Gena Alexander

Gena Alexander is a teacher and a violinist residing in the Edmond, Oklahoma area. She is currently the Director of the Orchestra program at Sequoyah Middle School in Edmond. Previously, Gena was the orchestra director at Hefner Middle School in the Putnam City School District for two years. She has taught as an adjunct faculty member at Oklahoma Christian University where she served as Director of the Chamber Orchestra and Instructor of Instrumental String Methods. In addition, she was the initial conductor of Sinfonia in the Oklahoma Youth Orchestra Organization for twelve years. Mrs. Alexander participates in Suzuki Institutes and teacher workshops around the country each year, and is a returning faculty member at the Greater Austin Suzuki Institute each summer. She is a graduate of Oklahoma Christian University, where she earned a degree in Instrumental Music Education. 

 

She currently performs professionally with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and in various performance opportunities around the OKC metro. She and her husband Erick Alexander are proud parents of two violinists who have both participated (and one who is currently participating) in the OKYO program. Mrs. Alexander is excited to return to the OKYO organization to help direct Festival Strings!

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