| Diana Gilliland | Violin |
Diana Gilliland, 1st Violin
# OF YEARS PLAYING WITH EPSO: 29 years
SPOUSES NAME: R. Scott Gilligland
CHILDREN: Renee Noel Gilliland, 21
EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE OF EPSO: EPISD Orchestra Teacher
OTHER ARTS GROUPS ASSOCIATED WITH: Angerstein Quartet
Native El Pasoan, attended University of Texas at El Paso/Bachelor and master degrees
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| Jaime Herrera | Violin |
Jaime Herrera, 1st Violin
# OF YEARS PLAYING WITH EPSO: 16 years (1991-present) plus 4 years previously
SPOUSES NAME: Gabriela
NAMES OF CHILDREN AND THEIR AGES: Michael and
Cassandra (27 and 22)
NAMES OF GRANDCHILDREN AND THEIR AGES: Eviana (4 months)
NAME OF BUSINESSES/STUDIOS OWNED: J.H. RAMOS Dealer in Art and Violins
OTHER ARTS GROUPS YOU PERFORM WITH: Las Cruces Symphony, El Paso Opera, Juarez (University) Symphony Orchestra, El Paso String Quartet
HOBBIES: Oil Painting, short story writing, and piano music composition
PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT: I have spent more hours in a recording studio (playing violin) than any other musician in El Paso – this is my favorite kind of work – playing in a pit orchestra is my second-favorite place to play
Born in Juarez of non-musical parents; grew up and studied in El Paso since age 6, began violin study at age 12; played gigs in Madison Square Garden, Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Miami Convention Center, Detroit Yacht Club, National Cathedral in Mexico City, San Diego Arena, Tiger Stadium, Stanford University Student Union, Loretto Academy in El Paso, Magoffin Auditorium at UTEP, Abraham Chavez Theatre, Spencer Theater in Alto New Mexico, etc., etc..
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| Stephanie Schweigart | Principal Second Violin |
Stephanie was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She began formal music training at the age of eight with Rebecca Burchfield, violin instructor at the Colorado Academy. Stephanie subsequently began studies with Fredell Lack and attended the High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Houston. She received first place in the Musicfest Competition and first place in the Houston Youth Symphony Concerto Competition, allowing her the opportunity to perform as the featured soloist on the orchestra’s international tour, with concerts in Germany and Austria. Stephanie has also performed as a soloist with orchestras in San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
Stephanie later returned to Europe as a soloist with the North Carolina School of the Arts Orchestra, performing in France and Germany. Other competition awards and honors have given Stephanie the opportunity to perform with orchestras and colleagues on the East Coast and in the South.
An avid chamber music enthusiast, Stephanie has been invited to participate in chamber music festivals throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. She received a B.M. cum laude in violin performance from the University of Houston with Fredell Lack and continued studies in New York at the Manhattan School of Music with Sylvia Rosenberg. Stephanie then pursued her studies with James Buswell at the New England Conservatory, receiving an M.M. in violin performance with the highest distinction and completing her Doctoral degree in December 2000. Stephanie has been on the faculty at UTEP as Assistant Professor of violin, viola and chamber music since Fall 2001.
In January 2003 Dr. Schweigart was invited to present a lecture/recital on the Bartók Sonata for solo violin at the International Conference of Arts and Humanities in Hawaii. In January 2004 Stephanie was invited to return to the conference where she delivered a lecture/recital on select caprices for solo violin by George Rochberg. Stephanie has been a member of several fine orchestras, including Portland, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Atlantic Chamber Orchestra, and Symphony Pro Musica.
Stephanie is currently principal second violin of the El Paso Symphony (6 years), assistant concertmaster of the Las Cruces and El Paso Opera orchestras, and first violin of two outreach quartets that give educational performances in the El Paso and Las Cruces school districts. An avid conductor, Stephanie spends her summers on faculty at Camp Encore-Coda in Maine where she conducts, teaches, and performs chamber music with colleagues.
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