Symphony Personnel

University City Symphony Conductor


Dr. Leon Burke

Dr. Leon Burke, III began to dedicate his life to music when he began musical studies at age 12. By age 16, Burke began conducting orchestras. After graduating from John Burroughs School, he entered the Oberlin Conservatory in 1972. Upon graduating with a B.M. in Composition, he entered the University of Kansas, where he earned a M.M. and a D.M.A. in Conducting. He has been a Fulbright Fellow in Paraguay. Dr. Burke is currently active as the Conductor of the University City Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus. He is the Choir Director at Eliot Unitarian Chapel in Kirkwood. Outside of St. Louis, Dr. Burke is the Conductor for the Metropolitan Ballet of Topeka and conducts the Metro East Junior Orchestra in Belleville. He also is an adjunct faculty member at East Central College in Union, Missouri.

University City Symphony President (Interim)
Charles Schuder
Vice President
Gerry Malzone 		Treasurer
Shane Wecker 		Corresponding Secretary
Doriann Houston
Recording Secretary
Suzanne Schoomer 		Librarian
Michael Boone

First Violin
Carl Hoff*, Concertmaster
Doris Gordon Liberman*
Marshall Poger
Christopher Voelker

Second Violin
Brian Elder*, Principal
Dale Anderson
Mary Ellen Anderson
Walter Babb
Lauren Buchsbaum
Shayna Kaseberg
Darlene Kellum
Andromeda Williams

Viola
Anna Lackschewitz*, Principal
Julie Bloomquist
Golda Burke
Scott Fargo
Elizabeth Millis
Alexandrea Palensky

Violoncello
Fariga Drayton*, Principal
Jake Brookman

Double Bass
Richard Muehlmann, Principal
Keenyn Gravitt
Joe Koestner*
Bob Lowe
Charles Schuder

Flute
Suzanne Schoomer, Principal
Linda Atkinson

Piccolo
Pat Harrison

Oboe
Dr. John L. Walker, Principal

English Horn

Clarinet
Budimir Zvolanek*, Principal
Gerry Malzone

Bass Clarinet
Jack Kissinger

Bassoon
Carolyn Mulcahy*, Principal
Evelyn Archer*

ContraBassoon
Daniel Shavers*

Horn
Jenny Anderson, Principal
Judy Fehrmann
Steve Lashley
Allen Myers

Trumpet
Mary Weber, Principal
Bill Hershey
David Wheelock

Trombone
Gene Garza, Principal

Tuba
Troy Marble

Timpani
Dave Mayo

Percussion
Dave Mayo II

Harp
Michael Boone*

*Member, Local 2-197 American Federation of Musicians