We’re so excited about tonight’s performance by twin violinists Manasa and Manjunath at the Sugar Land Art Center and Gallery for a Fort Bend Women’s Shelter event! Congratulations and good luck, Manasa and Manjunath!
With great excitement, Lauren Haley Studios announces a new lesson space within the Sugar Land Art Center and Gallery! This energizing learning environment furthers the LHS vision for dynamic music education and performance.
Our partnership with the Sugar Land Art Center and Gallery, a non-profit 501c3 organization and Fort Bend Star Readers’ Choice Award 2016 Winner, presents fantastic opportunities for group lessons and performances as well as a dedicated space for private lessons. We’re thrilled for the growth this move will foster in our young musicians.
More information about the Sugar Land Art Center can be found online at http://www.sugarlandartcenter.org. Lessons at our new studio location will commence on August 1st, 2016!
Sugar Land Art Center and Gallery
104 Industrial Blvd. Suite Q, Studio #9
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Congratulations to the following students for winning and retaining spots in their school’s very highest orchestra!
Ananya, Austin HS
Sophie, Clements HS
Chris, Clements HS
William, Elkins HS
Danielle, Travis HS
Deepa, Travis HS
Esosa, Travis HS
Mustafashah, Travis HS
Amanda, Baines MS
Sneha, Bowie MS
Isaac, Dulles MS
Danae, Dulles MS
Megan, Sartartia MS
Sharon, Sartartia MS
Special congratulations to Danielle and Esosa for jumping straight from their middle schools to the top orchestra at Travis High School. Well done, girls!
Congratulations to everyone on another successful round of auditions! We’ll update this list as the good news keeps pouring in.
Hello, all!
Last week I had the honor of attending A Celebration of Eastman in Houston with Eastman’s wonderful leadership faculty, alumni, and supporters. Eastman Dean Jamal Rossi presented Todd Frazier with the 2016 Luminary Award in recognition of Frazier’s incredible contributions to the arts. Students, you’ll know Todd Frazier as the founder of the American Festival for the Arts here in Houston! He is currently the Director of the Center for Performing Arts Medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital.
I was so happy to see Donna Brink Fox at the reception and to have the chance to thank her for her profound influence on my musical life. To students, Dr. Fox champions academic achievement, joy, and perseverance. To teachers, she demonstrates the lifelong positive impact you have on your students and their communities.
Speaking of Eastman’s leadership, I was thrilled to connect with Jamal Rossi, Eastman’s Joan and Martin Messinger Dean. His enthusiasm for music’s ability to change the world perfectly demonstrates Eastman’s dynamic role in the 21st century.
Congratulations to LHS Collaborative Pianist Evelyn Lam for being selected as one of six 2016 Music Inspire Africa artists! Evelyn will travel to South Africa from May 23rd – June 13th to perform, present, and teach.
In more Evelyn news, enjoy these pictures from her DMA Collaborative Recital earlier this month at Hatch Recital Hall! Watch this page for information about Evelyn’s upcoming coaching and performance dates in Houston with LHS.
All LHS students and families are invited to live-stream Evelyn Lam’s Collaborative DMA Recital at the Eastman School of Music’s Hatch Hall tonight at 8PM CST. Follow this link: http://www.esm.rochester.edu/live/hatch and enter this password: gniMaerts1!
Congratulations to Deepa (10th grade) for performing as first desk violist at Carnegie Hall with her orchestra from Travis High School over spring break!
Sophomore violinist Ananya performed at Carnegie Hall last week with Austin High School’s orchestra — well done, Ananya!
Congratulations to Isaac, who won his first concertmaster position at Dulles Middle School at the beginning of March. Isaac also took home a new violin recently from Amati Violin Shop.
Congratulations to Sneha, our newly crowned 1st desk, 1st violin section leader at Bowie Middle School! Sneha is Deepa’s sister, and it’s a delight to watch both girls excel musically.
Baris has finally found his dream violin bow! After playing bows throughout Houston, he purchased a bow from Gold Violin Shop.
