Coeur d'Alene Symphony

meet the Conductor David Demand, Conductor The 2008-09 season marks David Demand’s 8th year as Conductor and Artistic Director of the Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra. He is also the conductor for Coeur d’Alene’s Opera Plus! He has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe as a conductor, soloist, and accompanist. He was company pianist with the Joffrey Ballet in New York, and was the principal keyboardist with the Cedar Rapids Symphony. He has performed with the Joffrey Ballet Orchestra, the Washington-Idaho Symphony as both soloist and guest conductor, the Cedar Rapids Symphony, the University of Iowa Symphony, the University of Iowa Opera, the Washington State University Symphony, and the Summer Palace Theater, the Spokane Civic Theatre, the North Idaho College Symphony, The Project Joy Orchestra, and the Coeur d’Alene Symphony. Mr. Demand is a graduate of Washington State University, receiving his B.A., B.M., and M.A. in Music, and studied at the Banff School of Fine Arts for three summers. He is continuing his studies, pursuing his D.M.A. at the University of Iowa. He lives with his wife Renee, and three children Rebekah, Ryan, and Michael in Chattaroy, Washington. He is the Director of Music at Spokane’s Saint George’s School.
meet the Assistant Conductor Dr. Philip Baldwin, is Director of String Studies and Assistant Professor of violin at Whitworth College. His career has spanned the gamut of string teaching and conducting. He earned a DMA at the Ohio State University were he received the distinguished Dissertation Award for his work on the violin sonatas of William Bolcom. His violin teachers include Rafael Druian, Raphael Hillyer, Yuri Mazurkevich, Andrew Jennings, Alan Bodman, and Michael Davis. Prior to his appointment at Whitworth College, Dr. Baldwin taught violin and viola at Eastern Washington University and the Peabody Preparatory Division of John’s Hopkins University, and was the Director of Orchestras at the University of Puget Sound, Southern Utah University. He is a member of the Spokane Symphony and the former Concertmaster of the Southwest Symphony, former Principal Viola of the LaCrosse Symphony, and a performer with the Tacoma, Akron, Canton, and Columbus Symphonies. He has appeared as recitalist, soloist, and has recorded a CD of trios by Khachaturian, Ives, and Bolcom with clarinetist Michael Dean and pianist Carol Stivers. A dedicated artist-teacher, his students have won concerto competitions and have received scholarships to prestigious graduate schools and summer programs such as the Meadowmount School. Several of his students are currently playing with the Spokane Symphony as Symphony Scholars or substitutes. He has also trained a number of successful teachers who are now influencing the next generation of string playing.
meet the Musicians -------------------------------------------- Flute & Piccolos Cheryl Biehl, Principal Ann Paul Jenny Twitchell Oboe & English Horn Jill Cathey, Principal Carol Padgham Albrecht Linnea Pearson, Auxilliary Clarinet & Bass Clarinet Merilee Updike, Principal Heidi Cesaratto Loraine Enloe Bassoons Jennifer Stockfleth, Principal Alan Biehl French Horns Casey Traver, Principal Lisa Sousa Betty Ellis Jim Thompson Trumpets Jim Phillips, Principal Phil Aarhus Trombone Ernie Carlson , Principal Bill Moore Mike Updike Tuba Brent Travis	Timpani Roger Torgerson Percussion Brendan Cessaratto and Kevin Okesson Violin I Phillip Baldwin,Concertmaster Andrew Fischbacher, Asst. Concertmaster Hannah Beggs Diane Bittick Melissa Burgess Michael Korpi Angela Leonardi Allison Morgan Violin II Katherine Okesson, Principal Joyce Torgerson, Asst. Principal Zach Bond Betsy Bullard Jessica Bruner Antonio Dowling Caytlin Driggars Marilyn Montgomery Mari Thomas Viola Diana Clemons, Principal Sandy Daniel Scott Grunsted Chad Hocutt Elizabeth Sibulsky	Cello Max Held, Principal Allisa Chipman Elizabeth Coogan Julie Crandall Lane Exworthy Karen Hawkins Brenda Lawlor Kristina Phillips John Wheeler Bass Tanner Brown Paige Markham Bruce Pennell Peggy Rudolph Robert Singletary Jon Lossing Patrick Morgan Piano - Keyboard Jenny Twitchell