2021–2022 SEASON
A SENSE of WONDER
A SENSE of WONDER MINGLE @ Mingei MINGEI INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM IN BALBOA PARK, 1439 El Prado, San Diego We are honored to continue our adventure as Ar tists-In-Residence. Enjoy stellar chamber music at the newly reopened, remodeled museum and extraordinary theatre in the hear t of Balboa Park.
Iluminación
Embracing the Wind
Mosaics
October 24, 2021 @ 5:30 p.m. music to guide the soul flute, bassoon, trumpet, string trio, bass, piano, percussion
March 13, 2022 @ 5:30 p.m. modern music with ancient roots flute, bass, guitar, harp, percussion
April 10, 2022 @ 5:30 p.m. a kaleidoscope of musical color flute, oboe, English horn, bassoon, violin, piano
CAMARADA @ Park & Market UC SAN DIEGO’S NEW VENUE DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, between Park & Market on 11th Join us for Music of the Americas – celebrating our binational region featuring living composers and international guest ar tists in a visionary new performance space.
Heart
Hope
February 19, 2022 @ 7:30 p.m. romantic music from south of the border voice, flute, violin, bass, piano, guitar
May 14, 2022 @ 7:30 p.m. music of the Americas from Canada to Uruguay flute, bassoon, violin, bass, piano
2021-2022 SEASON CAMARADA @ The Conrad THE CONRAD PREBYS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla Experience the magnificent beauty and acoustics of San Diego’s premier concer t hall as we share in the excitement of the performing ar ts community’s return to indoor events!
C’est La Vie
Tango Obsessed
The Earth Moves
November 19, 2021 @ 7:30 p.m. a little bit of French and a lot of lush... flute, string trio, piano, harp, percussion
February 24, 2022 @ 7:30 p.m. it’s all about the passion flute, violin, piano, bass, guitar, tango dance
May 27, 2022 @ 7:30 p.m. the reimagined music of Carole King voice, guitar, flute, saxophone, piano, bass, drums
SOMETHING’S BREWING @ Bread & Salt BREAD & SALT, BARRIO LOGAN, 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego You’re invited to an ar tful collaboration designed to intrigue and awaken the senses – bringing you the best in live music, atmosphere, food, dance & drink!
Tango & Tacos
Flamenco Fantástico
February 26, 2022 @ 7:30 p.m. intoxicating music & dance of Argentina flute, violin, bass, piano, tango dance
May 7, 2022 @ 7:30 p.m. discover the journey of flamenco with roots in Macedonian and Andalusian music flute, bass, guitar, percussion, flamenco dance
“A varied collective of many of San Diego’s most skilled performers, Beth Ross Buckley’s Camarada has consistently delivered the goods for the last 25 seasons, whether the fare has been standard repertory classical chamber music, challenging contemporary compositions, jazz, dance, or the music of Latin America.” KEN HERMAN San Diego Story
WELCOME Dear Friends, I have always been interested in presenting concerts that enliven all of the senses – sound, sight, taste, touch, smell. This idea came to me 28 years ago when I attended a concert AND art exhibition of Arnold Schoenberg in Vienna, along with food and wine. It was such a full and exciting experience that it remained with me to this day. I have since worked to share and inspire the sense of wonder I felt on that trip though our chamber music group in San Diego – which ultimately, after many names, became Camarada. This year Camarada celebrates our “sixth” sense – A Sense of Wonder – which is always there if we allow the time and space. Wonder and awe are essential to a passionate life. The sense of wonder speaks of our hunger to be moved, to be engaged and impassioned with the world and take pleasure in it, attuned to it and fascinated by it. Grateful for it. A sense of wonder is our desire to feel radically alive…and it asks us to continually seek out these enlivening moments. — Gregg Levoy, Psychology Today Please be our guest as we present our most thoughtful programming on our mission to inspire, delight and enliven your life. Our 27th season (yessss) offers all of us, musicians and audiences, a pause in our daily routine to feel radically alive. Thank you for joining us! XOXO, Beth
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FAMILY FOUNDATION Thank you to Supervisors Greg Cox and Nora Vargas and The Anklesaria Family Foundation for their continued support of the Camarada Outreach presence in San Diego.
