Karen Shinozaki Sor
Designation : Principal, Henry Trione Memorial Chair
Instrument : Second Violin
Birth Place : Oakland, CA.
Grew Up : San Rafael, CA.
Started Playing : 8 years old. I wanted to play the violin like my brother.
Education : B.A. U.C. Berkeley
Konservatoriun für Musik Bern
Began with SRS : 1995
Non SRS : New Century Chamber Orchestra
Marin Symphony
In My iPod : Podcasts. I'm currently in love with "Mystery Show" and can't wait for the next season.
Hobbies : NY Times puzzles and Sudoku.
Michelle Maruyama
Designation : Assistant Principal
Instrument : Second Violin
Birth Place : Washington, D.C.
Grew Up : Rockville, MD, till age 9, Monterey, CA from 9 onwards.
Started Playing : At age 4
Education : B.M. SFCM Violin Performance, 2000; M.M. Chamber Music Performance, SFCM 2002
Began with SRS : December 2002, with a beautiful performance of Brahms's German Requiem
Non SRS : Contracted to Symphony Silicon Valley, Marin Symphony, California Symphony
Teaching : I have led sectionals for Santa Rosa, San Jose, Golden Gate Philharmonic Youth Symphonies as well as at School of the Arts in SF and Cazadero Performing Arts Camp; enjoy private teaching as well
Edmond Fong
Instrument : Second Violin
Birth Place : San Francisco
Grew Up : San Francisco
Started Playing : Piano and violin at age 7
Education : Bachelor of Music from San Francisco State University.
Began with SRS : 1978
Non SRS : Napa Valley Symphony, Symphony Napa Valley. As substitute player: Fremont Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, Marin Symphony, Stockton Symphony, California Symphony, Ukiah Symphony, Monterey Bay Symphony.
Favorite Music : Classical, Chinese classical music.
In My iPod : Classical, The Beatles.
Hobbies : Build and repair computers, photography. Aside from being a musician, I also worked as a Systems Administrator for Social Security Administration, retired in 2012.
Email : thefiddler68@gmail.com
Teaching : Teach privately
Jeanette Isenberg
Instrument : Second Violin
Zinovy Zelichenok
Instrument : Second Violin
Birth Place : Leningrad, Russia
Grew Up : Leningrad, Russia
Started Playing : 7 years old
Education : Music Conservatory of Leningrad
Began with SRS : 1997
Non SRS : Sacramento Philharmonic
Favorite Music : Classical
Calvin E. Lewis, Jr.
Instrument : Second Violin
Laurie Moore
Instrument : Second Violin
Birth Place : Los Angeles
Grew Up : Altadena, CA
Started Playing : 10 years old on violin
Education : Not enough...
Began with SRS : 1977
Non SRS : Just freelance wedding gigs
Favorite Music : Kirtan
In My iPod : Trance, Kirtan, jazz, mariachi!
Hobbies : Off road bicycling, off-grid living,tantra
Email : lauriejo88@att.net
Teaching : I don't teach. In my day job I am a violin repair person.
Website :lovelandviolinshop.com
Claudia Fichera
Instrument : Second Violin
William R. Williams
Instrument : Second Violin
Claire-Jeanne Martin
Instrument : Second Violin
Stephanie Bibbo
Instrument : Second Violin
Heeguen Song
Instrument : Second Violin