Suzanne Mallory-Parker
Suzanne Mallory-Parker recently served as the Local Program Director for Turnaround Arts: Richmond, a partnership program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Richmond Public Schools. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership both from Virginia Commonwealth University. During her tenure in the public […]
Alison Hall
Richmond Symphony member since 2001.
Tim Judd
Timothy Judd has been a member of the Richmond Symphony violin section since 2001. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music (BM, MM), he is the author of the popular classical music blog, The Listeners’ Club. Mr. Judd is an advocate of the Suzuki method. His studio includes young Suzuki students as well as […]
Stephen Schmidt
Dr. Stephen Schmidt has been a full-time violist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra since 1996 and was also the principal violist of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra from 2009-17. He is professor of viola at Virginia Commonwealth University and has been the Director of VCU’s Mary-Anne Rennolds Chamber Concerts series since 2006. Stephen has been violist […]
Jason McComb
Jason McComb has been the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Richmond Symphony since 2002. Having received his early musical training in his native Portland, Oregon, Mr. McComb earned a Bachelor of Music from The Juilliard School where he studied with Joel Krosnick and Zara Nelsova. He then went on to study with Bonnie Hampton at […]
Devin Gossett
Devin Gossett joined the Richmond Symphony Orchestra as Second Horn in 2019 and joined the faculty at the College of William and Mary as Horn Instructor in 2022. He performs regularly with chamber groups of the Richmond Symphony and is a member of the Atlantic Chamber Ensemble. Devin has performed with several orchestras across the […]
Dominic Rotella
Hornist Dominic Rotella enjoys an active career as a professional musician in central Virginia. He is proud to serve as Principal Horn of the Richmond Symphony, a position he has held since 2018, as well as Principal Horn of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra and Charlottesville Opera. Prior to his relocation to the Mid-Atlantic, he worked […]
Kara Poling
Oboist Kara Poling joined the Richmond Symphony as Associate Principal Oboe/English Horn in January 2024. She was distinguished as “someone to watch” in Gramophone Newsletter (April 2022), following her rendition of the oboe solo in Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement on New York Youth Symphony’s Grammy winning debut album. Her reputation was further […]
Dana McComb
Canadian-born cellist Dana McComb has performed as a chamber musician, recitalist, and orchestral musician in venues across North America. An avid teacher, Dana has held faculty positions at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and the Eckhardt-Gramatté Conservatory, and is currently on faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University and teaches privately in Richmond. She is […]
Eddie Sundra
Eddie has over 10 years of private teaching and clinician experience, having ran clarinet and saxophone studios in State College, PA, Ann Arbor, MI, and Aspen, CO. Eddie has held clinics and masterclasses for high schools in Michigan (including Grammy-Nominated Huron High School) and has given presentations at festivals both regionally and internationally, most notably […]