Director Manager

Curriculum Vitae

Complete Name: Arlette Cárdenes

CONTACT INFORMATION

Residence: 18948 Covello St

Reseda, California 91335

Cell Telephone: 310-***-****

E-mail: ***************@*****.***

EDUCATION

1984-1985 Master of Music, Cello Performance,

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Jeffrey Solow, Instructor

1980-1984 Bachelor of Music, Cello Performance,

California State University of Northridge

Peter Rejto, Daniel Rothmueller, Los Angeles Philharmonic Cellist (one summer)

Award: Margaret Aue Award (1983)

1978-1980 Associate of Arts Degree, Cello Performance

Los Angeles Valley College,

Alexander Reisman, Judith Perett, Instructor

TEACHING AND PROFESSONAL EXPERIENCE

2013 Take Lessons- Cello Instructor

2013 Musika International-Cello Instructor

2013 Bloom School of Music (substitute)

Cello and Violin (Beginning)

1997-present 2- Private Cello Studios

Culver City & Reseda (2013), California

2006-2008 “Just for Kids, Just for Fun”

Lecture on basic theory, basic history,

and orchestra literature, cello & violin

1983 Saginaw White Cross Conservatory

Substitute Cello Instructor

Cello Technique, Orchestral Literature, and Solo Literature

CELLO EXPERIENCE

2000- Pres.

Culver City Chamber Orchestra& Just for Kids Youth Symphony

Conductor Conductor

Artistic Director: Andrés Cárdenes

1997-2000 Beach Cities Symphony Orchestra

South Bay Master Chorale Section/Co-Principal.

Principal Cello Dir.: Barry Brisk

Dir.: Dr. Iris S. Levine

Vox Femina Los Angeles Principal Cello Dir.: Dr. Iris S. Levine

1994-1997

Burbank Chamber Orchestra West Los Angeles Orchestra

Section Cello Section Cello

Director: Steve Kerstein Director: Steve Kerstein

1991-1994

Inland Empire Symphony Redlands Symphony Riverside Symphony

Section Cello Section Cello Section Cello

Director: Stewart Robertson Director: Frank Fetta Director: Frank Fetta

1987-1991 Ann Arbor Symphony

Flint Symphony

Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra Kalamazoo Symphony

Saginaw Symphony

Grand Rapids Symphony

Adrian Symphony Section Cello

Section Cello

Section Cello

Section Cello

Section Cello

Section Cello

Section Cello Dir.: Carl St. Clair

Dir.: Enrique Diemecke

Dir. Carl St. Clair

Guest Dir.: Jon Robertson

Dir. Leo Najar

Dir.: Catherine Comet

1986 Schatz Theatre Productions

Theatre European Tour. Section Cello Various Directors

1984-1985 University of Michigan Orchestra

University of Michigan

Graduate Quartet. Co-Principal

Member Dir.: Gustav Meier

CONDUCTING

2014 Culver City Chamber Orchestra-

Music Director Arlette Cárdenes

“A Night In Vienna” with Professional Dancers.

Held at Veterans Memorial Building on January 4, 2014

Culver City Chamber Orchestra-

Music Director Arlette Cárdenes

“Young Artists Family Concert” featuring Noelle Cho, 14; Benjamin deMayo, 18;

Isabel Cárdenes, 10 and Marco Valentin Cárdenes, 9.

In addition world renowned violinist Andrés Cárdenes and his wife Monique Mead joined our orchestra for an afternoon of young children and fabulous children.

Culver City Chamber Orchestra-

Music Director Arlette Cárdenes

May 17th Concerto Winners from the Music Teachers Association of California (West Los Angeles Branch) 5 winners were chosen from age 10 – 18 –2 cellists and 3 pianists.

2013 Culver City Chamber Orchestra-

Music Director Arlette Cárdenes

“4th of July Celebration” with The Brass Choir

Repertoire: John Philip Sousa, Gershwin, Arthur Gottshalk, and Traditional American.

2013 Culver City Chamber Orchestra-

Music Director Arlette Cárdenes

“No Strings Attached” Wind Ensemble

Repertoire: Strauss, Carl Maria Von Weber, Mozart, Martin Uikhanyan

2013 Culver City Chamber Orchestra-

Music Director Arlette Cárdenes

October 23, 2013- An Evening at the Movies…. Music was performed from films from the 1970’s, commercials and some from as early as 2008. Each film had a classical composer and a theme to be performed.

