She became a member of the National Orchestra, a training orchestra, conducted by Leon Barzin. She studied clarinet with Abraham Goldstein and Leon Russianoff, becoming a member of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, playing assistant first clarinet and bass clarinet under the baton of Leopold Stokowski.
Joining the National Orchestra, a training ensemble conducted by Leon Barzin, she began her musical studies with Abraham Goldstein and Leon Russianoff, eventually joining the Houston Symphony Orchestra as an assistant first clarinetist and bass clarinetist under the direction of Leopold Stokowski.