The Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) hailed his “dazzling
technique” and his “clean, tidy approach.” Music critic Laurence Vittes described him as an “illumination in music,” and said of his all-Beethoven recital: “Marshall presented a recital so full of musical thrills and  beauties, and so in identification with the composer’s own persona, that, for a few hours, it was as if he
were communing across the centuries to conjure up a rare and magical musical spectrum.” The Telegraf Online Constanta (Romania) reported that Marshall “captivated the audience” in Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 20, which he conducted from the piano.
 

Eldred Marshall began studying the piano at age six and played in public by age seven. His prodigious and inquisitive mind allowed him to master large swaths of the piano repertoire quickly as well as consistently win top prizes at the competitions he entered as a child. By 16, he debuted with orchestra, playing Brahms’s Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat Major with the Victor Valley Symphony Orchestra. Before entering into Yale University, where he graduated with honors with a B.A. in Political Science, he had already performed all over the United States.
 

The critically-acclaimed pianist has performed in Spain, Italy, the Republic of San Marino, Belgium, Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, the Ukraine, the People’s Republic of China, and Canada. He has performed the entire cycle of 32 Piano Sonatas of Beethoven in public, from memory, as a concentrated series, twice. Other notable tour projects include all-Bach piano recital programs including the Goldberg Variations, the Well-Tempered Clavier,

Book 1, and Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations.
 

As an orchestral conductor, Marshall has led the Ukrainian State Academic Orchestra (Kiev, Ukraine), the Kharkiv Youth Symphony (Kharkiv, Ukraine), the Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra (Pleven, Bulgaria), the Vidin Philharmonic Orchestra (Vidin, Bulgaria), the Filarmonica Oltenia di Craiova (Craiova, Romania), and the Constanta “Black Sea” Philharmonic Orchestra (Constanta, Romania). Additionally, he has led several opera productions, such as Mozart’s

Bastien und Bastienne, Le Nozze di Figaro, Die Zauberflöte, as well as Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande.
 

The 2023-2024 Season will feature Marshall making his debuts as a pianist with the East Oregon Symphony Orchestra (Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4) and with the National Symphony Orchestra of Teleradio-Moldova as pianist and conductor. He will return to Bulgaria to tour three cities with the Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra, doubling as pianist and conductor in May 2024. Further, he will perform another tour of China in the summer of 2024.
 

Marshall earned his Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance degree from the University of North Texas (UNT) in 2018. Additionally, he earned three Master of Music degrees from Southern Methodist University (SMU): piano (2011), organ (2012) and orchestral conducting (2013).  Institutions at which he has taught include Grambling State University, Texas A&M Commerce, UNT, SMU, and North Texas Central College. His doctoral dissertation topic was

on the art of conducting piano concerti from the piano – performance practice, discipline and whether or not it is “real conducting.”
 

Presently, Marshall serves as the Artistic Director/Conductor of the Mansfield Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally, he serves as Associate Director of Music at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Rockwall, TX. He is also the Music Director/Conductor of the Music Ministry Conservatory Choir, the founding Artistic Director/Conductor of the Lucas Chorale, and the Organist/Music Director of Grace Fellowship Seventh-day Adventist Church in Lucas, TX.

Jen Betz has been a member of the first violin section of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra since 2012.  Originally from California, she began playing the violin at age seven. She studied at the preparatory division in San Francisco Conservatory with Doris Fukawa and then with Zaven Melikian at the San Domenico School in San Anselmo, CA. She was accepted into the studio of Almita and Roland Vamos at Northwestern University and was also a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago from 2007-2008. After graduating with a Bachelor of Music degree, she moved to Miami to play with the New World Symphony as a Fellow for four years. There she worked closely with conductors Michael Tilson Thomas and Esa-Pekka Salonen. She now lives in Fort Worth with her two daughters and two dogs.

Sari Pearce, violinist and Lakeway Masterpiece Series/Lakeway Chamber Players Founder, started her violin lessons at age 3, after given a choice of either start going to a preschool, where her 2 older sisters came home crying every day, or stay home and start taking violin lessons. It paid off and she has been playing ever since! After studying with a well-known pedagogue Gwen Thompson in Vancouver BC Canada, who populated the city with exceptional violinists, Sari went on to study with Eudice Shapiro at  the University of Southern California, earning her BM in Performance, and where she met her husband/partner Andrew. She went on to play with the Boston Pops, Pasadena Chamber Orchestra, CBC Radio Orchestra, and Vancouver Opera Orchestra. Currently, she’s an award winning full-time broker associate at Christie’s International Real Estate as an inaugural agent to open its branch in Austin, TX. When she’s not selling homes and playing her violin with her husband of 34+ years, she enjoys doing handstands and other high intensity training at Elite Core Pilates Studio several times a week, taking care of her flock of hens for fresh eggs, and volunteering at several organizations. She’s excited to be back performing chamber music again.

