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

Nikki Chooi
The Leonard Schwartz
Concertmaster Chair

Miran Kim^^
Associate Concertmaster

Daniel Jordan
Principal Second Violin

Margot Schwartz
Assistant Principal
Second Violin

Jennie Baccante
Sandra Baron^
Kathleen Brauer
Peter Ciaschini
Carla Ecker
Lisa Ferguson
Debra H. Fong
Megan Holland+
Elizabeth Kaderabek
Yuka Kadota*^^
Leah Latorraca^^
Xiaofan Liu*^^
Magdalen Martinic
Marlena Chow Morgan
Philip Payton^^
Jennifer Best Takeda
Christopher Takeda
Ashley Vandiver

Viola

Allyson Goodman*^^
Principal

Melissa Trier Kirk^^
Assistant Principal

Allegra Faith Askew
Joshua Greenlaw^
Alexandra Leem
Jocelin Pan*^^
Frank Shaw^^
Miranda Sielaff^^

Cello

Joseph Johnson
Principal

Alastair Eng
Assistant Principal

Maurizio Baccante
Roland Gjernes*^^
Allison Rich+
Christopher Schnell
Josué Valdepeñas

Double Bass

Alexander Bickard^
Mark Tatum^^
Principal

Ethan Moffitt^^
Anne Peterson^
Assistant Principal

Stephen Groat
Dimitrios Mattas*^^

Flute

Bart Feller
Principal

Rachel Blumenthal
Patricia Wolf Zuber+

Piccolo

Rachel Blumenthal
Patricia Wolf Zuber+

Oboe

Robert Ingliss
Principal

Julia DeRosa
Lucian Avalon+

English Horn

Julia DeRosa

Recorder

Robert Ingliss
Julia DeRosa

Clarinet

Danny Goldman*^^
Todd Levy^
Principal

Erika Shrauger
Michael Train*+

Bass Clarinet

Michael Train*+

Basset Horn

Danny Goldman*^^
Michael Train*+

Bassoon

Daniel Shelly^^
Principal

Lewis C. Kirk
Nick Ritter+

Contrabassoon

Lewis C. Kirk

Horn

Kelly Cornell
Principal

Hunter Sholar
Gregory Flint
James F. Wilson
Peter Erb+

Trumpet

William Leathers
Principal

Charley Lea
David Dash

Trombone

Ian Maser
The Bruce and Ava Ross
Principal Trombone Chair

Joseph Dubas^^
Casey Maday*+

Bass Trombone

Riley Giampaolo^^

Tuba

José Martínez*+

Timpani

Jeffrey Milarsky
Principal

Percussion

Robert Klieger
Principal

Joseph Ferraro
Gregg Koyle+
David Tolen+

Harp

Ruth Bennett^^
Grace Browning^
Principal

Theorbo

John Lenti*+
Richard Savino+

Cello Continuo

Joseph Johnson

Keyboard Glockenspiel

John Arida++

Harpsichord

Harry Bicket
David Belkovski++

Piano

Marika Yasuda++

Organ

Marika Yasuda++

Celeste

Marika Yasuda++

Keyboard

Marika Yasuda++

Librarian

Laura Conrad

Kiya Klopfenstein
Intern

Orchestra Manager

Gregg Koyle

* First Season
^ On Leave
^^ Acting
+ Extra Musician
++ Music Staff