Percussion
Michele Tucker
Emma Terrel
Violins
Katharina Radlberger
Maria Benotti Concertmaster Chair
Sargis Karapetyan
Margerita Varga-Nadj
Josefina Guzman
Onur Dilisen
Stuart Schulman
Judy Takata
Viola
Jessica Cooper
Irina Naryshkova
Cello
Dorothy Braker
Kevin Crudder
Nancy Hair
Bass
Steve Skop
Mark Henry
Mike Goodspeed
Harpsichord
Yukiko Shimazaki
Victoria Suchodolski
Piano
Carmen Rodriguez-Peralta
Yukiko Shimazaki
Flute/Piccolo
Wei Zhao
Julie and Paul Goldberg Principal Flute Chair
Terry Derrico
Oboe
Amy Dinsmore
Camden Ward
Clarinet
Bill Kirkley
Julie Stuckenschneider-Meneghini
Yhasmin Valenzuela-Blanchard
Bassoon
Sally Merriman
Stephanie Busby
French horn
Orlando Pandolfi
Dirk Hillyer
James Mosher
Trumpet
Adam Gallant
David Shepherd
Trombone
Billy Sheahan
Tuba
Hunter Farley
E
xecutive Director
Em Russell has been the Executive Director of the Lowell Chamber Orchestra since its founding. A classically trained yet versatile musician, Em loves nothing more than tackling different styles of music, giving consistently brilliant performances whether they are singing an upbeat WWI song, playing a challenging bassoon concerto, or singing a heartbreaking German lied. They have played various instruments in jazz and classical ensembles as well as pit orchestras, and their work as a vocalist spans from classical to musical theatre and just about everything in between.
Em is also quite adept at the behind-the-scenes aspect of the performing arts, stage directing the LCO’s production of As One, assisting with programming, and handling several technical and administrative aspects of performances by the LCO as well as many concerts held by the faculty of their alma mater, Middlesex Community College. They are happiest attending concerts as a page-turner rather than an audience member. Though they grew up in the Upper Valley region of New Hampshire, Em currently resides in Dracut, MA.
Music Director
Orlando Cela is committed to engaging audiences with lively performances that open new worlds of experience. The Venezuelan-born conductor has received the American Prize for conducting, and the Vytautas Marijosius Prize for orchestral programming. He also received second place in the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for excellence in the performance of American music. He also won second place in the London Classical Soloists Conducting Competition for his performances of Beethoven’s Symphonies 7 and 8, in 2017. Guest appearances include performances with the London Classical Soloists (London, UK), Marquette Symphony Orchestra (MI), the Randolph College Chamber Orchestra and Chorus (VA), UMass-Dartmouth Choruses (MA), and others. He has been invited to conduct and lecture at Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival (UK), the Central Conservatory of Music and Shanghai Normal University (China). Being an advocate of new music, Mr. Cela regularly offers short lively introductions to selected works, providing audiences with entry points into unfamiliar works. He has conducted world premieres by Bernhard Lang, Renée Baker, and national and regional premieres by Kaija Saariaho, Armando Bayolo, Bongani Ndodana-Breen, Andy Akiho, Alwynne Pritchard, and many others. Orlando is the founder and Music Director of the Lowell Chamber Orchestra, serves as the Music Director of the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the North Carolina Governor’s School. Besides teaching a number of music related courses at Middlesex Community College, he also teaches conducting at Berklee College of Music.
