Director
Michael Hanf began playing the violin when he was only 5 years old. He started a private studio for teaching violin, viola and cello in 2001. Michael earned a bachelor's degree in Music Education from Evangel University in Springfield, MO in 2005. He also earned a master's in Violin Performance from the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville in 2008. He has performed with the Springfield Symphony, the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, the Northwest Arkansas Symphony, the Benton County Civic Orchestra and the Southeast Missouri State University Symphony Orchestra. Michael has taught orchestra in public schools since 2006 in: Rogers, Arkansas; Hazelwood (St. Louis), Missouri; Cape Girardeau, Missouri; and is currently teaching at Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kansas. He is married to his wife, Sarah, and together they have three daughters: Morgan, Olivia, and Brooklynn.
Performance History
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2001 - Disney Land
2003 - KMEA 2004 - Washington D.C. 2005 - KMEA 2007 - New York City, Carnegie Hall 2010 - Chicago 2013 - Disney World 2014 - KMEA 2016 - Tampa, ASTA National Conference/Disney World 2018 - KMEA (snowed out) |
Director History
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1992-2010 ~ Mr. Russ Pieken
2010-2016 ~ Mrs. Brigid Mayer 2016-Present ~ Mr. Michael Hanf |