Ana María Quintero Muñoz
violin
Ana María Quintero Muñoz was born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1993 and began her studies at the age of 6 with her mother, Clara Muñoz. Ms. Quintero Muñoz graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music degree from Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas School of Music, where she studied violin performance and chamber music under the tutelage Maestro Fabio Santana. She holds a Master of Music degree in violin performance from New Mexico State University, where she studied with Professor Simón Gollo. Ms. Quintero Muñoz was concertmaster and member of the Orquesta Filarmónica Juvenil de Cámara de Bogotá (Philharmonic Youth Chamber Orchestra of Bogotá) between 2013 and 2017. In 2019, she was the winner of the NMSU Philharmonic Concerto Competition, and was awarded a full scholarship to the Aruba Symphony Festival where she studied with Olivier Piguet. Ms. Quintero Muñoz has been a guest performer with several chamber music ensembles including Camerata del Sol, La Catrina String Quartet, and the Dallas Chamber Symphony. She is currently a violinist in the El Paso Symphony Orchestra and the New Mexico Philharmonic. In 2018, Ms. Quintero Muñoz became the Artistic Director for Vox Vallis Women’s Ensemble, a professional chamber music ensemble she co-founded with New Mexican violinist Jessie O’Hara. Ms. Quintero Muñoz plays on a violin built by French luthier Ghaleb Hassan.
