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ADCA CONCERT SERIES

 SEASON XV

ADCA Orchestra

This season we celebrate our 15 years of residence at the Aaron Davis Hall. In 1980, Dominican pianist Tilsia Brens, leading a group of artists from the diaspora, had a vision that became a mission: The showcasing of Dominican and Latin American talent at a time when these communities were not seen in the most positive of lights in the United States.

Today ADCA works to foster appreciation for the classical and folkloric music of the Dominican Republic and Latin America by creating performance spaces for its artists, bringing live performances and supporting educational programs in communities in Upper Manhattan.

Meet the Orchestra

Violin I

Luis Casal, Concertmaster
Francisco Salazar, assistant concertmaster
Yoonjung Hwang
Savion Washington
Gabriela Rengel
Romulo Benavides
Lynn Bechtold
Jeffrey Boga
Eddie Venegas

Violin II

Charlene Bishop, principal
Ina Paris, co-principal
Ava Vyvyan Avanti
Marc Szammer
Eric Salazar
Anita Chen Fu
Audrey Lo

Viola

Daniel Lamas, principal
Samuel Marchan
Nicholas Pauly
Enrique Marquez
Tina Clara Lee

Cello

Thea Mesirow, principal
Ivan Luza
Christopher Santos
Sasha Ono

Double Bass

Anthony Morris, principal
Pedro Giraudo, co-principal
Deb Spohnheimer
Jingwan Guo

Harp

Adan Vasquez, principal

Piano

Ahmed Alom, principal

Flute

Jonah Murphy, principal
Isabel Serrano
Julie Lee

Oboe

Andres Ayola, principal
Ellen Gruber

Clarinet

Jorge Garcia, principal
Juan C. Martinez

Bassoon

Amy Fraser, principal
David Miller

French Horn

Matthew Jaimes, principal
Patricia Schmitt

Trumpet

Alejandro López-Samamé, principal
Atse Theodros
Richard Fields

Trombone

Sterling Davis, principal
M. Raquel Baena
Gregory Erickson, Bass Trombone

Timpani

Annette Aguilar, principal

Percussion

Marcus Kreiger, principal
Isidro Bobadilla, co-principal
Joel Guzman
Andrew Beall
Mariana Ramirez

Guest Conductors

Gabriela Gomez Estevez
Ahmed Alom
Diego Garcia
Dante Cucurullo

ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

LA CAMERATA WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

Formed by faculty members from the Washington Heights Community Conservatory of Fine Arts, its goal is to bring chamber music to the communities in Upper Manhattan and serve as a model for the underprivileged youth in NYC.

ADCA Symphony Orchestra performing "Merengue Caña Brava" by Antonio (Toño) Abreu

ADCA Symphony Orchestra performing "Compadre Pedro Juan" by Luis Alberti

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