About the Directors
Angie Cimbalo is the director of orchestras at Ereckson Middle School, as well as the Collin County Youth Orchestra. She has been teaching music in Texas since 1979. She received her Bachelor of Music Education degree, magna cum laude, from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. Mrs. Cimbalo has taught in Odessa, the Austin area, Abilene, Amarillo and Richardson teaching both band and orchestra students at all levels from elementary to college level . Her groups have often been festival and contest winners including consistent UIL sweepstakes awards, Best in Class awards, and placing in the final round of the state TMEA competition for Honor Orchestra several times. Her advanced orchestra from Apollo Junior High in RISD was named first in the state three consecutive times and performed for the Texas Music Educator's Convention in 1999, 2001 and 2003 in San Antonio. She is an active clinician and judge for TMEA, UIL, and festival events around the state. Her primary instruments are cello, trombone and piano and she has performed with various symphonies and chamber groups over the years. She lives in McKinney with her husband Phil, a cellist, and her special English Springer Spaniel, Maggie. Mrs. Cimbalo has three grown children, Brad, Mallory and Kelsey, and she also has a stepdaughter, Sarah. Mrs. Cimbalo is the proud grandmother to Mariah, Bella, Ethan, Elijah, and Leah! Her hobbies are crafting, cooking and decorating.
Hannah
Hong is currently the assistant orchestra director at Shepton High School and Renner Middle School in the Plano Independent School District, in addition to being the assistant director of the Collin County Youth Orchestra. She received her Bachelor of Music Education degree, magna cum laude, from Sam Houston State University and is currently obtaining her Master of Music Education degree from Southern Methodist University. Ms. Hong has previously taught
orchestra at J. J. Pearce High School in Richardson and teaches private lessons
on piano, violin, viola, and cello. She is currently performing as part of the New Life Symphony Orchestra and is a member of TMEA as well as TODA. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and watching reality dance shows on tv.
