OUR PEOPLE
Violin I
Concertmaster
The Annabelle Lundy Fetterman Chair
Assistant Concertmaster
The Jessie Wyatt Ethridge Chair
The Richard and Joy Cook Chair
The Tom and Mary Mac Bradshaw Chair
The Phyllis (“Pat”) Conrad Wells Chair
The James C. Byrd and Family Chair
The J. Felix Arnold Chair
The Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. Chair
The Harvey At-Large Chair
Violin II
The Nancy Finch Wallace Chair
Assistant Principal
Viola
Principal
The Florence Spinks and Charles Jacob Cate and Alma Yondorf and Sylvan Hirschberg Chair
Assistant Principal
The J. Sidney Kirk Chair
The Samuel H. and Anne Latham Johnson Chair
Cello
Anonymously Endowed
The Nell Hirschberg Chair
The William Charles Rankin Chair
The Sara Wilson Hodgkins Chair
The Secretary of Cultural Resources Betty Ray McCain Chair
Double Bass
The Mark W. McClure Foundation Chair
The Harllee H. and Pauline G. Jobe Chair
The Dr. and Mrs. Preston H. Gada Chair
Flute
Principal
The Mr. and Mrs. George M. Stephens Chair
The Jack and Sing Boddie Chair
Piccolo
The Jean Dunn Williams Chair
Oboe
The Clarence and Alice Aycock Poe Chair
English Horn
The Bruce and Margaret King Chair
Clarinet
Bassoon
French Horn
The Roger Colson and Bobbi Lyon Hackett Chair
The James Marion Poyner Chair
The Mary Susan Kirk Fulghum Chair
Trumpet
Trombone
Assistant Principal
Assistant Principal
Bass Trombone
Anonymously Endowed
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
Organ
The Albert and Susan Jenkins and Family Organ Chair
Library
Principal Orchestra Librarian
The Mary Colvert and Banks C. Talley Chair
Assistant Orchestra Librarian
*Acting position
**Leave of absence
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Music Director
The Maxine and Benjamin Swalin Chair
Carlos Miguel Prieto became Music Director of the North Carolina Symphony on July 1, 2023, at the beginning of the 2023/24 season. He first appeared with the Symphony as guest conductor in 2011 and was named Artistic Advisor in 2021.
Carlos Miguel Prieto was born into a musical family of Spanish and French descent in Mexico City and is the foremost Mexican conductor of his generation. He served from 2006 to 2023 as Music Director of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), where he is now Conductor Laureate. He was Music Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México from 2007 to 2022, and in 2008 he was appointed Music Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería (OSM), which performs a series of summer programs in Mexico City.
Prieto is in great demand as a guest conductor with orchestras including The Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and New World Symphony, and has enjoyed a particularly close and successful relationship with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2023 he made his BBC Proms debut at the Royal Albert Hall with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain.
Prieto has conducted over 100 world premieres of works by Mexican and American composers, many of which were commissioned by him, and has championed works by Black and African American composers such as Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, and Courtney Bryan, among others. He was awarded the 2024 Grammy for Best Regional Roots Music Album for a live recording with LPO and the Lost Bayou Ramblers. Among his many other recordings, his rendition of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 & Études-tableaux, Op. 33, with Boris Giltburg and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, won a 2018 Opus Klassik award and was listed as a Gramophone Critics’ Choice for 2017. His recording of Korngold’s Violin Concerto with Philippe Quint and OSM received two Grammy nominations.
Prieto served as Principal Conductor of the Youth Orchestra of the Americas from its inception in 2002 until 2011, when he was appointed Music Director. He has also worked regularly with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and the NYO2 in New York.
Carlos Miguel Prieto was recognized by Musical America as the 2019 Conductor of the Year. A graduate of Princeton and Harvard universities, he studied conducting with Jorge Mester, Enrique Diemecke, Charles Bruck, and Michael Jinbo.
Grant Llewellyn, Music Director Laureate
Grant Llewellyn served as North Carolina Symphony’s Music Director for sixteen seasons and now holds the title of Music Director Laureate.
Grant Llewellyn is renowned for his exceptional charisma, energy, and easy authority in music of all styles and periods. He concluded his tenure as Music Director of the Orchestre National de Bretagne (ONB) in 2023 after eight years.
Llewellyn’s guest engagements have included the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra, among others. He has conducted widely across North America, most notably The Philadelphia Orchestra and the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Boston, Houston, Milwaukee, Montreal, St. Louis, and Toronto. During his time as Music Director of the Handel and Haydn Society, America’s leading period orchestra, Llewellyn gained a reputation as a formidable interpreter of music of the baroque and classical periods.
