Our Conductors and Artistic Staff
Meet our incredible artistic faculty.
Conductors

Dr. James O. Welsch
Music Director
Tacoma Youth Symphony

Joe Dyvig
Tacoma Junior Youth Symphony

Dr. Anna Jensen
Tacoma String Philharmonic

John M. Wetherington
Tacoma Wind Philharmonic

Gianna DeBolt
Tacoma Wind Philharmonic

Karen Helseth
Tacoma Academy String Orchestra

Rebecca Pelandini
Tacoma String Symphony

Katherine Sartori
Prelude Strings
Ensemble Directors

Sarah Viens
Tacoma Youth Brass Ensemble
Jazz Studies

Jeff Chang
Summer Jazz Orchestra
Music Theory and Musicology

Dr. James O. Welsch
Music Theory and Composition

Dr. Loma Cobbs
Music Theory and Musicology

Tommy Hawthorne
Music Theory