Moores School Chamber Players

Performers

Cutter W. González

Cutter W. González is the general manager and assistant conductor of the Moores School Symphony Orchestra at the University of Houston. Prior to moving to Houston, he taught horn at schools throughout the Texas Hill Country and served as principal horn of the Texas State Symphony Orchestra. Cutter is a product of Texas’s public school music programs, where he developed an early appreciation for school music and improving access to musical training. Pursuant to these ideals, he founded Musikverein New Braunfels, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides musical instruction to students in the greater New Braunfels area regardless of age, background, or ability to pay. Cutter holds a Bachelor of Science in Geography and a Bachelor of Music in Music Performance from Texas State University. He is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting with Franz Anton Krager at the University of Houston.

Carolina Rodriguez Russum

Carolina was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. She began her piano studies with her mother, then with Carolina Elizalde, Marco Antonio Verdín, José Luis González Moya, Francisco Orozco, and Anatoly Zatin. Carolina studied piano for one year at SMU, one at McGill, and then achieved a Certificate in Advance Piano Performance at Concordia University with Lauretta Altman and Gregory Chaverdian. Her passion for movement led her to study Dalcroze Eurythmics at Juilliard for two summers. Carolina also holds an undergraduate degree in Education from ITESO. Besides performing and teaching, Carolina acted as president of Concertando México, a non-profit music association. During the pandemic, she launched ArteSana, a multimedia project where she interviewed women whose lives had changed through creative and artistic activities. Carolina made her conducting debut in May 2018 in Guadalajara, Mexico. During the summer of 2022, she studied conducting with Kenneth Kiesler for three intensive weeks at the Conductors Retreat in Maine. Currently, she is pursuing a dual master’s degree in Arts Leadership and Opera/Orchestra Conducting at the University of Houston.