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Choir Teaching Artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/52c31795-9721-4559-9c28-bb2c34a439a3/Patty2025.jpg Our Staff PATRICIA ZURITA - Program Administrator | pzurita@yosal.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/bbf0ca6c-a8e5-4a6c-af67-807890d6d184/Rosa2025.jpg Our Staff Rosa Rezendes - Upper Strings Teaching Artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/5e356b90-525c-44ff-962a-2c4d016f874b/Morena2025.jpg Our Staff Morena Romero Valladares - Program Assistant | mromero@yosal.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/2e2cdff1-367d-4110-865a-b670eb9ccae0/Greg2025.jpg Our Staff GREGORY MESSA - Music Director I gmessa@yosal.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/c1a43c7c-9364-4aca-ad38-d141bef56bcc/Christine2025.jpg Our Staff Christine Craddock - Lower Strings Teaching Artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/2e2cdff1-367d-4110-865a-b670eb9ccae0/Greg2025.jpg Our Staff Gregory Messa | Percussion Teaching Artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/1781568285793-TF9FN76OG5DT2VJ4EC9V/unsplash-image-KeyE45UnxTY.jpg Our Staff Amanda Cariati - Brass Teaching Artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/ca72d150-1a39-41f8-abdd-531ae54763c9/Brian.jpg Our Staff Brian McKee | Bassoon Teaching Artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/130e8ba8-441a-4242-bdf5-41a9c8ada2b6/Screenshot+2025-10-16+at+5.16.14%E2%80%AFPM.png Our Staff Miriam Oddie | Viola Teaching Artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/082aa917-4988-48f9-9591-d91221c020d1/Michael2025.jpg Our Staff Michael Perez | Woodwinds Teaching Assistant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/957f8e85-63c0-4b36-b887-f2a7f1cdc9af/IMG_0354+%281%29.jpeg Our Staff Todd Clickard - Flute Teaching Artist https://www.yosal.org/patty daily 0.75 2026-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/1758577039260-1TDIXI7D8T01RWYYS3BP/Patty.jpg Patty - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.yosal.org/our-story daily 0.75 2025-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/81a281f8-6394-4e1f-958a-cda5b56e6467/DaCapoOrchestra_Fall25.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/bab240bb-0d31-49f1-9fbd-44177047fcba/DSCF8347.jpg https://www.yosal.org/our-program daily 0.75 2026-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/baf26119-14db-470f-8437-834c04545d0a/OrcheSTARS%21SP_2025.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/8308f70b-f9bd-4a25-b822-429480310eef/DSCF6333.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/d4f7e8f8-8d40-4359-b3eb-f753087ce1a8/DSCF6424.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/fb39c72c-9ef4-42ef-9999-44330d5b7b3f/DSCF6436.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/1b6b5196-85d6-4ef1-9510-a801947a0455/DSCF6466.jpg https://www.yosal.org/donate daily 0.75 2026-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/6cdd61f6-5272-4111-918e-cacd400b7f22/Matteo+Nunez.jpg https://www.yosal.org/contact daily 0.75 2026-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/c8f9033c-7103-47a7-ab88-4a1ece7bab15/Overture+LowStrings_Fall25.jpg CONTACT - CONTACT US https://www.yosal.org/ta-resources daily 0.75 2026-01-16 https://www.yosal.org/jobs daily 0.75 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/9e5cdebb-a523-4987-a903-78c6468f82d9/YMB_SP25.jpg https://www.yosal.org/diana-ramirez-rosales daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/163e53c0-7666-42b6-bb48-20622dac2aed/Diana2025.jpg Diana - ALAN TRUONG ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR, OrcheSTARS! A Salinas-born Chinese-American, Alan Truong is the Assistant Conductor and an OrcheSTARS! teacher. He has previously been Music Director of the Oberlin String Orchestra and Assistant Conductor of the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra’s Philharmonia. He has been a conducting fellow at the Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute, Eastern Music Festival, and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. Having started his music education at YOSAL, Alan is dedicated to the idea that being a conductor comes with a huge platform that can greatly affect social change through performance of neglected composers, education for under-resourced students, and community outreach. Mentors include Raphael Jimenez, Tim Weiss, and Farkhad Khudyev. At the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, from which he graduated in May 2021, he collaborated extensively with the multitude of ensembles such as the Oberlin Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonietta, and Arts and Sciences Orchestra. 