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Seventeen-year-old
Erika Denslow has studied
piano with Vickie Pautz (eight years,) organ with Sylvia Kelley
(four years,) and violin/viola with Paula Bird (three years.)
Miss
Denslow has attended annually, for seven years, the piano
workshops sponsored by the Heart of Texas Suzuki Organization
at Texas State University, San Marcos. There, she worked with
pianists Dr. Ralph Harrel, Dr. Doris Harrel, David Renner,
Cynthia Prince, Lita Guerra, Dr. Angelica Lopez, Dr. Brad
Bolen, Dr. David Brown, and Carolyn True.
Erika Denslow has played violin in the Starlight Symphony
Orchestra since its inception in January 2002. In addition,
she has sung with the Wimberley Community Chorus for two seasons.
She enjoys playing for church events, nursing homes, and collaborating
with other musicians to play ensemble pieces for various occasions.
Miss Denslow is currently employed as the accompanist and
Children's Choir director at St. Mary Catholic Church in Wimberley.
She is a home schooled senior, and will be attending Williams
College in the fall. While she does not plan to pursue a music-related
career, her multiple talents will always be with her, and
she will continue to hold a special place for music in her
heart.
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Nora
Henschen,
age 17, is a native of Austin and has studied violin for the
past 12 years. Her first teacher was Lucia Woodruff; she currently
studies with Dr. Neela Kinariwala and Dr. Laurie Scott. Nora
has attended many music camps including the Armadillo Suzuki
Institute, the Santa Fe Suzuki Institute, and the Texas State
Virtuosi String Camp.
Nora's first taste of competition came at the age of eight when
her two-year-old brother Louis, now an experienced violinist,
tried repeatedly to grab Nora's violin for himself. More recently,
she was chosen as a member of the TMEA All-Region Orchestra.
In December, she was named a finalist in the Pearl Amster Youth
Concerto Competition of the Austin Civic Orchestra.
For the past five years Miss Henschen has enjoyed being a member
of the Austin Youth Orchestra. She and her brother have always
been home-schooled. In her spare time she enjoys listening to
music and reading novels. She qualified to audition during the
YA Festival by volunteering community service hours in support
of the SSO.
Miss Henschen is a parishioner and altar server at St. Mary
Cathedral, as well as a member of Teens for Unity, an international
movement committed to a united world. Nora Henschen looks forward
to a career in music and is grateful to her parents for all
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