Jo Ellen Hubert began her piano studies at age 8 and at age 12 was accepted as a student of world famous performer and pedagogue Ruth Burr in Houston, Texas. As a teenager, Jo was a frequent soloist in the Houston area and also served as accompanist to the All-Region and All-State Choirs, the Houston A Cappella Chorus and accompanied many vocal and instrumental soloists. At 16 she conducted and played her first musical, "My Fair Lady". After High School Jo won a piano scholarship to the University of Texas. During her freshman year, she began to coach accompany graduate students working for their Masters and Doctorates, a position traditionally held by 3rd year students. She played French horn in the UT marching band. Jo was accepted to study at the prestigious Kodaly Pedagogical Institute Summer Seminar in Kesckemet, Hungary. At the close of the seminar, Jo was chosen from the 300 students to play the Final Concert with one other student. Jo has performed solo and duo piano recitals in Texas and Japan. She has performed with chamber groups throughout Texas in churches, schools, colleges and charity groups. While on staff at Blinn College and Lone Star College she was vocal coach and accompanist for their choirs. She has been featured with the Kingwood Chamber Orchestra as "harpsichord soloist". She served as accompanist for the Houston Children's Chorus and served as Conductor and Musical Director for Center Stage Theater. She is the inspiration and Founder of the Applause Theater Company which she successfully managed for 10 years and produced 45 Broadway Musicals with orchestra and composed the music for 3 original shows in collaboration with playwright Sharon Sheppard: CHARLOTTE'S WEB, WHILE CHILDHOOD SLEPT and JINX. Music from While Childhood Slept which was a musical about children In the Terezen concentration camp, was featured in the documentary THE PAPER CLIP PROJECTS released by Miramax. At Houston's Theater Under the Stars, second largest musical theater in the US, for 13 years Jo played all auditions, all rehearsals and every show during those years and hired the union orchestra members. She also played the Broadway Series that performed in Houston. Jo's private students are currently experiencing great success on Broadway and in the movie industry including Sadie Sink of Stranger Things and Trey Curtis who is in the role of Hamilton in the Broadway Production of Hamilton. Jo is looking forward to working with staff and students at the CYT Performing Arts Center!