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This instrument can be played bowed or plucked and often carries the melody in the orchestra. // VIOLÍN: La voz más aguda de la familia de las cuerdas. Este instrumento se puede tocar con arco o pulsando las cuerdas, y a menudo lleva la melodía de la orquesta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/82a36e3a-dc12-4b90-ab77-19c975ebe244/cello.jpg Instruments VIOLA: Slightly larger and lower-sounding than the violin, the viola brings warmth and depth to the sound of the orchestra. // VIOLA: Un poco más grande y de sonido más grave que el violín, la viola aporta calidez y profundidad al sonido de la orquesta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/b10572ab-936e-4786-b931-5119089eb808/viola.jpg Instruments CELLO: Always played sitting down, the cello’s mellow sound and ability to play high and low notes makes it popular with ensemble and solo players. // VIOLONCHELO: Se toca siempre sentado. El sonido suave del violonchelo y su capacidad para tocar notas agudas y graves lo hacen popular entre los músicos de conjuntos y solistas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/cc00f1eb-f9f2-4e31-8aa5-fad9bd7c12d9/contrabass.jpg Instruments BASS: Larger than the person who plays it, the double bass provides the foundation for the orchestra. It also plays in almost every genre of music. // CONTRABAJO: Más grande que la persona que lo toca, el contrabajo proporciona la base de la orquesta. También se utiliza en casi todos los géneros musicales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/7f42cddc-a742-499f-9a04-34361c52b8eb/flute.jpg Instruments FLUTE: Highly portable and highly popular, the flute often plays solo melodies in the orchestra. // FLAUTA: Muy fácil de transportar y muy popular, la flauta suele interpretar melodías como solista dentro de la orquesta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/9ed1dedd-6b80-4474-9670-efcc90f8298d/clarinet.jpg Instruments CLARINET: With a wide range of low and high notes at its disposal, the clarinet’s warm reedy sound makes it popular with players and audiences alike. // CLARINETE: Con una amplia variedad de notas graves y agudas a su disposición, el sonido cálido y de caña del clarinete lo hace popular tanto entre los músicos como entre el público. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/135706d0-e265-49ab-a65d-60f508d7367a/oboe.jpg Instruments OBOE: This double reed woodwind instrument famously produces an extremely clear tone, free from the bumps and wiggles. For this reason, the whole orchestra tunes to its notes. // OBOE: Este instrumento de viento-madera de doble lengüeta produce, de manera famosa, un tono extremadamente claro, sin irregularidades ni ondulaciones. Por esta razón, toda la orquesta afina tomando como referencia sus notas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/83458464-39de-44db-9832-99ef5805a5e5/bassoon.jpg Instruments BASSOON: The distinctive woody sound of the bassoon stands out whenever it plays. Composers often choose it when they want to portray a strange or funny personality. // FAGOT: El característico sonido de madera del fagot destaca cada vez que toca. Los compositores suelen elegirlo cuando quieren representar una personalidad extraña o divertida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/4c85f83a-f6b5-41a6-b58d-33f680b9ebea/french_horn.jpg Instruments HORN: The French horn plays in a medium-high range with a warm, bright tone. Its ability to produce a strong, full sound makes it ideal for portraying bold action, struggle and triumph. // CORNO FRANCÉS: El corno francés toca en un registro medio-agudo con un tono cálido y brillante. Su capacidad para producir un sonido fuerte y lleno lo hace ideal para representar acciones audaces, lucha y triunfo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/c2635127-7a05-4d1e-8227-7a4cb3f6a344/trumpet.jpg Instruments TRUMPET: The trumpet makes the highest sounds in the brass family and is famous for playing inspiring fanfares and bombastic melodies. // TROMPETA: La trompeta produce los sonidos más agudos de la familia de los metales y es famosa por interpretar fanfarrias inspiradoras y melodías grandiosas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/192a1898-6a46-4aaf-a4f7-6f7581df5919/trombone.jpg Instruments TROMBONE: An important low voice, the trombone uses a slide to help the player change notes. This slide gives the trombone a lot of opportunities to be the jokester of the orchestra. // TROMBÓN: Como instrumento de registro grave e importante, el trombón utiliza una vara deslizante que ayuda al músico a cambiar de nota. Esta vara le da al trombón muchas oportunidades para ser el bromista de la orquesta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/36829c39-e7eb-40ed-bb38-a88de57e78a5/tuba.jpg Instruments TUBA: The tuba is one of the lowest-sounding instruments in the whole orchestra. Although the tuba doesn’t play many notes, every note it plays is vital. // TUBA: La tuba es uno de los instrumentos de sonido más grave de toda la orquesta. Aunque la tuba no toca muchas notas, cada nota que toca es fundamental. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/339bf8e8-c7c5-40cb-a991-516a9d3d5530/kettledrum.jpg Instruments PERCUSSION: Cymbals, drums and xylophone are among the most popular percussion instruments. Percussion adds a lot of flavor and rhythmic support to the orchestra. // PERCUSIÓN: Los platillos, los tambores y el xilófono se encuentran entre los instrumentos de percusión más populares. La percusión aporta mucho color y apoyo rítmico a la orquesta. https://www.yosal.org/todd daily 0.75 2026-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eb859ed29c7c928b1f6bb25/957f8e85-63c0-4b36-b887-f2a7f1cdc9af/IMG_0354+%281%29.jpeg