Camarada has grown from a few concerts a year to a thriving non-profit with visionary programming and outreach featuring our talented local and visiting world-renowned guest artists. CAMARADA RELIES ON YOU—OUR KEY DONORS & PATRONS—IN ORDER TO FULFILL OUR MISSION.
Camarada, one of San Diego’s premier chamber music organizations, is dedicated to presenting invigorating performances of musical masterworks. Established in 1994, Camarada concerts share the joy of chamber music by pairing performers of the highest caliber with intimate spaces throughout San Diego. Camarada collaborates with the San Diego community in these diverse ways: Camarada performs in
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• Eclectic concerts including a wide range of styles and composers from J.S. Bach’s Concertos to Piazzolla’s Tangos
• Local, national, and international guest artists in the visual, dance, and theater arts which completes the artistic experience, creating accessible musical environments that uplift audiences and provide our region with a cultural energy vital to a healthy and vibrant community
• Diverse intimate venues including art galleries, churches, libraries, community centers, retirement homes, and schools to impact a large and diverse audience • Community outreach programs to reach underserved San Diegans who cannot normally attend musical and artistic events Camarada named by • Mingei International Museum as Artists-in-Residence, sponsor to the program for “Meet a Musician” on Family Sundays • San Diego Music Awards as nominee for Tango Nuevo CD, Best World Music Album of the Year, 2011, and Tango San Diego, 2019 8
• Organizations including The Athenaeum, Bread & Salt, The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, La Jolla Music Society, La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, Mingei International Museum, Museum of Photographic Art, San Diego Downtown Public Library, & UC San Diego Camarada receives grants from • City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture • Conrad Prebys Foundation • County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program • State of California Nonprofit Cultural Institution • The San Diego Foundation
DONATE NOW As the world reopens and recovers from the pandemic, we are left with an appreciation of all that is most important in our lives. A Sense of Wonder seeks to celebrate everything we are grateful for as we continue creating and connecting. Our supporters make this art possible. Please join us in our mission to continue working and inspiring, no matter the circumstances. Ticket and program sales only cover half of our operating expenses. We rely on the generosity of supporters to continue our mission. All donations are tax deductible. We hope to make your contribution as easy as possible: •
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The mission of CAMARADA is to elevate and enrich the San Diego community and beyond by presenting phenomenal chamber music concerts, while engaging diverse audiences through visionary and educational programming, featuring living composers, commissioning new music, and igniting a powerful connection between the audience, artists and music. Camarada is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization under the IRS tax code EIN# 33-0871107
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Artist Directors Beth Ross Buckley, flute, is the Artistic Director of Camarada. Ms. Ross-Buckley is an advocate of chamber music and has produced groundbreaking chamber music events throughout San Diego combining great music, cuisine, and art. An original founder of Camarada, for 27 years Beth has been the driving force behind this ensemble and has added many new venues, compositions, and musicians to its celebrated history. Ms. Ross-Buckley received her Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from St. Olaf College and her Master of Music from the University of Minnesota. Her teachers include Kay Sahlin, Julia Bogorad, Elaine Eagle, Damian Bursill-Hall, Frances Blaisdell and Timothy Day. Ms. Ross-Buckley has been a featured artist at the National Flute Association Convention and Music Teacher’s Association of California. Beth was principal flute of the former San Diego Chamber Orchestra/ Orchestra Nova for 25 years and performed with many musical theatre productions in Southern California. Ms. RossBuckley also has a portrait photography business, Beth Ross Buckley Photography.
Dana Burnett, piano, is Camarada’s Associate Artistic Director and pianist and has performed with Camarada for over a decade. has been on the faculties of the University of North Carolina, University of Wisconsin, and Vanderbilt University. Ms. Burnett was awarded the Alban Berg Fellowship at the Schubert Institute-Austria and received an Artist Diploma and accompanying prize from that institution. A soloist and chamber musician, she has performed at Carnegie Hall; the Frick Collection, Pittsburgh, Dame Myra Hess Series, Chicago; Academy of Music, Philadelphia, and the Kennedy Center. Her recording of Judith Zaimont’s “doubles” made Chamber Music America’s Century list. Ms. Burnett was also a performer/ instructor at the Eastern Music Festival, North Carolina for 18 years and featured many times at the Skaneateles Music Festival in New York. She regularly performs with Classics 4 Kids and the California Chamber Orchestra. She has recorded for the Naxos and Arabesque labels and been featured on WHYY, Philadelphia “Fresh Air” and NPR. Ms. Burnett is currently a member of the MTAC state convention collaborative staff and music faculty at Cal State San Marcos.
