Hernan Constantino While in Philadelphia he held the position of principal second violin for seven seasons and also served as a substitute concertmaster for the Pennsylvania Ballet Orchestra. Mr. Constantino was seated as concertmaster at the Trump Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City in addition to serving as the violin and chamber music instructor at the New Jersey School of Music. After moving to Portland Oregon in 1986, he became a first violinist in the Portland Opera Orchestra, first violinist and soloist with the West Coast Chamber Orchestra, and a substitute violinist with the Oregon Symphony as well as a founding member of the "New Oregon String Quartet," presenting contemporary and 20th century music. In 1988, he held the position of Interim Music Director of Oregon State University-Corvallis Symphony as well as a violin professor and founding member of the "Metolious" String Quartet, the quartet-in-residence, at Oregon State University. In 1990, Mr. Constantino won a position with the San Diego Symphony and in 1991 was assigned Acting Associate Concertmaster. He has lived and worked here ever since. Presently, he is also a member of the San Diego Opera Orchestra and Orchestra Nova. From the summers of 1995 to 2009 he served as Concertmaster of the Oregon Coast Music Festival in Coos Bay, Oregon, and as a guest conductor in 2010. In 2008, Mr. Constantino was invited to conduct at the Interlochen Music Camp as well as the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in the Philippines. Mr. Constantino also teaches violin privately at his studio, SoloSoli, and is an active member in the Music Teachers Association of California. About the Music Program Intermediate Symphony -- Mr. Constantino accepts young, intermediate musicians and develops them into promising Young Artists. With a few years of growth, dedication and confidence, students learn the disciplines and responsibilities required for orchestra performance. The Intermediate Symphony contributes to YAS's future strings, winds, brass, and percussion sections.
INTERMEDIATE SYMPHONY Violin I Gabriela Schnepp, Concertmaster Claire Heinz, Assistant Concertmaster Delenn Brennan Heidi Fleischbein Ane Holland Amy Law Joshua Lin Carrie Samson Adrian Schnepp Ethan Schnepp Brooke Senne Emily Sumpena Brittany Wais Violin II Katherine Zhu, Principal Ryan Zhou, Assistant Principal Kira Brennan Faith Campbell Andrew Canonigo David Chen Stephen Hwang Andrew Kim Daniel Kim Tristan McCoy Abbey Mortensen Alexandra Stibor Joshua Thomas
Viola Aubrey Stewart-Brown, Principal Annabell Walker, Assistant Principal Nikko Jeffreys Trevor Muraoka Rose Powell Noah Schneider Jacob Valdez Cello Annika Constantino, Principal Veronika Diederichs, Assistant Principal Jamie Allbritton Dominica Aranaga Keil Fleischbein Miggy Gaspar Tanu Guluma Anna Heinz Caroline Howe Joshua Kang Skylar Kelly-Duval Naomi Baysinger-Ott Khalayla Thompson Flute Ekaterina Serove Clarinet Nathan Chen
Bassoon Jonah Propp Horn Jack Allbritton Trumpet Alex Kramer Ryan Wehr Trombone Daniel Nieberg Cianna Platt Trevor McCoy Timpani - Percussion Tony Zanolini Piano Julia Zhu