by Terri Tunnicliff I am always interested in the outside “non-musical” lives of my San Diego Symphony colleagues. Our own amazing English Horn player, Andrea Overturf, is an example of a musician who is living a life filled with creativity
A Flutist in Lockdown, by Rose Lombardo
During my time off from playing at the symphony, I have been hanging out at home in Point Loma cuddling my two crazy cats, reading tons of books and drinking entirely too much coffee. It took some time, but eventually
A New Gig in a New Era
Excerpts from an interview with new SDSO members Abraham Martín and Nathan WalhoutBy Sam Hager and Andy Watkins The process of getting a position with a symphony orchestra has got to be one of the weirder ones in the job
An Interview With Nuvi Mehta, Voice Of The San Diego Symphony
Tell us about your background – how did you become the “Voice of the San Diego Symphony”? For 10 years after college, I was a violinist with the San Diego Symphony. During that time I continued to study conducting, which
Congratulations To Our Newly Tenured Musicians!
Amy Taylor, Piccolo/Flute What were you up to before you came to San Diego?Before joining the SDSO I played 2nd flute in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for 7 years. My true calling is playing piccolo, so when the position opened up
In the Community: Ray Nowak
“ I like seeing students get inspired or motivated and then watching them improve.” Ray Nowak, trumpet player with the San Diego Symphony, estimates that he has influenced literally hundreds to thousands of students, because he has been teaching for
In the Community: Hernan Constantino
Hernan Constantino, violinist with the San Diego Symphony, finds time in our busy Symphony schedule to be the Music Director of the Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra which has about 200 kids in the program. Mr. Constantino also directs the Advanced Orchestra (70 students), and
Jory Herman: Bassist and Video Artist
An anxious audience awaits; a video screen invited to dance along to the flow of beautiful music stubbornly refuses to do so. Jory Herman, with a wink and a grin, entreats the audience for their patience until the show can
Running with “The Wulff Pac”: The surprising journey of Susan Wulff
Once upon a time, there was just a boom box and two microphones. This humble beginning sparked a decade’s worth of performances for the San Diego Symphony Orchestra’s Associate Principal Bassist Susan Wulff. Years before she made her way to
W. Gregory Berton: Bassist and Accidental Cattleman
Let us set the scene, shall we? 14 acres of green grass spread out underneath a blue Oregon sky. You can chop your own wood, tend to your own garden and raise your own animals. This is exactly what San