Violas

Jonathan Vinocour
Principal
Ben H. and Katherine G. Wells Chair

Kathleen Mattis
Associate Principal

• Born: Oakland, California

• Bachelors:  University of Southern California

• Joined in 1977

• Favorite vacation spot:  Hawaii

Christian Woehr
Assistant Principal

• Born: Dallas, Texas

• Bachelors:  Eastman School of Music

• Joined in 1986

• Favorite vacation spot: 1. my mind 2. Alaska

Mike Chen

• Born: Bryan, Texas

• Bachelors:  Northwestern University

• Masters:  Northwestern University

• Joined in 2003

• Favorite vacation spot:  Beijing, China

Shannon Farrell Williams

Gerald Fleminger  

• Born: Brooklyn, NY

• Education:  Brooklyn College, Manhattan School of Music

• Joined in 1971

Susan Gordon

• Born: Cleveland, Ohio

• Bachelors:  Cleveland Institute of Music

• Joined in 1987

• Favorite vacation spot:  Split between Granby Colorado and various places in Florida

Leonid Gotman

Lynn Hague

• Born: Clarksville, Tennessee

• High School graduate

• Joined in July of 1973

• Favorite vacation spot:  My backyard

Morris Jacob

• Born: New York City, New York

• Bachelors:  Cleveland Institute of Music

• Masters:  Cleveland Institute of Music

• Joined in 1981

• Favorite vacation spot:  Sun Valley, Idaho