ABOUT THE IOHIO

COLLABORATORS IN THE IOHIO

Cicely Winter grew up in the state of Michigan, but has lived in Oaxaca since 1972. She studied piano and harpsichord at Smith College and the University of Michigan, where she obtained a B.A. in Music and an M.A. in European History. She later studied piano performance at the post-graduate level in the School of Music at Indiana University. She performs regularly on the piano, harpsichord, and organ, both as a soloist and as a member of chamber ensembles, and many of her concerts benefit community service projects.  In the year 2000 she co-founded el Instituto de Órganos Históricos de Oaxaca A.C. and since 2004 has served as its director.

Deborah Polhemus Ruiz has lived in Oaxaca since 1973. She grew up in the state of California and studied at the University of California, Davis, where she obtained a B.S. in Design. From 1993 – 2008 she worked in the Colegio Vista del Valle, teaching English and computer science. She has collaborated with the IOHIO since 2009 as assistant to the director.

David Antonio Reyes is from Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca. He studied architecture in the Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca (UABJO). He has worked for two seasons on the restoration project of the Epistle organ in the Mexico City Cathedral, under the supervision of organbuilder Gerhard Grenzing and will continue his apprenticeship in el Papiol, Barcelon, Spain, in 2009 – 2010. David has collaborated with the IOHIO since 2004 in the area of organ conservation and maintenance, as well as architectural drawings.

Joel Antonio Vásquez González is from the city of Oaxaca. He studied music in the Oaxaca School of Fine Arts, piano in the IOHIO Music Academy, and organ in the Escuela Nacional de Música in Mexico City (2008). He has collaborated with the IOHIO since 2009 in the area of organ documentation and conservation and also as piano and organ teacher for the scholarship students from the communities with restored organs.