Ana DoneAna began her studies in violin at the age of 7 in her native country of Romania. At the age of 10, Ana and her family moved to Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas where she played in various churches over the course of 8 years. Ana also took part in orchestras, such as All-Region and the Fort Worth Youth Symphony and gained the highest rating for 5 years running in the UIL Texas Solo Contests. Ana participated in the Fine Arts Summer Academy where she performed with the Annie Moses Band at the Grand Ole Opry. She also performed at the Bass Hall in Fort Worth numerous times with the Youth Orchestra. She attended Eastern Music Festival for 2 years during her undergraduate years and performed in master classes with Anne Akiko Meyers, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Simon Fischer and Midori. Ana was a student of Bruce Berg at Baylor University and holds a Bachelors in Music Education. Ana continued her studies for a year in chamber music performance at The University of Central Florida where she studied with Ayako Yonetani. Ana also performed with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra while living in Orlando, FL in 2019. Recently, Ana had the incredible opportunity to be on the same stage as Andrea Bocelli with the Orlando Philharmonic orchestra during his 2021 'Believe' tour in the Miami and Orlando shows. Currently, Ana is continuing her masters at Sam Houston State University where she studies with Dr. Javier Pinell and leads the SHSU Orchestra. Ana gigs for corporate, private, wedding and other social events as well as with the Third Floor Strings all over the greater Houston area. |