Bob Goodlett, bassist

Musicians

Laura Barcelo ~ violin

Natalie Bieda ~ violin

Davis Brooks ~ concertmaster

Rebecca Conway ~ viola
Graduating with a B.M. in viola performance from Indiana University, and a M.M. in viola performance from University of Texas in Austin, Rebecca was violist in the youth division winner of the Fischoff Chamber Music competition in 1989. Her major teachers were Abraham Skernick, Mimi Zweig, Roger Meyers and Carol Sasson. She served as principal viola of the Onondaga Civic Symphony Orchestra.

Thomas Ems ~ cello
In addition to being a member of the Fishers Chamber Players, Thomas is a current member of the Chicago Arts Orchestra, and substitutes with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Sinfonia da Camera, and the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. Thomas has performed in Breckenridge, as a member of the National Repertory Orchestra and most recently in Japan with the Pacific Music Festival where he had the opportunity to perform chamber music with the Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic and the Principal Solo Clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic.

Kurt Fowler ~ cello

Pam French ~ oboe
Oboist Pamela French performs regularly with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra as substitute oboe and english horn. She also plays with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, and is a busy studio musician and teacher. Ms. French attended Boston University and Manhattan School of Music, and is currently completing her D.M.A. from SUNY Stony Brook. Before moving back to her hometown of Indianapolis, Ms. French was a successful freelance musician in New York, playing with major orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic and the St. Luke’s Ensemble, and for many Broadway shows and studio recordings. She and her husband Zack, an artistic administrator and music copyist, enjoy traveling, cooking, and chasing after their 1 year old son Ian.

Robert Goodlett ~ bass

Kathy Hershberger ~ violin & viola

Chin Mi Kim ~ violin

Glen Kwok ~ violin

Renee Menkhaus ~ horn

Anne Reynolds ~ flute
Anne Reynolds is well known to central Indiana audiences. She served as solo piccolo and asst principal flute of the Indianapolis Symphony, and is currently principal flute for the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. she received her B.M. in flute performance from Indiana University, having studied with William Kincaid , (now retired) principal flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra and James Pellerite.

John Rihani ~ cello
John holds a B.M. in cello performance from Butler University and a M.B.A. from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.  In addition to being a member of the Fishers Chamber Players, John is a member of the Carmel Symphony Orchestra and the College Park Church Orchestra.  His wife, Angie, teaches middle school orchestra at the Riverside School in Fishers and also plays the violin beautifully!  John serves as the manager of Encore Orchestral Strings, the violin shop within Paige’s Music.     

Monika Spangler ~ flute

Emily Steele ~ clarinet

Polina Umansky ~ cello

Michael Vaughn ~ artistic director, violin
Having received a B.M. in violin performance at Indiana University, Mr. Vaughn has also completed two master's degrees from the I.U. School of Music, as well as completing the coursework for an undeclared second bachelor's in computer science. He is now nationally recognized as a leader in educational technology and is an Assistant Dean at Indiana University. In demand as a violinist, he is Associate Concertmaster of the Richmond Symphony and Assistant Concertmaster of the Muncie Symphony, as well as a substitute for the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Indianapolis Symphony.

Nana Gaskins Vaughn ~ violin & viola
Nana Vaughn received her both her B.M. in violin performance, and M.A.T. in music education from Indiana University, with a minor in viola performance. She was a conductor for New World Youth Orchestras for seven years. A frequent substitute with the Indianapolis Symphony, she is also principal viola of the Richmond Symphony and serves as FCP's Executive Director.

Kara Webb ~ bassoon

Ginny Womack ~ violin

Laura Woollen ~ viola
Laura Woollen earned her B.M in viola performance from Indiana University in 2004, and is currently pursuing an M.M. from Butler University. Her principal teachers have included Mimi Zweig, Atar Arad, Michael Strauss, and Stanley Ritchie. Ms. Woollen has been a violin and viola instructor for the IU String Academy and an assistant with the IU Summer String Academy. Ms. Woollen is a native of Fairfax, Virginia and has had the privilege of performing with various orchestras and chamber groups around the nation’s capital as well as in the state of Indiana.