Orchestra roster
Michael Slechta - Conductor
Violin 1
- Kelly Murphy - Concertmaster
- Ruth Bloom
- Judy Chernikovich-Clemens
- Anna Esser
- Katie Mitchell
- Justin Schlesselman
- Anne Smith
Violin 2
- Nanette O'Neal
- Ellen Brown
- Nyobi Brown
- Barbara Emery
- David Kraft
- Fiona Pawling
- John Secht
- Ann Wenrich
Viola
- Bronwen Gamble
- Jackie Lockard
- Mae Angstadt
Cello
- Karen Gonzales Cervantes
- Katey Keffer
- Claudia S.Mahon
- Dina Slechta
String Bass
- Carol Kelly
- Kevin Sensenig
Flute/Piccolo
- Susan Kelly
- Beth Richmond
- Holly Walter
Oboe
Clarinet
- Kathy Hartman
- Sandy Kern
- David Krall
- John LaBarre
Saxophone
- Karen Gonzalez Cervantes
Bassoon
- Greg Bitler
French Horn
- Chris Rohrbach
- James Funk
- Robin Kraft
- Jeff Oxenford
Trumpet
- Gary Valinoto
- George Boyd
- Jeff Oxenford
- Thomas K. Somers
Trombone
- Cameron Ellison
- David Rentschler
- Theodore Slechta
Euphonium
- Cameron Ellison
Tuba
- Jose Martinez Barroso
Percussion
- Charlyn Gring
Michael Slechta - Conductor
Michael J. Slechta joined the Reading Philharmonic Orchestra as Co-Conductor in 2002, and became Conductor in 2012. He holds both a
Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and a Master of Science degree in music education from Lebanon Valley College where he
earned college and music department honors for an independent study in instrumental conducting. As an Adjunct Instructor in the MME
program at LVC Mike teaches Research Methods in Music Education and Interpreting and Using Research in Music Education.
Mike is the Coordinator for Music, Art, Humanities, and 21st Century Skills in the Lancaster School District. He hold National Board
Certification as an early middle childhood music teacher, and in the fall of 2016 he received a Music For Everyone Award for his
commitment to cultivating the power of music.
Mike is the Director of Music for Trinity UCC in East Petersburg where he directs the choir and the bell choirs. Aside from conducting,
Mike plays bass with the Reading Pops Orchestra and freelances within Lancaster, Berks and other surrounding counties.