About Patricia
Patricia Santos, a native of New York,
received her BachelorŐs of Music from Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory with Regina Mushabac. After earning a magna cum laude degree in cello performance,
PatriciaŐs postgraduate studies were with Bryan Dumm of the Cleveland
Orchestra. Additional teachers include
Carole Tilson and the late Andor Toth.
She has performed at music festivals around the country and was an
orchestral and chamber music fellow at Texas Music Festival in 2001. As an eighteen-year-old, Patricia took
Gold Ribbon at the Young ArtistŐs Concerto Competition and subsequently performed
HaydnŐs Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major with the Rockland Symphony
Orchestra. She served as principal
cellist of the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra for 3 years and is currently
on faculty at Rockland Conservatory of Music. In addition to her classical music pursuits, Patricia is
active in pit orchestras for musical theatre and plays live shows and records
for bands. She can be heard on
recordings for Big Baby Ernie and Taylor Giacoma.
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