Gregory Flint

Gregory Flint – horn Gregory Flint has taught horn at the collegiate level for more than 35 years, holding positions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Roosevelt University in Chicago, and DePaul University.    As a soloist, clinician, and chamber...

Julia Pilant

Julia Pilant – horn Julia Pilant has been the acting third horn of the Utah Symphony/Utah Opera Orchestra since 2021. Previously, she was the assistant principal horn of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 14 years and, prior to that, the principal horn of the...

Hunter Sholar

Hunter Sholar – horn Hunter Sholar joined the Nashville Symphony as fourth horn in 2007. He’s also a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, where he plays second horn during the summer.   Sholar grew up in Roanoke Rapids, a very small town in North Carolina...

Melissa Trier Kirk

Melissa Trier Kirk – violin Melissa Trier Kirk is a member of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. She began her career as principal viola of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, where she was featured as a frequent soloist and chamber musician, and...
Director of Education – Ivy Ross

Director of Education – Ivy Ross

Ivy Ross Director of Education Ivy Ross, Director of Education for the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, leads multiple transformative music education programs for youth from PreK to 12th grade across Northern New Mexico. A nationally recognized facilitator, musician,...