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
Lynn Bartlett-Johnson
Natasha Bazhanov
Stephen Daniels
Tom Dziekonski
Ella Marie Gray
Rebecca Lowe
Christine Olason
Marcia Ott

Violin 2

Ingrid Frederickson, Principal
Bryan Boughten, Assistant Principal
William Boyd
Anne Cady
Adrianna Hulscher
Laurel Wells
Kim Zabelle

Viola

Scott Ligocki, Principal
Betty Agent, Assistant Principal
Joyce Ramée
Eileen Swanson

Cello

Page Smith, Principal
Virginia Dziekonski, Assistant Principal
Meg Brennand
Andrea Chandler
Charles Jacot
Brian Wharton

Bass

Todd Larsen, Principal
Stephen Schermer, Assistant Principal
Maurice Clubb
Ben Musa

Flute

Karla Flygare, Principal
Rae Terpenning

Piccolo

Rae Terpenning

Oboe

Ove Hanson, Principal
Tad Margelli

English Horn

Tad Margelli

Clarinet

Jennifer Nelson, Principal
Denise Lum

Bass Clarinet/eb Clarinet

Denise Lum

Bassoon

Mona Butler, Principal
Penny Lorenz

Horn

Rodger Burnett, Principal
Danielle Lemieux
Richard Reed
Ryan Stewart

Trumpet

George Oram, Principal
Richard Werner

Trombone

Mark Williams, Principal
Kay Nichols

Bass Trombone

Douglas Nierman

Tuba

Ryan Schultz

Tympani

Phillip Hanson

Percussion

Matthew Kocmieroski, Principal
Gunnar Folsom

Harp

John Carrington

Keyboard

Allan Dameron
Christina Siemens

Personnel Manager

Rodger Burnett

Librarian

Mona 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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