Conductors
Fletcher Rudd- Symphony Conductor
Fletcher Rudd is a cellist, conductor, and strings educator based in Arlington, Texas. He currently serves as the Education Director of the Mansfield Philharmonic and Principal Conductor of the newly formed Mansfield Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (MPYO). In 2026, Mr. Rudd began his tenure as co-director of the Faith Family Academy Strings program in Dallas, alongside colleague Katy Hinton. From 2016 to 2020, he worked as a teaching artist with the B Sharp Youth Music Program in Fort Worth ISD, where he also conducted the B Sharp Youth Orchestras.
Mr. Rudd has conducted student, amateur, and professional ensembles, including the Mansfield Philharmonic, Texas New Music Ensemble, Mid-Cities Strings, and Mansfield Summer Strings. He is a frequent guest clinician for public school and youth orchestra programs and has served as a judge for Texas Solo & Ensemble, pre-UIL competitions, and various music festivals. An active cello and bass instructor in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, his students have consistently earned placements in district and regional orchestras and received top ratings at state-level competitions. In 2025, he was invited to conduct the All-City Honors Orchestra in Cedar Hill ISD.
Mr. Rudd is completing his undergraduate studies in music education at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he performs with the UTA Symphony Orchestra. In 2023, the ensemble was invited to perform at the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) Convention in San Antonio. He studied cello with Craig Leffer of the Dallas Opera and Laura Ospina of the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra. His conducting studies include workshops with Dr. Clifton Evans at UT Arlington and Miguel Harth-Bedoya at The Conducting Institute. In 2024, he was selected as a conducting fellow at the Texas New Music Festival in Houston. His conducting mentors include Dr. Clifton Evans (Oklahoma City University), Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Rice University), Dr. Eldred Marshall (Mansfield Philharmonic), Dr. Michelle Perrin Blair (New Texas Symphony Orchestra), Felipe Tristán (Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra), Dr. Jeffrey Grogan (Baylor University), and Dr. Michael Alexander (Baylor University).
In 2017, Mr. Rudd co-founded the Mansfield Philharmonic (formerly the Next Gen Chamber Players) and served as its first Artistic Director and Conductor. The orchestra was featured in D Magazine in 2023 as “The Best Suburban Orchestra.” In 2022, he was a founding teacher of the Mansfield Summer Strings Camp, where he currently conducts the Symphony Orchestra, co-teaches the Chamber Orchestra, and serves as Faculty Supervisor. In 2026, he co-founded the Mansfield Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. An advocate for new music, Mr. Rudd has collaborated with contemporary composers and conducted works by Kevin Day, Quinn Mason, Siobhan Cassidy Robinson, Armond Vance, David Lovrien, Justin Talamantez, and the late Ric Flauding. Mr. Rudd is an active member of the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Orchestra Directors Association.
Madison Welch- Symphony Conductor
Madison Welch is the Assistant Director of Orchestras at Seven Lakes Junior High School in Katy, TX. A native of West Texas, Ms. Welch earned her Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas Permian Basin. She began her teaching career in Midland ISD, where she taught orchestra for four years at Carver Center and Abell Junior High. During her time in Midland, she was an active violin and viola instructor and performer in the Permian Basin, performing with the UTPB Philharmonic Orchestra, Big Spring Symphony Orchestra, and as a substitute with the West Texas Symphony. She also served as Chair of the Region 6 All-City Orchestra, Co-Chair of the Midland ISD Honor Orchestra, and maintained a private violin studio.
