Anna Maria Mendieta
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Anna Maria Mendieta is a contemporary American harpist and teacher.
, with Marjorie Chauvel at Stanford University
and with Doug Rioth and Alice Chalifoux
.
and was the principal harpist
with the Women’s Philharmonic
as well as instrumentalist with the Theater Flamenco of San Francisco. She pioneered performance of contemporary tango music on harp and is one of the members of the Tango del Cielo group where she plays music of Ástor Piazzolla
, Pablo Ziegler
and others. She performed in the Leading Ladies of Tango where she played arrangements of Daniel Binelli, Pablo Ziegler
, and Jovano Santos Neto.
Education
Mendieta studied the harp with Efrat Zaklad at the San Francisco Conservatory of MusicSan Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, formerly the California Conservatory of Music, founded in 1917, is a music school, with an enrollment of about 400 students. It was launched by Ada Clement and Lillian Hodgehead in the remodeled home of Lillian's parents on Sacramento Street. It was called the...
, with Marjorie Chauvel at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
and with Doug Rioth and Alice Chalifoux
Alice Chalifoux
Alice Chalifoux was Principal Harpist with the Cleveland Orchestra from 1931–1974 and, for many years, was its only female member.-Education:...
.
Career
She is the principal harpist with the Sacramento Philharmonic OrchestraSacramento Philharmonic Orchestra
The Sacramento Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra in the Sacramento region, established in 1997 after the disbandment of the Sacramento Symphony that same year...
and was the principal harpist
with the Women’s Philharmonic
The Women's Philharmonic
The Women's Philharmonic was a San Francisco-based, professional orchestra founded by Miriam Abrams, Elizabeth Seja Min and Nan Washburn in 1981 and disbanded in 2004.-History:...
as well as instrumentalist with the Theater Flamenco of San Francisco. She pioneered performance of contemporary tango music on harp and is one of the members of the Tango del Cielo group where she plays music of Ástor Piazzolla
Ástor Piazzolla
Ástor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...
, Pablo Ziegler
Pablo Ziegler
Pablo Ziegler is an Argentine composer based in Buenos Aires and New York City. He is currently the leading exponent of nuevo tango, thanks to the skills and reputation he gathered while working extensively as Ástor Piazzolla's regular pianist from 1978 until the maestro's retirement for health...
and others. She performed in the Leading Ladies of Tango where she played arrangements of Daniel Binelli, Pablo Ziegler
Pablo Ziegler
Pablo Ziegler is an Argentine composer based in Buenos Aires and New York City. He is currently the leading exponent of nuevo tango, thanks to the skills and reputation he gathered while working extensively as Ástor Piazzolla's regular pianist from 1978 until the maestro's retirement for health...
, and Jovano Santos Neto.
Discography
- Anna Maria Mendieta, Enchanted Christmas - Harp & New Chamber Ensemble, 1993, Audio CD (October 27, 1993), Sugo Records, ASIN: B0000005Z6.
- Anna Maria Mendieta, Broadway, Center Stage, November 19, 1996, Sugo Records, ASIN: B00000060K.
- Christmas Angels: A Sugo Holiday Collection, November 16, 1999, Sugo Records, ASIN: B00002SWLH.