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Phoenix Avalon 2

Phoenix Avalon violin

Phoenix Avalon, 13, is beginning his second decade of violin obsession. He has soloed twice with the Boulder Symphony and Performance Santa Fe, and has performed numerous times with Pro Music CHAMPS, Canticum Novum, Seranata of Santa Fe, Santa Fe Youth Symphony’s Jazz Ensembles, and in solo concerts. He is the three-time recipient of the Performance Santa Fe’s Davis Award, as well as a two-year recipient of Starling Foundation Grants for study at Meadowmount School of Music. In 2014, he received the Lynn Harrell competition honorable mention and the Music Teachers National Association Southwest Division Alternate. Phoenix studies with Carmelo de los Santos and Jan Mark Sloman. Phoenix plays on an Amati Bros. violin (circa 1617), generously loaned by Kenneth Warren and Son Ltd. He has also composed his first string quartet under the tutelage of Dr. Andrew Thomas, Professor Emeritus, Juilliard Pre-College. Besides music, he enjoys philosophical debate and snowboarding. Phoenix is honored to mentor the St. Michael’s High School Orchestra, led by Chase Morrison. He will solo again this year with the Boulder Symphony. Phoenix resides in Santa Fe with his parents Katherine and Robyn Avalon.

Meet the Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Carmelo de los Santos
Karen McKinnon Concertmaster Chair
Sarah Tasker •••
Assistant Concertmaster
Ana María Quintero Muñoz
Joan Wang +
Heidi Deifel ++
Juliana Huestis
Barbara Rivers
Nicolle Maniaci
Barbara Scalf Morris

SECOND VIOLIN
Rachel Jacklin •
Carol Swift •••
Julanie Lee
Jessica Retana ++
Liana Austin
Lidija Peno-Kelly
Sheila McLay
Brad Richards

VIOLA
Laura Chang
Kimberly Fredenburgh •••
Allegra Askew
Christine Rancier
Laura Steiner
Michael Anderson
Lisa DiCarlo
Joan Hinterbichler
Laura Campbell

CELLO
Amy Huzjak
Jonathan Flaksman •••

Carla Lehmeier-Tatum
Ian Mayne-Brody
Dana Winograd
David Schepps
Lisa Collins
Elizabeth Purvis

BASS
Mark Tatum •••
Katherine Olszowka
Terry Pruitt
Marco Retana
Frank Murry

FLUTE
Valerie Potter
Esther Fredrickson
Jiyoun Hur ••+
Noah Livingston ••++

PICCOLO
Esther Fredrickson

OBOE
Kevin Vigneau
Amanda Talley

ENGLISH HORN
Melissa Peña ••+
Rebecca Ray ••++

CLARINET
Marianne Shifrin
Lori Lovato •••
Jeffrey Brooks

E-FLAT CLARINET
Lori Lovato

BASS CLARINET
Jeffrey Brooks

BASSOON
Stefanie Przybylska •
Denise Turner

HORN
Peter Erb •+
Allison Tutton
Andrew Meyers
Maria Long ••••

TRUMPET
John Marchiando
Brynn Marchiando
Sam Oatts ••

TROMBONE
Aaron Zalkind
Byron Herrington

BASS TROMBONE
David Tall +
Robinson Schulze ++

TUBA
Richard White

TIMPANI
Micah Harrow •+

PERCUSSION
Jeff Cornelius
Kenneth Dean
Emily Corneliu

Principal •
Associate Principal ••
Assistant Principal •••
Assistant ••••
Leave +
One-year position ++
Half-year position +++