Ms. Welch then spent two years in Mansfield ISD, where she contributed to the growth of the orchestra programs at Mary Lillard Intermediate and Danny Jones Middle School. During her time there, she founded both the Non-Varsity and Varsity orchestras at Danny Jones Middle School, which earned inaugural UIL Sweepstakes awards and continued to maintain those ratings in subsequent years. She also co-founded the Mansfield ISD All-District Orchestra to help prepare students for advanced audition opportunities and foster collaboration across the district. In addition to her teaching, she remained active as a performer with the Mansfield Philharmonic Orchestra and continues to serve as a director for Mansfield Summer Strings, where she will co-conduct the Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Welch is currently in her second year at Seven Lakes Junior High School in Katy ISD, where her ensembles have earned consecutive UIL Sweepstakes awards. Her groups have also received multiple Best in Class awards at the Ann C. Roberts Orchestra Festival. In 2025, the Seven Lakes Junior High Varsity Chamber Orchestra and Full Orchestra were both recognized as 2nd place statewide winners in the Texas Music Educators Association Middle School Honor Orchestra competitions (String and Full Orchestra divisions), with Ms. Welch serving as one of the contributing directors. In addition, she served as the Region 23 Middle School Symphony Orchestra Organizer and the Texas All-State Philharmonic Orchestra Organizer in 2025. Ms. Welch has also been invited to serve as a guest judge for the Greater Southwest Music Festival in Amarillo in 2026, and regularly works as a clinician for ensembles in Katy ISD and as a judge for numerous solo and ensemble events. She also maintains a private violin and viola studio in Katy ISD.
In her free time, Ms. Welch enjoys crafting specialty coffee, hiking trails with her golden retriever, Tye, and spending time with her cat, Winston.
Maranda Shanz- Philharmonic Conductor
Maranda Shanz grew up in Mesquite ISD and started playing double bass at the age of 11 years old. She began playing in one of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra’s ensemble and also played in the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra when she was in high school. She is a 2017 graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington where she received her Bachelor’s in Music with emphasis in education. While at UTA, she participated in the Symphony Orchestra, Wind
Symphony, and Wind Ensemble as a double bassist. She completed her student teaching in McKinney ISD and then went on to long term substitute teach in Frisco ISD. She frequently gigs in the DFW area.
Mrs. Shanz began her teaching career in Arlington ISD at Sam Houston High School where she stayed for four years. Then went on to teach in Mesquite ISD. Currently, she is the Director of Orchestras at North Side High School and Kirkpatrick Middle School in Fort Worth ISD. Throughout her years, she has judged Solo & Ensemble contests, All-Region orchestra, All-State orchestra and Pre-UIL. She has also been on the staff for the University of Texas at Arlington’s Summer Strings. This is Mrs. Shanz’s 2nd year conducting the Philharmonic Orchestra and she is excited to make wonderful music this summer!
Adriana Acosta- Philharmonic Conductor
Adriana Acosta is in her sixth year as an orchestra director. She received her bachelors in music education at Texas Christian University where she played violin in the TCU Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Herman Gutierez. After graduating, she began her teaching career as the head director at both North Side High School and Kirkpatrick Middle School in Fort Worth ISD. During her time in Fort Worth, her orchestras earned superior ratings at the UIL Concert & Sight-reading contests.
Currently, she is in her fourth year in Arlington ISD as the assistant director at Gunn Fine Arts Academy and head director at Jones Academy. Alongside her colleague, Don Sibley, the Gunn orchestras have also received superior ratings and "Best in Class" awards at music festivals. Outside of the classroom, Mrs. Acosta performs as a freelance musician in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and as a violinist in the Mansfield Philharmonic. During the summer, Mrs. Acosta is on faculty as a conductor at Mansfield Summer Strings.
During her spare time, she enjoys playing her violin and piano, and composing music. Mrs. Acosta also enjoys playing video games, watching movies, taking care of her dog, Ripley, and spending time with her husband, Nelson - as well as her friends and family. Mrs. Acosta is an active member of Texas Orchestra Directors Association and Texas Music Educators Association.
Ahunna Ikpeowo- Concert Conductor
Ahunna Ikpeowo, born and raised in Arlington, Texas, is an experienced orchestra educator and conductor with 13 years of teaching and directing in the DFW area. She is the head director at Ousley Junior High School in AISD. A dedicated musician, Ahunna is a chamber musician, sings Soprano II with the Arlington Master Chorale, plays cello in the Lyct pit, and has been a member of MansPhil since 2018. She serves as an event judge, is a proud aunt of a fellow cellist, and has been a member of TMEA since 2006.
