Da Capo Players  

Artistic Director : Steve Velez

          Born in Long Island, New York and raised in Orange County, California, Steve Velez received his musical education at the University of California Irvine. Steve's musical experience is as diverse as his ability to direct, produce, arrange and perform many styles of music. From Classical to Pop, Irish to Klesmer, Steve performs regularly on cello, guitar, piano, recorder and saxophone.

          Steve has been featured in Pepsi commercials, MTV music videos, NBC's West Wing and Frasier. He has had the opportunity to work with such world-renowned artists as Yo Yo Ma, Michael Crawford, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Rod Stewart, David Foster, George Martin, John Tesh, James Galway, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Clint Black.

On a regular basis, Steve performs with Mozart Classical Orchestra, Opera Pacific, Orange County Symphony, Disneyland Candlelight Orchestra and the Crystal Cathedral Symphony. Steve was also the Principal Cellist for the Beatlemania Classical Mystery Tour at the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

          In addition to running his own music business, Steve has recently released a pair of compact discs, Breathe the Celtic Aire and Christmas Fantasia with his own Da Capo Players. He has also produced and published Rainbows of Music, a student compact disc book set. The remainder of Steve's professional time is spent as a studio musician, performing chamber music, symphony concerts, children's concerts, teaching, and touring around the world on the Crystal Symphony cruise ship.

 

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For booking information and pricing, call Mark Wood Entertainment, Inc. in Southern California at

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