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. Recently,
she has been collaborating with singer-songwriter Taylor Giacoma.
She lives happily with her dog Mia and cello
Virgil.
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