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Season highlights will focus on the music of the most romantic city in the world – Paris!  Among the concert offerings will be an evening of excepts and arias from great operas set in Paris, including Puccini's La Boheme, Massenet's Manon, Charpentier's Louise, and Verdi's La Traviata!  The season will also feature such Paris- themed pieces as one of Haydn’s “Paris” symphonies, Mozart's “Paris” Symphony, Waldteufel's “Tout-Paris Waltz”, and Meyerbeer's “Overture to Les Huguenots”, to name but a few.  A special program titled On the Corner of Broadway and the Champs d'Elysees! will offer an evening of hit songs celebrating the City of Light, including “I Love Paris”, “The Last Time I Saw Paris”, “April In Paris”, and Cole Porter’s “You don’t Know Paris”, plus music from Gigi, Jaques Brel, and Le Miserables!
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Administration

Board of Directors

 

Patty Montagno, President

Amy Qattan, President-Elect

Mike Lancaster, Treasurer

Kelley Felix, Secretary

Linda Braga

Anita Collins

Dwayne Gentsch

Mark Hughes

Alison Keyes

John Kirby

Nancy Lancaster

Darrell Lensch

Joe Mansour

Pamela Mansour

Rebecca Paddock

Barry Walters

 

Administrative Staff


Music Director & Conductor
   Robert Carter Austin 
         Music Director and Conductor Robert Carter Austin is a graduate of M.I.T., Cambridge University, and Stanford University. Maestro Austin has served as Music Director of Chattanooga Opera, Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra, East Texas Symphony Orchestra, and the Southern Regional Opera.  His guest-conductor appearances are numerous. National credits include symphonies and operas in nine different states. Internationally Maestro Austin appeared with orchestras all over South America, Europe and Asia. He also serves as the Music Director of the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra & Symphony Arlington.

 

        
General Manager 

   Rusty Hall 
         A Graduate of Oklahoma State University’s Music Business Program, Rusty Hall returned to the North Texas area where he founded R.R. Productions, a recording company specialized in large ensemble recording. He begin working with the Garland Symphony Orchestra in 2007 when he was hired as lead audio engineer. In early 2008 he obtained his current position as General Manager of the Garland Symphony. Rusty is an active member of the Garland Chamber of Commerce where he continues to help further the support of music in the Dallas area.

 

Director of Operations
   Michael Hooper
         Michael Hooper holds the position of Director of Operations for the organization.  Originally from the Dallas/Fort Worth area he studied Music Business and received a Bachelors of Music degree with selective studies in Business from West Texas A&M University.  During college Michael served as president of Kappa Kappa Psi, National Honorary Band Fraternity for two consecutive years and was employed with the university as a computer technician.

Education Director
   Tisa Scates
         Tisa Scates, a native of Houston, Texas, joined the Garland Symphony Orchestra staff January 2007 to act as Education Director and Administrative Director of the Lone Star Youth Orchestra. Tisa is an alumnus of Baylor University in Waco, TX where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Business Administration.

Finance Manager
   Jill Montgomery