Symphony of the Americas
Members of the Orchestra
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Pablo Mielgo
Artistic Director & Principal Conductor
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Concertmaster, Symphony of the Americas
Violin, Bergonzi Trio
Associate Conductor, Eastern Music Festival
Scott Flavin
Concertmaster
Scott Flavin is a professor of violin, conducting, and chamber music at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Flavin was appointed concertmaster of Symphony of the Americas in 2022.
He is the first violinist of the internationally-acclaimed Bergonzi String Quartet, violinist of the Bergonzi Trio, and violinist of PULSE Trio. He is also Resident Conductor of The Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra and Associate Conductor for Eastern Music Festival. He has written four plays which have been presented in productions nationally.
Sandy Riblett
Orchestra Manager
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STRINGS - Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano, Harp
VIOLIN
Scott Flavin, Concertmaster
Gustavo Correa, violin I
Monica Cheveresan, violin I
Diego Diaz, violin I
Kyulee Seo, violin I
Maalik Glover, violin I
Ekaterina Gorkhover, violin I
Kaitlin Richardson, violin I
Aleksandre Zhuk, violin I
Erika Venable, violin I
VIOLIN II
Sandy Riblett, Orchestra Manager
Dina Kostic, Principal violin II
Kristin Baird, violin II
Ruby Berland, violin II
Irina Antsiferova, violin II
Mitchell Cloutier, violin II
David Kurtic, violin II
VIOLA
Chauncey Patterson, Principal viola
David Pedraza, Principal viola
Luis Aguilar, viola
Angela Kratchmer, viola
Greg Falkenstein, viola
Mujan Hosseinzadeh
Madeline Neely, viola
CELLO
Aaron Merritt, Principal cello
Roy Garcia, cello
German Marcano, cello
Aziz Sapaev, cello
Clarissa Viera, cello
DOUBLE BASS
Jeff Adkins, Principal double bass
Luis Luna, double bass
Douglas Ferreira, double bass
Hernan Matute, double bass
Diego Matallana, double bass
Zacherie Small, double bass
PIANO & HARP
Beiyao Ji, Principal piano
Laura Sherman, Principal harp
WOODWINDS - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
FLUTE
Emilio Rutllant, Principal flute
Nicole Granroth, flute & Principal piccolo
OBOE
Robert Weiner, Principal oboe
Jane Cai, oboe & English horn
CLARINET
Margaret Donaghue, Principal clarinet
Stojo Miserlioski, clarinet
BASSOON
Carlos Felips Viña, bassoon
Gabrielle Hsu, bassoon
BRASS - Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba
HORN
Hector Rodriguez, Principal horn
Javier Aragon, horn
Sharon Janezic, horn
Casey Maltese, horn
TRUMPET
Veselin Bozhilov, Principal trumpet
Dr. Courtney Jones, trumpet
TROMBONE
Gilberto Cruz, Principal trombone
Thomas McKee, trombone
BASS TROMBONE
Jose Leon, Principal bass trombone
TUBA
Calvin Jenkins, Principal tuba
PERCUSSION - Timpani and Percussion
TIMPANI
Juan Manuel Lopez, Principal timpani
PERCUSSION
Lucas Sanchez, Principal percussion
William Brown, percussion
Isaac Fernandez, percussion
Matthew Nichols, percussion
Guillermo Ospina, percussion
Pablo Mielgo
Music & Artistic Director
Sandy Riblett
Orchestra Manager
[email protected]
(954) 335.7007
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Symphony of the Americas
2300 East Oakland Park Boulevard, Suite 306
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
(954) 335.7002
[email protected]
EIN 65-0157441