Matthew Gonazlez- Concert Conductor
Mr. Gonzales, is the Director of Orchestras at McLean Middle School in Fort Worth, TX. Mr. Gonzales is a graduate from the University of Texas at Arlington, in which he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Music Education. With Violin being his primary instrument, he studied conducting under Dr. Clifton Evans and Violin under Dr. Martha Walvoord. Mr. Gonzales started his teaching career in 2021. Under his direction, the ensembles at McLean have consistently earned Sweepstakes ratings from UIL Concert and Sightreading Evaluation. He is an active member of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) and the Texas Orchestra Directors Association (TODA). He is also on the staff for the UTA Summer Strings Camp every Summer being a dorm counselor and Sectional Coach. In the classroom, Mr. Gonzales emphasizes creativity and collaboration, encouraging students to explore their musical identities. He believes integrating innovative teaching methods that cater to diverse learning styles ensures that every student will feel valued and inspired. His commitment to his students is deeply shown and appreciated by all.
In his free time, Mr. Gonzales enjoys time with family and friends. Attending concerts, going to sporting events, and being out in nature.
Kristen Hoffner- String Ensemble
My name is Kristen Hoffner and I am thrilled to be a part of the Mansfield Summer Strings staff! I have taught orchestra for seven years in Fort Worth ISD, Northwest ISD and Mansfield ISD. I earned my Bachelors in Music Performance and my Masters in Music Education from University of Texas at Arlington. Go Mavericks!
My passion lies in teaching and creating music with students. I believe developing musical skills and knowledge are important, but fostering creativity, self-expression, and promoting a lifelong appreciation and participation in music is also an incredibly important part of my role as an orchestra teacher.
Outside of the classroom I enjoy traveling and being outside with my husband and extremely active toddler, Enzo, and our Great Pyrenees named Aspen. I cannot wait to have an amazing week and create new memories and experiences with the Mansfield Summer Strings students!
Katy Hinton- String Ensemble
Katy Hinton is a violist and orchestra director originally from Oklahoma who is currently in her sixth year teaching strings in Texas public schools. At age 4, Katy’s parents enrolled her in a piano school where she participated in piano competitions and recitals until graduating high school. In middle school she wanted to learn a new instrument, and after her orchestra teachers introduced her to the viola Katy realized she had found a new passion. In 8th grade, Katy became the principal violist of the Tulsa Youth Symphony Orchestra section and remained in that position for 4 more years. In addition to being the principal violist of her high school chamber orchestra for all 4 years, Katy received scholarships to play viola at Quartz Mountain (Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute) in her junior and senior year of high school. Upon getting accepted with a scholarship to the University of North Texas’ music education department, her music teachers and family pooled their money together and purchased Katy’s first viola for her as a surprise. She has kept and played her viola named “Leonard” ever since!
Katy received her bachelor's in music education from UNT, where she was a member of the viola studio under the direction of Dr. Daphne Gerling and concert orchestra violist under the direction of Dr. Clay Couturiaux. At UNT her passion for music education grew, and she became a UNT String Project teacher, where she led group and private lessons for students of all ages until her graduation in 2020. After graduation, Katy went on to become the assistant orchestra director of Lamar and Bowie Middle School in Irving ISD. During her 4 years of co-directing in Irving, she taught hundreds of young beginners and achieved superior ratings at UIL with multiple groups alongside her amazing orchestra co-directors. Now, Katy is the head director and founder of the Faith Family Academy Strings program which she leads with her co-director (Mansfield Summer Strings Camp Symphony Conductor) Fletcher Rudd. Katy is honored to be a part of the Mansfield Summer Strings Camp experience, and is excited to work with and get to know all of the incredible teachers and young musicians involved!
Faculty
Thao Pham-Violin1
Thao Pham is a violinist/violist with 18 years of musical experience. While obtaining her culinary arts degree at Tarrant County College, she joined the TCC Southeast Orchestra. This led to her involvement in several more ensembles: Northeast Orchestra, Texas Chamber Music Project, and Keene Camerata.
In addition to performing in various
Thao Pham is a violinist/violist with 18 years of musical experience. While obtaining her culinary arts degree at Tarrant County College, she joined the TCC Southeast Orchestra. This led to her involvement in several more ensembles: Northeast Orchestra, Texas Chamber Music Project, and Keene Camerata.
