Ellen Chavez De Leitner Email & Phone Number

Chimayo, New Mexico

Producing traditional New Mexican art, specializing in "retablos", icons painted on gessoed pine boards using traditional materials and subjects. Traditional materials are natural pigments derived from minerals and plants, carved pine boards, traditional gesso made in the studio using rabbit skin glue and marble dust, varnish made from local piñon sap. Also painting oil and water based Renaissance style paintings on wood panels.

Organizing and performing in two to four chamber music concerts per year, featuring mostly string instruments, and only small groups or soloists.

Perform symphony concerts as violinist.

Teach violin and chamber music performance classes.

violinist for symphony concerts

Symphony orchestra violinist, performing symphony concerts, operas, operettas, musicals.

Performance of operas, operettas, musicals, symphony concerts.

Performing waltzes, polkas, Viennese music, with an international orchestra, daily in the Pavilion in the city park of Vienna.

Music

Courses: Violin, Chamber Music, German, Ballet, Orchestra

Baroque Music Practice

Violin class, Chamber ensembles, Baroque dance, performances, lectures

Music

Activities and Societies: Chamber Music EnsembleStudied violin and chamber music (with Renata Skoberne), violin making, French, Spanish.

Music

Activities and Societies: UNM Symphony OrchestraStudied violin, chamber music, music theory, and Spanish. Performed in chamber ensemble.

Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: St. John's College Orchestra, ConcertmasterLiberal arts, using the "Great Books", original writings.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Orchestra, All-State Orchestra, Latin club, French club