Anna Kolotylina is Ukrainian violist. She began to play violin at the age of 5. While at school, she performed as a soloist with the Lutsk Philharmonic Orchestra and was a part of famous Ukrainian ensemble “Volyniany” which has been concertizing throughout Slovak Republic, Poland, Austria, Luxemburg, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. In 1999 and 2001 Ms. Kolotylina won a First Prize and Grand Prix at the Regional Competition in Lutsk and participated in Kiev National Competition getting the diploma “New Name in Ukraine”.

In 2003 she studied at the special music school in Lviv, Ukraine, where she was the soloist with the Lviv Symphony Orchestra. In 2006 Anna entered National Lviv Music Academy and after one year was accepted to study at the International Menuhin Music Academy, Switzerland. While studying there, Ms. Kolotylina participated at the International Brahms Competition (Pörtschach, Austria) and was awarded a scholarship. Anna was a part of the IMMA Quartet which in 2011 won the First Prize and the Audience Prize at the “Chamonix Mont Blanc” International Competition in France.

Anna received her Master’s Degree at the National Lviv  Music Academy in 2011 and performed in Switzerland, Italy and Portugal with string ensemble “Camerata Menuhin ”. Her teachers were Alberto Lysy, Jeremy Menuhin, Franz Helmerson, Gàbor Takàcs, Mihaela Martin, Liviu Prunaru, Martin Beaver,  Nobuko Imai and Ettore Causa. She performed in Victoria Hall (Geneva), Tonhalle (Zurich), Casino (Bern), Tonhalle (Sant-Galen), Casino (Basel), Walt Disney Concert Hall, and Zipper Hall (Los Angeles) with Ebene String Quartet, Tokyo String Quartet, and with a member of Guarneri String Quartet Arnold Steinhardt. Anna played in the orchestra conducted by Yehuda Gilad, Bramwell Tovey, Neville Merriner, James Conlon, Gustavo Dudamel. In summer 2014 Ms. Kolotylina was invited to teach at the International Idyllwild Summer Festival, USA. She was a teaching assistant at The Menuhin Academy. Anna received an Artist Diploma at The Colburn School, (Los Angeles) in 2016 where she studied with Paul Coletti.  

In 2016 Ms. Kolotylina was an Assistant Principal Viola at the Baton Rouge Symphony, and a Principal Viola at the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra. Currently, Anna is a Principal Viola with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.

Andrew Pearce, cellist, Lakeway Masterpiece Series/Lakeway Chamber Plauers Founder and Artistic Director, earned his degree at University of Southern California in the class of legendary cellist Lynn Harrell. He has performed solos with the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, Boston Pops, Utah Symphony and Polish Chamber Orchestra, among many others. During his 20 years playing cello in orchestra, he performed in many of the great halls of Europe and Asia, and also played lots of trios with his group, the Boston Trio, as well as other groups performing across Canada and New England. At the ripe age of 44, Andrew traded a tenured job in one America’s top five orchestras, the Boston Symphony, for the risk and thrill of a future in real estate in Austin, TX. And though building and developing is an adventure all its own, he never lost his passion for chamber music. Nowadays, Andrew divides his time between family, real estate, and living life to the fullest while sharing his love for music as cellist and Artistic Director of the new Lakeway Masterpiece Concert Series.

Veronica E. Mascaro, flutist, is a former Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas, where she was a doctoral student under the tutelage of Dr. James Scott and Professor Terri Sundberg. Ms. Mascaro is a past member of the North Texas Wind Symphony and current member of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ms. Mascaro continues her east coast relationship with her memberships in the Kennett Symphony Orchestra and the Reading Pops Orchestra. Veronica is a frequent performer at Salon 33 in Princeton, New Jersey and the TGIF Concert Series in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  She performs and publishes with the Mascaro-Newman Flute and Guitar Duo. Internationally, Veronica has served as faculty member for the Ameropa International Chamber Music and Solo Master Class Festival in Prague and the ChamberArt Chamber Festival in Madrid, Spain. Locally, Veronica is flute teacher at Memorial High School, Highland Park High School, Heritage High School, Lewisville High School, and Maus Middle School. Ms. Mascaro is the current conductor of the Flutissimo! Flute Choir, Flutasia Flute Choir, and the Reading Pops Orchestra.

