Anthony Delivanis

Sponsored by Cheryl Hammond

Anthony Delivanis is a horn player who joined the Santa Cruz Symphony as Second Horn in February 2025. Originally from Mountain View, Anthony attended Mountain View High School and studied music under the instruction of Robin Kramer and Jason Kneebone. He received his undergraduate degree in horn performance at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California and later attended the New World Symphony as a horn fellow under Michael Tilson Thomas. Anthony has performed with various orchestras in the United States including the San Francisco Opera, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Mobile Symphony, and other orchestras in the San Francisco Bay Area such as the Santa Cruz Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, and Opera San Jose. In September 2011, Anthony participated in the International Horn Competition of America and was awarded Second Prize in the professional division. He also participated in the 2008 California Youth Symphony concerto competition and was a winner of their Associate Orchestra category. Anthony has studied horn with James Thatcher, Julie Landsman, Kevin Rivard, Steven Becknell, and Daniel Wood. He is grateful to his teachers for sharing their guidance and advice and is grateful as well to Vivian McNulty, who convinced him to switch from trumpet to the french horn in seventh grade.

CRAIG HANSEN

Sponsored by Ronald & Cynthia Sekkel

Craig Hansen is a horn player based in San Francisco, CA. In February 2025, he joined the Santa Cruz Symphony as Fourth Horn. Since 2014, he has been a regular substitute with the San Francisco Symphony and performs widely with Bay Area ensembles including the Berkeley, Oakland, California, and Santa Rosa Symphonies. Hansen has held multiple orchestral positions including principal horn of Orquesta Filharmónica de Jalisco and acting utility horn at the Britt Festival. 

Hansen holds degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (M.M.) and the University of Denver (B.M.), where he studied with Robert Ward and Susan McCullough, with additional studies under David Pyatt at London’s Guildhall School. He has performed at major festivals including the Pacific Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Kent/Blossom, and the International Mendelssohn Festival, working with teachers such as Sarah Willis, William Caballero, Richard King, and Ab Koster.