The Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale in Texas has appointed four musicians: ALEJANDRO GÓMEZ GUILLÉN and SARAH CRANOR, who are married, will share the positions of concertmaster and principal second violin; HAN DEWAN has been named principal viola; and JOHN E. ELIZONDO will serve as principal trombone.
Alejandro Gómez Guillén and Sarah Cranor will share the concertmaster and principal second violin roles during the coming season. Guillén was concertmaster of Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra, Amherst Early Music Festival, and Junges Stuttgarter Bach Ensemble. Guillén is also a conductor, and is in his third season as artistic director and conductor of Indiana’s Bloomington Symphony Orchestra and in his second season as associate conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Sarah Cranor directs the Latin American Ensemble at Indiana University. Cranor recently recorded with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, and was co-director for a production at the Bloomington Early Music Festival. In addition to orchestras, she has performed with chamber ensembles and at music festivals.
Han Dewan has performed chamber and orchestral music throughout the United States, in addition to concerts in France, Canada, and the Czech Republic. Recent series appearances include Union Square Chamber Music Society, Garth Newel Music Center, Blair School Chamber Showcase, National Orchestral Institute, and the Festival d’Aix in France. She completed dual bachelor of music and masters of business administration degrees at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.
A native of San Antonio, Texas, John E. Elizondo has been a guest musician with the New World Symphony, American Brass Quintet, and the Glenn Miller Jazz Band. He serves on the faculty at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Midland College, and Odessa College. Elizondo earned a bachelor of music in 2013 from New England Conservatory and a master of music in 2015 from the Juilliard School. He is an alumnus of the Aspen Music Festival and the Music Academy of the West.
Posted August 14, 2019
