Hope A Starr is a Texan composer and pianist whose music is rhythmic and energized. Starr most enjoys writing for strings and piano but she has also written for other instruments and ensembles such as big band and solo percussion. Starr is currently getting her Bachelor of Music Composition at Stephen F. Austin State University where she currently studies composition with Robert J Coe, having previously studied with Dr. Chad Robinson privately for two years. Carol Holst and Dr. Stephen Termini were Starr's instructors in classical and jazz piano. Starr performed many times with the Alvin Community College jazz band and currently works with Dr. Robinson's non-profit organization Texas New Music Ensemble located in Houston, Texas selling tickets and managing the stage during performances. Current projects Starr is working on include a percussion duet involving morse code titled "Messages from the Garden" and a saxophone and electronics piece based on Alena Aenami's artpiece Away in Silence. Both pieces will be performed at Stephen F. Austin State University's fall composition studio recital.