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  eople from
all walks of life -- attorneys, students, teachers, doctors, scientists,
retirees, homemakers, etc. -- comprise the membership of the orchestra.
Members share their love of music and dedication to their instruments. Many
have been serious students of their instruments in the past, having played
in high school bands and orchestras and some continue to develop their skills
through private study.
Photo by: www.InSightFoto.com
For the first 15 of its 25 year existence, the SFCO was under the baton of co-founder Robert Wingert (clarinetist now living in Seattle, Washington) who patiently and skillfully built the orchestra into an ensemble of fine musicianship. SFCO's performance level continues to improve, in part because orchestra members take the study of the music seriously, and responsibly prepare for and attend weekly rehearsals. Click here to see the roster of active orchestra members |
 Janet Cordova Concert Master Janet began playing violin in the Los Alamos schools programs in elementary school. She continued through Los Alamos High School and while in college at Smith College, playing in the Smith/Amherst orchestra and taking private lessons with Philip Naegele. The violin was set aside while she attended Georgetown Law School, raised her two boys, and began to practice law. She started playing again in 1998, practicing like mad and taking lessons from Elena Sopoci in Santa Fe. She joined the SFCO about the time that Oliver Prezant became the Music Director and Conductor. Janet loves the repetoire, the love of music, the group effort, and the feeling of family that Mr. Prezant and the SFCO members bring to each other and the community of northern New Mexico.
Paul Pease
Board of Directors: |
 Oliver
Prezant For many years he was a faculty member in the Contemporary Music Program at The College of Santa Fe, where he taught classes in orchestration, conducting, and musicianship. He was a program director and conductor for the American Festival for the Arts in Houston, and was the conductor of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony. He has written and hosted radio shows for the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and the Santa Fe Opera, and his unique presentations for concert audiences, children and families, educators, school groups, amateur musicians, and others have helped thousands of music-lovers deepen their appreciation and understanding of music. He has presented lectures and educational programs for The Santa Fe Opera, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, 20th Century Unlimited, the City of Santa Fe’s ArtWorks program, the New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities, Opera America, Opera Southwest, The College of Santa Fe, Elderhostel, Renesan, the Santa Fe Bar Association, The Inn of Court, and the Tanglewood Association of Volunteers at the Berkshire Museum. Other workshop and presentation topics have included The Art of Listening, Playing in Tune/Singing in Tune, and Elements of a Meaningful Arts Program. He has also presented programs on music and its relation to visual art at The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and The Albuqeurque Museum of Art and History, and for the New Mexico Art Educators Association. As a violist, he has performed with numerous ensembles in New York, Los Angeles, and Santa Fe/Albuquerque, including the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, The Santa Fe Opera, and the California Chamber Virtuosi. He was the viola soloist in the Santa Fe Stages production of Peter Brook’s Carmen, and the principal violist on the national tour of Sondheim’s Into the Woods. Mr. Prezant studied conducting with Charles Bruck at the Pierre Monteux School, and also with Gurer Aykal and David Gilbert. He was the recipient of a fellowship from the National Orchestral Association and is a graduate of the Mannes College of Music in New York City. |
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