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Guest Artists Matthew Armstrong, percussion, began teaching at San Marcos High School in 2004 and in 2015 became the Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator for the San Marcos Unified School District. Named San Marcos High School Teacher of the Year and San Marcos Unified Teacher of the year in 2013, and Music Educator of the Year for the California Music Educators Association in 2015, he is a highly soughtafter performer, clinician, arranger, and arts advocate. As a performer, he regularly performs in San Diego Symphony chamber ensembles, and has held the position of principal percussionist with the California Chamber Orchestra and works throughout San Diego in jazz and Dixie ensembles. Mr. Armstrong is a member of Percussive Arts Society, and the Southern California Band and Orchestra Association, California Music Educators Association and the National Association for Music Education. Mr. Armstrong teaches and performs as an Innovative Percussion Artist. Lakshmi Basile, flamenco dance, Lakshmi Basile began performing at the age of six with her parents’ band The Electrocarpathians. She grew up in a bohemian household filled with music and dance with her father, a prominent San Diego musician, and her mother, an artist from Argentina. She studied dance at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, the University of California Santa Barbara, and within the flamenco community of San Diego, finally traveling to Spain at the age of 20 to complete her flamenco studies. Lakshmi became one of the first and only foreign artists in Spain to win a coveted national prize, the Concurso de las Minas de La Unión, and she was also awarded the Concurso Nacional de Arte Flamenco de Córdoba. There she surprised flamenco critics, and received high praise from Alberto García Reyes, ABC, who described her performance as “un desgarrador homenaje a los románticos de lo jondo” (a heart-wrenching homage to the romantics of pure flamenco). Before returning to San Diego, Lakshmi worked for over fifteen years in Seville. Fred Benedetti, guitar, is a full-time professor of music at Grossmont College where he is chair of guitar studies and is a member of the guitar faculty at San Diego State University. Mr. Benedetti has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, England, Germany, Czech Republic, Japan, and Taiwan. In 1986 Mr. Benedetti was one of twelve performers
chosen worldwide to perform in the prestigious Andrés Segovia Master class. As a BMI-affiliated composer, he has written numerous contemporary pieces for the international CD library company Network Productions. As a studio musician and composer for 35 years his music and performing is featured on over 150 digital and vinyl recordings and numerous radio, television and feature films. David Buckley, violin, is an experienced chamber musician, soloist, and orchestral player. He is currently CoConcertmaster of the La Jolla Symphony and was their featured soloist in 2018 performing Florence Price’s Violin concerto no. 2. David has been featured in all twenty-seven Camarada seasons and has special expertise in the flute and violin repertoire and Piazzolla. In addition, Dr. Buckley is president of Radiology Medical Group and has served as chief of radiology at Scripps Mercy Hospital. Dr. Buckley is a summa cum laude graduate of St. Olaf College and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. His MD is from the University of Minnesota where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. Dr. Buckley he has been honored twice as a top doctor by the members of the San Diego County Medical Society and enjoys travel, golf and relaxing by the lake in his home state of Minnesota. Gregorio Gonzalez, baritone, began his soloist operatic career in 2002 after being hired as a resident artist by Placido Domingo at the Los Angeles Opera. Gregorio has sung extensively throughout the United States, his native Mexico and Europe. At the Los Angeles Opera, he created the roles of Count Obolenski and Avdeev in the world premiere of Nicholas and Alexandra, under Mstislav Rostropovich. Gregorio made his European debut at Amsterdam’s prestigious Concertgebouw in 2006 in a concert version of Donizetti’s Poliuto, conducted by Giuliano Carella; and returned later to sing in Verdi’s Othello, conducted by Jaap Van Zweden. Both as tenor and baritone, Gregorio has won First Place awards at the Gerda Lissner, Violetta Dupont, Palm Springs Opera Guild, La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Young Artists, Metropolitan Opera Western Region Auditions and Virginia Hawk competitions, and has been distinguished as a finalist in Plácido Domingo’s Operalia World Singer Competition, The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and The Francisco Viñas Competition.
