Stories through Music

​Saturday, February 1 at 7:30 PM
Hammer Theatre
Free Admission/Donations Accepted
​Suggested Donation $25 Per Adult

Catalina Barraza-Gerardino, conductor
Katelyn Deng, piano
     First Place, Piano, Burlingame Music Club Competition

Price: The Oak
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, mvmt. I
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
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Catalina Barraza-Gerardino has extensive experience as a professional violinist, orchestral conductor, and pedagogue. She currently holds the position of Assistant Professor of Violin/Viola at San José State University. She has recently served as Concertmaster of the New Ballet of San Jose Orchestra and has played with Symphony San Jose and San Jose Chamber Orchestra. An active pedagogue in the Bay Area, Catalina regularly coaches the San Jose Youth Orchestra and the San Jose Youth Chamber Orchestra. Catalina was a lead violin teacher in the Overture Program with the Sphinx Organization, whose mission is to empower black and Latinx communities through music. She holds a doctorate in violin performance from Michigan State University. She pursued her Master in Music at University of Arkansas and her bachelor in music at Javeriana University in Bogota, Colombia. 
We're a part of the creative workforce! And we’re proud to announce that our organization is a 2023 California Arts Council grantee! California's state arts agency is supporting our work through their Arts and Cultural Organizations General Operating program. 

​Cambrian wins Best of the Bay 2016-2017 for Best New Music Performance and Best Discovery

Our heartfelt thanks go to Tamami Honma, Luis Andrei Cobo, and the Awesome Foundation San Jose for their collaboration and support!