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The Opera Orchestra

OrchestraThe Santa Fe Opera Orchestra is recognized internationally for the quality of its playing in a wide-ranging and demanding repertory. Its members come from leading orchestras around the country; many are active as recitalists, chamber musicians, and recording artists.

The 2008 Season Orchestra:

Violin

Borivoj Martinic-Jercic
Concertmaster

Richard Rood
Associate Concertmaster

Liang-Ping How
Principal Second Violin

Daniel Jordan
Assistant Principal Second Violin

Jennie Baccante
Sandra C. Baron
Jennifer Best
Kathleen Brauer
Marlena Chow
Peter Ciaschini
Carla Ecker
Lisa Ferguson
Magdalen Heilbronn
Willa Deane Howells
Elizabeth Kaderabek
Suzanne Kelly
Kerri N. Lay
Fiona Lofthouse
Denise M. Rood
Christopher Takeda
Lisamarie G. Vana
Joan Wang

Viola

Richard Fleischman
Principal

Allegra Faith Askew
Assistant Principal

Joshua Greenlaw
Melissa Trier Kirk
Alexander Leem
David Marschall
Lisa Di Carlo
Cherokee Randolph

Cello

Bryan Epperson
Principal

Winona Zelenka
Assistant Principal

Maurizio Baccante
Mark Brandfonbrener
Christopher Schnell
Carole Whitney
Sally Guenther
Dana Winograd

Cello Continuo

Bryan Epperson
Mark Brandfonbrener

Double Bass

Miles B. Davis
Principal

Anne Peterson
Assistant Principal

Mark Tatum
Joseph Conyers

Flute

Bart Feller
Principal

Peter Ader
Jesse Tatum
Melanie Winans

Oboe

Robert Ingliss
Principal

Kyle Mustain
Yousun Chung

English Horn

Kyle Mustain

Clarinet

Todd Levy
Principal

Erika Shrauger
Mark Dubac
Kyle Knox

Bass Clarinet

Mark Dubac
Kyle Knox

Bassoon

Ted Soluri
Principal

Lewis C. Kirk
Ronald Noble

Contrabassoon

Ronald Noble

Alto Saxophone

Eric Lau

French Horn

William Barnewitz
Principal

Richard Chenoweth
Jack Gardner
James F. Wilson
Peter Ulffers

Trumpet

Jeffrey Kaye
Principal

Charley Lea
Jeffrey Korak
Mark Hyams
John Marchiando

Trombone

Mark Fisher
Principal

JoDee Davis
Carson Keeble

Bass Trombone

Lawrence Benz

Tuba

Charles Schuchat

Harp

Danis G. Kelly
Principal

Timpani

Jeffrey Milarsky
Principal

Joseph Ferraro

Percussion

Joseph Ferraro
Acting Principal

Gregg Koyle
David Tolen
Douglas Cardwell
Jeff Cornelius
Scott Ney

Guitar

Brian De Lay

Theorbo

Richard Savino

Orchestra Manager

Gregg Koyle

Librarian

Laura Conrad