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Danny Green, piano Origin Records recording artist and jazz pianist Danny Green has earned recognition as a bandleader and as a composer with a gift for spinning supple, absorbing narratives. Green has earned two San Diego Music awards for Best Jazz Album and an additional award for Best Jazz Artist. Green has brought his Trio Plus Strings to venues throughout the United States. The group debuted in 2016 at New York City’s Shapeshifter Lab, then has maintains a steady performance schedule, including shows at Huntington Summer Arts Festival (NY), TEDxSan Diego at Copley Symphony Hall, KSDS Jazz 88.3’s Jazz Live (San Diego), Portola Vineyards Summer Jazz Series (Los Altos, CA), The Blue Whale (Los Angeles), An Die Musik Live! (Baltimore), and Rockwood Music Hall (NYC). The Danny Green Trio Plus Strings was selected to perform at the prestigious Western Arts Alliance Juried Showcase in 2017. Green is also highly devoted to music education. In addition to teaching private lessons, he is a faculty member of the annual Jazz 88.3 Summer Jazz Workshop, adjunct faculty at Grossmont College, and he presents a jazz appreciation workshop at elementary schools as part of the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library’s outreach program. Carolina Jaurena, tango dance, has been teaching and performing for over 20 years, the height of her professional career is her role as a primary dancer in the feature film Random Hearts directed by Sidney Pollack. She has been part of performances including “Eternal Tango” with Hector del Curto, The Show “Tanguero”, “Tango! Soul and Heart” with the Choral Arts Society of Washington at Kennedy Center and the off-Broadway Show, “Tango House”, produced by Juan Fabbri. International workshops and performances include Canarias Tango in Spain, 100 años de tango at the Solis Theater in Uruguay and in Germany she has performed at The Theaterhaus in Stuttgart, Alte Synagogue in Hechingen and has taught Workshops at Landesakademie in Ochsenhausen. She has performed and taught at many tango festivals including Tango Norte Festival in Sweden, Yale Tango Fest, Tango Fest Houston, and New Orleans Tango Festival. Carolina is sought after as a dancer and teacher and renowned for her precision of movement, professionalism, and charisma. Gloria Lanuza, flamenco dance, dancer, teacher and choreographer, Gloria Lanuza has trained and performed with her extended family of accomplished artists since childhood. At age six, Gloria began her dance training at the San Diego Ballet and graduated from the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts where she focused on dance and choral studies. She has trained with many top flamenco artists in dance and cante (traditional and classical). Gloria also has extensive training in East Indian Classical Dance (Bharatanatyam and Kathak) and Belly Dance (tribal and cabaret). She has many years of professional free-lance 14
work as a featured dancer in concert and commercial venues internationally. Ms. Lanuza taught and choreographed for La Universidad de San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. Gloria currently directs her companies Divine Desi Dance!, Veiled Enchantment and Fantasia Flamenca. Ms. Lanuza has created an exciting and unique approach of fusing styles and cultures together to create an exhilarating experience in her classes, performances, and artist collaborations. Mackenzie Leighton, bass, is a bassist, composer, and educator from San Diego, CA. He works regularly with Southern California jazz heroes Peter Sprague, Gilbert Castellanos, and Kamau Kenyatta, and has worked with jazz legends such as Donald Brown, Geoffrey Keezer, and Sammy Figueroa. He has performed at the Carlsbad Music Festival, Ensenada Jazz Festival, Tijuana Jazz and Blues Festival, and Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines. He also works with local theaters including The Old Globe, Cygnet Theater, and Lamb’s Players. He is adjunct faculty at California State University San Marcos, Palomar College, and Miracosta College, and holds a Masters in Music from San Diego State University. Travis Maril, viola Praised for his “persuasive, stylish ardor,” (San Diego Reader) violist Travis Maril’s career centers around chamber music and teaching. As a member of the Hyperion Quartet, he was a top prize winner at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. He has performed with the Miró String Quartet, members of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and principal players of the Cleveland Orchestra, LA Phil, Dallas and San Diego Symphonies. Mr. Maril is String Coordinator at SDSU, where he also codirects the String Academy, a