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The Detroit Medical Orchestra
Musician Roster
2024-25 Season
Violin 1
Jacob Alexander, Advertising Senior Associate, Publicis Collective
Zaky El-Nachef, Undergraduate Student, University of Detroit Mercy
Melissa Graham, Engineer, Canopy Security
Jeff Klein, MD, Internist, Corewell Health
Chrisitan Membrere, Undergraduate Student, WSU
Jenna Penfound, Violinist/Private Violin Studio Teacher, Self-Employed
Vikki Qian, Medical Student, HFHS Eric Scott, Violin Teacher, Wilson Fine Violins
Darion Twitty, MD, Medical Resident, HFHS
**Kathy Zhang, Medical Student, WSUSOM
Violin 2
Dan Drucker, PhD, Emeritus Mathematics Professor, WSU
*CJ Ferrari, Music Teacher, Self-Employed
Beverly Fu, Medical Student, WSUSOM
Alex Hall, DO, Family Medicine Resident, Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital
Åsa Jude-Vassallo, PAC, Physician Assistant, Brentwood Pediatric Associates
Noel Karrer, RN, Retired Nurse, Ascension
Seul Lee, Architect, SmithGroup
Timmy Li, Medical Student, WSUSOM
Sarah Niewoit, CMA, Medical Assistant, Eastside Internal Medicine
Viola
*Danish Ali, MS, Associate Research Analyst, Aledade
Jane Beckwell, Project Manager, Genomenon
Mitchell Hall, Engineer, Stellantis
Lena Hicks, 911 Dispatcher, Emergent Health
Roxanne Ilagan, MD, MS, Medical Resident, DMC/WSUSOM
Greta Mulbauer, MS, Graduate Student, WSU College of Engineering
Cello
Jacob Duchan, Paralegal, Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit
Ellen Kim, Research Assistant, MSU
Hannah Lee, Medical Student, WSUSOM
*Christine Searle, Software Engineer, Ford Motor Company
Bass
*Dan Frohardt, PhD, Retired Mathematics Professor, WSU
Ramsey Hussain, Graduate Student, WSU
Erin Schlotta, Logistics, Penske Logistics
Leah Sivak, Undergraduate Student, College for Creative Studies
Harp
*Laura Palmieri, RN, BSN, VA-BC, Vascular Access Nurse Specialist, Corewell Health
Flute/Piccolo
Allison Ball, MD, DTM&H, Pediatrician, Corewell Health
*Jennifer Mullis, MSN, CPNP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Corewell Health
Malik Wali, Aerodynamic Engineer, Ford Motor Company
Oboe/English Horn
Kim Pollack, Friend of the Orchestra
*Lauren Sofen Soleimani, PT, DPT, PCS, Physical Therapist, Find Your Path PT
Clarinet
Nick Boyd, Investigator, Food and Drug Administration
*Michael Cher, MD, Physician, Urology, WSUSOM, Karmanos, DMC, VA, Trinity, Ascension, Corewell
Bassoon
Walter Dean, PhD, Retired Chemistry Professor
*Nina Flanigan, MA, Retired Teacher
French Horn
Megan Barrus, Nuclear Medicine Technician, Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital
Pat Cooper, Friend of the Orchestra
Amanda Henderson, Medical Student, OUWBSM
*Kenneth Jones, Courier, AMAC Pharmacy
Raymond Landes, MD, Physician, Colon Rectal Specialists
Asa Smith-Villegas, Medical Student, WSUSOM
Trumpet
Vincent Isopi, Friend of the Orchestra
*David Permut, Elementary Music Teacher, Detroit Public Schools Community District
Ray Vipond, Friend of the Orchestra
Trombone
Andrew Lemmen, Medical Student, WSUSOM
Olivia Peleg, Student, WSU
*Paul Yee, LTC Medex Direct
Tuba
*Garrett Harris, Financial Planning and Analysis, Ally Financial
Timpani/Percussion
Kahlid Ali, Undergraduate Student, WSU
*Aaron Brown, Test Engineer, ZF Group
Jack Fogliasso, Graduate Student, WSU
Henry Hutchison, Friend of the Orchestra
Amy Lin, Medical Student, OUWBSM
Robert Moeller (Clarinet Alt), MS, Chemist, Food and Drug Administration
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