October 4, 2024

Sinfonia Gulf Coast's Miranda Rojas Selected for Prestigious Teaching Artists Training Institute

By Zandra Wolfgram

Sinfonia Gulf Coast is thrilled to announce that Miranda Rojas, our Education & Outreach
Assistant, has been selected to participate in the 2024-2025 Lab Cohort Program of the
Teaching Artists Training Institute (TATI). This prestigious fellowship is designed to equip
Teaching Artists with the tools and skills necessary to support more than 20,000
underrepresented students and communities across the country.

The TATI Lab Cohort brings together up to 60 Teaching Artists annually, offering them the
chance to collaborate, learn, and reflect on their teaching practice. Over the course of nine
months, cohort members engage in live sessions led by expert clinicians on topics such as
planning, instruction, and cultural equity. Miranda will also attend an in-person regional
practicum in Baltimore, MD, and has the opportunity to apply for a week-long learning
retreat in Miami in the spring.

"I am thrilled to have been selected for this incredible fellowship opportunity,” said Rojas.
“My participation in this cohort will help me refine my teaching practices, both
pedagogically and socially, so that I can best support the diverse group of students that I
serve through Sinfonia Gulf Coast's music education programs."

Miranda joined Sinfonia’s education department in August 2023 to support the Music
Education programs led by Education & Outreach Director Margaret Gordon.

A passionate educator and performer, she was previously a member of the Carriola
Quartet, Sinfonia’s Quartet-in-Residence. In addition to her work with Sinfonia, Miranda
runs her own private studio, Rojas Strings, where she teaches violin, viola, and cello. She
holds a Master of Music in Violin Performance from Florida State University and performs
regularly in the region. Her current roles include Principal Second Violin with the Panama
City Symphony Orchestra and section musician with Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Pensacola
Symphony, Gulf Coast Symphony (MS), and Albany Symphony. Miranda also serves as
Music Director for HERo, a Tallahassee-based organization dedicated to amplifying the
voices of women in music and promoting works by women composers.

Sinfonia Gulf Coast has long been committed to educational outreach, impacting more than
200,000 children in Okaloosa and Walton Counties since its founding. Our community
outreach programs include the Sinfonia Youth Orchestra, guest artist visits in local schools,
free orchestra concerts, and partnerships such as the Link Up concert program with
Carnegie Hall, Paint the Music with the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, and our Arts in
Medicine initiative with Sacred Heart Hospital and more.

For more information about Sinfonia Gulf Coast’s education programs, visit
SinfoniaGulfCoast.org.

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