artists Diana Hector-Norwood Diana Hector-Norwood has been in the music circle of the Ark-La-Tex area for twenty years. She received her B.A. in 2005 under the instruction of Dr. Isador Saslav, and her M.A. in 2006 under Dr. Jennifer Dalmas from SFA. Both degrees are in music performance. She has studied with world renowned violinists such as Emanuel Borok, Julia Bushkova, and Dr. Igor Borodin. In her concert career, Diana has played concerts throughout the Ark-La-Tex tristate area and Europe. She was also soloist for the East Texas Honors Orchestra and a winner in the 2005-2006 Concerto Competition at SFA. Diana has played in the North East Texas Symphony, Lake Charles Symphony, Shreveport Opera (as principal), Shreveport Symphony (as principal), Longview Opera, and SFA Opera (as principal). As an active community member, Diana was a founding member of the ‘Music in the Schools’ (in the Tyler Independent School District), of the SFA chamber strings camp, as well as a founding member of the Colore Ensemble. Currently, Diana is principal of the South Arkansas Symphony, member of the Longview Symphony, assistant concertmaster in Texarkana Symphony, Symphony of the Pines, Marshall Symphony, and substitutes in the East Texas, Shreveport and Arkansas symphonies, as well as Shreveport Opera. She is also a sought after violinist and contractor for different community functions including Green Acres Baptist Church, First Baptist of Frankston, Marvin Methodist, Grace Community, Heart Ball of East Texas, and The El Dorado Casino of Bossier City among many other venues. Along with playing in these different ensembles, Diana is the Head of Strings at Kilgore College and on the faculty of University of Texas at Tyler. She also has a private studio and enjoys teaching at different public and private schools.
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Gary York “Born in San Antonio in 1951, I was an Army brat who picked up playing piano by ear around age six. I soon moved on to a few other instruments. I played my first pro gig on bass guitar for the All American Boys at 17. After that, I served in Vietnam. Then I met John Lennon and David Peel in Washington Square Park in NYC, joined the Yippies and was sent to Austin to help organize protests, discovered the music scene, dropped out of politics and started writing songs. I caught the eye of Sonobeat Records’ owner Bill Josey Sr. who trained me to engineer recordings. I then went on to help build a few studios, worked as an engineer and studio musician, and toured with some bands as a back up musician. I moved to Tyler in 2004, played keyboards for the great jazz fusion guitarist, David McCoy, and started work on opening a music venue in downtown Tyler along with a music school. I had congestive heart failure early in 2006, so I slowed down to just write and record songs in my home project studio. I sell my music in online marketplaces around the world. Google all things Audiogonzo (the name of my one man rock & roll band) for more detailed information. The only local venues I play are charity events or special occasions in which I play classic country hits in salute to the many stars of old that helped me along the way. I enjoy helping young talent get started in the business.”
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