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

Associate Director, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Admissions

Music & Artistic Director | Mesquite Symphony Orchestra
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

Managing Director

Previously:
President and Executive Director, ARTS San Antonio
Managing Director, Texas Ballet Theater
General Manager, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Director of Marketing, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Director of Marketing, The Dallas Opera

Boston University School of Fine Arts | Bassoon Performance

Email John

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

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 | 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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