We are a collaborative group of musicians united by passion.

Carlos Izcaray

Music Director, The Elton B. Stephens Chair

Carlos Izcaray Portrait

Christopher Confessore

Resident Conductor and Principal POPS! Conductor

Christopher Confessore Portrait

Justin Brown

Music Director Laureate

Justin Brown Portrait

Kevin Fitzgerald

Music Director, Alabama Symphony Youth Orchestra & Assistant Conductor, Alabama Symphony Orchestra

First Violin

Daniel Szasz
Concertmaster, The Beverly Head & Hugh Kaul Chair
Jinsong Gao
Associate Concertmaster
Mayumi Masri
Assistant Concertmaster
Yifan Zhou
Assistant Concertmaster
Ai-Yi Bao
Sarah Nordlund Dennis
Viktor Dulguerov
Roger James
Anne Pandolfi
Pei-Ju Wu

Second Violin

Viola

Cello

Warren Samples
Principal
Andrew Dunn
Assistant Principal
Mary Del Gobbo
Peter Garrett
Hellen Weberpal
(one year position)
Xi Yang
Mara McClain
(on one year leave of absence)

Double Bass

Flute

Oboe

Clarinet

Bassoon

Tariq Masri
Principal
Alex Zdanis
Assistant Principal

Horn

Trumpet

Trombone

Jay Evans
Principal
Joseph Aumann
Jason Robins
(on one year leave of absence)

Tuba

Andrew Miller
Principal

Timpani

Jay Burnham
Principal

Percussion

Harp

Judy Sullivan Hicks
Principal, The Mrs. R. Hugh Daniel Chair