Performer Details
Performer Bio Synopsis
The North Gwinnett High School Orchestra program enrolls over 250 string players in five different levels of orchestra. Located about 30 miles northeast of Atlanta, GA, the North Gwinnett High School Orchestra calls the city of Suwanee, GA home. The NGHS Orchestra is always well-represented at county, district, state, and national events including the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra, The Ludwig Symphony, the NAfME All-National Honor Orchestra, the Governor's Honors Program, GMEA All-State, Gwinnett County Youth Symphony, and the GMEA District 13 Honor Orchestra. Several of our students who participate in our string quartet program are accepted every year to participate in the University of South Carolina’s string quartet workshop and competition with the Grammy Award winning Parker String Quartet, the string quartet in residence at Harvard University. The NGHS Orchestra frequently performs in concert, invitational, and performance evaluation settings including the Georgia Music Educator Association’s In-Service conference, the Capital Orchestra Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and the Kennesaw State University Orchestra Invitational. The North Gwinnett High School Orchestra has also been named a national winner in the Mark of Excellence/ National Orchestra Honors project by the Foundation for Music Education. For the 2023-2024 school year, the North Gwinnett High School Chamber Orchestra has been invited to perform at the prestigious Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in December of 2023.
North Gwinnett High School Chamber Orchestra
Conductor's Bio
David Metrio is a Colombian-American educator, conductor, and double-bassist based in the Atlanta area. Mr. Metrio is currently the Director of Orchestras at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA, as well as the conductor for the Gwinnett County Youth Symphony Orchestra. Before his appointment to the Gwinnett County Youth Symphony, Mr. Metrio served as the conductor for the Georgia Youth Symphony Camerata Orchestra for six seasons. Mr. Metrio has also served as a double bass clinician for the New England Conservatory Preparatory School in Boston, MA.
Mr. Metrio was named the Teacher of the Year at North Gwinnett High School for the 2022/2023 school year, and a Top 25 Finalist for County-Wide Teacher of the Year. Orchestra’s under Mr. Metrio’s direction receive consistent superior ratings at performance evaluations and frequently perform in concert and invitational settings. Most recently, the North Gwinnett High School Chamber Orchestra has been invited to perform at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in December of 2023. Under his direction, the North Gwinnett High School Chamber Orchestra has also been invited to perform at the Georgia Music Educator Association’s In-Service conference, the Capital Orchestra Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and the Kennesaw State University Orchestra Invitational. The North Gwinnett High School Orchestra has also been named a national winner in the Mark of Excellence/ National Orchestra Honors project by the Foundation for Music Education.
Mr. Metrio is in demand as a guest clinician and conductor around the state of Georgia, and has been invited to present at the Georgia Music Educators Association’s In-Service Conference in 2019, 2021, and 2022. Mr. Metrio was also invited to present at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in 2019. Mr. Metrio is an active member of the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), where he serves on the state board of directors as Chairman for District 13, as well as a member of the state standing committee for the orchestra division. He is also a member of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), where he serves as the membership liaison for the Georgia chapter.
Before serving as Director of Orchestras at North Gwinnett High School, Mr. Metrio served as the Director of Orchestras at Lanier High School in Sugar Hill, GA. In 2020, Mr. Metrio was named the Professional Association of Georgia Educators STAR teacher for Lanier High School as well as a finalist for Lanier High School Teacher of the Year. Mr. Metrio holds a masters degree in Music Education from The Florida State University, and has an undergraduate degree in Music Education from Kennesaw State University.
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