Sandra del Cid

Biography

A native of Northern Virginia, Sandra del Cid joined the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra as second flute/piccolo in 2008. In 1997 Sandra was appointed principal flute of the Landon Symphonette (Bethesda, MD), 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 featured as a soloist on several occasions with the Landon Symphonette. In 2000, Ms. del Cid performed Mercandante’s Concerto in e minor with the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra in Colorado as winner of the orchestra’s Young Artist Competition. That same year, Sandra won the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Competition and also took home prizes from the Kingsville International Competition and the Mid-Atlantic Piccolo Artist Competition.

It was also during her tenure at Peabody that Sandra was introduced to period instruments and early music performance practice. This began Ms. del Cid's active 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.