Praised by the New York Times for his “crisp performance” of a “devilish showpiece” by Ukrainian composer Borys Liatoshynsky, Daniel Anastasio is a soloist and chamber musician based in San Antonio, Texas who combines an intellectual curiosity with “technical prowess and emotional sensitivity” (San Antonio Report). As Artistic Director of several organizations including Agarita and the San Antonio Chamber Music Society, his innovative programs have included collaborations with dancers, writers, museums, photographers, glass-blowers, and more. As a performer with a diverse skill set, he has performed Bach’s Goldberg Variations on harpsichord one week, and premiered a multimedia work by Rome Prize-winning contemporary composer Christopher Stark on MIDI keyboard the next. An active proponent of new music, he is the co-founder and pianist of Unheard-of Ensemble, a group that creates engaging interdisciplinary works in direct collaboration with emerging artists and composers across the United States, and tours actively. An Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies at San Antonio College, Anastasio received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Philosophy from Cornell University under Xak Bjerken, a Master of Music degree from Juilliard under Jerome Lowenthal, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University, where he studied with Gilbert Kalish and Christina Dahl.

John McAlester has been a member of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra's horn section since 2018. Previously, he served as the 4th horn with the Amarillo Symphony and has performed with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. In addition to his orchestral roles, he has engaged as a hornist in the Center for Chamber Music's Woodwind Quintet and was also a former member of the Blackwelder Brass Quintet in Oklahoma City. John holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Oklahoma City University.

The Lone Star Wind Orchestra (LSWO) was founded in April 2006 by Robert Clark, Barry Knezek, and Christopher Tucker. The driving force behind forming this performing ensemble was the collective agreement between the founders to build an orchestra from a player’s perspective and be a vital participant in the North Texas arts community. The founders agreed that the organization needed to focus on these core values: making the best possible music, giving back to the community, and reaching out to the disadvantaged and underserved.

The LSWO performs classical transcriptions, chamber music, and contemporary wind band literature in some of the finest performance halls available, primarily the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, the Charles W. Eisemann Center, and the Moody Performance Hall. The Lone Star Wind Orchestra is proud to nurture musical growth through its guest artists and conductors, and to support the expansion of the wind band repertoire through commissioning new works.

These accomplishments are in addition to the numerous programs performed for free to community outreach groups and organizations. The Lone Star Wind Orchestra strives to embody “Music Changing Lives” to audiences and as a role model for young students, encouraging the pursuit of music involvement as a life-long passion.

Amy Woody is Lecturer in Wind Studies and Director of Athletic Bands at the University of
North Texas. She has completed coursework toward a doctor of musical arts in conducting with
a related filed in clarinet performance from the University of North Texas. She served as a
Teaching Fellow in the Wind Studies Area, and duties including teaching the Concert Band,
University Bands, Fundamentals of Conducting and assisting with all aspects of concert and
athletic ensembles. She was named one of four UNT Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award
recipients for the 2022–2023 school year. Her teachers include Eugene Migliaro Corporon,
Andrew Trachsel and Daniel Cook. Prior to UNT, Ms. Woody served as the Director of Bands
(2014–2021) and Associate Director of Bands (2007–2014) at John H. Guyer High School in
Denton, TX.  The Guyer Wind Ensemble was named a Commended Winner in the 2021 Mark of
Excellence New Music Category, a 2018 Mark of Excellence National Winner, and a 2018
Western International Band Conference Invited Ensemble in Seattle, Washington.
 
Recently, she served as the Chief Programs Officer for the Lone Star Wind Orchestra (LSWO), a
professional wind band based in the DFW metroplex. She has performed in the clarinet section
of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra since the fall of 2008.  In her time with the ensemble she
performed at the International Midwest Band and Orchestra Conference, International
Women’s Brass Conference (IWBC), World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensemble
(WASBE), Texas Bandmaster’s Association (TBA), Clarinetfest, the OU Clarinet Symposium as
well as other professional engagements in the DFW Area. Ms. Woody’s past performance
engagements include the Richardson Symphony Orchestra, Waco Symphony Orchestra, and the
Oswego Opera Orchestra.
 
Ms. Woody is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music (Master of Music in Clarinet
Performance) and Baylor University (Bachelor of Music Education).

Catherine Wardle is a private lesson teacher and performer in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She is a member of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra and can often be seen playing both the oboe and English Horn with them. She graduated from the University of North Texas with a masters degree in oboe performance. While at UNT she had the privilege of playing and recording with the UNT Wind Symphony and the UNT Symphonic Band. She has a bachelor's degree in music education and performance from Hardin-Simmons University. While there she was awarded the Presser Scholarship and named the first female drum major of The World Famous Cowboy Band. Her primary teachers include James Ryon and Susetta Rockett. She currently resides in Aubrey with her husband Caleb and two boys, Alex and Theo.