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New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Auditions for 2009/2010 season will take place August 21, 22, 23, 28, and 29. Click here to for more information or to request an audition time.
Each time the NMSO performs a choral work, it joins forces with its dedicated sister organization, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Chorus.
Who are these people from the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Chorus? They come from all walks of life, bound together by their common love of music. Among their ninety singers, twenty-two are professional musicians working in music-related fields. Forty hold degrees in music, and seven maintain private teaching studios. It is interesting to note that all ninety singers have studied voice, are currently studying voice, or play an instrument. Some travel from Edgewood, Santa Fe and Socorro to sing in the chorus. Singers must be at least college-age to audition for the NMSO Chorus.
In addition to its conductor, the NMSOC is fortunate to have an outstanding staff, including Maribeth Gunning, chorus pianist. An extraordinary keyboard artist, Maribeth plays difficult orchestral reductions with apparent ease. Her phenomenal technical ability and musical sensitivity are exceptional gifts to the chorus.
This highly select chorus enjoys the sense of accomplishment and exhilaration that come from collaborating with our excellent orchestra. The 2008-2009 season marks the 36th anniversary of the Chorus.
Roger Melone, director
Maribeth Gunning, pianist
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First Soprano
Marilyn Thomas Bernard
Jody Brannan
Karen Kimbro Chase
Angelica M. Facio
Cynthia Hughes Hatley
Sue Kil
Louise Loomis
Dacia Lust
Mindy Peterson
Cynthia Mortland Phinney**
María C. A. Sánchez
Julie C. Smith
Kay Storr
Dana Bowerscok Ziegler
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Second Soprano
Constance R. Anderson
Kathy Andrews
Maxine C. Brown
Laura L. Carlson
Christine Kniffen
Desirée Koepke
Karla Kollasch
Michelle Long
Philippa Schwendimann |
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Mezzo Soprano
Terry E. Cole
Ellen Cook
Barbara Hannan
Karen Lamm Martinez
Meg McDonald
Patricia Miscall
Elizabeth Jayne Neal
Megan C. Rader
Carolyn Thomas
Kathy Wagner** |
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Contralto
Linda Bahm
Janet K. Brierley
Joanne Burnett
Virginia Cooke**
Barbara Guenther
Becky Johnson
Stephanie Kauffman
Charlotte McLeod
Jane Ronca-Washburn
Mary Louise Sena
Pat Wooster |
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First Tenor
Rodger J. Hiatt, II
Jim Jackson
Randall Johnson
Steven Krenz
Lynn Loomis
Eric Parker
Fred Schwendimann
Andreas Velten** |
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Second Tenor
Robert L. Boughton
Ron Bronitsky
Jay Kristoffer Brotz**
Dean L. Castle
Carl D. Kloosterman
David Richard Martinez
Don Reynolds
Darryl Starkes |
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Baritone
Dave Bregar
Mark Cleveland
John Dee Conlon
John Garrahan Daly
Martin J. Doviak
Michael Hochron
Patrick Kil
Jay Koch
Stephen Lewis**
Arnel Oczon
David P. Sherry
John W. Shipman
John Norman Stevens
Neel Storr |
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Bass
David Mack Aubol
Ed Baker
Ben Bienert
Michael Cooke
Alf Houkom
David Kauffman**
David Philips
Lee J. Rickard
Thomas Seamon
Paul H. Stevens
Sigurd Stocking
Peter Tras, III
Joseph Van Wyk |
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Emeritus/Emerita Members
Joanna Bartlett
Lucile Chaney
John Cory
Elka Fink
Patricia Hoice
Margaret Lembo
Robert Morris
Katherine W. Oakley
Linda Angel Rice
Edith Sheets
Frances Springer
Franz Springer
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Officers
Becky Johnson, President
Michael Cooke, First Vice President
Carolyn Thomas, Second Vice President
Barbara Guenther, Secretary
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