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Amy Greer

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Amy Greer is an active performer, both as a soloist and in collaboration with singers and instrumentalists, and works regularly with the Santa Fe Symphony and the New Mexico Philharmonic. Recognized for her creative approach to traditional music lessons, she has maintained successful piano studios in New Mexico, Massachusetts, Texas, and Missouri and gives workshops for teachers that focus on the psychology of learning through a musician’s lens. A writer and frequent contributor to music journals, her articles and essays have appeared in American Music Teacher, Clavier Companion, Spiritus, and other publications. With composer Dennis Alexander, she is the co-author of Repertoire by Rote published by Alfred Music, and she writes a blog about practicing at  tenthousandstars.net. She holds a Master of Music in piano performance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a Master of Arts in educational psychology from the University of aNew Mexico. Amy keeps house and tends a garden for one man, two sweet cats, and three feisty betta fish.

Meet the Musicians

FIRST VIOLIN
Carmelo de los Santos
Karen McKinnon Concertmaster Chair
Sarah Tasker •••
Assistant Concertmaster
Ana María Quintero Muñoz
Heidi Deifel 
Olivia DeSouza
Maia Lorenzo Gallegos
Juliana Huestis
Barbara Rivers
Nicolle Maniaci
Barbara Scalf Morris

SECOND VIOLIN
Rachel Jacklin •
Carol Swift •••
Julanie Lee
Lidija Peno-Kelly
Megan Lee Karls
Liana Austin
Sheila McLay
Jessica Retana
Jocelyn Kirsch

Brad Richards

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

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

BASS
Joe Weldon Ferris •
Mark Tatum •••

Katherine Olszowka
Terry Pruitt
Marco Retana
Frank Murry

FLUTE
Valerie Potter
Esther Fredrickson
Noah Livingston ••

PICCOLO
Esther Fredrickson

OBOE
Kevin Vigneau
Amanda Talley

ENGLISH HORN
Melissa Peña ••

CLARINET
Marianne Shifrin
Lori Lovato •••
Jeffrey Brooks

E-FLAT CLARINET
Lori Lovato

BASS CLARINET
Jeffrey Brooks

BASSOON
Stefanie Przybylska •+
Denise Turner +
Zoe SirLouis •++
Avery Dabe ++

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

TRUMPET
John Marchiando
Brynn Marchiando
Sam Oatts ••

TROMBONE
Aaron Zalkind
Byron Herrington

BASS TROMBONE
David Tall +

TUBA
Richard White

PERCUSSION
Jeff Cornelius
Kenneth Dean
Emily Cornelius

HARP
Carla Fabris •

Principal •
Associate Principal ••
Assistant Principal •••
Assistant ••••
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