Jackie first started playing the French horn at age 11, was switched “against my will” to euphonium three years later and came back to the horn at the age of 18 because “I wanted to play an orchestral instrument, and the music of my favorite composers (Bruckner, Dvorak, Tschaikovsky, Kodaly) features the horn most prominently.”

Priscilla joined the Santa Cruz Symphony in 1981 when it was still a community orchestra and has seen the orchestra grow significantly over the years. As with so many musicians, her interest started early.

 “I wanted to take violin lessons when I was four. Mrs. Low (a Suzuki violin teacher) and her 3 children moved in two houses down from me.”

We are thrilled to once again feature cellist Jonah Kim as our soloist for the upcoming concert, Symphonic Fire.   He was featured in a recital last season, and in various other performances in Santa Cruz County over the last couple of years.

We asked him some questions about his background.