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Chi Ting

April 11, 2023

Chi Ting is a flutist from Taiwan currently pursuing her Master's at Rice University with Leone Buyse. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jim Walker. With a deep passion for chamber music, Chi has played a variety of chamber music with friends, such as piano trios and woodwind quintets to duet ...

Headshot of flutist Chi Ting

Chi Ting

April 11, 2023

Chi Ting is a flutist from Taiwan currently pursuing her Master's at Rice University with Leone Buyse. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jim Walker. With a deep passion for chamber music, Chi has played a variety of chamber music with friends, such as piano trios and woodwind quintets to duet ...

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Nathaniel Wolff

April 11, 2023

Nathaniel Wolff believes in the power of music to forge meaningful connections and build community. He is currently the oboist for University of Maryland’s graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS, a group dedicated to bold performance and meaningful community outreach. As a member of IGNIS, he has competed in the semi-finals of the Coltman Chamber Music ...

Headshot of flutist Chi Ting

Chi Ting

April 11, 2023

Chi Ting is a flutist from Taiwan currently pursuing her Master's at Rice University with Leone Buyse. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jim Walker. With a deep passion for chamber music, Chi has played a variety of chamber music with friends, such as piano trios and woodwind quintets to duet ...

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Nathaniel Wolff

April 11, 2023

Nathaniel Wolff believes in the power of music to forge meaningful connections and build community. He is currently the oboist for University of Maryland’s graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS, a group dedicated to bold performance and meaningful community outreach. As a member of IGNIS, he has competed in the semi-finals of the Coltman Chamber Music ...

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Wanshu Qiu

April 11, 2023

A highly versatile musician, Wanshu regularly performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and is actively devoted to promoting classical music to a wider audience. Wanshu grew up in a non-musical household in Chengdu, China. She began showing musical interest at the age of seven. Her rapid growth as a musician gained her a place in The Affilia ...

Headshot of flutist Chi Ting

Chi Ting

April 11, 2023

Chi Ting is a flutist from Taiwan currently pursuing her Master's at Rice University with Leone Buyse. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jim Walker. With a deep passion for chamber music, Chi has played a variety of chamber music with friends, such as piano trios and woodwind quintets to duet ...

Headshot of Nathaniel Wolff

Nathaniel Wolff

April 11, 2023

Nathaniel Wolff believes in the power of music to forge meaningful connections and build community. He is currently the oboist for University of Maryland’s graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS, a group dedicated to bold performance and meaningful community outreach. As a member of IGNIS, he has competed in the semi-finals of the Coltman Chamber Music ...

Headshot of Wanshu Liu

Wanshu Qiu

April 11, 2023

A highly versatile musician, Wanshu regularly performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and is actively devoted to promoting classical music to a wider audience. Wanshu grew up in a non-musical household in Chengdu, China. She began showing musical interest at the age of seven. Her rapid growth as a musician gained her a place in The Affilia ...

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Sandy Li

April 11, 2023

Taiwanese pianist Sandy Li began her piano studies at age 4. She moved to New York City at age 12 where she studied with Ruth Slenczynska and Martin Canin. She entered the Manhattan School of Music Precollege with full scholarship at age 15, studying under Dr. Solomon Mikowsky. As a soloist, Sandy is a winner of numerous competitions and honors. She wa ...

Headshot of flutist Chi Ting

Chi Ting

April 11, 2023

Chi Ting is a flutist from Taiwan currently pursuing her Master's at Rice University with Leone Buyse. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jim Walker. With a deep passion for chamber music, Chi has played a variety of chamber music with friends, such as piano trios and woodwind quintets to duet ...

Headshot of Nathaniel Wolff

Nathaniel Wolff

April 11, 2023

Nathaniel Wolff believes in the power of music to forge meaningful connections and build community. He is currently the oboist for University of Maryland’s graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS, a group dedicated to bold performance and meaningful community outreach. As a member of IGNIS, he has competed in the semi-finals of the Coltman Chamber Music ...

