CRHS Orchestra E-News 🎻

Region Orchestra Auditions

Please congratulate the following students for earning a place in the TMEA Region 23 High School Orchestras!

Anurag Anandprasad- Violin

Anthony Cook- Bass

Alejandra Gonzales Garcia- Bass

Ethan Helms- Viola

Bill Wu- Violin

CRHS Cluster Concert

Please join us for a showcase of fun orchestra music performed by the campuses of CRHS and its feeder junior highs- Beck Junior High, and West Memorial Junior High. This concert will take place in the Performing Arts Center of CRHS at 7:00pm Monday October 26th. All CRHS orchestra students are participating in this concert. This concert is offered with no admission fee and open to the public. The music will be pops/super hero theme!

Call time for performers is 5:15pm

Dress for the concert is informal (orchestra shirt, blue jeans, and close toed shoes)

FALL SOCIAL

ORCHESTRA NEEDS HAND SANITIZER

Start of School Materials

Students that have not turned in all start of school materials will lose their exemptions for upcoming semester exams.

Parent/Guardian Authorization for Extracurricular Travel

Please turn in the Parent/Guardian Authorization for Extracurricular Travel ASAP this is worth one minor grade!

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CRHS Orchestra Yard Signs

Want to let the neighborhood know your child is part of one of the best High School Orchestra Programs in the nation? Than you need a yard sign. Please see below for instructions on how to order.

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Virtuosi of Houston

Please see below for a great performance opportunity for high school students in Houston.

2026-2027 Student Officers

Co- President Anurag Anandprasad

Co-President Emma Li

Senior Co-Executive Vice President: Sarah Poole

Senior Co-Executive Vice President: Adriana Zambrano

Senior Vice President Chamika Udugamassoriya

Senior Vice President Nathan Lee

Secretary Yuk Ki Wu

Historian Arush Chawan
Historian Samantha Fernandez Loya

Social Officer Emmi Driver

Social Officer Vesna Wu-Yang

Social Media Content Manager Jaylene Enciso

Social Officer and Slide Show Designer Vimasha Palamakumbura

Set Up Officer Samuel Kim

Set Up Officer Adam Crossey

Librarian Hailey Lee
Librarian Laura Xu

Officers: Erin Hua & Faith Leung

Private Lessons

Now is a great time to enroll in Private lessons for all instruments. One on one instruction is very valuable. Paganini School is a great place for Private Lessons in the Katy area. Availability may be limited. Sign up soon!

We now have more instructors interested in teaching students from the CRHS orchestra. Please take advantage of the local talent in our community. Rates may vary by instructor.

Emmelynn Khan, Violin and Viola emmelynnviolin@gmail.com, 832-857-0656

Francisco Garay, Cello 713 998. 5232 fgaraycello@gmail.com

Tracy Gibler, Violin 817-917-5546

Jim McLeland, Violin 832-264-7833

Robert Rosenfeld, Cello robert.m.rosenfeld@gmail.com

Yuliya Kim, Cello 917-741-0075

Rebecca Tompkins, Viola 281-717-4907

Vicky Perez, Cello 832-469-1127

Abimael Melendez 907-435-7312 Violin and Viola

Raul Colmenero-Martinez 985-259-5366 Violin and Viola

Alvaro Carillo 346-507-9343 Bass