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Musician Spotlight

Andrea’s Sanctuary

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Today we celebrate the life of Matthew Garbutt, SD Today we celebrate the life of Matthew Garbutt, SDSO’s longtime Principal Tuba and summer pops conductor. We remember Matthew’s passion for music and verve for life every time we time we perform the joyful pops scores he loved so much. Thank you Matt. Produced by @pnhproductions
POV: feel the rush as you walk onstage to play Sta POV: feel the rush as you walk onstage to play Star Wars Return of the Jedi for 4,000 fans. #rockstar #starwars #starwarsfan #returnofthejedi #pov #orchestra #orchestralife #radyshell #sandiegosymphony
We love creating joy in the world by sharing the m We love creating joy in the world by sharing the magic of Disney’s music with our audience. #disney  #disneyconcerts  @sandiegosymphony
Percussionist Eddie Meneses gets in his cardio AND Percussionist Eddie Meneses gets in his cardio AND brings the drama to the final minutes of Madama Butterfly. 👟 🎶 🥁 #orchestralife #backstage #fast #run #percussion #percussionist #tamtam #offstage #bts
Backstage with Lang Lang. It’s been so fun makin Backstage with Lang Lang. It’s been so fun making great music with this musical genius.
It’s a busy day for SDSO Assistant Librarian Rac It’s a busy day for SDSO Assistant Librarian Rachel Fields - tonight she’s a soprano soloist in Joey Rouken’s 365, our librarian, AND the page turner for Lang Lang. #busy #orchestralife #librarian
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Christmas concert time! Last weekend the San Diego Christmas concert time! Last weekend the San Diego Symphony string section spread some holiday cheer with four free Music Connects Community Concerts across San Diego County including at UC San Diego Park & Market, Las Colinas Women’s Detention and Reentry Center, Southwestern College Performing Arts Center, and the Youth Transitional Center. #spreadingcheer #happyholidays @sandiegosymphony
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