Over the past six years, our Education and Community Engagement programs were led and developed by Jenny Douglass, who also serves as Principal Violist for the Symphony. Jenny did such amazing work creating energized and vital programs that the role grew into a full-time position. We're keeping it in the...
Press Release – Marin Symphony Music Director Alasdair Neale Set to Step Down in 2023 After 22 Years of Service
Marin Symphony Music Director Alasdair Neale Set to Step Down in 2023 After 22 Years of Service September 15, 2021 - San Rafael, CA – Alasdair Neale, Music Director of the Marin Symphony since 2001, has announced that after two more concert seasons, he will end his tenure with the Symphony upon...
PRESS RELEASE: Marin Symphony Announces Its 70th Season
Contact: Gayle Peterson, Marketing Director gayle@marinsymphony.org SAN RAFAEL, CA — The Marin Symphony is excited to announce its 70th season at the Marin Center, with conductor Alasdair Neale celebrating his 21st season as Music Director. From Marin Symphony Association Executive Director Tod Brody: "Thanks to the overwhelming loyalty and generosity...
Marin IJ’s Marin Voice
Like other artists, pandemic pushes Marin Symphony to learn new ways to connect, by Tod Brody. click here to read more
Meet Zachariah Spellman, Principal Tuba
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...
Meet Madeleine Tucker, Principal Cello
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...
Meet Margot Golding, Principal Oboe
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...
Meet Jeremy Constant, Concertmaster
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...
Meet Jenny Douglass, Principal Viola
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...
Meet Robert Ashley, Principal Bass
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...