Lisa Collins

cello

Lisa Collins is a member of the New Mexico Philharmonic, the Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra, and the Música de Camera Orchestra. She was born and raised in Albuquerque, and began studying the cello in the music program of the Albuquerque public schools. She received a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in cello performance from UNM, studying first with Joanna de Keyser and then with David Schepps. Her summer studies included festivals at Chautauqua and the Tanglewood Institute. She is currently studying Suzuki pedagogy with Tanya Carey.

Lisa teaches a large and incredibly wonderful studio of cellists, and enjoys sharing music with students of all ages and levels. She lives in Albuquerque with her husband, their two beautiful labs, and one very bossy cat.

Meet the Musicians

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 •

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