Andrew Lavelle

419 West Alabama Street, Houston, Texas, 77006

andrewlavelle1403@att.net 281-693-1454
American Academy of Conducting at Aspen
Aspen Philharmonic orchestra
Boston University Tanglewood Institute Symphony

Orchestra
Orchestral
Experience

High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA)

Symphony Orchestra, Principal Viola
Houston Youth Symphony, Principal Viola
University of Saint Thomas Symphony Orchestra,
Principal Viola
Virtuosi of Houston
Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-State
Orchestra (orchestra member for 3 years)
(TMEA) All-Region Orchestra, Assistant Principal Viola
Chamber music at the Aspen, Tanglewood and Heifetz
festivals

Chamber
Experience

High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA)

Chamber Orchestra and quartets
Finalist of the Houston Young Artist Competition with the
SMA octet
Chamber Program, University of St. Thomas Music
Preparatory School (UST)
Virtuosi of Houston Chamber Orchestra and quartets
Heifetz International Music Festival

Solo
Experience

Master classes with Ivo van de Werff, Larry Wheeler,

Wayne Brooks, Joan DerHovsepian, Suzanne LeFevre,
James Dunham, Cathrine Caroll, and many others.
Private lessons with James Dunham, Helen Callus, Ivo van
de Werff, Heidi Castleman, Robert Vernon, Roberto Diaz,
and Atar Arad

 August 2014 - present, James Dunham, Rice University

Sept 2012 - August 2014, Dawson White, University of St.
Thomas
Teachers

July 2012 December 2012, Zachary Carrettin, University

of St. Thomas
May 2008 June 2012, Dr. Y. Jiang, Fort Bend ISD, Texas
Summer studies with Heidi Castleman, Robert Vernon
and Atar Arad

Other
musical
Experience

Music Theory Instruction, HSPVA

Played piano since age 4
Junior - High School for Performing and Visual Arts

Academic &
Extracurricul
ar Activities

Enrolled in PreAP classes with 3.89 overall GPA

Brown belt in Shotokan Karate
Volunteers in church, playing music
Computer: competent using Finale Sibelius, Excel
spreadsheets, Word and PowerPoint

References

Dawson White, dawsonwhite@me.com

James Dunham, jdunham@rice.edu
Zachary Carrettin, zcarrettin@gmail.com