Members
Violin 1
Kirsten Weiss, Concertmaster
Amanda Hellmer
Karolina Fraczak
Elissa Dodson
Nathan Fender
Sarah Le
Hannah Wagenknecht
Olivia Eddy
Violin 2
Janet Hopkins, principal
Lisa Fent
Leah Richter
Carol Harrison
Christina Swaters
Lia Andreassen
Roman Bunn
Viola
Kathy Murray, principal
Benjamin Huinda
Frankie Stevens
Alicia Dair
Betsy Dougherty
Kirsten Weiss, Concertmaster
Amanda Hellmer
Karolina Fraczak
Elissa Dodson
Nathan Fender
Sarah Le
Hannah Wagenknecht
Olivia Eddy
Violin 2
Janet Hopkins, principal
Lisa Fent
Leah Richter
Carol Harrison
Christina Swaters
Lia Andreassen
Roman Bunn
Viola
Kathy Murray, principal
Benjamin Huinda
Frankie Stevens
Alicia Dair
Betsy Dougherty
Cello
Jacque Trtan, principal
Nia Damgova
Mark Huinda
Denise Burrell
Margaret Dodson
Melissa Clyde
Double Bass
Levi Andreassen, principal
Matthew Hsi
Flute
Michelle Draper, principal
Emma McGlasson
Clarinet
Crystal Grosvenor, principal
Anjanette Nowell
Cameron Wickham
Oboe
Angel McGlasson, principal
Zephan McGlasson
Jacque Trtan, principal
Nia Damgova
Mark Huinda
Denise Burrell
Margaret Dodson
Melissa Clyde
Double Bass
Levi Andreassen, principal
Matthew Hsi
Flute
Michelle Draper, principal
Emma McGlasson
Clarinet
Crystal Grosvenor, principal
Anjanette Nowell
Cameron Wickham
Oboe
Angel McGlasson, principal
Zephan McGlasson
Bassoon
Connor Jones, principal
Trumpet
Kyle Farbman, principal
Ben Campbell
Carl Yendes
Horn
Laura Mudge, principal
Paige Wakefield
Trombone
Drew Robertson, principal
Ken McClure
Freddy Rodriguez
Percussion
Tim Morton, principal
Chris Wilson
Connor Jones, principal
Trumpet
Kyle Farbman, principal
Ben Campbell
Carl Yendes
Horn
Laura Mudge, principal
Paige Wakefield
Trombone
Drew Robertson, principal
Ken McClure
Freddy Rodriguez
Percussion
Tim Morton, principal
Chris Wilson
Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra
The Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) is Southwest Missouri’s premier civic orchestra. MPO’s professional, amateur and student musicians are solely focused on serving the community through the creation of beautiful music, crafted through intentional immersion in the musical elements.
Staff
Staff
Amy Andreassen
Amy Andreassen is the Leader/Principal Conductor of the Missouri Philharmonic. She, along with her son, started a chamber group for young outstanding string players called String Theory. Before starting a family, she was the Director of Instrumental Activity at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is an accomplished horn player, having performed extensively throughout Southwest Missouri and Northwest Arkansas. She earned a Master of Music degree in Horn Performance with emphases in conducting and theory from Northern Illinois University in 2000 and more recently a second Masters degree from YouTube. Learning from and working with Markand Thakar has given her a new lease on furthering her career in music. When she is not coaching or conducting she enjoys being at home with her family and pets.
Dr. James R. Davidson
Conductor, keyboardist, and bass-baritone Dr. James R. Davidson currently serves as Chorus Master and Associate Conductor of Ozarks Lyric Opera, Associate Conductor of the Missouri Philharmonic Orchestra, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies and Music Education at Drury University, and Advisory Director of Music Ministries and Principal Organist of First and Calvary Presbyterian Church. He is the former Founding Artistic Director of the Springfield Chamber Chorus, Korrepetitor and Musikalishe Assistentin of the Neue Eutiner Festspiele in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and Director of Choral Activities at Ozark and Hazelwood Central High Schools in Missouri.
His recent guest conducting appearances include the Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra, the Nürnberg Löhe-Chor, and the Prague Hlahol Society Chorus and Orchestra. Davidson’s choirs have garnered international acclaim, frequently collaborating with other local, national, and international choruses and orchestras. In addition to his conducting duties, Davidson maintains an active performance career as a collaborative keyboardist and chorister.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education (Vocal/Choral Emphasis) and Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Missouri State University, and the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of Kansas School of Music, where he was awarded the Sandra Keller-Daugherty Outstanding Graduate Conductor Award. He resides in Springfield, Missouri with his wife Amelia and their three children—Elinor, Felix, and Violet.
His recent guest conducting appearances include the Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra, the Nürnberg Löhe-Chor, and the Prague Hlahol Society Chorus and Orchestra. Davidson’s choirs have garnered international acclaim, frequently collaborating with other local, national, and international choruses and orchestras. In addition to his conducting duties, Davidson maintains an active performance career as a collaborative keyboardist and chorister.
He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education (Vocal/Choral Emphasis) and Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Missouri State University, and the Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of Kansas School of Music, where he was awarded the Sandra Keller-Daugherty Outstanding Graduate Conductor Award. He resides in Springfield, Missouri with his wife Amelia and their three children—Elinor, Felix, and Violet.
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