Hometown:

Fresno, CA

Year you joined the Grant Park Music Festival:

2008

Where did you study?

New England Conservatory

What would you be if you were not a musician?

Veterinarian

Career highlight?

Being featured with Renee Fleming and Placido Domingo at the Spoleto Festival

Who is your all-time favorite performer?

Maria Callas

Signature dish?

Enchilada casserole

Can you share any memorable stories about your experience with the Grant Park Music Festival?

Ah yes. There was a certain maestro who was accompanying a tenor. The maestro would “sing” when the tenor wasn’t on stage. It was such an awful sound and we were all cracking up quietly when someone in the bass section started howling like a dog. The whole orchestra broke down laughing. It was a much needed relief!

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