Gloria de Pasquale
Cellist
Philadelphia Orchestra
Gloria dePasquale joined the cello section of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1977 at the invitation of Eugene Ormandy. Prior to joining The Philadelphia Orchestra, Mrs. dePasquale served as Associate Principal cello with The Buffalo, NY, Philharmonic and was a substitute for The Boston Symphony and The Boston Pops Orchestra.Born in Evansville, Indiana, Mrs. dePasquale credits the public school music program of her hometown for her introduction to the cello. Mrs. dePasquale holds a BM and a MM from The New England Conservatory of Music. She has peformed on numerous occasions with husband, William dePasquale, in The dePasqaule Duo. Currently, Mrs. dePasquale is the cellist in The dePasquale String Trio, with daughter, Francesca and husband, William. Mrs. dePasquale performed as cellist for 17 years with The dePasquale Quartet. Along with William, Mrs. dePasquale serves as co-artistic advisor for The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra organization. Mrs. dePasquale maintains a large private studio and her students are prize winners,annually achieving admission into the nation’s elite universities and conservatories. Her former students hold professional orchestral positions both in the US and abroad. In 2001, Mrs. dePasquale was the recipient of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s C. Hartman Kuhn Award, awarded annually to the member of The Philadelphia Orchestra who has “shown ability and enterprise of such character as to enhance the standards and reputation of The Philadelphia Orchestra.” Mrs. dePasquale is a member of the board of directors and the executive board of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Udi Bar-David
Cellist
Philadelphia Orchestra
Udi Bar-David began his cello studies at the age of seven with Uzi Wiesel in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He continued his studies at The Juilliard School with Leonard Rose, and later studied conducting at The Curtis Institute of Music with Max Rudolph. Mr. Bar-David is an acclaimed soloist in Israel, having performed with Israel's leading orchestras, recorded at the Jerusalem Music Center founded by Pablo Casals, and toured the county as a member of the Israeli Army Quartet.  In 1976, he won the International Villa Lobos Competition in Brazil. Mr. Bar-David has been principal cellist in the International Youth Orchestra, at Juilliard, in the National Orchestra of New York, and with the American Ballet Theatre. Mr. Bar-David became a member of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1987. He was featured in solo recitals of Spain and California, and is the founder of “Intercultural Journeys," a non-profit organization based in Philadelphia committed to producing performances, master classes, lectures, and other interactions that provide opportunities for musical dialogue and understanding among a variety of cultural traditions. As a chamber musician, Mr. Bar David has collaborated with Christoph Eschenbach, Leon Fleisher, Jaime Laredo, and Rudolph Buchbinder.

Ulrich Boeckheler
Cello Soloist
Uli Boeckheler, a prizewinner in the 1982 Gaspar Cassado International Cello Competition, performs regularly as a soloist in the United States and Europe. Former principal cellist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Flanders, Belgium and Helmuth Rillings Bach Collegium Stuttgart, Mr. Boeckheler was invited to be a part of the distinguished jury for the XXIII International Cello Competition “Dr. Luis Sigall,” in Chile. He recently premiered and recorded cello concertos by David Crumb and Jay Reise with Orchestra 2001. As a chamber musician, Mr. Boeckheler has participated in the Marlboro, Saratoga, and Grand Teton Music Festivals. His collaboration with pianist Susan Starr has been successful both in concert and in the recording studio. Mr. Boeckheler, Principal Cellist with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, performs frequently with The Philadelphia Orchestra. Mr. Boeckheler is performing in “Trio Excelsior” with Gabriel Gordon and Marja Kaisla, it has been successful and they have been signed on by "live on stage" for next season.

Michael Shahan
Associate Principal Bassist
Philadelphia Orchestra
Michael Shahan was born in Washington, D.C and came to Philadelphia to study at The Curtis Institute of Music with Roger Scott, then-principal bass of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Mr. Shahan also studied under Joseph Willens. Upon graduation from Curtis, Mr. Shahan joined the National Symphony in Washington, where he remained for two seasons before joining The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1964.  He was named assistant principal bass of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1970 and associate principal bass in 1987. Mr. Shahan serves as co-music director of the Amerita Chamber Players and plays bass in the Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble.  He also plays viola da gamba with the American Society of Ancient Instruments and bass in the Philadelphia Jazz Quintet.  He received The Philadelphia Orchestra’s C.
Hartman Kuhn Award in 1987 for distinguished service to the Orchestra. In addition to teaching in his private studio,  Mr. Shahan taught at the New School of Music (now Boyer School at Temple University) for 35 years. 

Emilio Gravagno
Bassist
Philadelphia Orchestra
Emilio Gravagno joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in 1967 after having played in the New Orleans Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony. Mr. Gravagno was born in Chicago and began studying the bass in high school. He attended Southeastern Louisiana College and DePaul University before coming to Philadelphia and The Curtis Institute of Music to study with Roger Scott. Mr. Gravagno has been active in chamber music performances and in Orchestra liason committees between musicians and members of the Board and management.

