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 LCCO Music Director

For the 2023-24 season, LCCO is led by Musician Director Vincent Povázsay, co-director and conductor of earspace, a contemporary chamber music ensemble based in Raleigh. He also serves as a cover conductor with the North Carolina Symphony. 

 

Povázsay received his Bachelor of Music from UNC-Chapel Hill where his focus was on percussion, mostly orchestral, but also in wind and percussion ensembles. He earned a Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting from Northwestern University, where he served as assistant conductor of the NU Contemporary Music Ensemble.

 

Povázsay has served as Assistant Conductor for productions with the North Carolina Opera. In 2018, he conducted the world premiere staging of Family Secrets: Kith and Kin, a chamber opera written and conceived by a team of North Carolina-based artists. 

 

In addition to LCCO, Povázsay has appeared with the Janáček Philharmonic, International Contemporary Ensemble, Northwestern Philharmonia, UNC Symphony Orchestra, Meredith College Opera, and the Chapel Hill Philharmonia.

Performing Musicians for the 2023-24 Season 

First Violin

Jody Crawford

Margareta Johnson

Rebecca Laster

Kristen G. Price

Jessica Rivas

Ueli Schweizer, Concertmaster

Sierra Smith, Concertmaster

Debbie White

Kim Whitney

 

Second Violin

Sarah Alexander

Miriam Bryant, Principal

Kai Clemens

Maggie Flowers

Samantha Lane

Beth McCollum

Tracy Rivas

Anne Marie Schwankl

Aya Schillig

Eve Snyder

Deborah Wood

 

Viola

Joli Brooks

Allison Durham

Karen Huey, Principal

Emily Troutman

Kim Whitney

Deborah Wood

 

Cello

Elisabeth Crandall, Principal

Kelsey Douglas

Jessica Dunham

Dr. Bill Hall

Caitlyn Laster

Brenda Neece

Peter Swanson

Wanda Wazenegger

Bass

Reinette S. Stephenson

Alex Welch

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Flute

Kayla Brockhoff

Deborah Godfrey

Shea James

Jillian Storey, Principal

Robin Whitten, Principal

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Piccolo

Deborah Godfrey

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Clarinet

McKinley Baker

Lauren Winkens, Principal

Jillian Storey, Principal

Pat Wright

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Oboe

Julie Jordan

Brian Skinner, Principal

Thomas Turanchik, Principal

 

Bassoon

Tristen Craven

Meghan Prochnau

Jan Streifer, Principal

Cynthia Swink

Erik Traheim, Principal

Ethan Yang, Principal

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English Horn

Kristen Daniel

Brian Skinner

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Harp

Joe Hanna

Horn

Daniel Aston, Principal

Joe Heaton

Eric Keith, Principal

Mike MacIntyre

Sara Smith

Robert Stagg

Pruette Wells

 

Trumpet

Josh Carpenter

Eddie Fulk

Jordan Fulk

Josh Martin, Principal

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Trombone

Van Groce, Jr., Principal

John Haas

Ella M. Lazenby

James Owle

Don Wazenegger

 

Tuba

Carl Jones, Principal

Mark Mabe

Brad Simpson

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Percussion

Ben Cain

Greg Lewis, Principal

Melissa Mitchell

Jeff Neal

Tony Waller

Musicians performing in at least one set of LCCO concerts.

Concertmaster

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Ulric (Ueli) Schweizer is in his twentieth season as concertmaster of LCCO.  A native of Georgia, Ueli began playing violin at age ten when his family moved to South Carolina.  With a B.A. in music from UNC-Greensboro, he is an active performer, playing regularly in a myriad of venues and for a variety of occasions in the Piedmont region.  

 

As concertmaster, he has been highlighted as a soloist in several LCCO concerts including performances of Dvorák's Romance and Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending. He lives in Greensboro with his wife, pianist Dr. Mayumi Osada, and repairs string instruments at Moore Music Company.

Music Director Emeritus

 

Tara Villa Keith served as LCCO's music director for eleven seasons through 2019. She is an associate professor of music at Davidson College and the music director of the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra.  Under her direction, the DCSO was the national winner of The American Prize 2018 for orchestral performance in the collegiate division.

 

Previously, Villa Keith served as cover conductor with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra; assistant conductor for the Hot Springs Music Festival (Arkansas); guest conductor for the Northwest School of the Arts Symphonic Orchestra, North Carolina All Eastern Regional Strings Orchestra, Union Symphony Orchestra (North Carolina), Macon Symphony Orchestra (Georgia), and Opera at USC (South Carolina).

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