About the Director
Angela Harvey is currently in her 18th year of public school teaching. Ms. Harvey is the Director of Orchestras for Crownover Middle School, Hawk Elementary, and Nelson Elementary in Denton ISD.
Ms. Harvey is originally from Fort Worth, Texas, where she grew up with her mom, dad, and younger sister. She began playing the cello at the age of 9 in her elementary school orchestra program. In high school, Ms. Harvey was president of the orchestra, a member of the varsity soccer team, captain of the varsity girls' cross country and track teams, and a member of the National Honor Society.
Ms. Harvey attended the University of North Texas where she double majored in cello performance and music education, studying cello with Eugene Osadchy and teaching in the UNT String Project under the direction of Karrell Johnson. During this time, Ms. Harvey performed with the UNT Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, Cello Choir, and the UNT Jazz Strings. Ms. Harvey's chamber ensemble, the Seasons String Quartet, were finalists in the college division of the Chamber Music International Competition in Dallas.
Ms. Harvey graduated from UNT magna cum laude in 2005 with Bachelor of Music Performance (cello) and Bachelor of Music Education degrees. She completed her student teaching in Plano ISD in the fall of 2005.
In the Summer of 2023, Ms. Harvey graduated with a Master of Teaching, Leadership and Collaboration degree from Texas Woman's University.
Ms. Harvey has been a regular member of the Texas Music Educators Association, the Texas Orchestra Directors Association, and the American String Teachers Association. She is a regularly sought-after judge, sectional coach, and clinician for many area orchestra programs, including the 380 Summer Strings Camp and the Frisco Summer Strings Camp.
Ms. Harvey regularly performs with area orchestras, chamber music ensembles, and musical theater companies.
More about me:
I live in the Dallas area with my dogs Pete and Annie. I love teaching music to my students but I also have a variety of other interests. My main passions outside of music are running and soccer. I have regularly played in soccer leagues around North Texas, both indoor and outdoor. I enjoy running and have run several marathons. My favorite races so far has been the Big Sur Marathon in California and the Chicago Marathon. In my remaining spare time, I enjoy working on my house and landscaping.
Most of my friends are musicians and many of the activities we do together involve music. I attend as many concerts as I can throughout the year. I enjoy attending local performances of the Dallas Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Opera, Dallas Summer Musicals, Dallas Bach Society, American Baroque Opera Company, and many other area ensembles. Often on weekends I perform professionally at weddings, churches, musicals, and other events.
I enjoy traveling whenever I can. My favorite trips so far have been to Mexico, the Czech Republic, Costa Rica and Hawaii. In past summers, I've enjoyed road trips to the Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and more.
Favorite Things:
Drinks - Coffee, tea, Dr. Pepper
Food - I'm an adventurous eater and have no dietary restrictions, so I like pretty much anything. Probably my overall favorite type of food is breakfast food - pancakes, waffles, bacon, you name it!
Restaurants - Seven Mile Cafe, Loco Cafe, Jupiter House, LSA Burger, Torchy's Tacos, Velvet Taco, Chuys
Local Places - Alamo Drafthouse, Jupiter House Coffee, West Oak Coffee, the Dime Store.
Collections - Antique/vintage books, vintage sheet music, dog stuff, plants, antiques. I have some antiques related to music and also the postal service (my mom and grandmother both worked for the US Postal Service).
Pete and Annie
Pete likes to listen to me practice
Annie
Pete
