Westchester Chamber Soloists comprises performers united by a singular passion for sharing fine chamber and orchestral music with attentive audiences in the spirit of community and cultural enrichment.

Members include career performing musicians and committed avocational players, many with formal training from distinguished music schools and affiliations to other leading symphony and opera orchestras, conservatories, theater groups and/or elite chamber ensembles. Many WCS members provide instruction at highly regarded conservatories/schools. Others represent a diverse array of professions outside of music, including medicine, education, finance & risk management, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, law, arts management, and science and technology.

WCS Members, Friends & Leadership

Includes active current members, as well as those who have performed with us at, or since, our 2020 debut and those who have appeared as guest performers at one or more events.

WCS Brandenburg Concerto 2023 Performers & Soloists

  • Benjamin Acrish

    Piccolo Trumpet / Guest Soloist

  • Robert Lawrence

    Lead Violin / Guest Soloist

  • Sergey Nazarov

    Violin / Guest Soloist

  • Paul-Lucien Kulka

    Flute / Guest Soloist

  • Alan Murray

    Harpsichord Soloist / Producer & Director

  • Larissa Blitz

    Violin Soloist

  • Dorothy Darlington

    Oboe Soloist

  • Monica Gerard

    Viola / Soloist

  • Amy Hersh

    Flute / Soloist

  • Liz Nilsen-Baumwoll

    Viola / Soloist

  • Kathleen Thomson

    Violin / Soloist

  • Kate Ashby

    Violin

  • Thomas Bastone

    Bass

  • Charlie Bennett

    Cello

  • Ruth Diamond Fabes

    Oboe

  • Ellen Gruber

    Oboe

  • Marjorie Hone

    Flute

  • Lori Horowitz

    Violin / Soloist

  • Thomas Jordan

    Lead Horn

  • Miles Levine

    Cello / Soloist

  • Laura Macbeth

    Violin

  • Anne-Marie Mot

    Viola

  • Lucie Onderwyzer

    Violin

  • Sachi Patitucci

    Lead Cello

  • David Restivo

    Violin

  • Thomas Sefcovic

    Bassoon

  • Aviva Segal

    Oboe

  • Gili Sharett

    Bassoon / Guest Soloist

  • Jacqueline Stern

    Cello

  • Marc Wager

    Horn

WCS Executive Board

  • Alan Murray

    Executive & Artistic Director

    WCS Founder

  • Kate Ashby

    Co-Artistic Director / Secretary

  • Lori Horowitz

    Director

  • Jonathan Kantor

    Director

  • Amy Wierenga

    Treasurer

WCS MEMBERSHIP

Piano Soloist & Violins

  • Alan Murray

    Piano Soloist

  • Kate Ashby

    Violin

  • Larissa Blitz

    Violin

  • Joshua Daniels

    Violin

  • Lori Horowitz

    Violin

  • Laura Macbeth

    Violin

  • Lucie Onderwyzer

    Violin

  • Silvia Grendze

    Violin

  • David Restivo

    Violin

  • Kathleen Thomson

    Violin

WCS Violas & Cellos

  • Liz Nilsen-Baumwoll

    Viola

  • Monica Gerard

    Viola

  • Katherine Sinsabaugh

    Viola

  • Jonathan Kantor

    Cello

  • Lisa Olsson

    Cello

  • Sachi Patitucci

    Cello

WCS Winds & Brass

  • Amy Hersh

    Flute & Piccolo

  • Teresa Wager

    Flute & Piccolo

  • Dorothy Darlington

    Oboe & English Horn

  • Amy Wierenga

    Oboe & English Horn

  • Alan Shaffer

    Clarinet

  • Rosemary Dellinger

    Bassoon

  • Thomas Sefcovic

    Bassoon

  • Victoria Dine

    French Horn

  • Marc Wager

    French Horn

  • Kelly Oram

    Trumpet

  • John Reid

    Trumpet

WCS Percussion, Harp & Vocalists

  • Barbara Allen

    Timpani & Percussion

  • Wendy Kerner

    Harp

  • Yolanda F. Johnson

    Soprano

WCS Musical Friends & Collaborators

  • Bob Lawrence

    Violin / 2023 Brandenburg Soloist / RiverArts Music Tour 2021

  • John Patitucci

    Bass / WCS Debut / 2023 Brandenburg sessions

  • Enid Blount Press

    Clarinet / RiverArts Music Tour 2022

  • Daniel Hoppe

    Cello / RiverArts Music Tour 2022

  • Peter Huitzacua

    French Horn / WCS Debut, RiverArts Music Tour 2022

  • Seth Jacobs

    Cello / RiverArts Music Tours 2022, 2021, 2019 & 2018

  • Bernard Tamosaitis

    Cello / RiverArts Music Tours 2022, 2021 & 2019

  • Rebecca Eckfeld

    Violin / RiverArts Music Tour 2021

  • William Eckfeld

    Bass / RiverArts Music Tour 2021

  • April Johnson

    Violin / WCS Debut (Concertmistress), RiverArts Music Tour 2021

  • Christopher Lee

    Violin / Concertos 2021 & Prior, Duo Performances 2017

  • Paul Geidel

    Trombone / WCS Debut

  • Charles McCracken

    Bassoon / WCS Debut

  • Robert Plotkin

    Violin / WCS Debut

  • Lauren Rigby

    Cello / WCS Debut

  • Roy Victor

    Trombone / WCS Debut

  • Joyce Balint

    Violin / RiverArts Music Tours 2019 & 2018

  • Sam Cohen

    Violin / RiverArts Music Tours 2019 & 2018

  • Howard Cohen

    Cello / RiverArts Music Tour 2019

  • Jacqueline Bergson

    Cello / RiverArts Music Tour 2019

  • Bethany Bobbs

    Cello / RiverArts Music Tour 2019

  • Maureen Kelly

    Cello / RiverArts Music Tour 2019

  • Teresa Kubiak

    Cello / RiverArts Music Tours 2019 & 2018

  • Erika Boras-Tesi

    Cello / RiverArts Music Tour 2018

  • Barbara Carlsen

    Violin / RiverArts Music Tour 2018

  • Jill Schultz

    Violin / RiverArts Music Tour 2018