(Concert Photo taken by Debra Swartzendruber)
These advanced string students, from the studios of Diane Ford and Shandy Phillips, were Soloists for the Bach Double Concerto with the Starkville Symphony at Rent Auditorium in Columbus and First Baptist Church in Starkville. The Concert at Rent Auditorium was a collaboration of the Columbus Arts Council and the Starkville/MSU Symphony Association.
Starkville “A Space Symphony” October 25th, and 26th 2012. Rent Auditorium and First Baptist Church, Starkville
Symphony Conductor: Michael Brown
Bach Double Soloists: Students of Diane Ford and *Shandy Phillips (Starkville, MS)
Back Row from Left: Laura Sandifer, Bach Double Conductor, Richard Human, *Daniel Jones, Abbey Swartzendruber, Cassie James, Aidan Dunkelberg, *Lillian Fulgham, Symphony Conductor, Michael Brown, Diane Ford
Front Row: Gracie Swartzendruber, *Helen Peng, Lucy Sandifer, Stephanie Smith, Trudy Gildea and Shandy Phillips
Also performing as a student apprentice with the Symphony, was cellist,Scott Sandifer; a student of Carlton McCreery of Tuscaloosa, AL.
NEXT STARKVILLE SYMPHONY CONCERT: December 4th, 2012 – First Baptist Church, Starkville, MS 7:30 p.m.
Criss Christmas Concert
Congratulations to the three Suzuki String students were chosen to participate in the prestigious Belhaven Univ. All-State orchestra on March 23, 2013. The 47 members of this orchestra were chosen by audition and come from across the state of Mississippi. The students pictured from left to right are: Scott Sandifer from Caledonia, MS, Daniel Jones from Starkville, MS, and Abbey Swartzendruber from Smithville, MS. The All-State orchestra was conducted by Maestro Ivan Del Prado. The concert included: Symphony No.1 by William Boyce, Concerto in C minor by G. P. Telemann, Capriol Suite by Peter Warlock, and the St. Paul Suite by Gustav Holst.
Suzuki Strings of Columbus, Mississippi 