Irving Santana

Irving Santana is a Lecturer Faculty member at San Francisco State University (SFSU), specializing in viola performance. He pursued his musical education at the Instituto Universitario de Bellas Artes (IUBA) in Colima, Mexico, followed by a Bachelor’s degree in Music (2008–2012) and an Honors Master’s in Music Performance at SFSU under Paul Yarborough and the Alexander String Quartet.

As a versatile performer in the San Francisco Bay Area, Irving has held assistant principal and principal viola roles with institutions such as Opera San Jose, Santa Cruz Symphony, and Berkeley Symphony. He has also collaborated with rock bands, jazz musicians, and film productions, including a recent recording for Cartoon Network’s movie *Craig of the Creek*.

• Teachers: Boris Vayner, Michael Klotz, Sergei Kravchenko, Yunil Jin, Joseph Gold, Richard Young, Alexander Treger, Toby Appel
• Award: Distinguished Achievement Award for Academic Excellence (2018)