- San Diego Chamber Orchestra
San Diego Chamber Orchestra
The San Diego Chamber Orchestra, founded in 1984, is the premiere professional chamber orchestra of San Diego County. Donald Barra was the first Conductor and remained as Artistic Director and Conductor through the 2004-2005 season.
Jung-Ho Pak was announced the Artistic Director and Conductor in the 2006-2007 season bringing with him a fresh new vision for the Orchestra. The Orchestra provides extremely high-quality concerts for a diverse San Diego County with current venues in downtown San Diego, La Jolla, and in the north county at Rancho Santa Fe. The Orchestra presents a variety of concerts all around the county and frequently performs for local organizations and corporations for special events. The Orchestra also has an annual holiday tradition of performing Handel’s Messiah in beautiful churches and the California Center of the Performing Arts, Escondido.
The Orchestra’s performance of major classical repertoire and its seven internationally distributed recordings on the Naxos label have earned critical acclaim. The San Diego Chamber Orchestra is a cultural leader and unique classical music experience for the San Diego community.
Musicians
Violins
Alex Palamidis, Concertmaster
Healy Henderson, Assistant Concertmaster
Hernan Constantino, Principal
Andrea Altona
Victoria Bietz
Karla Contreras
Irena Fraden
Lynne-Marie Friedrichs
Tricia Lee
Yvonne Shay
Violas
Qing Liang, Principal
Judith Hendershott
Linda Piatt
Cellos
Erin Breene, Principal
Mary Alice Hendricks
Bass
Michael Wais, Principal
Flutes
Beth Ross-Buckley, Principal
Suzanne Kennedy
Oboes
Susan Barrett, Principal
Scott Paulson
Clarinets
Frank Renk, Principal
Robert Zelickman
Bassoons
Ryan Simmons, Principal
David Savage
French Horns
John Lorge, Principal
Barry Toombs
Trumpets
John MacFerran Wilds, Principal
Frank Glasson
Trombone
Richard Gordon, Principal
Timpani/Percussion
Patrick Pfiffner, Principal
Harp
Elena Mashkovtseva, Principal
Piano/Celeste/Harpsichord
Mary Barranger, Principal
External links
* [http://www.sdco.org Official Website]
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