NYO2 2019 Orchestra Roster
Meet the Orchestra
Strings
Violin
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Colin Aponte
Blue Hill, ME -
Ashni Budge
La Verne, CA + -
Matthew Chang
Los Angeles, CA -
Karishma Chapalamadugu
Valrico, FL -
Melody Gawon Choi
San Jose, CA -
Aidan Daniels
Frankfort, IL
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Isabela Diaz
Miami, FL -
Nicholas Garcia-Hettinger
San Antonio, TX -
Ashley Gomez
Miami, FL -
Karalyn Melissa Harper
Pinson, AL -
Elizabeth Jerstad
Sioux Falls, SD -
Edward Jung
San Jose, CA +
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Bryan Kim
Blacksburg, VA + -
Grace Seoeun Kim
Closter, NJ -
Eliana Lee
Bedford Corners, NY -
Payton Jin-Hyun Lee
Duncan, SC + -
Yudai Leonzon
Honolulu, HI + -
Rachel Lee Alers Mercado
Manatí, PR
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Semaj Murphy
Philadelphia, PA -
Caleb T. Reed
Philadelphia, PA -
Matthew Sakiyama
Millbrae, CA + -
Tyler Tan
Cheshire, CT + -
Jaylin Vinson
Oklahoma City, OK -
Stephanie Yoshida
Honolulu, HI
Viola
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Lawrence Chai
Mount Sinai, NY + -
Sung-Me Nichole Lee
Paoli, PA -
Nia McQuarters
Portland, OR -
Ansley Moe
Spartanburg, SC -
Jeremiah Moultrie
Charleston, SC
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Haile Onikura-Southward
Brooklyn, NY -
Tristin Saito
Henderson, NV + -
Marco Santistevan
Rio Grande City, TX -
Cindy Xu
San Jose, CA -
Hailey Xu
Greer, SC
Cello
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Alex Aranzabal
Londonderry, NH -
Gloria Cai
Ellicott City, MD -
Aaron Chen
Arden, NC + -
Elena Chen
Cupertino, CA
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Anthony De Peña
Miami, FL + -
Andrew Do
Irvine, CA -
Josephine Kim
San Diego, CA -
Aiden Krogh
Grand Forks, ND
Bass
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Matin Kealaokahinano Boulos
Palolo, HI -
Thomas Green
Medford, OR + -
Arwyn Ivey
Tarpon Springs, FL
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Eli Pace
Dublin, OH -
Jamie Park
Beachwood, OH + -
Cirrus Rowland-Seymour
Cleveland, OH
Woodwinds
Flute
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Sasha Hitachi-Kizziah
Chattanooga, TN -
Minsoo Kwon
Seattle, WA
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John Robert Santiago
Los Angeles, CA
Bassoon
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Makayla Bowen-Longino
Beltsville, MD -
William Ramos
Palm Harbor, FL
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Nathan Shepherd
Lanesville, IN
Brass
Horn
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Yui Ginther
Austin, TX -
Erin Harrigan
Trumansburg, NY -
Adolfo Pena
Brownsville, TX +
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Keneil Soni
Albertson, NY -
Sara Vollenweider
Metairie, LA
Trumpet
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Amber Bowen-Longino
Beltsville, MD -
Gage Ellis
Longview, TX
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Evelyn Hartman
Petoskey, MI -
Joseph Yu
San Francisco, CA +
Percussion
Timpani and Percussion
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Sean C. Edwards
Chicago, IL + -
Avi Gotskind
Chicago, IL +
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Bridget Hemesath
Chicago, IL -
Caleb York
Tucson, AZ +
+ Prior NYO2 member
Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation, The Kovner Foundation, and Beatrice Santo Domingo.
Global Ambassadors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.

Leadership support for NYO2 is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Founder Patron: Beatrice Santo Domingo.

With additional funding provided by Ardian US Foundation, Sarah Arison, and Ernst & Young LLP.

Public support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.