NYO-USA 2021 Orchestra Roster
Meet the Orchestra
Strings
Violin
Colin Aponte
Blue Hill, ME +Emma Boyd
Madison, AL +Matthew Chang
Los Angeles, CA +Melody Choi
San Jose, CA + *Aidan Daniels
Frankfort, IL +Douglas Dyer
Rockledge, FLBenjamin Frueh
Corvallis, ORElla Golden
Memphis, TNDylan Hamme
Leonia, NJ *Leena Hocutt Duarte
Cary, NCHenry Ingels
Norman, OK *Bryan Kim
Blacksburg, VA +Elliot Kim
Austin, TX *Hannah Kim
Newport Beach, CA *Wendy Kleintank
Otterville, MOGrace Koh
Harker Heights, TXDaniel Lee
New Orleans, LADara Moayer
Westlake Village, CASophia Molina
Miami, FL *Cecilia O'Brien
Dallas, TX *Eunseo Oh
San Jose, CAAnnabella Paolucci
West Palm Beach, FL *Hannah Park
Tenafly, NJ +Serin Isabelle Park
New York, NYMatthew Sakiyama
Millbrae, CA + *Keshav Srinivasan
Austin, TXTyler Tan
Cheshire, CT + *Julia Wang
Sunnyvale, CA *Stacy Widyono
San Diego, CATienne Yu
Freehold, NJ +Sein Yun
Irvine, CA *Sylvan Zhang
Stillwater, OK *Viola
Lawrence Chai
Mount Sinai, NY + *Peirce Ellis
Broomall, PA + *Gina Gravagne
Waco, TX +Mack Jones
Greenville, NCAndrew S. Jung
Englewood, CODorothy Junginger
West Des Moines, IA *Zoey Long
Winchester, MAAnsley Moe
Milledgeville, GA +Ingrid Nordberg
Walnut Creek, CAAshley Y. Park
Palisades Park, NJLourdes Pinney
Henderson, NV *Philip Rawlinson
Greenville, SC *Daniel Simmons
Laurelton, NY + *Maanas Varma
Flower Mound, TXCello
Matthew Averyt
San Antonio, TXSergey Blinov
Durham, NC *Jonathan Fuller
Atlanta, GATristen Johnson
Raleigh, NCSarah Kave
Tarzana, CA +Sophia Knappe
Raleigh, NC *Irene Lee
Irvine, CAWill Rawlinson
Greenville, SC *Kira Wang
Portland, ORHenri Yoon
New York, NYMatthew Zhang
Houston, TXBass
Gisel Dominguez
Miami, FL *Thomas Green
Medford, OR +Robert Kohler
McAllen, TX *Eliot Lee
Seattle, WA *Christian Luevano
Denton, TXBria Rives
Fayetteville, GAGrant Thomas
Tucson, AZAndrew Vinther
Lynnwood, WAWoodwinds
Flute
Ryan Clever
Cumming, GASasha Hitachi-Kizziah
Chattanooga, TN + *Amy Hwang
West Friendship, MD *Fernando A. Perez
Boise, ID *Oboe
Claire Kho
Cresskill, NJAbigail Kim
Portland, ORClarinet
Noah Jung
Hoffman Estates, ILAaron Lipsky
Asheville, NCJuliyan Martinez
Powder Springs, GA *Solomon Sigmon
Huntsville, ALBassoon
Asha Kline
Ellicott City, MD + *William Ramos
Palm Harbor, FL + *Nathan Shepherd
Lanesville, IN +Samuel Watson
Jacksonville, FL *Brass
Horn
Donovan McManus
Dallas, TX *Samantha Strickland
Martinsville, NJTrumpet
Dasara Beta
Rocky River, OHJeremy Bryant
Tucson, AZ *Ben J. D'Haiti
Oakton, VA *Sophie Urban
Colorado Springs, COTrombone
Naomi Wharry
Edmond, OK *Andrew Zaharis
Trophy Club, TXBass Trombone
Rafael Noriega
Chicago, IL + *Tuba
Jake Alford
Lexington, KY *Percussion
Timpani and Percussion
Dillon Akerman
Mansfield, TX *Serena Bangia
Buffalo, NY *Glenn Choe
Cedar Park, TX +AJ Hudson
Denver, CO *Apprentices
Apprentice Composer
Olivia Bennett
Houston, TX *Ella Kaale
League City, TXMax Lu
Dayton, MD *Emily Singleton
Gainesville, FLApprentice Orchestra Manager
Britta Elsbernd
Mason City, IAJaylin Vinson
Oklahoma City, OK +Apprentice Orchestra Librarian
Anna Kruse
Huron, SD *Anna Tetreault
St. Louis, MO* Prior NYO-USA member
+ Prior NYO2 member
Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, The Kovner Foundation, Beatrice Santo Domingo, and Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari.
Global Ambassadors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.
Major funding has been provided by The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Carl Jacobs Foundation, JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation, and Joyce and George Wein Foundation, Inc.
Additional funding has been provided by Sarah Arison, The Jack Benny Family Foundation, Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, Mary Anne Huntsman Morgan and The Huntsman Foundation, IAC, and The Morton H. Meyerson Family Foundation.
Founder Patrons: Blavatnik Family Foundation; Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation; Ronald O. Perelman; Robertson Foundation; Beatrice Santo Domingo; Hope and Robert F. Smith; Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon; and Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation.