About the Interim Director – James Truher
James has been a professional musician since 1982. He has degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting as well as study toward a Masters of Arts in Musicology from California State University at Los Angeles. James made his conducting debut in 1983 with the Pasadena Chorale and Orchestra with his orchestration of ‘Rejoice in the Lamb’ by Benjamin Britten.
James has studied conducting with Christophe Chagnard, Roger Wagner, and Sergio Siminovich and specializes in music from the Medieval to Baroque periods. Locally, he conducted the Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E-flat Major and Vaughan Williams 3rd symphony in the Northwest Mahler Festival reading sessions in 2004 and 2014. James served as the Assistant Conductor for the Lake Union Civic Orchestra from 2009 to 2011.
James is currently the director of the Kirkland Civic Orchestra since 2004, during the time when the orchestra was then called the Microsoft Orchestra. He is currently a Senior Software Engineer in the Azure division.
Members
| Director | James Truher (interim) | | |
| Piccolo | Julia Goldstein | | |
| Flute | Rebecca Grollman Terri Gustafson Caren Klosterman * Jessica Jacobs Heidi Pelton Nicole Schaffer | | |
| Oboe | Vera Risdon * | | |
| Bassoon | Janet Eary Lev Iskolskiy | | |
| Bb Clarinet | Brittney Ferrian Catherine Haddon Lauren Hall-Stigerts Mae Kane Michele Metcalf Sara Voskuhl Anita Wong * | | |
| Bass Clarinet | Barbara Hughes | | |
| Alto Sax | Elizabeth Royalty * Terrell Stephens Aileen Wilson | | |
| Tenor Sax | Ryan Frazier | | |
| Bari Sax | Tim Wilson | | |
| Trumpet | Tyler Bragger Julia Fletcher Tony Gepner Wendy Hatheway Cody Maynor Bob Mosgrave David Spangler * | | |
| French Horn | Christian Blakely Lauren Califano Tedd Dideriksen Suzann Frazier * Corey Grief | | |
| Trombone | Vinnie Christ Eamon Essex Jerry Metcalf * Jeanne Weiss | | |
| Euphonium | Tony Andrews Julie Gendrich * | | |
| Tuba | Andrea Brown John Horn Gary Wilson * | | |
| Percussion | Karin Brodd * Roger Glerum Sheri Kittay Shelah Anne Woo | | |
| * denotes principal | | |