This fall will mark Sandra del Cid's first season with the Orlando Philharmonic as second flute and piccolo. A native of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area, Ms. del Cid performs with the Washington Bach Consort, Bach Sinfonia, and the National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra. In 1997 Sandra was appointed principal flute of the Landon Symphonette, a position she held for seven years. That same year, Ms. del Cid received a scholarship to study at the Peabody Conservatory (Johns Hopkins University) in Baltimore, MD. During her undergraduate studies, Sandra was introduced to period instruments and early music performance practice. This began Ms. del Cid's involvement in the early music community. Sandra studied both baroque flute and recorder with Colin St. Martin and Gwyn Roberts respectively. Ms. del Cid completed her Bachelors of Music with a degree in flute performance and minored in recorder, voice, and piano. Her primary flute teachers included Mark Sparks, Laurie Sokoloff, and Emily Skala. After graduating, Sandra continued her musical studies with Elizabeth Rowe.
From 2004-2006 Ms. del Cid enrolled in Northwestern University as a graduate student of Walfrid Kujala and Richard Graef. While completing her masters, Sandra performed with both the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the Orlando Philharmonic as a substitute flutist/piccoloist. After completing her masters, Sandra returned to the D.C. area where she performs on both flute and violin while continuing her work with the Orlando Philharmonic (Orlando, FL) as a regular substitute. Ms. del Cid has also performed with the Richmond Symphony, Wolf Trap Opera Orchestra, Prince William Symphony, and Ensemble Gaudior.
In November 2007, Ms. del Cid was featured as a soloist performing Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 with the Washington Bach Consort during their all-Brandenburg Concert at the newly built Harman Center for the Arts.