Our Team

Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Founder, Director, and Faculty
Distinguished Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting | Rice University Shepherd School of Music
Music Director Laureate | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Artistic Director | Caminos del Inka
The Juilliard School | MM
Curtis Institute of Music | BM
Email Miguel
miguelharth-bedoya.com
Felix Torres

Managing Director
Music & Artistic Director | Mesquite Symphony Orchestra
Artistic Director | Texas Institute for Orchestral Studies
Principal Conductor | Caminos Ensemble
Music & Artistic Director | East Texas Youth Orchestra
Texas Christian University | Orchestral Conducting | MM
Texas Christian University | Wind Conducting | MM
Texas Christian University | Music Education | BME
Email Felix
fdtorres.com
Andrew J. Kim

Director of Admissions
Faculty
The Marica and Jan Vilcek Music Director | New York Youth Symphony
Artist in Residence in Orchestral/Instrumental Activities | Williams College
Director | Berkshire Symphony
University of Minnesota | Orchestral Conducting | DMA (ongoing)
Ithaca College | Orchestral Conducting | MM
Swarthmore College | Music | BA
andrewkimconductor.com
New York Youth Symphony
Maritza Cáceres

Faculty
Ear Training
Artistic Director & Conductor | Fort Worth Kantorei
Texas Christian University | Choral Conducting | DMA
Westminster Choir College | Choral Conducting | MM
University of Chile | Music Theory | BM
Santiago Ariza

Personnel Manager
Lab Orchestra
Texas Christian University | Violin Performance | DMA (ongoing)
Texas Christian University | Violin performance | MM
Universidad Central (Colombia) | Violin performance | BM
Michael Shih

Faculty
String Technique
Concertmaster, Lab Orchestra
String Class
Concertmaster | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
The Juilliard School | Music Performance | MM
The Juilliard School | Music Performance | BM
fwsymphony.org/about/musicians/michael-shih
Adrian Voirin DeCosta

Faculty
String Technique
Principal Second Violin | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Southern Methodist University | Music Performance & Education | BM
fwsymphony.org/about/musicians/adriana-voirin-decosta
Jake Fridkis

Faculty
Woodwind Technique
Principal Flute | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Yale School of Music | Music Performance | Artist Diploma
Yale School of Music | Music Performance | MM
Cleveland Institute of Music | Music Performance | BM
fwsymphony.org/about/musicians/jake-fridkis
Seth McConnell

Faculty
Timpani, Lab Orchestra
Timpani & Percussion Techniques
Principal Timpanist | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
New England Conservatory | Music Performance | MM
Purchase University | Music Performance | BM
fwsymphony.org/about/musicians/seth-mcconnell
Edward Brown

Faculty
Writing Techniques
Contributing Writer | Fort Worth Weekly
Blogger | Visit DFW
University of North Texas | Music | BM
edwardbrownfw.com
Stephan Gomez

Faculty
University of Kentucky | Orchestral Conducting | DMA (ongoing)
Baylor University | Orchestral Conducting | MM
University of Nebraska Omaha | Conducting | BA
stephangomez.com
Ana Spasovska

Teaching Assistant
Rice University | Orchestral Conducting | MM (ongoing)
Kyle Haake

Teaching Assistant
Rice University | Orchestral Conducting | MM (ongoing)