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Conductor & Director

Helen Weed
Helen Weed   |   Conductor and Music Director
Helen Weed has been Conductor and Music Director of the Praise Symphony Orchestra since 1984. She received a B.M. Degree in Music Education from Chapman University where she studied conducting with John Koshak. Currently Miss Weed is Music Arts Coordinator at Calvary Church of Santa Ana, Instrumental Music teacher at Calvary Christian School, and also conductor of Prelude String and Chamber Orchestras. She is a member of the Music Teachers Association, Past President of the National Association of Church Musicians, and is a private teacher of violin and piano. Her greatest joy is to join with believers using music to magnify the Lord and to give Him the praise and glory.

Members

Violin 1
Karen Ahmadi
Ivy Decker-Jones
Mark Knight
Kathy Larson
Liz Lee
Linda Stone (Concert Mistress)
Robert Stone

Violin 2

Gloria Chang
Madeline Guerrero
Heather Lovejoy
(Principal)

Ruth Mui
Micah Sancho

Viola
Sarah Fargier
David Martinez
James McBride


Cello
Julia Gustafson
Kate Hernandez
(Principal)

Richard Mott
Oboe
Ann V. Steele

Clarinet
Tom Settle (Principal)

Jerrianne Smith

Flute
Rachel Donawerth
(Principal)

Abi Kowalski
Ashley Lilienthal
Janet Seymour

French Horn
Alice Donawerth (Principal)

Ron Kozma
Ruth Mercer
David Shuck

Trumpet
David Cockrell
Elvyn Donawerth (Principal)
Adrian Platero

Trombone
Mark Holtom (Principal)
Terry Lucchese

Tuba

David Lilienthal

Guitar

Joanne Callender

Bass
Evan Guyer

Curt Johnston

Piano
Marilynn Deegan

Harp
Vauna Armstrong
Jessica Lovejoy


Percussion
Stephen Pike

Drums
Jeff Tiss


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