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Orlando Cela |
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Orlando Cela holds a BM from DePauw University, a Masters degree in Flute Performance from New England Conservatory, a double Masters degree in Choral and Wind Ensemble Conducting from NEC, and additional studies at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna. Orlando’s primary teachers include Paula Robison, Anne Reynolds, Tamara Brooks, and Frank L. Battisti. He has taught at summer programs at the South Shore Conservatory and SUNY Fredonia, and has performed in locales such as Great Britain, Austria, the Czech Republic and his native Venezuela. Orlando has conducted ensembles ranging from the New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensemble and the Brandeis New Music Ensemble to the Vineyard Sinfonietta, and was Assistant Conductor of the Newton Symphony Orchestra. Currently he is the music director of the Willow Flute Ensemble, Yamawaki Chamber Orchestra, conductor of the chorus at Umass Dartmouth and Orchestra Manager of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Chamber Orchestra, and flutist with both the Serenata Chamber Musicians and the Xanthos Ensemble. Also, he is currently a flute teacher at College of the Holy Cross. You can find more about him at http://orlandocela.com |
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Theresa D’Errico, General Manager Liz Horwitz, librarian, string bass Pamela Nichols, treasurer Laura Smolowitz, secretary Asako Yoshida, historian Orlando Cela, music director |