Headshot of Wanshu Liu

Wanshu Qiu

April 11, 2023

A highly versatile musician, Wanshu regularly performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and is actively devoted to promoting classical music to a wider audience. Wanshu grew up in a non-musical household in Chengdu, China. She began showing musical interest at the age of seven. Her rapid growth as a musician gained her a place in The Affilia ...

Head shot of Sandy Li

Sandy Li

April 11, 2023

Taiwanese pianist Sandy Li began her piano studies at age 4. She moved to New York City at age 12 where she studied with Ruth Slenczynska and Martin Canin. She entered the Manhattan School of Music Precollege with full scholarship at age 15, studying under Dr. Solomon Mikowsky. As a soloist, Sandy is a winner of numerous competitions and honors. She wa ...

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 Samuel Leung

April 11, 2023

Samuel Ka-Ming Leung is a budding collaborative pianist and classical saxophonist from Hong Kong. Leung is currently a first-year master’s student in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music under the direction of Dr. Andrew Harley, with a graduate assistantship in studio accompanying. He was accepted into the Collaborative Piano ...

Headshot of flutist Chi Ting

Chi Ting

April 11, 2023

Chi Ting is a flutist from Taiwan currently pursuing her Master's at Rice University with Leone Buyse. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jim Walker. With a deep passion for chamber music, Chi has played a variety of chamber music with friends, such as piano trios and woodwind quintets to duet ...

Headshot of Nathaniel Wolff

Nathaniel Wolff

April 11, 2023

Nathaniel Wolff believes in the power of music to forge meaningful connections and build community. He is currently the oboist for University of Maryland’s graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS, a group dedicated to bold performance and meaningful community outreach. As a member of IGNIS, he has competed in the semi-finals of the Coltman Chamber Music ...

Headshot of Wanshu Liu

Wanshu Qiu

April 11, 2023

A highly versatile musician, Wanshu regularly performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and is actively devoted to promoting classical music to a wider audience. Wanshu grew up in a non-musical household in Chengdu, China. She began showing musical interest at the age of seven. Her rapid growth as a musician gained her a place in The Affilia ...

Head shot of Sandy Li

Sandy Li

April 11, 2023

Taiwanese pianist Sandy Li began her piano studies at age 4. She moved to New York City at age 12 where she studied with Ruth Slenczynska and Martin Canin. She entered the Manhattan School of Music Precollege with full scholarship at age 15, studying under Dr. Solomon Mikowsky. As a soloist, Sandy is a winner of numerous competitions and honors. She wa ...

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 Samuel Leung

April 11, 2023

Samuel Ka-Ming Leung is a budding collaborative pianist and classical saxophonist from Hong Kong. Leung is currently a first-year master’s student in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music under the direction of Dr. Andrew Harley, with a graduate assistantship in studio accompanying. He was accepted into the Collaborative Piano ...

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Daniel McCarty

April 11, 2023

Praised by The Boston Musical Intelligencer for his appropriately “forlorn and soulful bassoon proposal” in the opening solo of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, emerging bassoonist Daniel McCarty is currently completing his Master’s degree at The Juilliard School, where he studies with Kim Laskowski, Associate Principal Bassoon with the New York Philhar ...

Headshot of flutist Chi Ting

Chi Ting

April 11, 2023

Chi Ting is a flutist from Taiwan currently pursuing her Master's at Rice University with Leone Buyse. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jim Walker. With a deep passion for chamber music, Chi has played a variety of chamber music with friends, such as piano trios and woodwind quintets to duet ...

Headshot of Nathaniel Wolff

Nathaniel Wolff

April 11, 2023

Nathaniel Wolff believes in the power of music to forge meaningful connections and build community. He is currently the oboist for University of Maryland’s graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS, a group dedicated to bold performance and meaningful community outreach. As a member of IGNIS, he has competed in the semi-finals of the Coltman Chamber Music ...

Headshot of Wanshu Liu

Wanshu Qiu

April 11, 2023

A highly versatile musician, Wanshu regularly performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and is actively devoted to promoting classical music to a wider audience. Wanshu grew up in a non-musical household in Chengdu, China. She began showing musical interest at the age of seven. Her rapid growth as a musician gained her a place in The Affilia ...

