Conductor & Artistic Director

Brandon Madrid
Conductor
Colburn School / Irvine Valley College

Flutes & Piccolo

Jorden Enderton
Flute (Principal)
Chapman University
Daniel Chavez
Flute/Piccolo (Asst. Principal)
Cal State Long Beach
Dayoung Kang
Flute
Irvine Valley College / Juilliard
Sarah Erickson
Flute
Cal State Long Beach
Adiel Sanchez
Flute
Cal State Long Beach
Rafa Toledo
Flute
Irvine Valley College / SDSU
Victor Mendoza
Flute
Irvine Valley College

Oboes & English Horn

Landon Yanagisawa
Oboe (Principal)
TBA
Dorrian
Oboe (Asst. Principal)
Cal State Long Beach
Melissa McElroy
Oboe/English Horn
Chapman University

Bassoons

Rekha Michael
Bassoon (Principal)
Cal State Fullerton
Nayalín Guzmán
Bassoon
Cal State Fullerton
Aidan Chun
Bassoon/Contrabassoon
Chapman University

Clarinets

Shyanne Crocker
Bb Clarinet
Cal State Fullerton
Michael Morales
Eb/Bb Clarinet
Cal State Fullerton
Yvonne Martinez
Bb Clarinet
Cal State Fullerton
Olivia Hirsch
Bb Clarinet
Cal State Fullerton
Samuel Lee
Bb Clarinet
Irvine Valley College
Annabella Millard
Bb Clarinet
Riverside City College
Susan Aguilar
Bb Clarinet
Cal State Fullerton
Caleb Wan
Bb Clarinet
Irvine Valley College
Alexis Battin
Bass Clarinet
Cal State Long Beach
Jesse Poot-May
Bass Clarinet
Riverside City College
Diego Esparza
Contra/Bass Clarinet
Cal State Fullerton

Saxophones

Alejandro Martinez
Alto Saxophone (Asst. Principal)
Cal State Fullerton
Ella Toner
Soprano/Alto Saxophone
Irvine Valley College
Gilberto
Alto Saxophone
Cal State Long Beach
Angel De Orta
Tenor Saxophone
Chapman University
Miki Bethke
Baritone Saxophone
Irvine Valley College

French Horns

Finlay Galindo
French Horn (Principal)
Oberlin Conservatory
Katherine Avelar
French Horn (Asst. Principal)
Irvine Valley College
Richard Jefferey
French Horn
Irvine Valley College
Eduardo Godinez
French Horn
Irvine Valley College
Justin Nacion
French Horn
Irvine Valley College
Sarah Remland
French Horn
Biola University

Trumpets

Keith Ransons
Trumpet
Chapman University
Evan Trosler
Trumpet
TBA
Sky Nudelman
Trumpet
Chapman University
Bianca Ramirez
Trumpet
Harvard University
Tim Heely
Trumpet
Irvine Valley College

Trombones

David Nguyen
Trombone/Bass Trombone
Irvine Valley College
Ayden D'Angelo
Trombone
Irvine Valley College

Euphoniums

Chris Zavala
Euphonium (Principal)
Cal State Fullerton
Carol Keiderling
Euphonium (Asst. Principal)
Irvine Valley College
Dante Catalasan
Euphonium
Irvine Valley College

Tubas

Ruben Puebla
Tuba
TBD

Percussion

Geneva Daniels
Percussion (Principal)
Cal State Fullerton
Markie Rosas
Percussion (Principal)
Cal State Fullerton
Daniel Banuelos
Percussion (Asst. Principal)
Riverside City College
Andrew Alviderez
Percussion (Asst. Principal)
Cal State Fullerton
Julie Nguyen
Percussion
Fullerton College
Nes Amirov
Percussion/Timpani
Irvine Valley College
James Machir
Percussion
Irvine Valley College

Piano, Harp & String Bass

Grace Hsia
Piano/Keyboard (Principal)
UC Irvine / Irvine Valley College
Catherine Nguyen
Harp (Principal)
Irvine Valley College
Linda Rose Hembreiker
Harp
University of North Texas
Claire Remland
String Bass (Principal)
Cal State Long Beach
Carly Bunim
String Bass (Asst. Principal)
Cal State Fullerton

2026 Artist in Residence

Talla Khattat
Piano / Social Media Director
UCLA / Irvine Valley College