by David Oertel | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
The level of artistry our young artists have achieved, at such a young age, is staggering. In this concert series you will hear some memorable performances by three highly talented and charming young people. Our competition was held on Saturday, January 4th – just a...
by David Oertel | Jan 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Lauren Mathews, 16, is in the eleventh grade at Seven Lakes High School in Katy, Texas. She currently studies cello with Brinton Smith, principal cellist of the Houston Symphony and Sami Myerson Khang. Lauren began studying cello with Donna Rogers at the age of 5. As...
by David Oertel | Jan 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Glenn Choe, age 15, is a sophomore at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, Texas. He began percussion when he joined the middle school band program, and has now been playing for five years under the direction of Hector Gil in both middle school and high school. As...
by David Oertel | Jan 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Sophia Louie, age 14, is a freshman at Westwood High School. She started playing violin at the age of 8 with Dr. Amy Harris. After playing for only 2 and 1/2 years she was awarded Honorable Mention in the 8th Young Musicians’ Festival Competition. Since 2016 she has...
by David Oertel | Nov 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Starlight Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce we are the recipient of a grant from the Burdine Johnson Foundation. The Burdine Johnson Foundation is a Central Texas foundation that awards grants to local charitable organizations involving the arts, education,...
by David Oertel | Sep 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Starlight Symphony is extremely pleased to welcome Marian Brackney to the role of concertmaster for the 2019-2020 concert season. A concertmaster is the first chair violinist in an orchestra. More importantly, a concertmaster is a leader and a teacher to the rest of...
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