April Kondrat is currently the Director of Orchestras at Plano Senior High School in Plano, TX and Principal Violist with the Plano Symphony Orchestra. She is also a substitute violist with the Dallas Opera when time allows. Mrs. Kondrat received a Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY and a Master of Music in Viola Performance at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO. She has worked with esteemed conductors such as Robert Zinman, Pierre Boulez, Leonard Slatkin and Jaap Van Zweden. Mrs. Kondrat is an avid runner and is a member of the Marathon Maniacs. She resides in Plano with her husband, three children and four dogs.