Performance
Samantha Bounkeua (RogueViolin) is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and has performed throughout the United States, Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, & the U.K. A founding member of the Marea Ensemble, they perform regularly with New Music Works, Santa Cruz Chamber Players and the Espressivo Orchestra. They debuted their first concerto with the New Mexico Symphony at age ten, and have gone on to attend the Britten Pears festival, the Tuscia Opera Festival, Festival de Opera San Luis and Stanford’s Re-Presence Residency.
Music for special events
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2026/2027 PERfORMANCE SCHEDULE
Feb 21 & 22, 2026
Adaptations | Santa Cruz Chamber Players | Aptos, CA
March 20 & 21, 2026
Songs of Resistance | Santa Cruz Chamber Players | Aptos, CA | Get Tickets
April 16-June 28, 2026
We Need To Talk | Art & Sound Installation w/ Natalie Brewster Nguyen | Tucson Museum of Contemporary Art | Tucson, AZ | Learn more
April 19, 2026
The Tipping Point | The Ripple Effect | Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History | Santa Cruz, CA
May 5, 2026
60th Faculty Research Lecture w Patty Gallagher | University of California Santa Cruz | Santa Cuz, CA
May 16, 2026
Cantiamo Choir | Cabrillo College | Santa Cruz, CA
June 6 & 7, 2026
Espressivo Orchestra | Santa Cruz, CA & Monterey CA
June 12-14, 2026
La Boheme | Santa Cruz Opera Project | Woodhouse Brewery | Santa Cruz, CA
Sept 29, 2026
La Boheme | Santa Cruz Opera Project | Audrey Stanley Grove | Santa Cruz, CA | Get Tickets
Nov 7, 2026
New Music Works | Peace United Church | Santa Cruz, CA
Feb 13, 2027
New Music Works | Peace United Church | Santa Cruz, CA
Feb 20-21, 2027
Inspirations: Echoes Across Time | Santa Cruz Chamber Players | Aptos, CA | Get Tickets