Notable recordings with the North Carolina Symphony include American Spectrum, featuring 20th century works with the saxophonist Branford Marsalis, and Britten’s Cello Symphony and Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante with the cellist Zuill Bailey. He recently recorded a disc of Lowell Liebermann’s orchestral works with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Deeply committed and passionate about engaging young people with music, Llewellyn regularly leads education and outreach projects; in 2017 he led the first ever “relaxed” BBC Prom with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, a concert specially designed for those with autism, sensory and communication impairments, and learning disabilities.
Born in Tenby, South Wales, Llewellyn won a Conducting Fellowship to the Tanglewood Music Center in Massachusetts in 1985, where he worked with Bernstein, Ozawa, Masur, and Previn.
North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc.
The Society Board is the governing, policy, and operating board of the Symphony Society. It secures financial resources, approves program goals, engages in strategic planning, and oversees budgets, continuing the Society’s mission to achieve the highest level of artistic quality and performance standards, and embracing the dual legacies of statewide service and music education.
Mr. Joe Bastian, Chair, Chapel Hill
Dr. Wm. Charles Helton, Vice Chair, Raleigh
Mr. Terry L. Stevens, Treasurer, Raleigh
Mr. David Haines, Assistant Treasurer, Cary
Ms. Rosemary Gill Kenyon, Secretary, Raleigh
Mr. Don Davis, Past Chair, Raleigh
Ms. Sandi M. A. Macdonald, President & CEO, Raleigh
Ms. Deborah M. Aiken, Wake Forest
Dr. Tim Altman**, Garner
Mr. Chip Anderson*, Raleigh
Ms. Stephanie Bass, Clayton
Dr. Trude R. Bate, Cary
Ms. Denise S. Bennett, Raleigh
Mr. Jud Bowman, Durham
Ms. Patty Briguglio, Raleigh
The Honorable Roy Cooper*, Raleigh
Mr. Jeffrey A. Corbett, Raleigh
Dr. Roy Cromartie, Raleigh
Mr. Courtney Crowder, Raleigh
Mr. Jim Datin, Chapel Hill
Mr. Richard L. Daugherty, Raleigh
Mr. Keith Donahue**, Raleigh
Dr. Robert N. Eby, Chapel Hill
Mr. James C. Gulick**, Raleigh
Mrs. Elaine Bryant Hayes, Fayetteville
Ms. Kristen Hess, Raleigh
Mr. Richard E. Hinson, Chapel Hill
Mr. Kevin Howell**, Raleigh
Mr. L. Dwain Joyce*, Fayetteville
Mrs. Cecelia Eckert Kennedy, Apex
Dr. Robert Lacin, Raleigh
Dr. Mark Leithe, Raleigh
Rev. Dr. Christie Mabry, Raleigh
Mrs. Dawn MacLaren, Raleigh
Mr. Robert MacNeill, Jr., Durham
Mr. Branford Marsalis, Durham
Mrs. Louise A. Miller, Raleigh
Mr. James Morgan, Raleigh
Ms. Lori O’Keefe, Wake Forest
Ms. Rebecca Quinn-Wolf, Raleigh
Dr. Ramachandra P. Reddy, Cary
Ms. Donna Rhode, Cary
Mr. Jason Smith, Raleigh
Mrs. Tracey Fodor Smith (deceased), Farmville
Mr. David Sontag, Chapel Hill
Mrs. Linda J. Staunch*, New Bern
Mr. M. Gray Styers, Jr., Greensboro
Ms. Sandy Sully, Cary
Ms. Alison Trapp, Chapel Hill
The Honorable Catherine Truitt*, Cary
Mr. Dereck Whittenburg, Raleigh
Secretary D. Reid Wilson*, Raleigh
Mrs. Darliene S. Woolner, Cary
*Ex Officio Member
**Governor’s Appointee
Lifetime Trustees
The Society and Foundation Boards gratefully recognize the individuals listed below as Lifetime Trustees for extraordinary involvement and leadership of the Symphony over a significant period of time.
Dr. Assad Meymandi (deceased) – 2015 Inductee
Mr. Edward O. Woolner (deceased) – 2016 Inductee
Mrs. Florence Peacock – 2022 Inductee
North Carolina Symphony Foundation
The Foundation Board holds the permanent endowment of the Symphony, solicits additions to the endowment, safeguards and invests assets, and prudently expends funds for the exclusive use and benefit of the Symphony Society.
