ORLANDOFEST, LLC
ORLANDO, FLORIDA

My choir and I wanted to thank you again for a wonderful weekend and competition that we experienced at OrlandoFest! Everyone was so professional and proficient. Thanks for another Great experience at OrlandoFest this spring. I have been attending festivals every year for the past 20 years in the Orlando area and you guys do a fantastic job with OrlandoFest. From the moment that we step off of our buses to the instant we get back on them your people are there to direct the group with a smile and professionalism. The facilities are superb and the judges were right on and so helpful with their comments. I look forward to coming back next year if you will have us and sharing our music with you guys. Everything was perfect, and my students, chaperones and I enjoyed literally every minute of our trip to Orlando. Thank you so much for everything that you do with the festival, and for promoting and recognizing the importance of music education throughout the country. We cannot wait for our next trip to Orlando to partake in the OrlandoFest experience again! Our experience with OrlandoFest was excellent because of your service. We will be back! OrlandoFest grew from the collaboration of multiple previous student Music Festivals in 2010. With the help of the Universal Orlando Resort™, OrlandoFest is thrilled to bring this exciting Music Festival and Performance Experience to you! OrlandoFest is honored and privileged to have some of the nation’s leading music experts adjudicate our festival performances and serve as clinicians for our performing arts educational workshops. Please see our list of those professionals that provide your group with unparalleled adjudication and clinics. While a staff member of the former Orlando Opera Company, she performed supporting roles in numerous operas and served as the liaison for “Orlando Opera in Residence” at local high schools for education and outreach. She also served as the voice teacher for Youth Programs with the Opera providing training for the Children’s Chorus for Orlando Opera productions. My choir and I wanted to thank you again for a wonderful weekend and competition that we experienced at OrlandoFest! Everyone was so professional and proficient. Thanks for another Great experience at OrlandoFest this spring. I have been attending festivals every year for the past 20 years in the Orlando area and you guys do a fantastic job with OrlandoFest. From the moment that we step off of our buses to the instant we get back on them your people are there to direct the group with a smile and professionalism. The facilities are superb and the judges were right on and so helpful with their comments. I look forward to coming back next year if you will have us and sharing our music with you guys. Everything was perfect, and my students, chaperones and I enjoyed literally every minute of our trip to Orlando. Thank you so much for everything that you do with the festival, and for promoting and recognizing the importance of music education throughout the country. We cannot wait for our next trip to Orlando to partake in the OrlandoFest experience again! Our experience with OrlandoFest was excellent because of your service. We will be back! OrlandoFest grew from the collaboration of multiple previous student Music Festivals in 2010. With the help of the Universal Orlando Resort™, OrlandoFest is thrilled to bring this exciting Music Festival and Performance Experience to you! OrlandoFest is honored and privileged to have some of the nation’s leading music experts adjudicate our festival performances and serve as clinicians for our performing arts educational workshops. Please see our list of those professionals that provide your group with unparalleled adjudication and clinics. As Director of Orchestras at All Saints Academy, Art Pranno brings 27 years of public school, university, and professional experience to share with his students. Mr. Pranno is currently the Associate conductor/ concertmaster of the Imperial Symphony Orchestra and Director of the highly successful Summer String Workshop held at the University of Central Florida. He has studied conducting with James Dixon and Dennis Russell Davies and violin with Steven Staryk, and Paul Rolland. Bryan Braue is the Assistant Director of Bands and Admissions Director for the School of Music at the University of South Florida. A native of Vero Beach, Florida, Mr. Braue earned his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Stetson University while studying under Dr. Bobby Adams, Mr. Anthony Hose, and Dr. David Coash. In 2006, Mr. Braue became the Director of Bands at Clearwater High School where his teaching responsibilities included the Marching Band, Symphonic Winds, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Music Theory and Music History. In addition to his Clearwater High School responsibilities, Mr. Braue also served as the Adjunct Professor of Percussion at Clearwater Christian College, was the District Chairman for the Florida Bandmasters Association District IX, and was Chairman for the Pinellas All-County Secondary Bands. Devin Hoey is a dynamic music educator with twelve years of experience in developing acclaimed instrumental, band and general music programs. He has a passion for teaching, helping young people grow as musicians and a firm commitment to providing a nurturing environment. Mr. Hoey is dedicated to positive, focused and energized rehearsals that motivate students to perform at personal-best levels, and discover a lifelong appreciation for music. Currently, Mr. Hoey proudly serves as a band director at Timber Creek High School in Orlando Florida. The Timber Creek High School band program includes three concert ensembles, two jazz bands, a percussion ensemble, and two winter guard performance ensembles. All of those groups combine to make up the acclaimed Timber Creek Regiment. Prior to Timber Creek Mr. Hoey served as the Director of Orchestral Studies and Associate Band Director at Ocoee High School during the school’s inaugural year. Mr. Hoey is also an active performer with the Walt Disney Company’s Main Street Philharmonic at the Magic Kingdom. In addition to musical endeavors, Mr. Hoey and his lovely wife Katie are blessed with two children, Claire and Graham.