About Me
Name: Mrs. Lawrence
Birthday: July 8
School: Elkridge Elementary and Elkridge Landing Middle School
Hobbies: My favorite hobby is playing the violin. I also enjoy going to the gym, bike riding, reading books and playing with my cat Tiger.
Favorites
Song: I listen to classical, jazz, rock and some pop music. My favorite singer is Harry Connick Jr. and my favorite violinists are Joshua Bell, Ray Chen and Mark O'Connor.
Book: Harry Potter of course!
Food: Italian food!
Web Site: www.classicsforkids.com
A bit more about Mrs. Lawrence!
Mrs. Lawrence has been an Orchestra Director in Howard County for the past 28 years. She has worked at schools all over the county. For the past 21 years she has been the Director of Orchestras at Elkridge Landing Middle School and she has been at Elkridge Elementary School for 16 years. She loves teaching both elementary and middle school strings and enjoys working with all her students. Mrs. Lawrence’s middle school orchestras have been recognized time and time again for outstanding performances at festivals. Mrs. Lawrence is also the Director of the Howard County Elementary G/T Sinfonia. Students from all over Howard County audition for this wonderful group. Mrs. Lawrence enjoys meeting new students and rehearses the orchestra every Thursday after school. Mrs. Lawrence is a member of the elementary recruitment group "All 4 Strings." This group performs at area schools all over the county and they have a great time playing music. The students love it!
The violin is her primary instrument but she also plays piano, accompanying students at the County and State Solo and Ensemble Festivals. Mrs. Lawrence is a former member of the Maryland Symphony under the direction of Barry Tuckwell and has also performed for the Pittsburgh and Baltimore Opera. She is a free lance violinist and perform all over the Baltimore and Washington area. Mrs. Lawrence performs every year at Hood College in Handel’s “Messiah” as well as various operas and concerts.
She studied with Dr. Donald Portnoy and Stephen Hyde at West Virginia University performing in both the West Virginia Symphony and Symphonette. Mrs. Lawrence then continued her education at Duquesne University. Once she moved to Baltimore, she continued her studies with Herbert Greenberg, former Concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony.
Mrs. Lawrence comes from a musical family- her brothers are working musicians in Pittsburgh and her husband Tom is one of the most sought-after guitarists in Baltimore and Washington. They perform together at various events around town. She performs occasionally with her brothers and was featured on their family CD entitled “RML” Jazz. She has a wonderful cat named Tiger!
Mrs. Lawrence is a HUGE Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Penguins fan! She loves teaching strings and has the greatest job in the whole world!
Birthday: July 8
School: Elkridge Elementary and Elkridge Landing Middle School
Hobbies: My favorite hobby is playing the violin. I also enjoy going to the gym, bike riding, reading books and playing with my cat Tiger.
Favorites
Song: I listen to classical, jazz, rock and some pop music. My favorite singer is Harry Connick Jr. and my favorite violinists are Joshua Bell, Ray Chen and Mark O'Connor.
Book: Harry Potter of course!
Food: Italian food!
Web Site: www.classicsforkids.com
A bit more about Mrs. Lawrence!
Mrs. Lawrence has been an Orchestra Director in Howard County for the past 28 years. She has worked at schools all over the county. For the past 21 years she has been the Director of Orchestras at Elkridge Landing Middle School and she has been at Elkridge Elementary School for 16 years. She loves teaching both elementary and middle school strings and enjoys working with all her students. Mrs. Lawrence’s middle school orchestras have been recognized time and time again for outstanding performances at festivals. Mrs. Lawrence is also the Director of the Howard County Elementary G/T Sinfonia. Students from all over Howard County audition for this wonderful group. Mrs. Lawrence enjoys meeting new students and rehearses the orchestra every Thursday after school. Mrs. Lawrence is a member of the elementary recruitment group "All 4 Strings." This group performs at area schools all over the county and they have a great time playing music. The students love it!
The violin is her primary instrument but she also plays piano, accompanying students at the County and State Solo and Ensemble Festivals. Mrs. Lawrence is a former member of the Maryland Symphony under the direction of Barry Tuckwell and has also performed for the Pittsburgh and Baltimore Opera. She is a free lance violinist and perform all over the Baltimore and Washington area. Mrs. Lawrence performs every year at Hood College in Handel’s “Messiah” as well as various operas and concerts.
She studied with Dr. Donald Portnoy and Stephen Hyde at West Virginia University performing in both the West Virginia Symphony and Symphonette. Mrs. Lawrence then continued her education at Duquesne University. Once she moved to Baltimore, she continued her studies with Herbert Greenberg, former Concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony.
Mrs. Lawrence comes from a musical family- her brothers are working musicians in Pittsburgh and her husband Tom is one of the most sought-after guitarists in Baltimore and Washington. They perform together at various events around town. She performs occasionally with her brothers and was featured on their family CD entitled “RML” Jazz. She has a wonderful cat named Tiger!
Mrs. Lawrence is a HUGE Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Penguins fan! She loves teaching strings and has the greatest job in the whole world!