The South Sound Baroque Orchestra

Who are we?

We are a group of musicians from the Puyallup, Bonney Lake and Sumner region that began meeting in September of 2020 with the intent of performing concerts in and around the South Puget Sound area. Because of our instrumentation our musical selections will generally come from the baroque period and will include composers such as Bach, Handel, Haydn, Vivaldi and others. Due to the current pandemic we have no concerts scheduled at this time. When the current situation improves we hope to perform at local community centers, churches and retirement centers. Our first concert series will likely include the following selections:

The Bach Brandenburg #4

The Vivaldi Christmas Concerto

The Bach Orchestral Suite

Handel's  Concerto Grosso Opus 6 No 12

We will post concerts here when they are scheduled. If you are interested in becoming a member of the orchestra or if you are interested in hosting a concert please contact Tim Winter at TimWin@MSN.Com.

Shameless Plug

We are a non-profit orchestra. If you are inclined to help us financially please contact Tim Winter at TimWin@MSN.Com. Donations will be used towards purchasing music, music folders, pencils, stand lights, tuners, metronomes and to bring a conductor to the group. The South Sound Baroque Orchestra is fiscally sponsored by Allied Arts Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations made through Allied Arts Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.

Orchestra Roster

Tim Winter - Violin

Tim began playing violin at age 8 and performed with the Thalia Youth Symphony during his formative years. After co-founding the Microsoft Orchestra in 1995 and performing with the Microsoft Quartet he spent five years with the Sammamish Symphony (2008 - 2015). He started the Mercer Island Baroque Orchestra (2015 – 2018) and is now a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Suzanne Murdoch - Violin

Suzanne has played violin from the age of twelve and was active in ensembles and orchestras through college. More recently while living in the St. Louis area, she played in a string quartet and the Belleville Philharmonic. Now living in Bonney Lake, she has been a member of the Pierce College Orchestra and is a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Anne Robinson - Violin

Anne started playing the violin at 10 and took lessons through college. She graduated from SPU with a degree in music education then went on to teach for the next 46 years in elementary music which included general music, band, and orchestra. She played in a variety of orchestras through the years including Everett Community College, Highline Symphony, Rainier Symphony and Pierce College Community Orchestra. She has also played in every church that she has attended. Anne is a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Hyelim Suh - Violin

Hyelim Suh is a South Korean classic violinist. She graduated with a BS from the College of Art in Kyungpook National University, where she received a merit-based full scholarship. During her college life, she served as a concertmaster of the Kyungpook National University Orchestra and performed as a representative of the school at the Daegu Regional College of Music Concert. She was also invited and performed at the Catholic Rookie Concert. She is a former member of the Daegu Opera Festival Orchestra and the Daegu International Opera Orchestra about 10 years and she currently plays several individual and chamber music performances. She is also a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Laura Brooks - Violin

Laura began playing the violin in the fourth grade and has enjoyed playing in a variety of orchestral groups over the years, For the last several years she has been playing with the Pierce College Orchestra in Puyallup and is now a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Karen Roberts - Violin

Karen Roberts fell in love with the violin as a Suzuki mom in her early forties, after being a life-long flutist. From the parents’ group of the Suzuki program at University of Puget Sound she progressed to concertmaster of the Plateau Community Orchestra in Enumclaw, four years as a community member of the Pierce College-Puyallup string orchestra, and most recently to the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Carol Cheng - Violin
Carol is a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Peyton Laughman - Violin

Peyton is a PNW composer and musician. She began playing violin at the age of 9 and performed with the Tacoma Youth Symphony and the Pierce College Orchestra from 2010-2013. At Western Washington University she studied Music Composition, Piano Performance, and performed in the University Symphony and University Treble Choir. Peyton teaches Piano and Violin in Whatcom and Pierce counties and is a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Catherine Ford - Viola

Catherine recently relocated to the Seattle area from Silicon Valley where she played with the Nova Vista Symphony orchestra. Currently she is also a member of the Pierce College Orchestra in Puyallup and a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Bette Nordbert - Cello
Bette is a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Vivian Wu - Cello
Vivian is a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Levi Unknown - Bass
Levi is a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Holly Gentes - Flute
Aimee Hecimovich - Flute

Holly studied music at Pacific Lutheran University and performed with various groups in the Puget Sound area, most recently The New Tacoma Flute Choir and Pierce College Concert Band. She has served on the board of The Seattle Flute Society and is a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Aimee Hecimovich began playing flute at the age of 10, yet never really had flute lessons until she went away to college. After 2 years at Seattle Pacific University, she joined a music missionary group, originally just for the summer. She stayed for 8 years! Using her flute to encourage others, she traveled throughout the USA and Canada, and to 32 other countries. Some of her honors include playing for Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II, the Chancellor of Germany, and the presidents of Armenia, Thailand, Colombia and Panama. In 2003 she completed her performance degree from Pacific Lutheran University. Over the years she has continued to play flute in as many places as possible, including several different flute choirs, churches, hospitals, Pierce College Concert Band and the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.

Ellen VanAlstyne - Keyboard
Ellen is a founding member of the South Sound Baroque Orchestra.