Jean-Luc Matton

Principal Bass

A native of France, Jean-Luc Matton studied in Paris at the Versailles Conservatory with Jacques Cazauran (Principal Bass, Orchestre de Paris). He graduated in 1980 and moved to Venezuela to play with the Caracas Philharmonic and the Merida Philharmonic. In 1985, he went to Boston University where he studied with Herny Portnoi (Principal Bass, Boston Symphony). He received a Master’s degree in 1988. That same year he got a job in the NMSO (now the New Mexico Philharmonic) and has held the chair of Principal Bass since 1989.

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

SECOND VIOLIN
Carol Swift •••
Julanie Lee
Gabriela Fogo •+
Heidi Deifel ++
Liana Austin
Lidija Peno-Kelly
Sheila McLay
Brad Richards
Eric Sewell +

VIOLA
Laura Chang •
Kimberly Fredenburgh •••
Allegra Askew
Christine Rancier
Virginia Lawrence
Joan Hinterbichler
Lisa DiCarlo

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

BASS
Jean-Luc Matton •+
Zachary Bush ++
Mark Tatum ••
Katherine Olszowka
Terry Pruitt
Frank Murry

FLUTE
Valerie Potter •
Jiyoun Hur ••

OBOE
Kevin Vigneau •
Amanda Talley

ENGLISH HORN
Melissa Peña ••+
Lauren Keating ••++

CLARINET
Marianne Shifrin •+
Lori Lovato •••
Timothy Skinner

E-FLAT CLARINET
Lori Lovato

BASS CLARINET
Timothy Skinner +
Cory Tamez ++

BASSOON
Stefanie Przybylska •
Denise Turner

HORN
Peter Erb •
Allison Tutton
Katelyn Lewis •••
Maria Long ••••

TRUMPET
John Marchiando •
Brynn Marchiando
Sam Oatts •••

TROMBONE
Aaron Zalkind •
Byron Herrington

BASS TROMBONE
David Tall

TUBA
Richard White •

TIMPANI
Micah Harrow •

PERCUSSION
Jeff Cornelius •
Kenneth Dean
Emily Cornelius

HARP
Matthew Tutsky •

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