Musicians

Patrice Calixte & Mariama Alcântara, violins
Bruce Williams, viola
Douglas Harvey, cello

Originally from Cleveland, Megan Zapfe began playing the violin at age 4. She has been a member of the Austin Symphony since 2017 and regularly plays with the Buffalo and Nashville Symphony. She received her Bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where she studied with Grigory Kalinovksy and Kevork Mardirossian. Prior to college, Megan studied with Peter Slowik and Marilyn McDonald at the Oberlin Conservatory.

Venezuelan-Cuban-American violinist Daniela Láncara Espinoza creates musical environments that energize people. Whether she’s collaborating with other artists, championing new composers, or teaching, Daniela is focused on communicating what’s real, human, and personal. Aspiring to use her skills as a vehicle of transformation, she’s played for a variety of audiences at Rikers Island Prison Facility, Carnegie Hall, and also as the featured soloist with orchestras in Texas and Oklahoma.
Daniela is currently based in Austin, TX, and enjoying a life of  performing and teaching. When performing, she’s most at home playing music written by friends and colleagues. She’s thrilled to be working on her debut album Zamar (2025) with composer Icli Zitella. She has the honor of leading as Concertmaster with the Central Texas Philharmonic, as Assistant Principal with the Amarillo Symphony, and plays in the violin sections of the Austin Opera, the Austin Symphony, and the Orchestra of San Antonio.

Alexander Smith is currently a member of the Austin Symphony Orchestra and has previously worked with the Kansas City Symphony and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra. As a soloist, he has been featured in performances of works by Rolla, Walton, Hindemith, Dale, and Krieger. He has appeared in chamber music with Shmuel Ashkenasi, Glenn Dicterow, Martin Chalifour, and David Radzynski. A recent doctoral graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, he served for three years as the Teaching Assistant to Professor Roger Myers. Alexander received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in viola performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music as a student of Stephen Wyrczynski, Nokuthula Ngwenyama, and Yuval Gotlibovich.

Anna Park is currently the Assistant Principal cellist of the Austin Symphony. A highly sought after orchestral and chamber musician, Anna has performed with a variety of ensembles such as the Houston Symphony, San Antonio Symphony, International Contemporary Ensemble, and the Artosphere Festival Orchestra. As a chamber musician, she enjoys collaborating with other musicians and can be heard performing throughout the community in schools, libraries, and recreation centers as well as the concert stage.
Outside of the concert hall, Anna is focused on inspiring the next generation of young musicians. She maintains an active private studio and coaches students in chamber music groups through the nonprofit organization CHAMPS (Chamber Music in Public Schools).
Anna earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland and her Master of Music degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Her primary teachers include Carole Neuen-Rabinowitz, Martha Gerschefski, Alan Stepansky, and Hans Jørgen Jensen. Anna lives with her husband, Frank, and their two dogs, Birdie the ‘lazy’ collie, and Piper the senior Chihuahua.