The Opera Orchestra
The 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 2011 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
Kathleen Brauer
Marlena Chow
Peter Ciaschini
Carla Ecker
Lisa Ferguson
Debra H. Fong
Magdalen Heilbronn
Willa Deane Howells
Elizabeth Kaderabek
Suzanne Kelly
Kerri N. Lay
Denise M. Rood
Christopher Takeda
Lisamarie G. Vana
Chung-Yon Hong*+
Fiona Lofthouse+
Sarah Tasker*+
Joan Wang+
Viola
Richard Fleischman
Principal
Allegra Faith Askew
Assistant Principal
Joshua Greenlaw
Melissa Trier Kirk
Alexandra Leem
David Marschall
Kimberly Fredenburgh+
Olga Ziabrikova*+
Cello
Joseph Johnson
Principal
Thomas Heinrich
Assistant Principal
Maurizio Baccante
Mark Brandfonbrener
Christopher Schnell
Carole Whitney
Sally Guenther+
Joy Payton-Stevens*+
Double Bass
Miles B. Davis
Principal
Anne Peterson
Assistant Principal
Mark Tatum
Stephen Groat
Flute
Bart Feller
Principal
Peter Ader
Valerie Potter+
Patricia Wolf Zuber*+
Piccolo
Bart Feller
Peter Ader
Valerie Potter+
Jesse Tatum+
Patricia Wolf Zuber*+
Oboe
Robert Ingliss
Principal
Kyle Mustain
Melissa Pena+
Kevin Vigneau+
English Horn
Kyle Mustain
Clarinet
Todd Levy
Principal
Erika Shrauger
Katherine Kohler*+
Christina Lee*+
Jessica Phillips*+
Bass Clarinet
Stephen Ahearn+
Bassoon
Ted Soluri
Principal
Lewis C. Kirk
Toni Lipton Temple*+
Beth VanArsdel+
Contrabassoon
Lewis C. Kirk
French Horn
Gabrielle Finck
Principal
Hunter Sholar
Gregory Flint
James Wilson
Kurt Civilette+
Trumpet
Karin Bliznik*
Principal
Charley Lea
David Dash
Mary Bowden*+
Adam Gerling*+
Trombone
Mark Fisher
Principal
Jo Dee Davis
Carson Keeble+
Bass Trombone
Andrew Chappelle
Tuba
Craig Sutherland*+
Harp
Danis G. Kelly
Principal
Guitar
Roberto Capocchi+
Theorbo
Richard Savino+
Accordion
Steven Paxton*+
Timpani
Jeffrey Milarsky
Principal
Percussion
Robert Klieger*
Principal
Joseph Ferraro
Jeff Cornelius+
Angela Gabriel*+
Gregg Koyle+
David Tolen+
Orchestra Manager
Gregg Koyle
Librarian
Laura Conrad
*First Season
+Extra Musician