In addition to performing in various summer musicals, Thao has performed as a featured soloist in numerous concerts and teaches privately for piano and strings. She also teaches masterclasses for orchestra students in the Mansfield School District. She won the Arlington Arts League scholarship twice with performances on both violin and viola in 2016 and 2017. When she is not teaching or performing, she gigs around the metroplex as a wedding/event violinist. She previously studied with violinists Tzu-Ying Chan, Ivo Ivanov (Fort Worth Symphony), and Emmanuelle Boisvert (Dallas Symphony). Thao obtained a full scholarship to continue her education in music at Southern Methodist University and received her Bachelor of Arts in Music. During her time there, she studied violin with internationally-acclaimed violinist Chad Hoopes and viola with the co-founder and violist of the Escher String Quartet, Pierre Lapointe. Currently, she is the principal violist of the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra, viola section player in the Texarkana Symphony, and in May 2017 Thao was a founding member of the Mansfield Philharmonic where she currently serves as concertmaster and president.
Weiyi Shao-Violin 2
Weiyi Shao received her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Texas Christian University, where she was under the tutelage of Curt Thompson and Michael Shih. She then graduated from the College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati with a Master of Music in Violin Performance, where she studied with Dr. Won-bin Yim and Ga
Weiyi Shao received her Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Texas Christian University, where she was under the tutelage of Curt Thompson and Michael Shih. She then graduated from the College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati with a Master of Music in Violin Performance, where she studied with Dr. Won-bin Yim and Gabriel Pegis.
Weiyi has received numerous awards and prizes, including the Modena Rogers Clark Spitler Violin Scholarship in 2013, and the Faculty and Friends Chamber Music Society Award in 2014. In 2015, she was a Strings-Department Winner of TCU's annual Concerto Competition. She has also attended the Aspen Music Festival and School as a pupil of Naoko Tanaka, and performed in master classes given by Karen Gomyo, Augustin Hadelich, Gary Levinson, and Midori. Since 2013, she has been a member of the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra in Texas. She performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra as a Diversity Fellowship recipient from 2017 to 2019. She has also performed with the Cincinnati Opera and the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra from 2019 to 2021.
Currently, Weiyi is pursuing a DMA degree at CCM as a student of Professor Won-Bin Yim.
Additionally, Weiyi is teaching middle school orchestra in Grand Prairie ISD as an Assistant Orchestra Director.
Raiven Brown, Viola
Cassidy Robinson- Cello
My dream is to take the foundation I've built with my music education bachelor's
degree and continue my academic journey toward a PhD in music education . I aim
to combine my passion for music, my education, and my experiences to write books
that will directly contribute to improving public school music education, making it
more accessible
My dream is to take the foundation I've built with my music education bachelor's
degree and continue my academic journey toward a PhD in music education . I aim
to combine my passion for music, my education, and my experiences to write books
that will directly contribute to improving public school music education, making it
more accessible to all students without the need for private lessons. Additionally, I
want to create a strong, supportive community for string musicians of color, providing
them with opportunities to thrive, connect, and have their voices heard within the
music world. Through these efforts, I hope to make a meaningful and lasting impact
on both the education system and the representation of musicians of color in the arts.
Cassidy Robinson- Cello
Cassidy Robinson- Cello
Cassidy matriculated in the Arlington Independent School District, graduating in the top 8% of her class. At the elementary level, Cassidy learned cello in her school’s orchestra and continued with it years after under the direction of prestigious music professionals.
Having attended Berklee College of Music, she participated in the Symp
Cassidy matriculated in the Arlington Independent School District, graduating in the top 8% of her class. At the elementary level, Cassidy learned cello in her school’s orchestra and continued with it years after under the direction of prestigious music professionals.
Having attended Berklee College of Music, she participated in the Symphony Orchestra and worked as a studio musician. She was even featured as Annie in the Netflix hit series The Society. As a composer, Cassidy has scored several short films, written for professional ensembles and orchestras, stage productions, and continues to work with up and coming film directors in addition to performing with the Mansfield Philharmonic. She was the Artist in Residence for Surel's Place July 2025.
Since completing her postgraduate studies, Cassidy has performed at various venues across the DFW area; both as an event musician and an orchestral soloist. Most recently, she appeared as a soloist with the Mesquite Symphony, performing a piece from Classical Queens: Our Time, produced by Jessica Joy Harned.
