Biography
SAMANTHA ISABELLA ST. JOHN 22, born in Aurora, Ohio, has recently completed her bachelor's degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music, studying with Paul Ellison. She has performed as principal with the Houston Bach Society and Musiqa Houston, and as assistant principal in Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2 with the Shepherd School Symphony.
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Aurora, Ohio
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