Mr. Chip Anderson, President, Raleigh
Col. Matt Segal, Treasurer, Cary
Ms. Dianne C. Sellers, Secretary, Raleigh
Ms. Catharine Biggs Arrowood, Raleigh
Mr. Joe Bastian*, Chapel Hill
Mr. Richard L. Daugherty, Raleigh
Dr. Wm. Charles Helton, Raleigh
Mr. Bill Hodges, Raleigh
Mr. D. S. (Steve) Hodges, Durham
Dr. Ted Kunstling, Raleigh
Mr. Robert Loweth, Wilmington
Dr. Emily Mann Peck, Raleigh
Mrs. Ashley Matlock Perkinson, Raleigh
Dr. Shaler Stidham, Jr., Raleigh
Mr. Larry Wilson, Raleigh
*Ex Officio Member
North Carolina Symphony Chapter Boards
Craven County
Linda J. Staunch, President
Nancy Alexander
M.J. Bertsch
Susan Braaten
Dr. Jim Congleton
Tahira Copeland
Philip Evancho
Hannah B. French
Dr. Dwight Grady
Cille Griffith
John Haroldson
Drew Honeycutt
Christopher McCrudden
Champ Mitchell
Dr. Joe Overby
Luana Palimetakis
Lauren Quinn
Pat Rowlett
Karen M. Skipper
Dawn D. Staats
Cindy Turco
Cumberland County
Mr. L. Dwain Joyce, President
Mr. Worth Smith, Vice President
Mrs. Alisa Evans Debnam
Mr. Chima Enwere
Ms. Andretta Hales
Mrs. Elaine Bryant Hayes
Ms. Andrea Kelly
Ms. Ashley Martin
Mr. Calvin Mims
Mr. Alec Powers
Edgecombe County
Ann Warren, President
Nettie Williams, Vice President
Becky Johnson, Secretary
Joy Chafin
Doneva Chavis
Kerrie Clayton
Joshua Dumbleton
Ronnie Ellis
Carol Ferri
Eric Greene
Dr. Gregory McLeod
Johanna Owens
Nina Rountree
Angie Ruffin
Katie Schultz
Theresa Scott
Dave Sharpe
Suzanne Sharpe
Jessie Thorne
Joe White
Moore County
Ginger Minichiello, President
Deb Swanson, Secretary
Luke Arno
Judy Casey
Chris Dunn*
Lydia Gill
Audrey Kessler
Greg Lundberg
Marie Riedesel
Elaine Sills
*Ex Officio Member
Onslow County
Earl Taylor, President
Susan Edwards, Vice-President
Lyndsay Russell, Secretary
Michelle Baker
Meredith Best
Joli Brooks
Dr. Erin Chaney
Pat Collins
Sally Figowy
Gloria Goodwin
Carolyn Harrod
Dr. Katy Kazel
Dr. Robert Kell
Vickie Kell
Catharine Koonce
Korene Marsh
Robin Moore
Marta Oyan
Dr. Lisa Peele
Marjorie Tredwell
TRUSTEE LISTS CURRENT AS OF APRIL 30, 2024
President’s Office
Sandi M.A. Macdonald – President & CEO
Stephen Thompson – Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Artistic Operations
Donald Tippett – Vice President of Orchestra Operations
Samantha Gallup – Operations Manager
Hsing-I Ho – Director of Orchestra Personnel
Chris Moore – Stage Manager
José Muñiz – Artistic Coordinator
Bo Osborne – Production Manager
Mary Shannon – Orchestra Personnel Coordinator
Kerry Smith – Assistant Vice President of Artistic Planning
Jason Spencer – Director of Education
Taylor Troyer – Assistant Orchestra Librarian
Stephanie Wilson – Principal Orchestra Librarian (The Mary Colvert and Banks C. Talley Chair)
Finance & Administration
Robert Schiller – Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration & CFO
Carol Brown – Accounting & Payroll Manager
Tiffany Debnam – Database & Fulfillment Manager
Tiffany Haddock – Director of Human Resources & Business Systems
Doe Lee – Information Processing and Database Coordinator
Stan Williams – Public Affairs Contractor
Jan Zimmermann – Assistant Vice President of Finance
Marketing & Audience Development
Linda Charlton – Vice President for Marketing & Audience Development
Jennifer Blackman – Graphic Designer
Ashley Blankenship – Senior Director of Marketing & Sales
Rebecca Doel – Digital Sales & Engagement Manager
Maria H. Ewing – Director of Advertising & Corporate Partnerships
Andrew Gouck – Assistant Box Office Manager
Arianna Gulisano – Box Office Manager
Richard Hess – Communications Project Manager
Mary Huntley – Director of Communications
Graham Jones – Box Office Associate
Jessica Story-Johnson – Box Office Associate
Erin Thompson – Box Office Associate
Jim Vestal – Box Office Associate
Emma Wall – Assistant Vice President of Marketing & Sales
Keith Wood – Box Office Associate
Philanthropy
Lisa Ransom – Vice President of Philanthropy
Riley Bennett – Institutional Giving Coordinator
Rebecca Gunn – Assistant Vice President of Philanthropy
Kayla Gurley – Director of Annual Giving
Courtney Hamm – Senior Director of Statewide & Corporate Relations
Katie Ujevich – Philanthropy Coordinator
Emily Wilbourne – Leadership Giving Manager
Auditions
Second Oboe
Preliminary/Semi-final Auditions: September 21-22, 2024
Final Auditions: September 23, 2024
The audition will take place at the North Carolina Symphony’s home, Meymandi Concert Hall, in downtown Raleigh. All rounds will be screened. Musicians taking this audition should only do so with the intention of accepting the position if it is offered.