Cassidy graduated Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music in 2019 and is currently a music director while providing lessons based in the DFW area.
Joseph Fisher-Schramm- Bass
A multi-instrumentalist and writer, Joseph Fisher-Schramm is best known for a diverse and eclectic catalog.
Starting his performance career as a young teenager, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Media from the University of Texas at Arlington. He frequently teaches bass, performs, and produces albums and live performances. In Octobe
A multi-instrumentalist and writer, Joseph Fisher-Schramm is best known for a diverse and eclectic catalog.
Starting his performance career as a young teenager, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Media from the University of Texas at Arlington. He frequently teaches bass, performs, and produces albums and live performances. In October 2024, thanks to a crowdfunding campaign and many kind supporters, Joseph began studying with renowned double bassist, composer, and educator, François Rabbath. Rabbath’s works and philosophy on life are deeply prevalent in Joseph’s approach to love in his music and beyond. Beginning fall 2025, Joseph returned to UTA to pursue a Graduate Performance Certificate at UTA with Dr. Jack Unzicker.
Joseph is also co-founder and Creative Director for the game and media company, Thatchsong, which produces works of all kinds set in one cohesive fantasy universe. His first novel in the Thatchsong universe, Hope in the Hollow: Part 1, released in May 2025
Dr. Eldred Marshall- Guest Artist
The Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) hailed his “dazzling technique” and his “clean, tidy approach.” Music critic Laurence Vittes described him as an “illumination in music,” and said of his all-Beethoven recital: “Marshall presented a recital so full of musical thrills and beauties, and so in identification with the composer’s own person
The Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) hailed his “dazzling technique” and his “clean, tidy approach.” Music critic Laurence Vittes described him as an “illumination in music,” and said of his all-Beethoven recital: “Marshall presented a recital so full of musical thrills and beauties, and so in identification with the composer’s own persona, that, for a few hours, it was as if he were communing across the centuries to conjure up a rare and
magical musical spectrum.” The Telegraf Online Constanta
(Romania) reported that Marshall “captivated the audience” in Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 20, which he conducted from the piano.
Eldred Marshall began studying the piano at age six and played
in public by age seven. His prodigious and inquisitive mind allowed him to master large swaths of the piano repertoire quickly as well as consistently win top prizes at the competitions he entered as a child. By 16, he debuted with orchestra, playing Brahms’s Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat Major with the Victor Valley Symphony Orchestra. Before entering into Yale University, where he graduated with honors with a B.A. in Political Science, he had already performed all over the United States.
The critically-acclaimed pianist has performed in Spain, Italy, the Republic of San Marino, Belgium, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, the Ukraine, the People’s Republic of China, and Canada. He has performed the entire cycle of
32 Piano Sonatas of Beethoven in public, from memory, as a concentrated series, twice. Other notable tour projects include all-Bach piano recital programs, the Goldberg Variations, the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, and
Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations.
As an orchestral conductor, Marshall has led the Ukrainian State Academic Orchestra (Kiev, Ukraine), the Kharkiv Youth Symphony (Kharkiv, Ukraine), the Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra (Pleven, Bulgaria), the Vidin Philharmonic Orchestra (Vidin, Bulgaria), the Filharmonica Oltenia di Craiova (Craiova, Romania), and the Constanta “Black Sea” Philharmonic Orchestra (Constanta, Romania). Additionally, he has led several opera productions, such as Mozart’s Bastien und Bastienne, Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte, as well as Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande.
The 2023-2024 Season featured Marshall making his debuts as a pianist with the East Oregon Symphony Orchestra (Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4) and with the National Symphony Orchestra of Teleradio-Moldova as pianist and conductor. Further, he soloed with the Symphony Orchestras of Las Colinas, Arlington, and Garland in
May 2024. He will return to Bulgaria to tour three cities with the Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra, doubling as
pianist and conductor.
Marshall earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance degree from the University of North Texas (UNT) in 2018. Additionally, he earned three Master of Music degrees from Southern Methodist University (SMU): piano (2011), organ (2012) and orchestral conducting (2013). Institutions at which he has taught include Grambling State University, Texas A&M Commerce, UNT, SMU, and North Texas Central College. His doctoral dissertation topic was
on the art of conducting piano concerti from the piano- performance practice, discipline and whether or not it is “real conducting.”
