Founder & Director

Mary Franks Thompson Director of Orchestral Studies, Baylor University and Music Director, Baylor Symphony Orchestra

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

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

Director of Admissions
Faculty

Music Director | New York Youth Symphony

University of Minnesota | Orchestral Conducting | DMA (ongoing)
Ithaca College | Orchestral Conducting | MM
Swarthmore College | Music | BA

andrewkimconductor.com
New York Youth Symphony

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

Faculty | Texas Institute for Orchchestral Studies
Fundamentals of Musicianship
Music History

Texas Christian University | Composition and Orchestral Conducting | MM
University of North Texas | Jazz Studies | MM and BM

Personnel Manager
Lab Orchestra

Texas Christian University | Violin Performance | DMA (ongoing)
Texas Christian University | Violin performance | MM
Universidad Central (Colombia) | Violin performance | BM

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

Faculty
String Technique

Principal Second Violin | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Southern Methodist University | Music Performance & Education | BM

fwsymphony.org/about/musicians/adriana-voirin-decosta

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

Faculty
Brass Technique

Principal Trumpet, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra

Yale University | Trumpet Performance | MM

https://fwsymphony.org/about/musicians/kyle-sherman

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

Faculty
Writing Techniques

Contributing Writer | Fort Worth Weekly
Blogger | Visit DFW

University of North Texas | Music | BM

edwardbrownfw.com

Teaching Assistant

University of Nebraska Omaha | BA Conducting

Baylor University MM Orchestral Conducting (2024)

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