Meet The Directors

 

Bryan Buffaloe, Director 2004-Present

 

Bryan Buffaloe currently serves as the director of orchestras at Clear Lake High School in Houston, Texas home to NASA. Under his direction, the “Lake” Orchestra has grown to its present enrollment of 255 members. They have received consistent UIL “Sweepstakes” awards and have earned Best in Class and Overall Outstanding Orchestra Honors at South Coast and DC Music Festivals. They have been named as a GRAMMY Signature School by the GRAMMY Foundation and performed at the National Band and Orchestra Invitational in Carnegie Hall. Under his direction, the Clear Lake Orchestras consistently rank among the top orchestras in Texas having received first runner-up in the TMEA State Honor String Orchestra competition and second-runner up in the full orchestra state competition. Read More...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kevin Black, Assistant Director 2005-Present

 

Kevin Black has been the Assistant Director of Orchestras at Clear Lake High School since 2005. In his seventeen years of teaching he has also served as Director of Orchestras in Pasadena ISD and Clear Creek ISD, most notably at Clear Creek High School and Space Center Intermediate. During his tenure at Space Center Intermediate, his program doubled from 55 students to 120. The orchestras were recognized as a finalist in the TMEA Middle School String Honor Orchestra contest, and were consistent UIL Sweepstakes winners. At Clear Creek High School, his program tripled from 32 students to 91 in the span of three years. Read More...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Law, Assistant Director 2007-Present

 

John Law is head director of the Clear Lake Intermediate Orchestra and serves as an assistant here at Clear Lake High School. He earned his B.M. in violin performance from Boston Conservatory in 1996 and his M.M. from Yale University in 1998. Law is a former assistant concertmaster of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and former associate concertmaster of the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. In his spare time he enjoys playing table tennis and cooking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Past Clear Lake High School Orchestra Directors