Our Mission in the Art of Music
Arts Alliance of Central Texas (AAoCT) aims to help children in the Dripping Springs, Texas area gain knowledge, education and experience in music performance.
To accomplish this, AAoCT formed Dripping Springs Youth Orchestra (DSYO) in the summer of 2019. DSYO held auditions early that summer for students to participate in an orchestral program beginning in September 2019. DSYO has continued rehearsing and performing since then.
The objectives of DSYO are to:
· Promote music education
· Stress the importance of individual lessons to help students develop proficiency
· Help students develop the skills necessary for successful participation in the orchestra
· Provide students with opportunities to perform in public as a part of the orchestra
· Offer public performances to foster the public’s knowledge and experience of orchestral music
To achieve these objectives, DSYO:
· Holds auditions for prospective members
· Encourages private lessons for DSYO members to develop their proficiency
· Rehearses each week
· Gives public concerts every Spring and Fall
· Gives public performances in support of other non-profit organizations
If you have a child who wishes to audition, follow the Audition link below to submit an application. We welcome all string players of all levels, regardless of age who are in grades K-12. Requirements for each orchestra level is posted on the application form.
​​Mr. Martin retired from the USAF, having achieved the rank of Lt Col. He retired from Headquarters USAF in 1994 where he served as the Assistant Director of Executive Support for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations and as Director of Quality for Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations.
Following retirement from the USAF, he spent over twenty years consulting and managing consulting organizations in the commercial business sector and at senior executive levels of US government. Mr. Martin retired from both government and civilian industry executive-level consulting in August, 2015.
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He served on the Dripping Springs Planning and Zoning Commission from 2013 to 2022, where he served as the Vice Chair from 2015 to 2022.
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Mr. Martin holds an MBA with a concentration in management and finance.
James H. Martin
Founder/President
Dr. Jan Davis began her teacher training at the Southern Illinois University String Preparatory Program under the direction of John Kendall. She received a B.A. in Music Education from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE), an M.A. in Educational Administration from SIUE, a Doctorate of Education from St. Louis University, and an M.A. in Counseling from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Over the course of her thirty-eight years as a Suzuki string specialist with the Ferguson-Florissant School District and the School District of Clayton, Mo., Dr. Davis’ orchestras have made seven appearances at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic, eight appearances at the Missouri Music Educators State Conference, and have also been chosen to perform at the 2002 Suzuki Association of the Americas National Conference and the 2006 American String Teachers National Conference. Following “retirement”, she moved to Austin, TX and is currently teaching orchestra at St. Andrew's Episcopal Upper School since joining the district in 2018.
During her tenure as a Suzuki Strings Educator, she has been invited to music festivals and summer camps as a clinician and coach throughout the United States.
Awards presented to Dr. Davis include the 1992 St. Louis Suburban Music Educator Award of Merit; the 1993 Missouri American String Teachers School Educator Award; the Elizabeth A.H. Green School Educator Award presented at the 2002 American String Teachers Association National Conference; and the 2005 St. Louis Art Educator of the Year presented by the Arts and Education Council of St. Louis.
Dr. Jan Davis
Director
Photo credits: Jeff Heyer- Deeper Still Photography