Directors
David DeVoto
Allen High School Orchestra Director
david.devoto@allenisd.org
David DeVoto is a director of orchestras at Allen High School. Mr. DeVoto earned a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of North Texas in 1994 and his Master of Education Administration degree from Lamar University in 2022. While at UNT, …Read More
Matt Cross
Allen High School Orchestra Director
matthew.cross@allenisd.org
Matt Cross is a director of orchestras at Allen High School. Mr. Cross received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University in 2007, and his Master of Music Education from Texas Tech University in 2012. He previously taught at …Read More
Charles Robinson
Lowery Freshman Center Orchestra Director
charles.robinson@allenisd.org
Charles Robinson is a director of orchestras at the Lowery Freshman Center, where he has served since 2015. During his time in Allen, Mr. Robinson’s groups have consistently won sweepstakes awards in UIL Concert and Sightreading competitions. …Read More
Candice Ice
Lowery Freshman Center Orchestra Director
robin.ice@allenisd.org
Candice Ice is a director of orchestras at the Lowery Freshman Center. At the age of 6, she started learning violin and fiddle techniques from famous fiddle players such as Johnny Gimble, Jim Chancellor, and Buddy Spicher before ultimately studying …Read More
Amanda Su
Curtis Middle School Orchestra Director
amanda.su@allenisd.org
Amanda Su is a director of orchestras at Curtis Middle School. She received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University and her Master of Education Administration degree from Lamar University. Mrs. Su started on the violin …Read More
Abby Waymon
Curtis Middle School Orchestra Director
Abby Waymon is a Director of Orchestras at Curtis Middle School. She earned her Bachelor of Music Education and her Master of Double Bass Performance from Oklahoma City University, where she graduated with honors. Abby is the conductor …Read More
Sherry Su
Curtis Middle School Orchestra Director
sherry.su@allenisd.org
Sherry Su is a director of orchestras at Curtis Middle School. Ms. Su graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She was awarded the Meadows Artistic Merit Scholarship as well as university …Read More
Joanna DeVoto
Ereckson Middle School Orchestra Director
joanna.devoto@allenisd.org
Joanna DeVoto is a director of orchestras at Ereckson Middle School. She is a graduate of Sam Houston State University where she was the President of the Symphony Orchestra, and played under the direction on Dr. Carol Smith. While at Sam Houston …Read More
Rachel Boone
Ereckson Middle School Orchestra Director
rachel.boone@allenisd.org
Rachel Boone is a director of orchestras at Ereckson Middle School. Prior to that, she was a director at Shepton High School and Renner Middle School in Plano ISD. Ms. Boone began studying violin privately at the age of nine. During her preparatory years …Read More
Annabel Choi
Ereckson Middle School Orchestra Director
annabel.choi@allenisd.org
Annabel Choi is a director of orchestras at Ereckson Middle School. Growing up in Houston, she started violin in the fifth grade and started learning cello a few years later. Throughout middle and high school, Ms. Choi had the honor of being part of …Read More
Amy Gearhart
Ford Middle School Orchestra Director
amy.gearhart@allenisd.org
Amy Gearhart is a director of orchestras at Ford Middle School. As a native of Saline, Michigan, she earned a music education degree from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan and studied abroad at Oxford University. Ms. Gearhart began her teaching …Read More
Abby Van Sice
Ford Middle School Orchestra Director
abby.vansice@allenisd.org
Abby Van Sice is a director of orchestras at Ford Middle School. She is a graduate of the University of North Texas where she earned her Bachelor’s degrees in Music Education and Performance in 2023. During her time at UNT, Abby …Read More