About Us

Our Organization ..|.. Our Leadership .•. Judy Meister .•. Executive Board .•. Musicians

 

OUR LEADERSHIP

Judy Meister

Ms. Meister, holds a Bachelor's degree in music from Washington University and a Master's degree in violin performance and literature from the University of Notre Dame. And we are so glad she plays first violin for Union Symphony Orchestra.

 

She has played as a full-time musician in the Knoxville and Virginia Symphonies, the Virginia Opera, and participated in the Virginia Symphony's Carnegie Hall debut. Ms. Meister has taught at the University of Notre Dame, Hillsdale College, the College of William and Mary, and Gardner-Webb University.

 

Currently, Ms. Meister divides her time between performing in the Charlotte Symphony Classic series, her concertmaster duties and performing with Union Symphony, assisting in our youth, education, and reach-out programs, and teaching at Wingate University.

 

Ms. Meister is in her eight year as adjunct strings instructor at Wingate University. She resides in Monroe with her husband and daughter.

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EXECUTIVE BOARD

 

Executive Director

Nola McCollum

Board of Directors

Neal Albright	Stella Baucom
Nathan Hopper	Robbie Mangum
David Nelms	Kim Norwood
Carole Williams

 

Ex-Officio

Judy Meister, Concertmaster

Advisory

Dr. Martha Asti

Barbara Faulk

James O'Dell

Dr. Kenney Potter

Paul Sims

 

Members Emeritus

Jane Austin

Gladys Kerr

James C. Plyler

 

 

 

 

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Musicians

 

Violin

Judy Meister Concertmaster Monroe	Judy Booth Weddington	Lorna Burns Charlotte	Suzanne Friedman Waxhaw
Alicia Eshelman Charlotte	Mila Gilbody Charlotte	Marsha Gross Charlotte	Matthew Primm Charlotte
David Strassbourg Charlotte	Piotr Swic	Laurel Talley	Jessica Williams Indian Trail

 

Viola

Aram Bryant Charlotte	Elda Franklin Rock Hill, SC	Anna Hunsucker Charlotte	Celia Jelley Charlotte
Tom Lajoie Matthews	Christen Lee	Anna Swic	Marie Winget Charlotte

 

Cello

Christina Beekman Waxhaw	Liz Burns Charlotte	Melanie Freeman Concord	Jennifer Frisina Charlotte
Nick Lampo Charlotte	Mary Sinski Charlotte	Ian Thomas Wingate	Robert Weis Charlotte

 

Bass

Sarah Clemence Indian Trail	Kim McCutcheon Indian Trail	Jerry Snow	Jeff Stinson Union County
Henry Trexlar Charlotte

 

Flute

Kischa Moore Waxhaw

Bridget Green Wingate

Connie Beach Indian Trail

 

Oboe

Claudia Devereaux Charlotte

Candace Schmitt Charlotte

Maria Stine Union County

 

Clarinet

Leslie Craven Charlotte

Sarah Lloyd High Point

Diana Searle Weddington

 

Bassoon

Robin Cannon Rock Hill

Alyssa Kibiloski Rock Hill, SC

Hilary Yost Rock Hill, SC

 

Horn

Roddey Player Charlotte

Mekel Rogers Monroe

Barry Sang Salisbury

Julie Shrom Waxhaw

 

Trumpet

Ian Cochran Charlotte	Chris Fensom Charlotte	Ben Fuller Weddington	Bill Lawing Davidson
Shannon Skaggs Concord	Jon Thornton Charlotte

 

Trombone

Chad Alston	Rich Austin Charlotte	Brent Ballard Belmont, NC	Justin Isenhour Fort Mill, SC
Andy Skaggs Concord

 

Percussion

Chris Mullins

Michael Scarboro Rock Hill

Josh Walker Charlotte

Tommy Wilson Lancaster

 

Timpani

Jim Hill Monroe

Artie Lieberman Charlotte

 

Piano

Polly Bostic Wingate

 

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