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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rachel Clark of Lumberton has been named a 2021 |
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Senior of Significance by Lamar University; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2016, the Seniors of Significance program has |
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recognized graduating LU students for excellence in scholarship, |
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leadership, and community service; and |
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WHEREAS, A music major with a concentration in piano |
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performance, Rachel Clark has maintained a perfect grade point |
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average while gaining extensive experience on stage; she has |
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accompanied hundreds of soloists and worked within numerous |
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ensembles, among them the LU Wind Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra, as |
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well as the Stephen F. Austin State University Symphony Orchestra, |
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Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, combined choirs, and opera workshop; |
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in addition, she has partnered with many composers to premiere new |
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works; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Clark has also served as a pianist or organist |
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for a number of churches in East Texas, and she has been involved in |
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music education through the Stephen F. Austin Music Preparatory |
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Division; skilled on the harp as well, she won first place in the |
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Symphony of Southeast Texas Concerto Competition and in the Mildred |
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Milligan Scholarship Competition of the American Harp Society |
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Greater Houston Chapter; her interest in musicology led to a Summer |
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Undergraduate Research Fellowship at LU to explore the intersection |
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between historically informed performance practice and modern |
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piano pedagogy; and |
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WHEREAS, Rachel Clark has demonstrated exceptional talent |
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and dedication to her goals, and she may look forward with great |
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anticipation to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rachel Clark on her selection as a |
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Senior of Significance by Lamar University and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Clark as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |