Ayden Adler, Horn
With RPO since: 1997
Hometown: Portland, OR
First orchestra job: Jerusalem Symphony (Israel)
Earliest musical memory: Playing with a Fisher-Price toy piano
David Angus, Horn
With RPO since: 1973
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Favorite composer: Brahms
Favorite thing about Rochester: The seasons, especially spring & fall
Matthew Annin, Assistant Principal Horn
With RPO since: 2004
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
First orchestra job: Louisville Orchestra
Favorite composers: Mozart, Brahms, Mahler
Jennifer Burch, Horn
With RPO since: 1991
Hometown: Bath, NY
Earliest musical memory: Hearing strings on the popular recording "There’s a Summer Place" at age two
Favorite thing about Rochester: Close to Finger Lakes and my family’s home
Mark Kellogg, Principal Trombone
With RPO since: 1989
Hometown: Hannibal, NY
Favorite composers: Impressionists such as Ravel and Debussy
Favorite thing about Rochester: Beautiful, crisp fall foliage and our many top-notch cultural institutions
W. Peter Kurau, Principal Horn
With RPO since: 1983
Hometown: Torrington, CT
First orchestra job: St. Louis Symphony
Earliest musical memory: My parents rehearsing for a church gig
Wesley Nance, Trumpet
With RPO since: 1986
Hometown: Lakewood, CA
Earliest musical memory: Singing along to records
Favorite thing about Rochester: The seasons (at least spring, summer and fall ...)
Douglas Prosser, Principal Trumpet
With RPO since: 1995
Hometown: Denver, CO
Favorite musical period: Right now – it gives us the best of the past and present
Earliest musical memory: Listening to the Boston Pops on Sunday mornings
David Richey, Bass Trombone
With RPO since: 1968
Hometown: Irondequoit, NY
First orchestra job: Indianapolis Symphony
Earliest musical memory: Listening to my father’s barbershop quartet rehearse
Mark Salatino, Trombone
With RPO since: 2002
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
First orchestra job: New World Symphony (Miami)
Earliest musical memory: Listening to Barry Manilow records
Paul Shewan, Trumpet
With RPO since: 1996
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Favorite composer: Beethoven
Earliest musical memory: My parents playing recordings of opera
Herbert Smith, Trumpet
With RPO since: 1996
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Earliest musical memory: Singing in church with my dad
Favorite thing about Rochester: It’s a little big city and we’re close enough to bigger cities
Craig Sutherland, Principal Tuba
With RPO since: 2004
Hometown: Clarence, NY
First orchestra job: Hofer Symphoniker (Hof, Germany)
Favorite composers: Mahler and Stravinksy
