HALEY LOVELACE, CONDUCTOR

ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA

Target Age Group: Late Elementary and Middle School students.
PSO is our first orchestra that is focused on group ensemble playing. Students are expected to prepare their music at home, so time in class is spent on the layering of parts and musicality. In PSO, students learn:

  • To sight read new music comfortably
  • The skills they need to audition into more advanced ensembles
  • To play with other violinists, violists, cellists, and basses from other schools
  • To play in 3 and 4 part harmonies
  • To prepare music in their private lesson and at home for rehearsing together in class


In order to join PSO, students must audition. This ensures that they're able to learn and perform the level of music we're playing, so they'll have an enjoyable experience in class. Our goal is to make the audition process calm and welcoming, while still allowing us to make sure the students are prepared to join. Auditions are held in May, and again in August. Returning students do not need to re-audition. Please see our audition link for requirements, and sign ups. 
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Rehearsals will be held in person on Wednesdays,
​at Odd Fellows Hall from 4:00-5:30pm.

ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR

​Haley Lovelace holds a Bachelor of University Studies in string pedagogy and educational psychology from the University of New Mexico. She graduated with her Masters in Instructional Design in 2021. An active researcher in the field of string pedagogy for two decades, Haley combines Suzuki and traditional pedagogies as well as developmental psychology in her teaching. Haley’s students have been accepted into the New Mexico School for the Arts, Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program, and various music education degree programs. Haley is an alum of the Albuquerque Youth Symphony and has also performed with the University of New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and the Albuquerque Philharmonic. In her “spare” time she enjoys cooking, time with her husband and daughter, and a menagerie of pets.
PSO  Performs Stoudemire's "Barn Dance" at the St. Francis Auditorium, May 2015
PSO Performs Sheinberg's "Celebration" at the St. Francis Auditorium, May 2015