Emma Scherer, Executive Director
Emma Scherer joined The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra & Chorus as Executive Director in September of 2021, stewarding The Symphony into a triumphant return to live performances with its 2021–2022 Season, amid the ongoing global pandemic. With deep ties to New Mexico, including an extensive…
Gloria Velasco, Violin II
Violinist Gloria Velasco has been playing with The Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra since it was founded in 1984. She is a retired Albuquerque Public School orchestra teacher and still works for APS as a mentor for first-year music teachers. Gloria also runs music clinics, judges…
Ruxandra Marquardt, Violin
Romanian-born violinist Ruxandra Simionescu-Marquardt attended the ‘George Enescu’ School of Music and Conservatory of Music in Bucharest, where she was profoundly influenced by professors Stefan Gheorghiu and Modest Iftinchi. As a young musician, she won several prizes and medals in international competitions such as “Concertino”…
Cris Moore
Cristopher Moore received his B.A. in Physics, Mathematics, and Integrated Science from Northwestern University, and his Ph.D. in Physics from Cornell. From 2000 to 2012 he was a professor at the University of New Mexico, with joint appointments in Computer Science and Physics. Since 2012,…
HIMARI, Violin
Born in 2011, HIMARI started playing the violin at the age of 3, and began competing at the age of 4. At the age of 6, she had already performed with a professional orchestra. Since that time, she has participated in many international competitions. In…
Jason Vieaux, Guitar
Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation.” In appearances from New York’s Lincoln Center to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and the Seoul Arts Center, Jason Vieaux has…
Griffen Hogan Tracy, Bass
Praised by Parterre Box for his “glorious outpouring of tone,” Colorado bass Griffen Hogan Tracy debuted with the Santa Fe Opera as an Apprentice Artist for the 2022 season, covering the role of Manuel Toulon in Huang Ro’s M. Butterfly. He was featured in the…
Philippe Quint, Violin
One of the most versatile and imaginative artists on the concert stage today, multiple Grammy Award-nominated American violinist Philippe Quint is internationally recognized for his unique approach to classical core repertoire, championing new music, rediscovering neglected works and creating a new format of “docu-concert” experience:…
Teresa Perrotta, Soprano
Soprano Teresa Perrotta is a 2023 Grand Finals Winner of The Metropolitan Opera’s Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition and a first-year Cafritz Young Artist at Washington National Opera. In the 2022-2023 season, she made her Kennedy Center debut as Fünfte Magd in Elektra, followed by…
Cory McGee, Bass
Hailing from Stafford, Virginia, bass-baritone Cory McGee opens his 2023-2024 season performing the title role in Mozart’s Don Giovanni with Wolf Trap Opera and making his debut with Opera Philadelphia as Pietro in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. He will also portray Theseus in Britten’s A Midsummer…
Anne-Marie McDermott, Piano
Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott is a consummate artist who balances a versatile career as a soloist and collaborator. She performs over 100 concerts a year in a combination of solo recitals, concerti and chamber music. Her repertoire choices are eclectic, spanning from Bach, Haydn, Prokofiev and…
Gabriel Martins, Cello
Cellist Gabriel Martins (b. 1998) has established himself as one of the world’s most compelling young musicians. His artistry has already been recognized through an extensive list of accolades including the Concert Artists Guild/Young Classical Artists Trust Grand Prize, the Sphinx Competition Gold Medal, the…
Biography—Lyle Lovett
A singer, composer, and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel, and blues in a convention-defying manner that…
Anthony León, Tenor
An American-born, Cuban and Colombian tenor, Anthony León is a young up-and-comer who is quickly developing an international performing career. During the 2022-2023 season he was a member of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program at the Los Angeles Opera. His engagements at LA Opera include…
Philippe L’Esperance, Tenor
Praised for his “agility, range, and pleasant timbre” (Opera News), tenor Philippe L’Esperance has appeared as Ernesto in Don Pasqaule and as Alessandro in Mozart’s Il re Pastore at the New England Conservatory. A recent alumnus of the Merola Opera Program, he participated in a…