The mission of the Centennial High School Orchestra is to create a learning environment of trust and teamwork which motivates all members to develop their potential while creating musical performances of the highest caliber to share with their school and community audiences. Over the past few years, the program has steadily grown in size to now include over 200 of our students at Centennial! Much of what this program does would not be possible without the help of our directors, private lesson teachers, booster club, and student officers!
Meet the Directors!
Ms. Devan Bell
Director of Orchestras
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Ms. Devan Bell is the Director of Orchestras at Centennial High School. Ms. Bell served as the Associate Director at Centennial High School in 2018 and the Associate Orchestra Director at Huffines Middle School and Lewisville High School from 2016 to 2018.
Born and raised in Arlington, Texas, Ms. Bell began her study of music at age ten with the cello. She continued her study of music in college, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the Hurley School of Music at Centenary College of Louisiana. Ms. Bell’s passion for music education led her to pursue a Master’s degree in Music and Human Learning from the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas. While in Austin, she worked as an instructor with the University of Texas String Project and taught second through fifth grade strings at the University of Texas Elementary School. She also designed and inaugurated a pilot after-school string program for sixth through twelfth graders at Brentwood Christian School. During this time, she began her study of the Suzuki method with training in Suzuki in the Schools and Suzuki Cello, Books 1-4. Ms. Bell loves yoga, video games, rock climbing, and spending time with her family, her husband Joseph, and her two cats Abi and Arya. |
Mr. Eric Maine
Associate Director of Orchestras
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Mr. Eric Maine is the newly appointed Associate Director of Orchestras at Centennial High School. Before moving to Frisco, Mr. Maine previously taught in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he served as the Orchestra Director of Ed W. Clark High School.
He earned his undergraduate degree in Music Education with a minor in Music History from Syracuse University, graduating with honors. He went on to get his master’s degree in Educational Leadership in 2015, and most recently, he completed a second master's in Orchestra Conducting at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, where he studied with Taras Krysa. Mr. Maine’s teaching experience spans both middle and high school levels. His orchestras have consistently earned superior ratings at a variety of festivals. He conducted Clark High School's performances at The Midwest Clinic, an International Band and Orchestra Conference held in Chicago, IL, in both 2016 and 2019. More recently, he served as string education presenter at the 2024 conference. Beyond the classroom, Mr. Maine actively contributes to the music education community. He has served as the Southern NMEA (Nevada Music Educators Association) All-State Orchestra Chair, the 11 & 12th Grade Honor Orchestra Chairperson, and as President of the Nevada Chapter of ASTA (American String Teacher Association). Furthermore, Mr. Maine is a National Board Certified Teacher in Secondary Music. Outside of teaching, Mr. Maine enjoys reading, hiking, and running, completing his first half-marathon in February of 2025. He also enjoys spending time with his mini Australian Shepard, Wesley. Mr. Maine is looking forward to starting his journey with the Centennial Orchestra! |
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Mrs. Young Park
Harp Director
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Young Park is the harp director at Frisco Centennial High School. This is her 11th year teaching at Frisco.
Mrs. Park's musical journey began at age 12 as she spent time under the guidance of her mother who was a pianist. Upon listening to the mother's friend at church playing the harp, she decided to take one lesson and immediately fell in love. She earned her bachelor's degree in Orchestral Instruments at Ewha Women's University in Seoul, Korea. Afterward, she went to Paris to pursue her master's degree in harp studies at Ècole Nationale de Musique de Chartres with eminent French harpist Cathrine Michel. Mrs. Park then continued her studies at Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt. In her free time, she enjoying traveling, arranging music for harp, gardening, and cooking. She currently plays with her church's choir on Sundays. |
