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Jeffrey Rink

Mattie Kelly Distinguished Chair in Music & Conducting

Jeffrey RinkJeffrey Rink was selected in July, 2007 to serve as the Mattie Kelly Distinguished Endowed Teaching Chair in Music and Conducting at Okaloosa-Walton College and to lead the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra (NFSO) as the symphony's full-time conductor and music director. The NFSO celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2007. The professional orchestra is operated under the auspices of Okaloosa-Walton College and performs at OWC's Mattie Kelly Fine and Performing Arts Center.

Rink, one of Boston's most visible and talented musicians, served as the Music Director of Chorus pro Musica in Boston, ... Click to read full bio.


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Musicians

Conductor

Jeffrey Rink

Violin I

Leonid Yanovskiy, concertmaster
Patti Easton, assistant concertmaster
Sarah Bossa
Katie Eubank
Lora Lipova
Nathan Mitchell
Sara Nodine
Samuel Park
Diane Schmitz
Aaron Seiler
Carol Wolowsky

Violin II

Carol Hayes, principal
Yasya Brown
Minyoung Cho
Olena Chorna
Pepina Dell' Olio
Ashlee Duff
Molly Hodges
Tereza Holikova
Esther Hsiang
Hojin Kim
Richard E. Jackson
Lyle King

Viola

Brian Brown, principal
Heather Hennessey
Armine Hayrikyan
Jim Hurley
Armando Pérez-Segura
Alex Sullivan
Natalie Hall

Cello

Chun-Hsin Chang, principal
Sarah Cohen
Ayla Green
Judy Houlgate
Jayoung Kim
Judy Link
Heather MacLeod
Roswitha Zimmer

Bass

Conrad Hultquist, principal
Ken Chopcinski
Tom Latenser
Glen Swiatek
Nestor Zayas

Flute

Robin Horne, principal
Kim Gandrup
Bethany Witter-Lujan

Piccolo

Kim Gandrup
Bethany Witter-Lujan

Oboe

Matt Fossa, principal
Tina Nutt
Sherwood Wise

English Horn

Tina Nutt
Sherwood Wise

Clarinet

Katrina Phillips, co-principal
Timothy Phillips, co-principal

Bass Clarinet

Timothy Phillips

Bassoon

Abigail Walker, principal
Matthew Fay

Contrabassoon

Joseph Volk

Horn

Tony Chiarito, principal
Bill Beckman
Christopher Pickens
Ashley Tuxhorn
Ron Schreffler

Trumpet

Jim Zingara, principal
Sharon Kostelecky
Carla Reinlie
Dale Riegle

Trombone

Timothy Van Dam, principal
Bret Barrow
Ken Matson

Bass Trombone

Bret Barrow

Tuba

Chester Schmitz

Timpani

Jordan Wood, principal
Dan Wooten

Percussion

Peter Krostag, principal
Tim Beattie
Laura Noah
Dick Reinlie
Thomas York

Piano

Lois Van Dam, principal
Carolyn Schlatter

Harp

Mary Brigid Roman, principal
Katie Ott



Jeffrey Rink
Cellist
Violin
trumpets
flute
Drums
bassoon
sheet music
Strings & harp
trumpet
violins
flute
drums
french horns
harp

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