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

Valerie Curry
Ford Middle School Orchestra Director
valerie.curry@allenisd.org
Valerie Curry is a director of orchestras at Ford Middle School. Valerie Curry, Ford MS Orchestra Director, is in her 20th year of public school teaching. She previously taught in the districts of Austin, Mesquite and Garland. Throughout her career …Read More

Brandon Lucio
Ford Middle School Orchestra Director
ernest.lucio@allenisd.org
Brandon Lucio is a director of orchestras at Ford Middle School. Mr. Lucio acquired his Bachelor of Music in Education, cum laude, from The University of North Texas and was a member of the UNT Concert Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Clay Couturiaux …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

Amy Gearhart
Curtis Middle School Orchestra Director
amy.gearhart@allenisd.org
Amy Gearhart is a director of orchestras at Curtis 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 career …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