preparatory program for young musicians. In the Fall of 2021 he launched an online program for adult violinists and violists called String Gym - through it he works with musicians from across the US, Japan and Australia. In Summer 2022 he will teach at Music and More SummerFest in Bosnia. Travis holds degrees from the University of Southern California and Rice University. Andrés Martín, bass, is a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and an arranger, and composer. Andrés has performed with orchestras, chamber ensembles and as a soloist in Argentina, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Uruguay. Chile, Brazil, Mexico, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, and United States. Since his arrival in Tijuana (Mexico), Andrés has been immersed in teaching as well as performing as a soloist and chamber musician. He is a member of the “Orquesta de Baja Californiaˮ since 2002. He also organizes and directs “Contrabajos de Baja California A.C.”, a double bass academy who celebrates a yearly international double bass festival and chamber music course held in Tijuana. On the side of his work as a soloist and chamber musician,
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Andrés has full time schedule as a composer, writing hours of new works every year, performed, and commissioned by renowned soloists, chamber ensembles and orchestras around the world. In collaboration with Eastman Strings Company, he is designing a new double bass aimed to his specifications to serve as a modern Solo Instrument. Elena Mashkovtseva, harp, has won attention as one of the world’s outstanding harpists through numerous appearances as a soloist and chamber musician. She has enchanted audiences throughout the world with her virtuosity, grace and elegance. Ms. Mashkovtseva is a graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where she studied with the celebrated harpist Vera Dulova. She was awarded First Prize at the International Competition in Moscow. After graduating, Ms. Mashkovtseva held the principal harp position with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. Since leaving Moscow, she has appeared with the Orquesta de Baja California, Orquesta de Bellas Artes, Orquesta Filarmonica de la UNAM, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Orchestra Nova, St. Petersburgh Mariinsky Theater Orchestra under Valery Gergiev, Chamber Orchestra Kremlin under Misha Rachlevsky, The Hutchins Consort, Camarada and the San Diego Opera. Ms. Mashkovtseva is a Professor of Harp at San Diego State University, University of San Diego and has her own private studio in San Diego. Joe McNalley, bass, was raised in a family in which everyone was expected to learn at least one musical instrument. Joe began playing double bass at age 11. During his high school and college years, he won several awards as a soloist, and played the Monterrey Jazz Festival at age 15. In his 40 years as a professional musician, he has gotten to perform with many notable musicians across a wide range of genres and cultures. In 1999 he founded the Hutchins Consort, the first permanent ensemble that plays on the 8 scaled violins of the New Violin Family. Joe can trace his musical lineage back to musicians who worked with Mozart on the European side, and to the 15th century musical mystic Swami Haridas in Indian Classical music. As a luthier he has restored or built many instruments, including those of his own invention, as well as creating a complete set of Hawaiian Ka’eke’eke for use in his upcoming opera about Prince Humehume of Kaua’i. As a mariner, he crews for the Schooner Bill of Rights and is part of a team that trains US Navy Sea Cadets. In 2021 he created a new training program to teach young sailors the musical traditions of seafarers. Marcelo Mesa, tango dance, choreographer and tango instructor with a career of more than 25 years. He began his dance training in salsa, Colombian folklore, modern dances and finally specializing in Tango. His endless search to refine his dancing skills throughout the years led him to travel the world, to participate in competitions and numerous festivals. Among his most outstanding achievements, Marcelo won first
