Three Cypress-Fairbanks ISD middle schools are striking all the right chords this year. The orchestras at Anthony Middle School, Smith Middle School, and Sprague Middle School have been named finalists for the 2025 Houston Cup, a distinguished regional honor that celebrates exceptional orchestra instruction at the middle school level.
All three campuses were among just eight orchestras selected from across the Greater Houston area, placing them in the top tier of excellence for youth music programs in Texas.
The Houston Cup, founded in 2019 and held in partnership with the Ann C. Roberts Orchestra Festival—the state’s longest-running orchestra-only festival—recognizes outstanding varsity-level orchestras and the directors who lead them. Finalists are chosen from school ensembles that received a superior rating at the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Evaluation, making the honor not only a recognition of talent, but also of discipline, collaboration, and strong community support…