Carlos Quiroz
Email: cquiroz@ahisd.net
Carlos Quiroz is a San Antonio native, he graduated from MacArthur High School. Mr. Quiroz obtained a Bachelor's degree in Viola Performance and Music Education from The University of Texas at Arlington. While he was there, Mr. Quiroz had the opportunity to study viola under Cathy Forbes and orchestral conducting under Dr. Clifton Evans. During the summers, he has participated in music festivals like the Cactus Pear Music Festival, Colorado College Music Festival, Texas Conducting workshops and Colorado University Boulder conducting workshops with conductors Gary Lewis, Larry Livingston and Jeffrey Grogan. Mr. Quiroz has received many awards such as the Texas Orchestra Directors Association Barbara Eads Scholarship, Mavericks With Class Academic Achievement Scholarship and University of Texas Music Scholarship. He currently holds memberships in the Texas Orchestra Directors Association, Texas Music Educators Association and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Mr. Quiroz’s orchestras have received Sweepstakes at UIL competition by demonstrating high quality of musicianship. Mr. Quiroz began studying the viola at a young age and continues to play professionally today. He performs in the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra, various musicals, and other groups within the Houston area and now in the San Antonio area. Mr. Quiroz has a private viola studio where his students constantly make TMEA region orchestras, Superior ratings at UIL solo contests, participate in Youth orchestras and receive scholarships from college auditions. Mr. Quiroz is excited to share and create musical experiences with the students at Alamo Heights. Mr. Quiroz’s philosophy is that every student can achieve extraordinary levels of success no matter their background. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is a little extra.”
Email: cquiroz@ahisd.net
Carlos Quiroz is a San Antonio native, he graduated from MacArthur High School. Mr. Quiroz obtained a Bachelor's degree in Viola Performance and Music Education from The University of Texas at Arlington. While he was there, Mr. Quiroz had the opportunity to study viola under Cathy Forbes and orchestral conducting under Dr. Clifton Evans. During the summers, he has participated in music festivals like the Cactus Pear Music Festival, Colorado College Music Festival, Texas Conducting workshops and Colorado University Boulder conducting workshops with conductors Gary Lewis, Larry Livingston and Jeffrey Grogan. Mr. Quiroz has received many awards such as the Texas Orchestra Directors Association Barbara Eads Scholarship, Mavericks With Class Academic Achievement Scholarship and University of Texas Music Scholarship. He currently holds memberships in the Texas Orchestra Directors Association, Texas Music Educators Association and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Mr. Quiroz’s orchestras have received Sweepstakes at UIL competition by demonstrating high quality of musicianship. Mr. Quiroz began studying the viola at a young age and continues to play professionally today. He performs in the Brazosport Symphony Orchestra, various musicals, and other groups within the Houston area and now in the San Antonio area. Mr. Quiroz has a private viola studio where his students constantly make TMEA region orchestras, Superior ratings at UIL solo contests, participate in Youth orchestras and receive scholarships from college auditions. Mr. Quiroz is excited to share and create musical experiences with the students at Alamo Heights. Mr. Quiroz’s philosophy is that every student can achieve extraordinary levels of success no matter their background. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is a little extra.”
Julie Post
Email: jpost@ahisd.net
Julie Post is currently in her 28th year of teaching ,orchestra and her 2nd season as the YOSA Repertory Orchestra conductor. She has previousl1y taught orchestra in the North East ISD, San Antonio and currently is the the, Assistant Orchestra Di1rector at Alamo Heights High School. She received her BME degree from Baylor University and began her orchestra teaching career in 1995. Her orchestras have consistently earned sweepstakes ratings at UIL evaluations and Best in Class awards at music festivals across Texas. Mrs. Post has received The Marjorie Keller Young Music Educator's Award given by ASTA, a PTA life membership award, and was a teacher of the year at Bradley MS in NEISD. Mrs., Post is currently a member of the Texas Music Educators Association {TMEA}, the Texas Orchestra Directors Association (TODA), and Mu Omicron. She has served on the UIL Sightreading Committee and the UIL PML Committee. She has been a Conn-Selmer VIP since 2018. Mrs. Post is married to Andy Post, YOSA Wind Ensemble conductor. They have 2 sons, Tyler {22} who, plays baseball and is a math major at TLU in Seguin, and Ryan {19}, a former YOSA Philharmonic cellist who, currently attends the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY studying cello performance. The Post family loves to travel and has been to all 30 major league baseball stadiums! Mrs. Post is thrilled to be a part of the strong tradition of excellence in Alamo Heights ISD and looking forward to a great school year!
Email: jpost@ahisd.net
Julie Post is currently in her 28th year of teaching ,orchestra and her 2nd season as the YOSA Repertory Orchestra conductor. She has previousl1y taught orchestra in the North East ISD, San Antonio and currently is the the, Assistant Orchestra Di1rector at Alamo Heights High School. She received her BME degree from Baylor University and began her orchestra teaching career in 1995. Her orchestras have consistently earned sweepstakes ratings at UIL evaluations and Best in Class awards at music festivals across Texas. Mrs. Post has received The Marjorie Keller Young Music Educator's Award given by ASTA, a PTA life membership award, and was a teacher of the year at Bradley MS in NEISD. Mrs., Post is currently a member of the Texas Music Educators Association {TMEA}, the Texas Orchestra Directors Association (TODA), and Mu Omicron. She has served on the UIL Sightreading Committee and the UIL PML Committee. She has been a Conn-Selmer VIP since 2018. Mrs. Post is married to Andy Post, YOSA Wind Ensemble conductor. They have 2 sons, Tyler {22} who, plays baseball and is a math major at TLU in Seguin, and Ryan {19}, a former YOSA Philharmonic cellist who, currently attends the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY studying cello performance. The Post family loves to travel and has been to all 30 major league baseball stadiums! Mrs. Post is thrilled to be a part of the strong tradition of excellence in Alamo Heights ISD and looking forward to a great school year!
