Lancaster Festival Orchestra

John Devlin, Music Director

Please welcome our new Maestro

The 2025 Season of the Lancaster Festival marks a new era for the Lancaster Festival Orchestra under the direction of John Devlin.

Conductor John Gennaro Devlin is an ardent champion of American music, an innovator of concert design, and a thought leader in the field of classical music. Currently in his sixth season as Music Director of the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO), Devlin is only the ninth conductor in its 90-year history to hold that title. In 2025, Devlin will begin his tenure as the Music Director of the Lancaster (OH) Festival Orchestra.

For his work with the WSO, Devlin was named a recipient of the 2023 Georg Solti Foundation Career Assistance Award. Also in 2023, Devlin was honored by Wheeling’s mayor, Glenn F. Elliott, with the Mayor’s Award for “distinguished service, loyalty, and dedication to our city.” 

Devlin’s artistry and versatility make him a frequent guest conductor with major orchestras across the nation. His engagements have included performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Sarasota Orchestra, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, Elgin Symphony Orchestra, and the American Repertory Ballet. Of his debut with the National Symphony Orchestra and violin soloist Joshua Bell, Anne Midgette of The Washington Post wrote that Devlin “led the evening with flair … and was visibly in his element.”

  • John Gennaro Devlin is an American conductor of Italian and Irish heritage. He completed his master’s and doctoral degrees in orchestral conducting under the tutelage of James Ross at the University of Maryland School of Music. As an undergraduate student, Devlin attended Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar, graduating summa cum laude with a double major in Clarinet Performance and Latin. Devlin has also benefitted enormously from his time as a member of the New York Youth Symphony, at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and at the Pierre Monteux School. His professional career has been shaped by his time as an assistant to conductors Gianandrea Noseda, Christoph Eschenbach, Rossen Milanov, and Victoria Gau. 

    For more information, please visit www.JohnDevlinMusic.com. 

The 2024 Lancaster Festival Orchestra

Our amazing musicians gather each summer for 10 days filled with incredible music. When not performing with the Lancaster Festival Orchestra, these are the other orchestras and organizations our musicians represent.

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  • Dmitri Pogorelov - Concertmaster - Commerce City, CO

    Calvin Lewis - Assistant Concertmaster- San Diego, CA

    Veronika Afanassieva - Associate Concertmaster - Colorado Springs, CO

    Jiachi Huang - Taipei, Taiwan

    Susan Spafford - Glen Allen, VA

    Stephanie Merten - Bayville, NY

    Jenny Lee Vaughn - Parkville, MO

    Bernie Vaughn - Parkville, MO

  • Kara Camfield - Principal - Dayton, OH

    Devin Copfer - Assistant Principal - Columbus, OH

    Emily Cornelius - Cleveland, OH

    Anna Linder - Orchestra Fellow - Westerville, OH

    Sean Klopfenstein - Brooklyn, NY

    Arianna Pope - Micheal Davis Fellow - Bishop, CA

  • Nick Carper - Principal - Spokane, WA

    Heather Garner - Assistant Principal - New Albany, OH

    Karen Johnson - Oakwood, OH

    Ekaterina Dobrotvorskaia - Denver, CO

    Alex D'Amico - Miami, FL

  • Philip Kettler - Principal - Boise, ID

    Andrew McIntosh - Assistant Principal - Windsor, Ontario

    Chris Moehlenkamp - Columbus, OH

    Christina Coletta - Cincinnati, OH

    Fan Zeng - Columbus, OH

    Kate Fornshell - Ann Chess Fellow - New Albany, OH

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  • Victor Dome - Principal - Dayton, OH

    Tiffany Freeman - Assistant Principal - Nashville, TN

    Moses Carreker - Columbus, OH

    Sarah Ransom - Louisville, KY

  • Josh Newburry - Columbus, OH

  • Margaret Swinchoski - Principal - Milford, DE

    Janet Van Graas - Centerville, OH

    Lisa Jelle - Columbus, OH

  • Hector J. Rod - Principal - Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL

