What is NTPA Musical Theatre Orchestra?
With thousands of talented student musicians across North Texas, the pipeline to gaining real experience playing the musical theatre canon remains inaccessible to most. We bridge the gap to give our elite performances a live orchestra while giving student musicians a chance to gain real-world experience alongside professionals.
“The reality is that, although we believe this unique program is educationally essential to our growing infrastructure of arts education in North Texas, paying professionals to partner with these students costs more than our standard production model.
We welcome the patronage of anyone who believes in the power of live music to help us expand our orchestral programming, covering costs of instrument rentals, technical equipment, and the time and expertise of professionals in the music industry to help train the next generation of musicians and performers.”
Meet Our Director – Preston Page
Preston Page – Artistic Director, NTPA Musical Theatre Orchestra & Senior Music Director, North Texas Performing Arts
Preston Page is voice teacher, director, music director, accompanist, and arts administrator based in Dallas, Texas. He currently serves as the Senior Music Director for North Texas Performing Arts, having joined the organization in 2022 as Director of Education. In addition, he leads the NTPA Musical Theatre Orchestra as Artistic Director and holds the position of Resident Collegiate Pursuits Voice Teacher. After studying Musical Theatre at Collin College and with noted industry professionals throughout North Texas, he completed his bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Dallas with a focus in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources. He has over a decade of experience working with youth theatres and school districts across North Texas, teaching a range of workshops, master classes, private voice and acting lessons, as well as leading teams of other teaching artists. He previously led the successful expansion of Arise Acting Studio as General Manager while interning at Lyric Stage and developing the musical curricula for several Montessori schools in the area. Preston is also an actor, singer, and director who has worked with many of the largest professional and regional theatres across North Texas, developing both new works and performing many standards in the musical theatre canon.
The NTPA Musical Theatre Orchestra is made possible in part through the partnership of Plano Symphony Orchestra and our Pit Instrumentalist Training Program. Read more about PSO on their website here: https://planosymphony.