The Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (POA) is proud to have many talented, young professional musicians and advanced students from New York’s top conservatories. The POA is committed to music ranging from the classical standard repertoire to new compositions from both the U.S. and Latin America, bringing to the New York audience a taste of the Americas contemporary music.
Musicians playing at POA’s NO BORDERS Concert Tour
Concert Master
Vanessa Mollard
Kristi Holberg
John Guarino
Brooke Quiggins, second violin principal
Marc Szammer
Regi Papa
Ann Bermont
Cynthia Marcus
Jing Wang
Tallie Brunfelt
Ervin Dede
Sarah Charness
Yan Izquierdo
Bruno Pena
Brittany Zellman
Jill Jermyn
Naho Tsutsui
Marc Daniel van Biemen
Dawn Gingrich
Enrique Marquez, Principal
Joshua Feltman
Flavio Gaete
Irena Momchilova
Lev Zhurbin
Samuel Marchan
Cello
Benjamin Capps, Principal
Anna Harris
Analissa Martinez
Maria Jeffers
Brian Snow
Jane O’Hara
Bass
Bradley Lovelace, Principal
Eddy Khaimovicz
John Convertido
Robert Bellamy
Flute
Evgeny Faniuk,
Principal
Sophia Anastasia
Jackie Foley
Roberta Michel
Oboe
Slava Znatchenii,
Principal
Tessa Gross
Adam Hollander
Clarinet
Benjamin Baron, Principal
Kliment Krylovsky
Nuno Antunes
Bassoon
Eddie Burns, Principal
Ezequiel Fainguersch
Thomas Flemming
French Horn
Aleks Ozolins, Principal
David Sullivan
Rachel Drehmann
Trumpet
Michael Gorham, Principal
Hugo Moreno
Christopher Scanlon
Marc Orester
Trombone
Alexis Regazzi
Josh Koppeis
Steven Nugget
Percussion
Andrew Blanco, Principal
Justin Hines
Sean Ritenauer
Jonathan Singer
Mark Katsaonis
Piano
Riko Higuma
Harp
Kristi Rostad