    Jessica Pinkham - Springfield, OH

    Stan Spinola - Miami, FL

    Mitchell McGrady - Columbus, OH

  • David Hunsicker - Principal - Witchita, KS

    Loren Toplitz - Shaker Heights, OH

    Dale Nawrocki - Grove City, OH

  • Tom Pylinski - Principal - Monroe Falls, OH

    Jason Stein - Haddon Heights, NJ

    Sean McGhee - Cincinnati, OH

  • Conrad Shaw - Principal - Richmond, VA

  • Kim Shelley - Principal - Godfrey, IL

  • Michael LaMattina - Principal - Dayton, OH

    David Horsky - Rushville, OH

    Bruce Gerken - Lancaster, OH

    Clark Hubbard - Wilkes Fellow - Nashville, TN

  • Adam Gilbert - Columbus, OH

  • Judith Lynn Stillman - Providence, RI

  • Lisa Jelle - Columbus, OH

  • Erin Banholzer - Principal - Philadelphia, PA

    Melissa Stevens - Westerville, OH

  • Melissa Stevens - Westerville, OH

  • Andy Cho - Principal - Edison, NJ

    Evan Lynch - New Albany, OH

  • Evan Lynch - New Albany

  • Bryan Olsheski - Bexley, OH

  • Linda Fisher - Principal - Pittsburgh, PA

    Arleigh Savage - Cleveland, OH

FULL ORCHESTRA LIST BY INSTRUMENT

VIOLIN 1

Dmitri Pogorelov - Concertmaster - Commerce City, CO

Calvin Lewis - Assistant Concertmaster- San Diego, CA

Veronika Afanassieva - Associate Concertmaster - Colorado Springs, CO

Jiachi Huang - Taipei, Taiwan

Susan Spafford - Glen Allen, VA

Stephanie Merten - Bayville, NY

Jenny Lee Vaughn - Parkville, MO

Bernie Vaughn - Parkville, MO

VIOLIN 2

Kara Camfield - Principal - Dayton, OH

Devin Copfer - Assistant Principal - Columbus, OH

Emily Cornelius - Cleveland, OH

Anna Linder - Orchestra Fellow - Westerville, OH

Sean Klopfenstein - Brooklyn, NY

Arianna Pope - Micheal Davis Fellow - Bishop, CA

VIOLA

Nick Carper - Principal - Spokane, WA

Heather Garner - Assistant Principal - New Albany, OH

Karen Johnson - Oakwood, OH

Ekaterina Dobrotvorskaia - Denver, CO

Alex D'Amico - Miami, FL

CELLO

Philip Kettler - Principal - Boise, ID

Andrew McIntosh - Assistant Principal - Windsor, Ontario

Chris Moehlenkamp - Columbus, OH

Christina Coletta - Cincinnati, OH

Fan Zeng - Columbus, OH

Kate Fornshell - Ann Chess Fellow - New Albany, OH

Jane Van Voorhis - Columbus, OH

BASS

Victor Dome - Principal - Dayton, OH

Tiffany Freeman - Assistant Principal - Nashville, TN

Moses Carreker - Columbus, OH

Sarah Ransom - Louisville, KY

ELECTRIC BASS

Josh Newburry - Columbus, OH

FLUTE

Margaret Swinchoski - Principal - Milford, DE

Janet Van Graas - Centerville, OH

Lisa Jelle - Columbus, OH

PICCOLO

Lisa Jelle - Columbus, OH

OBOE

Erin Banholzer - Principal - Philadelphia, PA

Melissa Stevens - Westerville, OH

ENGLISH HORN

Melissa Stevens - Westerville, OH

CLARINET

Andy Cho - Principal - Edison, NJ

Evan Lynch - New Albany, OH

BASS CLARINET

Evan Lynch - New Albany

SAXOPHONE

Bryan Olsheski - Bexley, OH

BASSOON

Linda Fisher - Principal - Pittsburgh, PA

Arleigh Savage - Cleveland, OH

HORN

Hector J. Rod - Principal - Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL

Jessica Pinkham - Springfield, OH

Stan Spinola - Miami, FL

Mitchell McGrady - Columbus, OH

TRUMPET

David Hunsicker - Principal - Witchita, KS

Loren Toplitz - Shaker Heights, OH

Dale Nawrocki - Grove City, OH

TROMBONE

Tom Pylinski - Principal - Monroe Falls, OH

Jason Stein - Haddon Heights, NJ

Sean McGhee - Cincinnati, OH

TUBA

Conrad Shaw - Principal - Richmond, VA

TIMPANI

Kim Shelley - Principal - Godfrey, IL

PERCUSSION

Michael LaMattina - Principal - Dayton, OH

David Horsky - Rushville, OH

Bruce Gerken - Lancaster, OH

Clark Hubbard - Wilkes Fellow - Nashville, TN

DRUM SET

Adam Gilbert - Columbus, OH

KEYBOARD

Judith Lynn Stillman - Providence, RI

SYMPHONIES WHERE OUR MEMBERS PLAY:

Akron Symphony

Allentown Symphony

Atlantic Classical Orchestra

BlueWater Chamber Orchestra

Boca Symphonia

Boise Philharmonic

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Canton Symphony Orchestra

Cayuga Chamber Orchestra

Central Ohio Symphony

Charleston Philharmonic

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Cleveland Pops Orchestra

Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra

Columbus Symphony Orchestra

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

Eugene Symphony

Firelands Symphony

Flint Symphony Orchestra

Gateway Chamber Orchestra

Hartford Symphony

Huntsville Symphony

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

Kentucky Symphony

Lancaster (PA) Symphony

Lexington Kentucky Philharmonic Orchestra

Lima Ohio Symphony Orchestra

Mansfield Symphony Orchestra

Miami City Ballet Orchestra

Naples Philharmonic

Nashville Symphony

New Albany Symphony Orchestra

New Jersey Symphony

Newark Granville Symphony Orchestra

Newport Symphony Orchestra

National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan

Ocean City Pops

Opera de Paris

Owensboro Symphony Orchestra

Phoenix Symphony

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra

Richmond Symphony

Roanoke Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Santa Rosa Symphony

South Bend Indiana Symphony Orchestra

Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra

Springfield Ohio Symphony Orchestra

Spokane Symphony Orchestra

St Louis Symphony

Westmoreland Symphony

West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

Wichita Symphony Orchestra

Windsor Symphony Orchestra

Worthington Chamber Orchestra

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra