Company Musicians
Allan Dameron, Acting Music Director and Conductor
Allan Dameron has been company pianist at Pacific Northwest Ballet since 1990 and conductor since 1992. A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Mr. Dameron graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts and studied conducting at the Pierre Monteux School in Maine. He has been Music Director and Conductor for Chicago City Ballet and Assistant Conductor at Chicago Lyric Opera. Prior to joining PNB he was a chamber music professor at Northern Illinois University. As a chamber music pianist, Mr. Dameron has been a guest artist with the Vermeer and Audubon Quartets and is a member of Ariel Trio. Mr. Dameron performs piano solo work for PNB ballets, including Dual Lish, Duo Concertant, Für Alina and Rubies.
Company Pianists
Christina Siemens, Pianist
Stephen Barnes, Yelena Golets, Katja Rubin, Don Vollema, Class Pianists
Orchestra
Violin 1
Michael Jinsoo Lim, Concertmaster Violin 2Ingrid Frederickson, Principal ViolaScott Ligocki, Principal CelloPage Smith, Principal BassTodd Larsen, Principal FluteKarla Flygare, Principal PiccoloRae Terpenning OboeOve Hanson, Principal English HornTad Margelli |
ClarinetJennifer Nelson, Principal Bass Clarinet/eb ClarinetDenise Lum BassoonMona Butler, Principal HornRodger Burnett, Principal TrumpetGeorge Oram, Principal TromboneMark Williams, Principal Bass TromboneDouglas Nierman TubaRyan Schultz TympaniPhillip HansonPercussionMatthew Kocmieroski, Principal HarpJohn Carrington KeyboardAllan Dameron Personnel ManagerRodger Burnett LibrarianMona Butler |
- Revolving members of the string sections are listed alphabetically
- The Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra is composed of musicians represented by the International Guild of Symphony, Opera and Ballet Musicians
- Sherman Clay & Co. is the official purveyor of pianos for Pacific Northwest Ballet.
- Steinway & Sons is the official piano of PNB.
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