Principal Violin II
NEIL FRONHEISER
Certification: Music K-12
Level II Education: University of OregonMaster of Music
Violin Performance: Ithaca College
Bachelor of Music
Music Ed/Violin Performance
Principal Viola
DALINDA BOHR
B.S. in Music Education, B.A. in Music
Master’s in Music Education from Lebanon Valley College & Master’s in Music Technology from Valley Forge Christian College
PADESTA Orchestra Director of the Year (2015); guest conductor for multiple regional youth orchestras
18-year string teacher for Lebanon Valley College Summer Music Camp.
Member of PMEA and PADESTA; recognized for Distinguished Service (2016).
Principal Cello & Founder
BRIAN MISHLER
B.S. in Music Education & Cello Performance certificate from Pennsylvania State University; M.M. in Cello Performance and String Pedagogy from Northwestern University.
Studied with Yumi Kendall, Paula Kosower, and other notable instructors.
Director of Orchestral Studies at Parkland High School; piano teacher.
Performed with Altoona Symphony (Assistant Principal Cellist), Reading Symphony Orchestra, York Symphony, and others.
Founder of Cherrywood String Ensembles.
Strolling Violin
BRAD RICHARDS
Director of Orchestral Studies at Reading High School for 14 years.
B.S. in Music Education (violin) from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Performed with Johnstown Symphony, Reading Pops, and Berks Chamber Orchestra.
Studied with Jennifer Moe, Stanley Chepaitis, John Blake Jr., and Margaret Hey.
Violin/Viola
KATHLEEN BAHENA
B.M. in Viola Performance from Ithaca College.
Principal Violist for the Northern Tier Symphony Orchestra.
Performed with Lancaster Symphony, Chesapeake Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes.
Attended prestigious chamber music festivals like Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival and Soundfest.
Studied with Debra Moree, Karen Ritscher, Wing Ho, and others.
10 years of teaching experience in private and school settings.
Principal Violin I
TALITHA HORST
B.A. in Violin Performance from Lebanon Valley College.
Private studio teacher since 1997.
Instructed at Community Music Institute, Country String Shop, and New Covenant Christian School.
Director and Assistant Director of Cornwall Lebanon’s summer string program.
Performs with Obligato String Quartet, Reading String Quartet, and Chantarelle Quartet.
Performed with Harrisburg Singers, Lancaster Harrisburg Operas, Cantate Carlisle, Lebanon Choral Society, Wheatland Chorale & Dave Stahl.
Keyboards
LARS POTTEIGER
Bachelor of Music from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (magna cum laude).
Director of Music at Reformation Lutheran Church and instructor at Albright College.
Performed with jazz artists including Carolyn Leonhart, Wayne Escoffery, Francois Moutin, and Phil Woods.
Appeared on Grammy-nominated recordings.
Active as a composer, producer, recording artist, clinician, and jazz performer.
Trumpet
DAVE STAHL
Lead trumpet and soloist for top bands, including Woody Herman, Count Basie, Buddy Rich, and Toshiko Akiyoshi.
Performed with Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, and Sarah Vaughan, among others.
Formed the Dave Stahl Band in 1977 and released Anaconda in 1987.
Grammy-winning album with Woody Herman
Featured performer in the International Brass Conference tribute to Maynard Ferguson.
Performed for Queen Elizabeth II and appeared in the Leonard Feather Encyclopedia of Jazz.