Orchestra

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

Violin

Steven Moeckel*
The Leonard Schwartz
Concertmaster Chair

Richard Rood
Associate Concertmaster

Daniel Jordan
Principal Second Violin

Margot Schwartz*
Assistant Principal Second Violin

Jennie Baccante
Sandra C. Baron
Jennifer Best Takeda
Kathleen Brauer
Marlena Chow Morgan
Peter Ciaschini
Carla Ecker
Lisa Ferguson
Debra H. Fong
Elizabeth Kaderabek†
Csaba Koczo*††
Jennifer Kozbial Posadas†
Magdalen Martinic
Borivoj Martinic-Jercic
Denise M. Rood
Lauren Rustad Roth*††
Christopher Takeda**
Alejandro Valdepeñas*††
Ashley Vandiver**

Viola

Richard Fleischman†
Margaret Dyer Harris††
Principal

Allegra Faith Askew
Laura Tait Chang*††
Joshua Greenlaw
Melissa Trier Kirk**
Alexandra Leem†
Theresa Rudolph**
Frank Shaw*††

Cello

Joseph Johnson
Principal

Alastair Eng
Assistant Principal

Maurizio Baccante
Mark Brandfonbrener†
Christopher Schnell
Carole Whitney
Benjamin Krug*††

Double Bass

Miles B. Davis
Principal

Anne Peterson
Assistant Principal

Mark Tatum
Stephen Groat

Flute

Bart Feller
Principal

Rachel Blumenthal*
Patricia Wolf Zuber+

Piccolo

Bart Feller
Rachel Blumenthal*
Patricia Wolf Zuber+

Alto Flute

Rachel Blumenthal*

Recorder

MaryAnn Shore+
Kevin Vigneau

Oboe

Robert Ingliss
Principal

Julia DeRosa†
Kevin Vigneau††

English Horn

Robert Ingliss
Kevin Vigneau††

Clarinet

Todd Levy
Principal

Erika Shrauger

Bass Clarinet

Michael Taylor Eiffert*+

Bassoon

Julia Harguindey
Principal

Lewis C. Kirk

Contrabassoon

Lewis C. Kirk

Horn

Kelly Cornell
Principal

Hunter Sholar
Gregory Flint
James Wilson
Peter Erb+

Trumpet

Matthew Ernst††
Principal

Charley Lea†
David Dash
Mary Bowden††

Trombone

Jonathan Randazzo††
Principal

Christopher Buckolz††

Bass Trombone

Christopher Bassett

Tuba

Joe LeFevre+

Timpani

Jeffrey Milarsky
Principal

Percussion

Robert Klieger
Principal

Joseph Ferraro
Gregg Koyle+
Scott Ney+
David Tolen+

Harp

Grace Browning
Principal

Joan Eidman+

Piano

Carol Anderson++

Fortepiano

Glenn Lewis++
Blair Salter++

Celeste

Blair Salter++

Synthesizer

Robert Bosworth++

Librarian

Laura Conrad

Orchestra Manager

Gregg Koyle

* First Season
† On Leave
†† Acting
+ Extra Musician
++ Music Staff
** Rotating Assistant Principal Viola