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Like other artists, pandemic pushes Marin Symphony to learn new ways to connect, by Tod Brody. click here to read more

Zachariah Spellman, Principal Tuba Sponsor This Musician Zachariah Spellman is passionate about the tuba. He has been the principal tubist for Marin Symphony and the Golden Gate Brass since 1980, and for the San Francisco Opera Orchestra since 1977. He is also a member of the Aurio Trio, an active

Madeleine (Maddie)Tucker, Principal Cello (Interview from 2018-2019 Season by Lily O’Brien) Madeleine Tucker is now in her second season as principal cellist with the Marin Symphony. Passionate about both math and music, she earned a degree in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University and a Master of Music in Cello Performance

Margot Golding, Principal Oboe Season Chair Sponsor: William & Lynn Callender Principal oboist Margot Golding joined the Marin Symphony in 1998. She spent 33 years as a commercial banking executive, while also performing with the Oakland Symphony, the California Symphony and the Fremont Symphony. Not one to slow down, she

Jeremy Constant, Concertmaster Chair Endowment: The Catherine Munson Chair Sponsor This Musician Bio: After winning the Grand Prize in the 1979 Du Maurier competition in Canada, Jeremy studied in New York with Ivan Galamian and then with the great violinist Itzhak Perlman before making the San Francisco Bay Area his

Jenny Douglass, Principal Viola Season Chair Sponsor: Steven & Sally Schroeder Chair Endowment: The Elsie Rigney Carr Chair Bio: Jenny began her musical life at age four as a Suzuki violinist in Chapel Hill, NC. She was introduced to the viola at age thirteen during a summer music camp in

Interview by Lily O’Brien Season Chair Sponsor: Nancy Thelen Rehkopf Robert Ryan Ashley, the Principal Bassist with the Marin Symphony since 2009, is in demand. He commutes all over the Bay Area to perform with a number of orchestras, including the Silicon Valley Symphony, the Berkeley Symphony, and the Napa

Interview by Lily O’Brien Season Chair Sponsor: The Hughes Family Oakland native Tyler Mack has always been fascinated by the sound of a symphony orchestra. He says the experience was riveting for him as a child when he attended youth concerts. His parents originally started him on piano and he

In response to audience demand, and in an effort to reach a larger segment of the community, the Marin Symphony Association today announced that with its expansion of Pops programming Stuart Chafetz has been appointed to the new position of Principal Pops Conductor of the Marin Symphony. Maestro Alasdair Neale