Musicians Bios – Eleanor Angel
Instrument/Position:
Viola
Education:
BM from Indiana University MM from Eastman-University of Rochester
Joined the Symphony:
1986
Other orchestras/ensembles/festivals you have or currently play with:
San Francisco Symphony, Opera and Ballet Opera San Jose, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, New Century Chamber Orchestra, Honolulu Symphony, Santa Cruz and Monterey Symphonies. Member and soloist with Nova Solisti.
Most memorable musical experience:
Playing for Leonard Bernstein at Tanglewood, backing Frank Sinatra and going on tour Jonny Mathis.
If you weren’t a musician, what would you be doing:
My other profession would be in Special Education or Nursing.
Hobbies:
I like to garden, paint, cook (I have a degree from the California Culinary institute-Cordon Blue), learn, ( I have a degree from the Institute of psycho-acoustic sound,) travel and write (am writing a book, Walk on the Primrose path)
Favorite vacation spot:
Italy
What three things can always be found in your refrigerator:
Cool air, filtered water, eggs. (Homemade stock in the freezer)
If you could give one piece of advice to your younger self, what would it be:
Enjoy every moment
Do you have a “bucket list” piece of orchestral music that you have yet to play:
I’d be beyond delighted to play the movie music from Best Years of our Lives, which my great Uncle Hugo Friedhofer received an academy award.