Updated 7.5.2024. Please check back frequently as repertoire list is subject to updates.
TO APPLY
Please click here to submit your one-page resume as a PDF attachment. Resumes submitted otherwise will not be accepted.
Applications must be received by July 19, 2024.
ABOUT THE POSITION
The 2024/25 season is 40 weeks, plus 18 optional summer services at the position per-service rate. The current contract agreement runs through June 2024, and the minimum salary for section position is $1,589.95/week ($65,018 annual/40 wks, including EMG). Updated salary information will be posted on NCS audition website once the new contract agreement goes into effect. Benefits include 9% employer retirement contribution – 403 (b), medical, life and instrument insurance.
Intended employment to begin in January 2025, or at the earliest mutually agreed upon date, with satisfactory USCIS employment eligibility verification.
Administrative positions
No positions are available at this time.
About the North Carolina Symphony
The North Carolina Symphony is an equal opportunity employer that maintains a policy of nondiscrimination with respect to all employees and applicants for employment including hiring, promotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay, selection for training, and recruitment. All considerations are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or veteran status. Employment decisions, subject to the legitimate business requirements of NCS, are based solely on the individual’s qualifications, merit, experience and performance. NCS is proud to be a partner orchestra of the National Alliance for Audition Support.
THE AREA
The Symphony’s home base of Raleigh is the state’s capital, located in the Piedmont (central) region of North Carolina. Raleigh is the largest city in a 3,500-square mile metropolitan area known as the Triangle (Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill) and is among the fastest-growing cities in the US. Raleigh is located approximately 140 miles from the Appalachian highlands and 130 miles from the Atlantic Coast, making the ease of a day trip to the mountains or the beach a unique benefit of living here. Located within the area is Research Triangle Park, home to several corporate and regional headquarters: Fidelity Investments, Duke Health, IBM, Red Hat, SAS, GlaxoSmithKline, and Cisco all have large presences, to name a few.
The home of many creative and well-educated citizens, Raleigh has been lauded as a “Best City for Business and Careers” by Fortune magazine and a “Best Place to Live in America” by Money magazine. It provides its people and businesses with a world-class combination of economic vitality, low unemployment, tremendous educational opportunity, environmental quality, and exceptional quality of life. The park system offers a vast network of recreational greenway trails that connect neighborhoods, and the housing market continues to be strong compared to national averages.
Thirteen institutions of higher education provide affordable and premium educational opportunities for adult and extension classes and a well-educated citizenry of students, graduates, and faculty. The Triangle is also an area of tremendous resources where cultural and performing arts organizations thrive. Other major institutions include the North Carolina Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of History, Carolina Ballet, North Carolina Opera, American Dance Festival, Ackland Art Museum, Nasher Art Museum, Marbles Kids Museum, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Morehead Planetarium, and Carolina Performing Arts at UNC-Chapel Hill. There are film, music, dance and crafts festivals, local theater groups and touring Broadway shows. Raleigh is also the current home of the IBMA World of Bluegrass Festival.
The Triangle is also a vital sports center. It is host to the NHL’s Stanley Cup-winning Carolina Hurricanes, minor league baseball’s Durham Bulls, and the sports programs of ACC members Duke University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University.