Robert Kesselman
Bassist
Philadelphia Orchestra
Robert Kesselman, a native Philadelphian, attended Temple University and The Curtis Institute of Music. In 1980, he won a section bass position with the Pittsburgh Symphony, where he remained until 1987. Mr. Kesselman had always dreamed of playing with The Philadelphia Orchestra, and in 1987 he was accepted into the bass section. When he is not playing in the Orchestra, he enjoys teaching, solo playing, and performing chamber music. He was formerly on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and currently teaches at Temple University.

Loren Lind
Flutist
Philadelphia Orchestra
A member of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1974, Loren N. Lind was born in Honolulu, where he attended the University of Hawaii. He studied with the principal flutists of the Honolulu Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, and the NHK Symphony of Tokyo. In Philadelphia, he studied with Murray Panitz, who was The Philadelphia Orchestra’s principal flute at the time. Mr. Lind has served in the flute sections of the Honolulu Symphony and the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Orchestra, and has appeared as soloist with the Honolulu Symphony and the Hawaii Youth Orchestra. In the Delaware Valley, he is a member of the Conwell Woodwind Quintet at Temple University. He has appeared on The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Chamber Music Series on numerous occasions, and has performed in many concerts, both orchestral and chamber, throughout the region.

Peter Smith
Associate Principal Oboist
Phialdelphia Orchestra
Peter Smith has been associate principal oboe of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1991. Mr. Smith performed Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante for winds and orchestra with The Philadelphia Orchestra in June of 2004, was a soloist in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Absolutely Mozart Festival in a performance of Mozart’s Piano Quintet with pianist Emanuel Ax in June of 2003, and was featured in The Philadelphia Orchestra’s performance of Martinu’s Sinfonia concertante for violin, oboe, cello, bassoon, and orchestra at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in July of 1994.  A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Mr. Smith studied with Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Oboe Richard Woodhams; he has also studied with Louis Rosenblatt and Marc Lifschey. Mr. Smith has appeared as soloist with the Lower Merion Symphony, the Bucks County Symphony, the Newark Symphony (Delaware), the Colorado Festival Orchestra, the Curtis Symphony, the Camerata Classica, and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.  He is currently on the faculty of Temple University, where he is a member of the Conwell Woodwind Quintet.

Ricardo Morales
Principal Clarinetist
Philadelphia Orchestra
Ricardo Morales was appointed principal clarinet of The Philadelphia Orchestra, of which he has been a member since 2003, by Wolfgang Sawallisch.  Prior to this, he was principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Florida Symphony. Mr. Morales received his Artist Diploma at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and Indiana University. Mr. Morales has been a featured soloist with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and the Chicago Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Flemish Radio Symphony, the North Carolina Symphony, and the Puerto Rico Symphony, among many others.  He made his solo debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra in 2004 with Charles Dutoit at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and performed as soloist in 2005 with Christoph Eschenbach in Verizon Hall. An active chamber musician, Mr. Morales has performed in the MET Chamber Ensemble series at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall with James Levine at the piano, at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival, the Kennedy Center, on NBC’s The Today Show, and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He currently serves on the faculties of the Juilliard School and Temple University.

Angela Anderson
Bassoonist
Philadelphia Orchestra
Angela Anderson has been a member of The Philadelphia Orchestra since 1997.
Her previous orchestra memberships include the San Jose Symphony, where she served as second bassoon, and the San Antonio Symphony, where she was assistant principal/second bassoon. Ms. Anderson frequently performs in the Philadelphia Orchestra Chamber Music Series, and is a member of the Network for New Music and the Conwell Woodwind Quintet, an ensemble made up of Temple University faculty members. Ms. Anderson has won prizes at such competitions as the Carmel and Coleman chamber music competitions, and she has participated in the Yale Summer School of Music and Art, the Music Academy of the West Summer Festival, and the Midsummer Mozart Festival, where she was second bassoon in the Festival Orchestra for two seasons. Currently a faculty member of the Esther Boyer College of Music at Temple University, Ms. Anderson has previously taught at the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Santa Clara, and Southwest Texas State University.
She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a Bachelor of Music in 1988 and received a Master of Music from the University of Southern California in 1991. Her teachers have included Artemus Edwards, Norman Herzberg, Dennis Michel, and Matthew Karr.

Kimberly Rowe
Harpist
One of Philadelphia's most active and versatile harpists, Kimberly Rowe has performed with the region's top ensembles including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. She is well known among harpists as founder, editor, and designer of the internationally distributed Harp Column magazine. Rowe has been a featured performer at major harp events around the world including the American Harp Society National Conference, Lyon & Healy’s International Jazz and Pop Harpfest, and the World Harp Congress, in Geneva, Switzerland. She has given presentations for regional chapters of the American Harp Society and has been a guest speaker on business and the arts at institutions such as the University of Michigan. Rowe is co-founder and artist faculty of the Young Artist’s Harp Seminar and Competition as well as the Beginning in the Middle seminar for adult harp students; she is adjunct faculty in harp at Rowan University and also serves on the faculty of the Saratoga Harp Colony, founded by Philadelphia Orchestra Principal harpist Elizabeth Hainen. Kimberly Rowe attended the Cleveland Institute of Music where she received Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees studying with renowned harp pedagogue Alice Chalifoux.