Alejandra Contreras

Alejandra Contreras has performed in San Francisco for many years.  From 2002 to 2005, she was an active student of the Community Music Center in San Francisco. She performed in many recitals and was part of the chamber music program. She also participated in chamber ensembles, primarily piano trios and quartets. While studying under the supervision of Jennifer Peringer, her repertoire included chamber music compositions by Mozart and Beethoven. She studied violin for three years with India Cooke, who helped her prepare for many solo performances of pieces by Bach, Vivaldi and other composers.

Ms. Contreras attended City College of San Francisco, where she participated in the orchestra for almost three years. Repertoire included works by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Telemann, Geminiani, Hindemith, Handel and Bartok. While at City College, Ms. Contreras began playing the cello, which she studied with Dr. Richard Fenner for two years and also played in the orchestra.

After receiving her Associate of Arts degree in General Education, Ms. Contreras transferred to San Francisco State University where she studied violin with Jassen Todorov and viola with Paul Yarbrough. In addition to performing with the university’s orchestra, she was part of the chamber music program, led by the Alexander String Quartet. In the summer of 2007, she participated in a chamber music program in Florence, Italy, also under the supervision of the Alexander String quartet. She recently received her teaching credential in music.

Ms. Contreras is currently part of the "St. Cecilia" music group, which plays for weddings and other events, the all-female mariachi group "Orgullo Mexicano," and “Tango Revolution Orchestra,” which performs regularly at San Francisco’s Caffe Trieste. In addition to classical music, Ms. Contreras enjoys playing Mexican folk, traditional mariachi, and other genres of music, such as world and experimental.