SAMANDA ENGELS is excited to join SSMT this summer. She has performed with notable artists and productions, including the Shrine Circus, Wichita Grand Opera, Caroline Campbell, as well as weekly performances in Oklahoma City backing the Grammy Award-winning artist Sandi Patty. 

She recently traveled to Prague to perform with the Filarmonietta Praga and holds an MM from the University of Oklahoma, where she also served as the graduate teaching assistant for the horn studio. A few of her favorite musicals that she has performed include Beauty and the Beast, Into the Woods, and Little Women. Outside of performing, Samanda loves hiking, painting, and is the horn instructor for El Sistema Oklahoma.