On an academic note, let’s all congratulate Asher (7th grade, Sartartia MS) for taking the SAT and scoring better than the majority of HS seniors on both state and national levels. Keep up the good work, Asher!
Please join us in welcoming our newest studio member, Aleezay. Aleezay is in 6th grade and studies violin in Sartartia Middle School orchestra.
Congratulations to Paige, who chose a Jan Kriml violin from Gold Violin Shop and an Alfred Knoll bow from Lisle Violin Shop after winning a Grade 1 on a Level 1 piece for her high school Solo & Ensemble competition.
Hello, all!
I’m finally back from a wonderful trip abroad that ended with a lecture and performance at ACS Egham International School in Surrey, England.
I thoroughly enjoyed talking to HS International Baccalaureate students about what it takes to earn a conservatory degree in performance and what the pursuit of music teaches us about learning. It’s inspiring to see how Irina Walters’ music program at ACS has grown with spectacular guest artist and student performances.
While in London I also had the chance to meet up with Levine Andrade, my violin and viola teacher in England for the years I spent there. I was so excited to see my former teacher that I forgot to take a picture! But, needless to say, I am so grateful to both Levine and Irina for the profound impact their musical mentorship has had on my life.
The final award count for Solo & Ensemble is in and it’s wonderful to announce that 22 LHS students won Grade 1 marks, with 5 students competing in both the Solo and Ensemble categories and securing Grade 1 in both competitions. Every Solo & Ensemble contestant who performed in the 2016 LHS Student Showcase Recital on February 13th received a 1 for their solo grade. Well done, kids!
We’re super excited for Amanda, Ananya, Chris, Deepa, Nikita, Paige, Sharon, and Sophie, all of whom received Grade 1 marks on Class 1 (highest HS level) pieces. Sharon and Amanda are still in middle school (7th grade) !
Congratulations to Danae, Deepa, Sophie, Kayle, and Isaac for auditioning for both solo and ensemble competitions and securing Grade 1 marks in both categories!
Well done to Sneha for earning the current concertmaster spot of the Bowie Symphony, to William for maintaining the concertmaster spot in his orchestra at Elkins, to Amanda for maintaining her principal viola spot at Baines, and to Jacob for maintaining his principal viola chair at Quail Valley. We’re all so excited for Deepa, who will play first desk viola for Travis HS’s upcoming performance in Carnegie Hall over spring break!
MS and HS performers are graded on a scale from 1 (best) to 5, so without further ado, here’s the complete list of the LHS students who were awarded Grade 1:
Amanda
Ananya
Anisha
Ayushi
Chris
Danae
Deepa
Enara
Esosa
Isaac
Kayle
Maggie
Megan
Neha
Nikita
Paige
Sarah
Seline
Sharon
Sneha
Sophie
Taruni
Special Congratulations to the 2016 Grade 1 Solo & Ensemble Performers!
*Edited 2/26 to include more winners*
MS & HS performers are graded on a scale from 1 (best) to 5, and the following students took home the Grade 1 marks:
Amanda*
Ananya*
Anisha
Ayushi
Chris*
Danae
Deepa*
Enara
Esosa
Isaac
Kayle
Maggie
Megan
Neha
Nikita*
Paige*
Sarah
Seline
Sharon*
Sneha
Sophie*
Taruni
*Denotes Grade 1 on a Class 1 piece (highest level of difficulty through HS).
Congratulations to Danae, Deepa, Sophie, Kayle, and Isaac for auditioning for both solo and ensemble competitions and securing Grade 1 marks in both categories!
Congratulations also to Sneha for earning the current concertmaster spot of the Bowie Symphony, to William for maintaining the concertmaster spot in his orchestra at Elkins, to Amanda for maintaining her principal viola spot at Baines, and to Jacob for maintaining his principal viola chair at Quail Valley. We’re all so excited for Deepa, who will play first desk viola for Travis HS’s upcoming performance in Carnegie Hall over spring break!
Congratulations to everyone on your wonderful progress!
LAUREN HALEY STUDIOS 
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