About Bella Voce Strings Musicians in Dallas/Ft. Worth.

<body topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" background="stone_road.jpg"><table dir="ltr" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td valign="top" width="1%"> <p align="center" style="line-height: 300%">  </td><td valign="top" width="24"></td><td valign="top"> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="About_us_banner.gif" width="172" height="37"></p> <div align="left"> <table border="0" cellspacing="10" height="1017"> <tr> <td height="76" align="left"> <p style="word-spacing: 0; line-height: 100%; text-indent: 0; margin: 0" align="justify"><b><font size="2"><font face="Arial">The Bella Voce Strings™</font><font face="Arial"> quartet was established in 1990 to celebrate the rich music tradition so much a part of our culture. For this performing group, Italy not only represents the cradle of Western music, but the vitality, beauty, and passion that is music itself. Whatever the occasion.........the elegance and charm of a string quartet will enhance the mood and memories of that special date.</font></font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" height="189"> <p style="margin-bottom: 2"> <img border="0" src="Francisco.jpg" width="162" height="205" align="left"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Francisco Ceniseros (violinist) began a long career of violin study and performing when has was a young child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">  </span>Shortly after his move from Mexico to Corpus Christi, Texas, he was awarded the position of Concertmaster with the Corpus Christi Youth Symphony where he continued his growth as a budding violinist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">  </span>Throughout his high school and college years his violin studies led him to performing the classics in school orchestras, chamber orchestras, quartets, and even in mariachi bands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">  </span>After completing his degree at Del Mar College, Francisco relocated to the Dallas area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">  </span>He is a master of many genres; having played musical theatre, sacred, jazz, Celtic, quartet, and symphony music in addition to Mexican folk music, all strongly influenced by his father’s musical talents as a singer-guitarist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">  </span>Mr. Ceniseros has held leading positions throughout his career including Concertmaster of the Mesquite Symphony and currently as Assistant Concertmaster of the Allen Philharmonic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes; mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">  </span>He has also performed with many symphonies in Texas including the Laredo Philharmonic, Corpus Christi Symphony, Orchestra of the Pines, Garland Symphony, Las Colinas Symphony, and the Arlington Philharmonic.</b></font></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="192" align="left"> <p align="justify" style="text-indent: 0; line-height: 100%; word-spacing: 0; margin: 0"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><img border="0" src="Jennifer.jpg" align="right" width="172" height="204"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Times New Roman; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Jennifer Seagraves (violinist), a former recipient of the Oklahoma State Superintendent’s Award for Arts Excellence, received a degree in music education with emphasis in violin and voice from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>She is currently the principal second in the Allen Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, and has been a member of the Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra and the Northeastern Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>She has performed as a violin soloist with the Metropolitan Winds, and plays regularly with the Carrollton Chamber Trio and Bella Voce Strings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>In addition to performing, she maintains a private studio, and co-founded the Carrollton String Orchestra, a teaching orchestra for young people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>She is actively involved in music at Valley View Christian Church as a member of the orchestra, a regular piano accompanist, director of the middle school choir, and assistant to the minister of music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>She is a member of the American String Teachers Association.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></b></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="200" align="left"> <p style="line-height: 100%; text-indent: 0; word-spacing: 0; margin: 0"><img border="0" src="Beverly.jpg" align="left" width="168" height="209"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Beverly Marsh, (violist) is a native Texan from San Antonio where she studied with Loy Jones, a protégé of William Primrose and played under her mentor John Coriliagno (former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic). After completing her studies at the University of Texas in Austin, she returned to San Antonio where she immediately gained a position with the San Antonio Symphony. Beverly moved to the Dallas area becoming a very active performer with the Dallas, Richardson, Waco, Wichita Falls, East Texas, and Corpus Christi Symphonies. She was featured in a classical trio performing in the Hyatt Regency Atrium for two years and was a chamber group member of the Highland Park Chamber Orchestra that evolved into the Dallas Symphony Chamber orchestra. Beverly performed for President Carter in 1978 when he was in Dallas and currently holds the principle viola position with the Allen Philharmonic orchestra. She is a member of the Allen Philharmonic String Quartet and the American Federation of Musicians.</b></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="300" align="left" valign="top"> <p style="line-height: 100%; text-indent: 0; word-spacing: 0; margin: 0" align="left"><img border="0" src="candice.jpg" align="right" width="195" height="217"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Candice Holcomb (cellist) earned her degrees from the University of North Texas in cello and voice, and returned to the metroplex after living and studying in Norway.  While overseas, she did graduate work through the British Royal School of Music, in cello and voice, and played with the Oslo Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Holcomb has studied cello with such mentors as Lev Aaronson, Michael Paul Matesky, and Adolfo Odnoposoff.  During her career she has performed with numerous symphony orchestras including Allen, Garland, Irving, East Texas, Sherman, Wichita Falls, Fort Worth, Amarillo, and Lubbock.  Internationally, she has performed with the Monterrey Symphony in Mexico, and the Oslo Symphony in Latvia and Beijing China. Vocally, Ms. Holcomb has sung with the Fort Worth Opera, The Helios Ensemble, and numerous occasions as an oratorio soloist, both here and abroad.  She currently resides in Plano and maintains a large, successful private studio while continuing her free-lance performing schedule.  Most recently, Candice was awarded the principle cello position with the Allen Philharmonic, and is also a member of the Allen Philharmonic String Quartet.  Ms. Holcomb is a founding member and manager of Bella Voce Strings™. She is a member of the American Federation of Musicians, American String Teacher Association, and Texas Music Educators Association.</b></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p> </p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="1">Copyright © 2003 Bella Voce Strings™</font></p> </td></tr></table></body>