{"id":18303,"date":"2025-12-04T13:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/?post_type=bio&p=18303"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T18:39:46","slug":"sandy-martha-kiefer","status":"publish","type":"bio","link":"https:\/\/washingtonconservatory.org\/bio\/sandy-martha-kiefer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sandy Martha Kiefer\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Professional Summary <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a highly skilled cellist with over thirty years experience.  Equally at home  in orchestral, operatic, and chamber music genres, I have concertized nationally and internationally.  I have performed with the Boston Ballet, Hong  Kong Chamber Orchestra, and Viterbo Opera Company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Permanent Orchestra Positions <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 San Juan Symphony, Colorado, 2016-2023 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Guelph Symphony, Ontario, 2017-2018 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Rhode Island Philharmonic, Rhode Island, 1989-2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Springfield Symphony, Massachusetts, 1975-1989 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Worcester Symphony, Massachusetts,  assistant principal, 1976-2010 \u2022 Pro Arte Orchestra, Massachusetts, 1979-1981 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free-lance Orchestra Positions <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Boston Ballet, Massachusetts, 2009-2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Phoenix Symphony, Arizona, 2021-2022 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 New Mexico Philharmonic, New Mexico, 2016-2023 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Santa Fe Symphony, New Mexico, 2016-2017 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Winston-Salem Orchestra, North Carolina, 2019-2021 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Roanoke Symphony, Virginia, 2019-2020 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opera Positions <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Viterbo Opera, Italy, principal cellist, 2010 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Boston Lyric Opera, Massachusetts, 1975-2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Providence Opera, Rhode Island, 1975-2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Brown Bag Opera, Massachusetts, 1975-2013 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chamber Music Positions <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Copley Chamber Players, Massachusetts, founder, 1994-2014 o Engaged 250 events yearly <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Durango Chamber Music Festival, Colorado, 2016-2023 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Hong Kong Chamber Orchestra, China, 2014-2016 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Young Audiences of Massachusetts, soloist, 1980-2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festivals <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Music in the Mountains, Colorado, 2016, 2022 \u2022 Miami Music Festival, Florida, 2022 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Tanglewood Festival, Massachusetts, 1974, 1979 \u2022 Yale at Norfolk, Connecticut, 1976, (high honors) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theatre Venues in New England (1975 \u2013 2013) <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Colonial Theater <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Fleet Center <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Foxwoods Casino <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Hartford Civic Center <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Star Attractions (1975-2013) <\/strong>\u2022 Beach Boys <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 George Benson <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Sarah Brightman <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Judy Collins <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Carol Channing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 John Denver <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Perry Como <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Providence Performing Arts  Center <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 North Shore Music Theatre \u2022 Wang Theatre <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Tom Jones <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Henry  Mancini <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Barry Manilow <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Moody Blues <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Stylistics <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Yanni <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recording Studios (Massachusetts, 1975 \u2013 2013) <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 National Public Radio <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 WGBH-TV <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 New England Conservatory of Music o B.M., 1973 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

o M. M., 1979 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Blue Jay Studios <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Dimensions Sound Studio <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Hartt College of Music, Chicago Suzuki Institute o Certified Suzuki Cello Teacher Books 1-10, 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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