Meet PBO's Artists Elisabeth Axtell horn Stephen Bard, principal oboe Christine Wilkinson Beckman violin Joanna Blendulf, principal The Frances Daire Kosydar Chair violoncello, viola da gamba Andrew Clark, principal horn (on leave of absence) John K. Cox chorus master Rob Diggins, principal 2nd violin Jolianne Einem violin Ross Gilliland contrabass Sadie Glass horn Mark Goodenberger, principal timpani Victoria Gunn viola Margaret Carpenter Haigh soprano A.G. Harmon contrabass Nate Helgeson, principal The Larry Dunn Chair bassoon Matthew Hudgens oboe Toma Iliev The Charles and Ruth Poindexter Chair violin Kris Kwapis, principal trumpet Adam LaMotte violin (on leave of absence for the 2025/26 season) Todd Larsen contrabass John Lenti, principal theorbo, lute, guitar, (on leave of absence for the 2025/26 season) Adaiha MacAdam-Somer violoncello, viola da gamba Manami Mizumoto viola Joseph Monticello flute Kathryn Montoya oboe, recorder Carla Moore, concertmaster The William and Jacqueline Willingham Chair violin Thomas Muehlenbeck-Pfotenhauer trumpet Arwen Myers soprano Rebecca Myers soprano Anna Okada violin Tai Oney countertenor Hillary Oseas viola, (on leave of absence for the 2025/26 season) Vakarė Petroliūnaitė soprano Elizabeth “Libby” Phelps violin Annabeth Shirley The Charles and Ruth Poindexter Chair violoncello, viola da gamba Janet Strauss violin Jos van Veldhoven guest director Aaron Westman violin, viola