About Us
Our Mission
The Lawton Philharmonic Society shall be a civic, non-profit organization devoted exclusively to the promotion of musical and educational activities which will further the development of musical understanding and appreciation in Lawton and the surrounding area. It shall be specifically charged with the creation, organization, maintenance, and control of a symphony orchestra in Lawton.
About the Maestro
Jon Kalbfleisch enjoys a multi-faceted musical life as a conductor, pianist, award-winning music director, freelance musician and organist. Having conducted ballet, opera, symphonic music, choral works, contemporary music and Broadway musicals, Jon has an interest in a wide range of musical styles. After over a decade as its music director and conductor, Maestro Kalbfleisch has guided the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra to newfound heights both in terms of artistic success and community outreach. He looks forward to continuing that path by generating more interest in the orchestra as a vital part of the cultural scene in his native Southwest Oklahoma, where he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Cameron University.
As a resident of the Washington, D.C. area, Jon is resident music director for the Tony Award-winning Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA, and has himself won nine Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Musical Direction, with 30 nominations to his credit. Recently, Jon was among the recipients of the inaugural Anderson-Hopkins Award for Theatrical Excellence in Washington D.C. When not on the podium, Jon has performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie hall, and on the Grammy-nominated recording of Bernstein’s MASS, as well as with the National Symphony Orchestra Pops at Wolf Trap. With a Bachelor of Arts in Piano Performance from Cameron University, and a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from Southern Methodist University as a student of Anshel Brusilow,
Jon has worked with such artists as Kathy Bates, Carol Burnett, Pat Carroll, Dixie Carter, Sutton Foster, Lynn Harrell, George Hearn, Bronson Pinchot, John Raitt, Chita Rivera, Lea Solonga, and Frederica von Stade. www.jonkalbfleisch.com
- Tanya Case
- Linda Chapman
- Barbara Curry
- Carol Gardner
- Chlorica Farmer
- Kathryn Hickman
- David Jackson
- Jo Ann Knecht
- Doris Lambert
- Jim Lambert
- Connie Lynn
- Pierre Mariano
- Barbara Moeller
- Shirley Myers
- Ronda Norrell
- Cindy O’Connor
- Albert Rivas
- Carla Saliba
- Sally Simpson
- Jaymi Smith
- Alexis Sprakties
- President – David Jackson
- First Vice President – Doris Lambert
- Second Vice President – Sally Simpson
- Treasurer – Jo Ann Knecht
- Recording Secretary – Linda Chapman
- Cameron University – Jim Lambert
- 77th Army Band – SGT Alexis Sprakties
- Patty Neuwirth, Executive Director
- Arthur Busby, Musician personnel Manager
- Jen Scott, Music Librarian
- Densi Rushing
- Sam Formicola
- Marat Gabdullin
- Becky Rathbun
- James Thomson
- Leanne Day-Simpson
- Arthur Busby
- Martin Dalton
- Shannon Bohall
- Patrick Conlon
- Christy Paxton
- Mia Catania
- Cathy Reaves
- Angelica Pereira
- Heather Wickersham
- Michelle Fraser
- Dan Golleher
- Doris Morris
- Anne Bonnett
- Tova Olkinetzky
- Jennifer Sherman
- Nicole Melki
- Royce McLarry
- Kelli Ingels
- Joe Guevara
- Steve Waddell
- Donna Cain
- Ralph Morriss
- Jennifer Scott
- Hollie Dzierzanowski
- Cello
- Kirsten Underwood
- Valorie Tatge
- Angelika Machnik-Jones
- Jean Statham
- Sibora Miloradovic
- Emily Stoops
- Steve Fraser
- Jose Palacios
- Parvin Smith
- Mark Osborn
- Jeff Ketch
- Will Coppoc
- Chris Lettie
- Gaye LeBlanc Germain
- Nancy Stizza-Ortega
- Karen Torbert
- Jennifer Peck piccolo
- Lisa Harvey-Reed
- Kristen Beene
- Susanna Hilliard
- Stacey DiPaolo
- Susan Haas
- Christina Giacona Eb
- Rebecca Wenck bass
- Larry Reed
- James Brewer
- Barre Griffith contra
- Kate Pritchett
- Peggy Moran
- Angela Winter
- Sue Ann Hannah
- John Moots
- Larry Hatch
- Derek Griner
- Philip Martinson
- Stephen Torbert
- John Allen
- Ryan Robinson
- Jim Lambert
- David Steffens
- Mike McNicholas
- Jon Lee
- Roger Owens
- Quinton Williams
- Doris Lambert