San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra has been internationally recognized as one of the foremost ballet orchestras in the world. Since its 1975 performance debut with the Ballet’s Nutcracker, under Music Director Denis de Coteau, the orchestra’s home has been the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House. At that time, the …

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Santa Fe Desert Chorale | chior, chorus

Founded in 1982 by Lawrence “Larry” Bandfield, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale is one of the longest continually performing professional music organizations in New Mexico, as well as one of the most distinguished. In his review of the “American Voices” program, Scott Cantrell of The Dallas Morning News wrote “The …

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Felipe Scagliusi

Born in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, Felipe Scagliusi began his studies with Professor Márcio Petroni and later with Paulo Gori (winner of the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Competition) with whom he continued to work for eight years. In 1996 Scagliusi received the Degree in Conducting at the School of …

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Mark Davis Scatterday

The fourth conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Davis Scatterday joined a prestigious line of conductors in the past 60 years of this famed ensemble: Donald Hunsberger, Clyde Roller and Frederick Fennell. In 2004, he led the EWE in a tour to East Asia, and in 2005, a highly …

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Kathryn Schulmeister | double bass

Bassist Kathryn Schulmeister brings radiant energy and rigorous expression to her performance of musical repertoire ranging from classical to experimental. With a fearless curiosity for collaborative environments, Kathryn actively seeks opportunities to integrate improvisation, movement and theater into her musical performance with performances in festivals and venues around the world. …

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