place in the world tango championship held in Tokyo-Japan in 2007. He was invited to the Freedom Tango Festival in Tokyo-Japan, the Gangnam Dance Tango Festival in SeoulKorea, Latin Dance Festival in Dubai, Buenos Aires Festival in Argentina, Medellín Tango Festival in Colombia, among others. He is currently the director of CheloTango Studio, a tango school dedicated to expanding tango dance in the city of Medellín, Colombia. Constant exploration and the desire to always want to be at the forefront of tango make his dance unique and makes him stand out, not only on a performance level but also in his style of teaching. His methodologies and techniques bring different elements which enrich his Tango language and the way it helps other people around the world to improve their dance and open up to new perspectives. His style, passion and love for tango highlight him, as he creates a unique experience in each class, and also in stage performances all over the world. Duncan Moore, drums, grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and began drum studies at the age of 8. He majored in music at the University of Iowa, studied with Tom Davis and played with local jazz groups until his move to San Diego in 1977. Over the last thirty years, he has performed and recorded with a number of national and local artists, including: Ray Brown, Kim Carnes, Dave Carpenter, Deanna Carter, Joe Chambers, Billy Childs, Jeff Clayton, Sara Evans, Holly Hofmann, Ricki Lee Jones, Kenny Loggins, James Moody, Peter Sprague, Steve Wilson, and Mike Wofford. Mr. Moore has a home recording studio where he records drum and percussion tracks for various projects. Duncan Moore teaches private percussion and is drum set instructor at Mira Costa College in Oceanside California, as well as California State University San Marcos. Jeff Nevin, trumpet, Ph.D., is a professional classical trumpet player, mariachi trumpeter, soloist, and conductor specializing in the interpretation of Mexican music. An award-winning composer, his works have been performed by dozens of symphony orchestras as well as Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, Sol de México, and América de Jesús Rodriguez de Hijar. Together with Mariachi Champaña he has established a reputation for presenting the highest quality classical and mariachi music performed with the mariachi alone, soloing with symphony orchestras, and appearing with world-renown singers including Placido Domingo, Aida Cuevas, Fernando de la Mora and others. In 2008 he was named “California Multicultural Music Educator of the Year” and accepted the position of Director of Youth Music Programs for San Bernardino’s Sinfonía Mexicana. He was also given the California Music Education Association’s “Ernest R. Yee Illuminating Culture Award” in 2018. Dr. Nevin earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. in Music Theory and Composition from the University of Illinois, Arizona State University and UC San Diego respectively. He is currently 17
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SummerFest. He has also performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra Philarmonica de Tenerife and the Moscow Radio Orchestra. In addition to performing, Ryan Simmons is the owner of RS Woodwinds.
Andrea Overturf, oboe/English horn, is a member of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. Equally adept at the oboe, she received second prize in the 2007 International Double Reed Society Gillet-Fox Solo Oboe Competition. Ms. Overturf has appeared as a guest across the country including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, National and Seattle Symphonies. She has performed with numerous summer festivals including La Jolla Summerfest, the Mainly Mozart Festival, the Tanglewood Music Center, National Repertory Orchestra, and the Aspen Music Festival where she held the English horn fellowship for three years. As a chamber musician she has collaborated with artists such as James Conlon, Lorin Maazel, John Harbison and James Levine, including the American stage premiere of Elliott Carter’s opera What Next? She received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Eastman School of Music, and her Master’s degree and Artist Diploma is from the Juilliard School. Her principal teachers include Elaine Douvas, Pedro Diaz, Nathan Hughes, Richard Killmer, Richard Woodhams and Rebecca Henderson.
Peter Sprague, guitar, has his thirty plus years as a professional musician. Peter has evolved into a musical powerhouse, having produced and/or played on over 190 recordings. He has published eleven songbooks of his own music. Peter conducts the majority of his endeavors in Southern California, staying close to his family, and where he is, without dispute, San Diego’s premier Jazz talent. He has won numerous awards for his ar tistry including Best Jazz Ar tist for San Diego. He has worked with some of the greats: Dianna Reeves, Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, David Benoit, and many others too numerous to count. The full list and discography can be found on Peter’s website www.petersprague.com. Peter has performed several years with Camarada and brings extraordinary compositional and musical expertise to this ensemble.
