"Santa Fe's objectives are distinctly American, and by making opera more compelling and more relevant, it has changed the map of musical America..."

                     Phillip Huscher
                     The Santa Fe Opera
                    
 An American Pioneer


                                           


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 2010 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

Viola

Richard Fleischman
Principal

Allegra Faith Askew
Assistant Principal

Joshua Greenlaw
Melissa Trier Kirk
Alexandra Leem
David Marschall

Cello

Joseph Johnson
Principal

Thomas Heinrich
Assistant Principal

Maurizio Baccante
Mark Brandfonbrener
Christopher Schnell
Carole Whitney

Double Bass

Miles B. Davis
Principal

Anne Peterson
Assistant Principal

Mark Tatum
Stephen Groat

Flute

Bart Feller
Principal

Peter Ader

Piccolo

Bart Feller
Peter Ader

Oboe

Robert Ingliss
Principal

Kyle Mustain

English Horn

Kyle Mustain

Clarinet

Todd Levy
Principal

Erika Shrauger

Basset Horn

Todd Levy

Bassoon

Ted Soluri
Principal

Lewis C. Kirk

French Horn

Gregory Flint
Acting Co-Principal

James F. Wilson

Acting Co-Principal

Hunter Sholar
William Barnewitz

Trumpet

Karin Bliznik*
Acting Principal

Charley Lea
David Dash

Trombone

Mark Fisher
Principal

JoDee Davis

Bass Trombone

Andrew Chappell

Harp

Danis G. Kelly
Principal

Timpani

Jeffrey Milarsky
Principal

Percussion

Joseph Ferraro
Acting Principal

Gregg Koyle

Orchestra Manager

Gregg Koyle

Librarian

Laura Conrad

*First Season