Private Teachers
Woodwinds
Mary Boodell is the Principal Flutist of the Richmond Symphony in Virginia. Praised as one of the city’s “most versatile and venturesome musicians,” she has won acclaim for numerous chamber music collaborations, orchestral solos, and concerto performan …
Eddie has over 10 years of private teaching and clinician experience, having ran clarinet and saxophone studios in State College, PA, Ann Arbor, MI, and Aspen, CO. Eddie has held clinics and masterclasses for high schools in Michigan (including Grammy- …
Oboist Kara Poling joined the Richmond Symphony as Associate Principal Oboe/English Horn in January 2024. She was distinguished as “someone to watch” in Gramophone Newsletter (April 2022), following her rendition of the oboe solo in Florence Price’s Pi …
Brass
Devin Gossett joined the Richmond Symphony Orchestra as Second Horn in 2019 and joined the faculty at the College of William and Mary as Horn Instructor in 2022. He performs regularly with chamber groups of the Richmond Symphony and is a member of the …
Hornist Dominic Rotella enjoys an active career as a professional musician in central Virginia. He is proud to serve as Principal Horn of the Richmond Symphony, a position he has held since 2018, as well as Principal Horn of the Williamsburg Symphony O …
Percussion/Timpani
Strings
Timothy Judd has been a member of the Richmond Symphony violin section since 2001. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music (BM, MM), he is the author of the popular classical music blog, The Listeners’ Club. Mr. Judd is an advocate of the Suzuki meth …
Principal Cello: The Richmond Symphony The Eastern Music Festival Applied Music Faculty for Cello and Chamber Music: The College of William & Mary Member: The All-Star Orchestra The Richmond Chamber Players
Dr. Stephen Schmidt has been a full-time violist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra since 1996 and was also the principal violist of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra from 2009-17. He is professor of viola at Virginia Commonwealth University and ha …
She has been teaching/ giving lessons on violin and viola privately for over 25 years in Washington DC area and Richmond, VA. She has successfully prepared middle and high school students for chamber music recitals for benefit concerts for Diabetics re …
Canadian-born cellist Dana McComb is a seasoned performer, educator, and arts leader with over 30 years of experience. She has performed across North America with ensembles including the Richmond Symphony, Toronto Symphony, and Winnipeg Symphony, and w …
Richmond Symphony member since 2001.