2013 Inland Valley Symphony-

Guest Conductor Arlette Cárdenes

Music worked: Beethoven: Choral Fantasy, Selections from “The Abyss”; Music from “Les Miserable.

2000-Present Culver City Chamber Orchestra

Founder/Music Conductor

Selecting acclaimed soloists such as Roberto Diaz, Alan Vogel, Andrés Cárdenes, Arturo Delmoni, Anne Martindale Williams, Mark Nuccio, Martin Chalifour, Mischa Leftkowitz, Alan Chapman (Narrator) Lily Abreu and many more

Works Performed: Mozart; Handel; Mendelssohn; Mozart; Pachelbel; Rossini; Prokofiev; Delibes; Beethoven; Sibelius; Arensky; Handel, Bach; Bizet; Glinka; Granados; Lecuona; Sarasate; Saint-Saens; Gimenez; Britten; F. Couperin ;Puccini; Dvorak; Elgar; Strauss Jr.; Grieg; W. Boyce; Rossini; Copland;

Dr. Sylvia Mann; John Williams; Bloch; Vaughn Williams; Schubert; Haydn; Newmark; Krommer; Von Weber and many more.

2006-2008 Conductor-Just for Kids Youth Symphony Orchestra

Music Director: Arlette Cárdenes

Children Ages: 10-18

Works: All arranged for young players. Beethoven, Mozart, Mourret, Handel; Mendelssohn; Pachelbel, Rossini; Delibes; Arensky; Tchaikovsky; Rodgers; N. Ward; Prokofiev; Saint-Saens

CONDUCTING WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS

2008 Conductor’s Guild-SUNY Fredonia-May 2008

(Conducting Fellow)

Faculty: Harold Farberman. Raymond Harvey, Dr. David Rudge

Guest Artists: Robert Moran & Simom Boyar

Repertoire: Mozart: Overture to the Magic Flute; Beethoven Symphony No. 5;

Copland: Appalachian Spring (Suite for 13 instruments); Mendelssohn-Overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream; Beethoven Symphony No. 1; Moran, Towers of the Moon Self Published; Beethoven- Overture to Egmont; Rimsky-Korsakov-Scheherazade; Faberman-Concerto for Violin and Percussion, third Movement

2007 Conductor’s Guild- Bard College- New York – July 2007(Conducting Fellow)

Faculty: Harold Farberman, Apo Hsu, Eduardo Navega,

and Sidney Rothstein

Repertoire: Beethoven Symphony No. 9; Bernstein, West Side Story; Brahms Symphony No. 1 C minor (first and second movement); Mahler Symphony No. 4 (second movement); Tchaikovsky- Romeo and Juliet; Tobias Picker-And Suddenly It’s Evening

2007 Conductor’s Guild- Bowling Green State University-March 2007-(Conducting Fellow) Faculty: Leonard Slatkin, Guest; Gustav Meir & Emily Freeman Repertoire: Haydn: Symphony No. 103; Brahms Symphony No. 2, Adler, Concertino No.3, Movement 2; Stravinsky, The Soldier’s Tale, The Royal March

2007 American Symphony Orchestra League-Los Angeles

(Auditor Faculty): Daniel Lewis, Michael Morgan, Elizabeth Schulze, Lara Webber

Repertoire: Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Movement 1 and 3; Barber Adagio for Strings

2006 Chorus America Conducting Master Class

Philadelphia-May 2006

(Conducting Fellow)

Faculty: Christoph Eschenbach, David Hayes,

Otto-Werner Mueller, Duain Wolfe; Philadelphia Singers & Philadelphia Orchestra

Repertoire: Beethoven: Missa Solemins: Kyrie and Gloria Elegischer Gensang; Mass in C: Sanctus/Osanna I and Agnus Dei; Christ on the Mt. of Olives; Hallelujah

2005 Conductor’s Guild -Colorado April 2005

Participant Faculty-Marin Alsop, Lawrence Golan, John Koshak

Shostakovich- Symphony No. 5, Fourth Movement;

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2

2004-2006 Guest Conductor Olympia Philharmonic Youth Symphony

Music Director: Fung Ho

Children Ages: 10-18

ARTS ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE

1991-1994 Inland Empire Symphony (now the San

Bernardino Symphony) Operations Manager and Cellist

Responsible for ticket sales, press releases, rehearsal scheduling for 85 piece symphony orchestra with a 5 concert performance season.

Additional duties included grant writing assistance,

book advertisements, performance & overall operational

support for key orchestra functions.

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