Du Anne Hamby
Email: hamby@ahisd.net
Website: http://webfc.ahisd.net/~hamby/
A former member of the San Antonio Symphony, Du Anne Hamby is presently a strings teacher at Alamo Heights ISD and Director of the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Summer Music Camp. Du Anne attended the New School of Music in Philadelphia (now the New School Institute at Temple University’s College of Music). At New School she was privileged to study with Max Aronoff of the Curtis Institute of Music and Curtis String Quartet. Du Anne is a graduate of Philadelphia Biblical University and holds degrees in music and theology. She also founded StringMusic.net, which provides string quartets for weddings and special events. Du Anne and her husband, Robert, have three grown children: Mary Alice, Jesse, and Stephen.
Email: hamby@ahisd.net
Website: http://webfc.ahisd.net/~hamby/
A former member of the San Antonio Symphony, Du Anne Hamby is presently a strings teacher at Alamo Heights ISD and Director of the Youth Orchestras of San Antonio Summer Music Camp. Du Anne attended the New School of Music in Philadelphia (now the New School Institute at Temple University’s College of Music). At New School she was privileged to study with Max Aronoff of the Curtis Institute of Music and Curtis String Quartet. Du Anne is a graduate of Philadelphia Biblical University and holds degrees in music and theology. She also founded StringMusic.net, which provides string quartets for weddings and special events. Du Anne and her husband, Robert, have three grown children: Mary Alice, Jesse, and Stephen.
Mr. Younke playing cello in college.
Joshua Younke
Email: jyounke@ahisd.net
Mr. Younke is the strings teacher at Woodridge and Cambridge Elementary Schools. He loves strings, but it didn't start out that way. He was easily the worst cello player in NISD at the after-school strings program when he was 10 years old. And for the next four years, he didn't exactly improve, as his mother made it a point to go outside and garden whenever he practiced at home. But one day, his fingers and mind clicked, and he began making beautiful music. Mr. Younke got a BA in Music at UTSA, and studied with Ken Freudigman, principal cellist of the San Antonio Symphony. He has also performed with many bands of all genres, from punk to jazz, and has performed with five symphonies and recorded tracks from songs to commercial scores. He has also privately taught dozens of young cellists, many having received music scholarships to great schools. He feels like Jack Black in the movie, School of Rock, teaching at Woodridge and Cambridge. He believes the children are sincere, honest and excited about learning music.
Email: jyounke@ahisd.net
Mr. Younke is the strings teacher at Woodridge and Cambridge Elementary Schools. He loves strings, but it didn't start out that way. He was easily the worst cello player in NISD at the after-school strings program when he was 10 years old. And for the next four years, he didn't exactly improve, as his mother made it a point to go outside and garden whenever he practiced at home. But one day, his fingers and mind clicked, and he began making beautiful music. Mr. Younke got a BA in Music at UTSA, and studied with Ken Freudigman, principal cellist of the San Antonio Symphony. He has also performed with many bands of all genres, from punk to jazz, and has performed with five symphonies and recorded tracks from songs to commercial scores. He has also privately taught dozens of young cellists, many having received music scholarships to great schools. He feels like Jack Black in the movie, School of Rock, teaching at Woodridge and Cambridge. He believes the children are sincere, honest and excited about learning music.
JoeMichael Garcia
Email: jgarcia@ahisd.net
Joemichael Garcia is the new head orchestra director at the Junior School. He's joining us from Judson ISD and has been in education for 6 years. He enjoys traveling, reading, video games, LEGO building, and hanging out with his dogs.
Email: jgarcia@ahisd.net
Joemichael Garcia is the new head orchestra director at the Junior School. He's joining us from Judson ISD and has been in education for 6 years. He enjoys traveling, reading, video games, LEGO building, and hanging out with his dogs.
Lana Gil
Email: lgil@ahisd.net
Lani Gil is a new junior school strings director at AHISD. Gil was born and raised in San Antonio and is a graduate of Winston Churchill High School. She started playing violin at age 10 through the public school program. She is a graduate of Texas State University with a degree Bachelor of Music Education, and a Suzuki-certified teacher who runs a private studio in her home. She loves to travel, try new foods and dabbles in photography. Lana also has a blog! Check it out at www.ahjsstrings.weebly.com
Email: lgil@ahisd.net
Lani Gil is a new junior school strings director at AHISD. Gil was born and raised in San Antonio and is a graduate of Winston Churchill High School. She started playing violin at age 10 through the public school program. She is a graduate of Texas State University with a degree Bachelor of Music Education, and a Suzuki-certified teacher who runs a private studio in her home. She loves to travel, try new foods and dabbles in photography. Lana also has a blog! Check it out at www.ahjsstrings.weebly.com
