Faculty
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Vivace summer camp is co-directed by active, San Diego-based musicians. Guest performers, lecturers and teachers are also part of the camp experience!
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Tasha Smith Godinez
Tasha Smith Godinez is the director of the San Diego Harp Academy where she teaches harp and violin lessons to people of all ages and levels of playing. A graduate of San Diego State University and the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, Alfred Cortot, Tasha now uses her experience as a performer, teacher and composer. She has also founded, Ennanga Records & Publishing, which specializes in producing contemporary and jazz recordings and sheet music for the harp.
Tasha Smith Godinez is the director of the San Diego Harp Academy where she teaches harp and violin lessons to people of all ages and levels of playing. A graduate of San Diego State University and the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, Alfred Cortot, Tasha now uses her experience as a performer, teacher and composer. She has also founded, Ennanga Records & Publishing, which specializes in producing contemporary and jazz recordings and sheet music for the harp.
Ryan Nestor
Ryan Nestor is a percussionist based in San Diego, California. Currently on faculty at the University of San Diego, Nestor teaches applied percussion and a variety of music courses. As a performer, Nestor has commissioned and premiered numerous works and has performed with groups such as Red Fish Blue Fish, International Contemporary Ensemble, and The Bang on a Can All-Stars. Performance highlights include appearances at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Cervantino Music Festival, Ojai Music Festival, and the Old Globe Theater, where he served as music director for the 2014 production of Othello. Nestor earned the DMA degree from the University of California, San Diego, the MM from Stony Brook University, and the BMME from the University of Kentucky.
Ryan Nestor is a percussionist based in San Diego, California. Currently on faculty at the University of San Diego, Nestor teaches applied percussion and a variety of music courses. As a performer, Nestor has commissioned and premiered numerous works and has performed with groups such as Red Fish Blue Fish, International Contemporary Ensemble, and The Bang on a Can All-Stars. Performance highlights include appearances at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Cervantino Music Festival, Ojai Music Festival, and the Old Globe Theater, where he served as music director for the 2014 production of Othello. Nestor earned the DMA degree from the University of California, San Diego, the MM from Stony Brook University, and the BMME from the University of Kentucky.
Domenico Hueso
Nico has recorded in various music studios from Nashville to Los Angeles. Hueso also has the knack for improvising and playing off-the-cuff when needed at the studio. He will also transcribe full orchestral arrangements if need be. Hueso also has toured extensively throughout Latin America the Caribbean Europe & Asia. Tours include orchestral & chamber performances along with accompanying one of the "three tenors" Plácido Domingo & crooner Johnny Mathis.
Hueso has performed with principal players of the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Puerto Rico symphony, LA Philharmonic, to name a few. Hueso has also played alongside rock bands such as KANSAS, DISTURBED and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and also with composer Ramin Djawadi of GAME OF THRONES Live in Concert. In 2019 Hueso was asked to aid with Yo-Yo Ma’s Bach Project in Puerto Rico.
Nico has recorded in various music studios from Nashville to Los Angeles. Hueso also has the knack for improvising and playing off-the-cuff when needed at the studio. He will also transcribe full orchestral arrangements if need be. Hueso also has toured extensively throughout Latin America the Caribbean Europe & Asia. Tours include orchestral & chamber performances along with accompanying one of the "three tenors" Plácido Domingo & crooner Johnny Mathis.
Hueso has performed with principal players of the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Puerto Rico symphony, LA Philharmonic, to name a few. Hueso has also played alongside rock bands such as KANSAS, DISTURBED and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and also with composer Ramin Djawadi of GAME OF THRONES Live in Concert. In 2019 Hueso was asked to aid with Yo-Yo Ma’s Bach Project in Puerto Rico.