Anderson, OEBS Principal bass and OYO Alumnus Patrick McCarthy and OYO Princ. bass Hannah Keeshan.

From L: OYO fluteman Arturo Rodriguez, OEBS' Ted Brody, OEBS Princ. Oboe Andrea Plesnarski, OYO's Carolyn Kwok,

Lisa Sommerauer, OEBS' Robin May, and OYO's Jessica Huntsman..

From L: OEBS Clarinet Bruce Foster, OYO clarinet Dan Ferreira (Happy Birthday!) and OEBS' Diane Maltester.  And Happy Birthday DeMarus!!

From R: OYO's Jeff Hansen, OEBS' David Granger, OYO's Kyle Chin, OEBS' Principal Bassoon Deborah Kramer.

From R: OEBS Principal horn Stuart Gronningen, OYO's Victoria Lau, OEBS' Alicia Telford, OYO's Philiana Ng,

OYO's Andrew Watson, and partially hidden, OEBS' Mary Roosevelt.

From L: OEBS Trombone and OYO Alumnus Don Benham, OYO's Daniel Wright, and OEBS' Tom Hornig, also an OYO alum. They are obviously too much for that guy in front of them! Trumpeters are OEBS' Carole Klein, OYO's Jaime Guzman, and OYO's Tina Jupp.

From L: OEBS Bass Trombone Frank Bunger, OYO tuba Chris McGaw and OEBS tuba and OYO alumnus Peter Wahrhaftig.

What is that note?

From L: OYO percussionist Maneka Puligandla and OEBS percusionist Ward Spangler.

Last but not least, the hard to photograph harps: OYO's Josephine Lee and OEBS' Natalie Cox.

OYO and Oakland East Bay Symphony Side-by Side  rehearsal 2001              B. Stack photos

OYO's Jihee Kim with OEBS Concertmaster Nathan Rubin

L to R: OYO violist Daniel Chen, OEBS member and OYO Alumnus Joseph Hébert (1975-1976) and OYO's Ian Jones

R to L: OYO Bassist Anne Rainwater, OEBS bassist Andy Butler, OYO's Evan Twohy, OEBS's Alice Olsen,

Carl Stanley, and OYO's Cameron Arens.

OEBS Principal bass and OYO alumnus (1965-66) Patrick McCarthy and OYO's Patrick Nagel.

L to R: OYO's Malinda Lee, OEBS member and OYO coach and Board Member Heghine Boloyan, and OYO's Danielle Taylor.

OYO violinist Diana Au and OEBS then Associate Concertmaster Terrie Baune.

OYO violinist Natalie Reed and OEBS member and OYO Alumna (1972-74) Doris Fukawa.

L to R: OYO's Oliver Mains, OEBS' Jerome Simas, OYO's Kenny Pexton, and OEBS' Diane Maltester.

L to R: OEBS' Ross Gershenson, OYO's Lacey Waggener, OEBS' Alicia Telford and Terry Richards, and

OYO's Angelina Crans.

L to R: OEBS' trumpeter William Harvey, OYO's Nathan Tighe and Bryan Fenchel, OEBS' Tony Caviglia

graciously turning the page, and OYO's Bryant Estep. In rear, OYO's Dustin Smurthwaite on bass trombone.

L to R: OYO's Kristin Arendt, OEBS' Dan Livesay and Don Benham (OYO 1973-74), and on Bass T-Bone,

Dave Ridge, and OYO's Dustin Smurthwaite.

R to L: OEBS harpist Natalie Cox plays with OYO members Gaby Holmquist and Leila Martin.

Violinist Heghine Boloyan is at left.