Ms. Hopko
(Photo by Chris Gaines)
Ms. Hopko is in her eleventh year of teaching at Maitland Middle.
Under her direction, the orchestra has grown to four levels of orchestra, in addition to the chamber music class. Her orchestras have consistently earned straight superior ratings in the Florida Orchestra Association Music Performance Assessments.
Originally from Bradenton, she is a graduate Manatee High School under the direction of Jim Palmer. Lisa then earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from the University
of Central Florida, where her teachers included John Whitney and Dr. Ayako Yonetani . She has served as
FOA 7-8 All State Orchestra Chair, District Chair for Orange county and is a certified adjudicator of Music Performance Assessments. She had the honor of conducting All County Orchestras in Polk, Lee, Hillsborough, Brevard, Collier and Manatee
Counties. She has served on the faculty for the Florida West Coast Symphony Youth Orchestra "Summer at the Symphony". Ms. Hopko is a violist currently performing with the UCF Orchestra, and she has performed with the Brevard Symphony, Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra and Harry Connick, Jr. Her professional memberships include the Florida Orchestra Association/ Florida Music Educators Association, American String Teachers Association and Sigma Alpha Iota. She has recently joined the Board of Directors for the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, and is currently pursuing National Board Certification (EAYA-Music). |