Pamela Pendrell, voice, is a versatile live and session vocalist who grew up on the East Coast and has been a San Diego resident for almost 20 years. Her invaluable vocal coach, renowned jazz singer Kevyn Lettau, introduced Pam to Peter Sprague, who has become another treasured musical mentor. Around town, Pam performs with Lust for Life, a soul/ funk/R&B cover band, and Play it Forward, a group covering mostly classic rock that donates all performance proceeds to local non-profits. Singing is a creative outlet and source of joy for Pam; she’s always exploring opportunities to share her voice and make music with others. Though Pam cherished her various choral and musical theatre experiences as a child and teen, she focused on academic and career pursuits in college and beyond. Ryan Simmons, bassoon, began playing in the San Diego Symphony Orchestra in 1998 after graduating from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. In the 2001-02 season he played in the Los Angeles Philharmonic as Associate Principal Bassoon, and then spent two seasons as Principal Bassoonist of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. In 2004 he won the national audition for the job of Second Bassoon in the SDSO. He also performed as Principal Bassoon of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra. He has studied with a few of the legendary bassoon teachers including Bernard Garfield, Steven Maxym and Norman Herzberg. He has played and participated in many festivals including Marlboro, Tanglewood, National Repertory Orchestra, Mainly Mozart, and La Jolla 18
Tripp Sprague, flute/saxophone, is based out of the San Diego area. Tripp also plays flute, chromatic harmonica, and EWI. He has performed extensively with the area’s top jazz musicians including his brother guitar player Peter Sprague, bassist Bob Magnusson, and pianist Geoffrey Keezer. Tripp‘s musical versatility has led to invitations to perform with international acts such as jazz singer Mose Allison, Kenny Loggins, Motown legends Smokey Robinson. Tripp also coproduced and performed on the self-titled CD from the group “Blurring the Edges” which won the “best pop-jazz ” album at the San Diego Music Awards. Tripp also runs a recording studio from his home where he has produced and recorded CDs for numerous local artists. Susan Wulff, bass, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a double Bachelor of Music in bass and vocal performance at CSU, Sacramento, completing her Master of Music at the University of Southern California. She has been Associate Principal Bassist with the San Diego Symphony since 2004 and had the privilege of working with many highly regarded orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Summer Fest, Mainly Mozart, Pacific Music Festival in Japan and the National Repertory Orchestra where she was a featured soloist and principal bassist. She has held positions with The Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and New West Symphony and continues to perform regularly with the boundary-pushing San Diego based chamber ensembles, Art of Élan and Luscious Noise. Ms. Wulff has gained international recognition for her innovative workshop that utilizes dance as a way to connect musicians with their inner groove.
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violinist, is from Tainan, Taiwan. She is er of the Tainan Violin Competition, and ze winner of the Taiwan National Violin made her solo debut in Carnegie Weill as performed as a soloist and chamber Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and the National wan. Pei-Chun has participated in numerous he United States and abroad. After her in violin performance from The Juilliard leted her Doctorate in Musical Arts from y of New York. Pei-Chun is the founder e Campanile Music Festival at San Diego where she curates innovative chamber of visiting artists. Recent guests include rtet and Brooklyn Rider. A member of mphony since 2006, Pei-Chun maintains a teaching studio in addition to her faculty ego State University.
Susan Wulff, double bassist, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a double Bachelor of Music in bass and vocal performance at California State University Sacramento and completed her Master of Music at the University of Southern California. She has been Associate Principal Bassist with the San Diego Symphony since 2004 and had the privilege of working with many highly regarded orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla Summer Fest, Mainly Mozart, Pacific Music Festival in Japan and the National Repertory Orchestra where she was a featured soloist and principal bassist. She has held positions with The Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and New West Symphony and continues to perform regularly with the boundary-pushing San Diego based chamber ensembles, Art of Élan and Luscious Noise. Ms. Wulff has gained international recognition for her innovative workshop that utilizes dance as a way to connect musicians with their inner groove.
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Sarina Zhang, cello, was born in Canada and raised in San Diego, California. Pianist and cellist Sarina Zhang made her debut with the Juilliard Orchestra and Maestro Susanna Mälkki in December 2016. Sarina has performed as a soloist with the St. Louis, Detroit, San Diego, Albany, and Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Prague Youth Philharmonic, among others. Most recently, she was selected to be in Louis Vuitton’s Classe D’excellence, performing and studying in Paris with Gautier Capuçon. Sarina received her Bachelor of Music from the Juilliard School, where she studied piano with Yoheved Kaplinsky and Hung-Kuan Chen, cello with Richard Aaron and David Finckel and was a proud recipient of a Kovner Fellowship. She continued to pursue a Master’s degree in Germany from the Franz Liszt Hochschule für Musik, where she studied with Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt and Balázs Szokolay, and is currently finishing her studies from home.
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