Presently, Marshall serves as the Associate Director of Music at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Rockwall, TX. Additionally, he is the Artistic Director/Conductor of the Mansfield Philharmonic Orchestra, the Music Director/Conductor of the Music Ministry Conservatory Choir, the founding Artistic Director/Conductor of the Lucas Chorale, and the Organist/Music Director of Grace Fellowship Seventh-day Adventist Church in Lucas, TX. Recently, he was the Artist-in-Residence/Associate Director of Music at the First United Methodist Church of Garland, where he founded and curated the West Avenue B Community Concert Series.
Camp Counselors
Nic Causey, Violin/Percussion
Nic began his musical journey at Wood Elementary, where he started learning violin in the 5th grade under the guidance of Roxanne Edwards and Howard Geisel. His passion for music expanded at Boles Junior High, where he played in the orchestra, directed by Lynn Stone, and began learning percussion in concert band, under Gordon Hart, Jennif
Nic began his musical journey at Wood Elementary, where he started learning violin in the 5th grade under the guidance of Roxanne Edwards and Howard Geisel. His passion for music expanded at Boles Junior High, where he played in the orchestra, directed by Lynn Stone, and began learning percussion in concert band, under Gordon Hart, Jennifer Parker, and Dustin Schulze. At Martin High School, Nic participated in both the orchestra, directed by Michael Stringer, Jennifer Lemin, Jamie Ovalle, and Sammy Branch, and both the concert and marching bands, directed by David Carbone, Brad McCann, Meredith DeMaagd, Joseph Manzo, Dustin Schulze, and Andrew Hoskins.
Nic achieved his bachelor’s degree in music education at the University of Texas at Arlington, studying under esteemed mentors Margaret Brown, Dr. Diane Lange, Dr. Clifton Evans, and Elizabeth Elsner, preparing for his future in music education.
Currently, he is the director of orchestras at Bessie Coleman Middle School and High Pointe Elementary in Cedar Hill Independent School District
David Le, Cello
Exposed to music since 2010, David Le began with piano, then cello, and played at Duff Elementary, Bailey Junior High, and Arlington High School. During his years before college, he has performed with All-Region and the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra. Realizing his passion for music, He is currently getting his bachelor's degree in Music Edu
Exposed to music since 2010, David Le began with piano, then cello, and played at Duff Elementary, Bailey Junior High, and Arlington High School. During his years before college, he has performed with All-Region and the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra. Realizing his passion for music, He is currently getting his bachelor's degree in Music Education at the University of Texas at Arlington, wanting to learn and improve as a musician and share the love for music with others and students. He believes that music enhances the students' minds and creativity.
While studying for his bachelor's, David has been involved with teaching and performing, such as being a camp counselor for the UTA Summer Strings Camp, teaching sectionals in Linda Jobes Middle School, and playing gigs for the Serenata Strings based in the DFW area.
He is also part of the Texas Orchestra Directors Association (TODA), being part of their intern program to learn and connect with orchestra directors to learn from their experience of music teaching.
Besides practicing, he loves to play video games, help his church, and spend time with his family.
“ I believe that learning to teach music and being able to share my love of music with others helps me become a better person and a musician."
Yahaira Solis, Violin
Yahaira Solis, Violin
Yahaira, is a senior at the University of Texas at Arlington earning her degree in Music Education. She is currently studying violin under Elizabeth Elsner and viola with Cathrine Forbes. She is an active member of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) and the Texas Orchestra Directors Association (TODA). During the Summer of 2025
Yahaira, is a senior at the University of Texas at Arlington earning her degree in Music Education. She is currently studying violin under Elizabeth Elsner and viola with Cathrine Forbes. She is an active member of the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) and the Texas Orchestra Directors Association (TODA). During the Summer of 2025, Yahaira got the opportunity to be a TODA intern where she learned to put together a convention and worked together with the TODA Board. She is also on the staff for the UTA Summer Strings Camp every summer being a dorm counselor.