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Administrative StaffSuzanne Thomas, Executive Director Artistic Staff Dr. Michael Webster is known as a clarinetist, conductor, composer and educator. Professor of clarinet at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, he has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Aaron Copland, the Boston Pops and John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Tokyo and Cleveland String Quartets and at many of North America's finest music festivals. He has served on the conducting faculties of the New England Conservatory and the University of Michigan and has conducted the Michigan and Asian Youth Orchestras. Interested in all facets of music, Dr. Reynaldo Ochoa is an active conductor, composer, performer and educator. He holds a doctorate in composition from Rice University as well as bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Houston. Ochoa has served as the music director and conductor of Symphony North of Houston for 12 seasons and is on the faculty of Houston Community College and University of St. Thomas. He also has held teaching positions at the University of Houston and Rice University. Michael Alan Isadore is orchestra director at Dulles High School. He holds masters degrees in conducting and clarinet performance from the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC) Conservatory of Music and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Baylor University. Isadore also serves as the associate conductor of the Houston Civic Symphony and formed the möbius chamber ensemble in which he serves as conductor and clarinetist. Carolyn Vandiver holds a bachelor's and master's degree in music education. She is the orchestra director at Stephen F. Austin High School in Fort Bend ISD. Vandiver is listed in Who's Who Among American Teachers and twice has been named teacher of the year. Her orchestras consistently receive sweepstakes awards at UIL competitions. She also is a UIL Orchestra Contest Adjudicator. Ann Victor is the orchestra director at Sartartia Middle School in Sugar Land. Victor graduated from Interlochen Academy for the Arts and received her bachelor of music and master of music degrees in cello performance from Kent State University. She has completed the coursework for a doctor of musical arts in cello performance at The University of Texas at Austin. Her groups have continually received UIL Sweepstakes awards. |



Dr. Michael Webster is known as a clarinetist, conductor, composer and educator. Professor of clarinet at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music, he has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Aaron Copland, the Boston Pops and John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Tokyo and Cleveland String Quartets and at many of North America's finest music festivals. He has served on the conducting faculties of the New England Conservatory and the University of Michigan and has conducted the Michigan and Asian Youth Orchestras.
Interested in all facets of music, Dr. Reynaldo Ochoa is an active conductor, composer, performer and educator. He holds a doctorate in composition from Rice University as well as bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Houston. Ochoa has served as the music director and conductor of Symphony North of Houston for 12 seasons and is on the faculty of Houston Community College and University of St. Thomas. He also has held teaching positions at the University of Houston and Rice University.
Michael Alan Isadore is orchestra director at Dulles High School. He holds masters degrees in conducting and clarinet performance from the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC) Conservatory of Music and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Baylor University. Isadore also serves as the associate conductor of the Houston Civic Symphony and formed the möbius chamber ensemble in which he serves as conductor and clarinetist.
Carolyn Vandiver holds a bachelor's and master's degree in music education. She is the orchestra director at Stephen F. Austin High School in Fort Bend ISD. Vandiver is listed in Who's Who Among American Teachers and twice has been named teacher of the year. Her orchestras consistently receive sweepstakes awards at UIL competitions. She also is a UIL Orchestra Contest Adjudicator.
Ann Victor is the orchestra director at Sartartia Middle School in Sugar Land. Victor graduated from Interlochen Academy for the Arts and received her bachelor of music and master of music degrees in cello performance from Kent State University. She has completed the coursework for a doctor of musical arts in cello performance at The University of Texas at Austin. Her groups have continually received UIL Sweepstakes awards.

