After Southwestern: Alumni Accolades

• Rachel (Barnes) Smith (08) Elementary music teacher, Houston public schools
• Victoria Chang (07) Graduate studies in Piano Performance, Carnegie-Mellon University; now a pre-medical student, University of Pittsburgh
• Stevie Garza (07) Graduate studies in Musicology, University of Iowa
• Travis Jeffords (07) Graduate studies in Composition, University of Texas at Austin
• Walter 'Gus' Sterneman (07) Graduate studies in Conducting, Butler University
• Aaron Carter-Cohn (06) Graduate studies in music composition, Texas State University/San Marcos
• David Smith (06) Graduate studies in voice and opera, University of Houston
• Kevin High (06) Graduate Studies in cello performance, Texas State University/San Marcos
• Megan Arnold (05) Private voice instructor, Houston public schools.
• Estee (Carel) Valendy (04) Seminary student, Texas Christian University.
• Amanda Ortiz (04) orchestra director, Southmore Intermediate School, Pasadena, TX
• Catherine Warlick (04) Graduate studies in Music and Human Learning, University of Texas at Austin.
• Joshua Keltner (04) completed Master of Music program in cello performance, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
• Jennifer Marie Henderson (03) Middle school music instructor, Surprise School District, Arizona.
• Amy Louise (Werst) Cox (03) orchestra director, Johnston Middle School, Houston, TX
• Matthew Brown (02) MM Peabody Conservatory. Recently appointed Assistant Conductor of Canton (OH) Symphony
• John Branch (00) Freelance guitarist, Austin, TX; has his own band, The Other Lebowski
• Yasu Suzuki (00) Completed graduate studies at University of Massachusetts/Amherst. Now a bass instructor at Amherst College and freelance musician
• Cristina Gonzalez (00) Orchestra director, Economides HS, Edinburg, TX
• Weston Hurt (99) Graduate studies in vocal performance, Indiana University and summer apprentice artist at The Santa Fe Opera Company. Now under professional management, Columbia Artists. Has sung with the Dallas Opera, New York City Opera, Wolf Trap Opera and at Carnegie Hall
• Jed Ragsdale (98) Choral Director, Langham Creek High School, Houston, TX
• Jason Schayot (97) Director of Bands, Georgetown Independent School District
• Christopher Frerichs (97) Completed MA in arts administration and MBA from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
• Melissa (Melancon) Hartshorn (97) Completed graduate studies in vocal performance at University of Houston. Currently a voice teacher at Klein Oak High School, Spring, TX
• Adrienne (Meza) Grove (97) Completed graduate studies in vocal performance at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
• Christine Carlisle (97) Elementary music teacher in Spring Branch ISD, Houston, TX
• Michelle (Mizell) Corazao (96) Graduate studies in Sacred Music, Southern Methodist University
• Jo Ann Elliott (95) Completed Master of Music in Choral Conducting at Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. Currently a junior high choir director in Richardson, TX
• Claire Smith (95) Graduate studies at Boston Conservatory. Now a freelance musician in New York.
• Robert Phillips (94) Choral director at Dobie High School, Pasadena, TX
• Jason Geistweidt (93) Ph.D., Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland in music composition; currently freelance composer based in Chicago
• Michelle Weselman (93) Junior High School Choral Director, Spring, TX
• Susan Busch-Eisenhower (92) Junior High Choral Director, Georgetown, TX
• Catharine Degnan Lysinger (91) Master's and Doctorate in Piano Performance, University of Houston; currently Director of Piano Preparatory Department, Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University
• Michael Lysinger (89) Currently director of the Choral program, J.J. Pearce High School, Richardson, TX
• Marc Erck (89) Minister of Music, University United Methodist Church, Austin; Chorus Master, Austin Lyric Opera.
• Scott Carrell (87) Associate Professor of Music, Harding University, Searcy, AR
• Sam Smith (85) completed MS in stage direction for opera at Indiana University, Bloomington. Currently Director of Resource Development for Indianapolis Opera.
• Michael Alexander (82) Completed DMA at the University of Houston; past President of Orchestra Division, Texas Music Educators' Association; currently Music Education faculty member, Baylor University
• Don McAvoy (87) Minister of Music, Coker United Methodist Church, San Antonio, TX
• Dr. Ann Stutes (84) Instructor of Music Theory and Chair of Music Department, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TX
• Dr. Rebecca Burkhardt, Orchestra Director, University of Northern Iowa
• Andre Garcia (81) Choral Director and Chair of Music Department, New Mexico Highlands University
• Charlotte (Reed) Moellering (80) Orchestra director, Blalack Middle School, Carrollton, TX. Master's degree, University of North Texas
• Kathy Lincoln (74) completed MA in Violin Pedagogy at Texas Women's University, and Master of Music in violin performance at Florida State University. Performer in various professional orchestras in Florida.
• Susan Youens (68) Musicology faculty, Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN; leading authority on the music of Franz Schubert