87R23903 BPG-D
 
  By: White H.R. No. 966
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Rachel Clark of Lumberton has been named a 2021
  Senior of Significance by Lamar University; and
         WHEREAS, Since 2016, the Seniors of Significance program has
  recognized graduating LU students for excellence in scholarship,
  leadership, and community service; and
         WHEREAS, A music major with a concentration in piano
  performance, Rachel Clark has maintained a perfect grade point
  average while gaining extensive experience on stage; she has
  accompanied hundreds of soloists and worked within numerous
  ensembles, among them the LU Wind Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra, as
  well as the Stephen F. Austin State University Symphony Orchestra,
  Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, combined choirs, and opera workshop;
  in addition, she has partnered with many composers to premiere new
  works; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Clark has also served as a pianist or organist
  for a number of churches in East Texas, and she has been involved in
  music education through the Stephen F. Austin Music Preparatory
  Division; skilled on the harp as well, she won first place in the
  Symphony of Southeast Texas Concerto Competition and in the Mildred
  Milligan Scholarship Competition of the American Harp Society
  Greater Houston Chapter; her interest in musicology led to a Summer
  Undergraduate Research Fellowship at LU to explore the intersection
  between historically informed performance practice and modern
  piano pedagogy; and
         WHEREAS, Rachel Clark has demonstrated exceptional talent
  and dedication to her goals, and she may look forward with great
  anticipation to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Rachel Clark on her selection as a
  Senior of Significance by Lamar University and extend to her
  sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Clark as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.