Head shot of Sandy Li

Sandy Li

April 11, 2023

Taiwanese pianist Sandy Li began her piano studies at age 4. She moved to New York City at age 12 where she studied with Ruth Slenczynska and Martin Canin. She entered the Manhattan School of Music Precollege with full scholarship at age 15, studying under Dr. Solomon Mikowsky. As a soloist, Sandy is a winner of numerous competitions and honors. She wa ...

Headshot of Samuel Leung

 Samuel Leung

April 11, 2023

Samuel Ka-Ming Leung is a budding collaborative pianist and classical saxophonist from Hong Kong. Leung is currently a first-year master’s student in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music under the direction of Dr. Andrew Harley, with a graduate assistantship in studio accompanying. He was accepted into the Collaborative Piano ...

Headshot of Daniel McCarty

Daniel McCarty

April 11, 2023

Praised by The Boston Musical Intelligencer for his appropriately “forlorn and soulful bassoon proposal” in the opening solo of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, emerging bassoonist Daniel McCarty is currently completing his Master’s degree at The Juilliard School, where he studies with Kim Laskowski, Associate Principal Bassoon with the New York Philhar ...

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Julimar Gonzalez

April 10, 2023

Venezuelan violinist Julimar Gonzalez began her studies at the age of 7 with Professor Heemath Jahoor at the world-renowned music program known as El Sistema. She was chosen to be part of the first violin section of the Jose Felix Ribas Youth Orchestra in 2006 and later in 2007 became a member of the National Children’s Orchestra of Venezuela conducted by ...

Headshot of flutist Chi Ting

Chi Ting

April 11, 2023

Chi Ting is a flutist from Taiwan currently pursuing her Master's at Rice University with Leone Buyse. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jim Walker. With a deep passion for chamber music, Chi has played a variety of chamber music with friends, such as piano trios and woodwind quintets to duet ...

Headshot of Nathaniel Wolff

Nathaniel Wolff

April 11, 2023

Nathaniel Wolff believes in the power of music to forge meaningful connections and build community. He is currently the oboist for University of Maryland’s graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS, a group dedicated to bold performance and meaningful community outreach. As a member of IGNIS, he has competed in the semi-finals of the Coltman Chamber Music ...

Headshot of Wanshu Liu

Wanshu Qiu

April 11, 2023

A highly versatile musician, Wanshu regularly performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and is actively devoted to promoting classical music to a wider audience. Wanshu grew up in a non-musical household in Chengdu, China. She began showing musical interest at the age of seven. Her rapid growth as a musician gained her a place in The Affilia ...

Head shot of Sandy Li

Sandy Li

April 11, 2023

Taiwanese pianist Sandy Li began her piano studies at age 4. She moved to New York City at age 12 where she studied with Ruth Slenczynska and Martin Canin. She entered the Manhattan School of Music Precollege with full scholarship at age 15, studying under Dr. Solomon Mikowsky. As a soloist, Sandy is a winner of numerous competitions and honors. She wa ...

Headshot of Samuel Leung

 Samuel Leung

April 11, 2023

Samuel Ka-Ming Leung is a budding collaborative pianist and classical saxophonist from Hong Kong. Leung is currently a first-year master’s student in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music under the direction of Dr. Andrew Harley, with a graduate assistantship in studio accompanying. He was accepted into the Collaborative Piano ...

Headshot of Daniel McCarty

Daniel McCarty

April 11, 2023

Praised by The Boston Musical Intelligencer for his appropriately “forlorn and soulful bassoon proposal” in the opening solo of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, emerging bassoonist Daniel McCarty is currently completing his Master’s degree at The Juilliard School, where he studies with Kim Laskowski, Associate Principal Bassoon with the New York Philhar ...

Headshot of Julimar Gonzalez

Julimar Gonzalez

April 10, 2023

Venezuelan violinist Julimar Gonzalez began her studies at the age of 7 with Professor Heemath Jahoor at the world-renowned music program known as El Sistema. She was chosen to be part of the first violin section of the Jose Felix Ribas Youth Orchestra in 2006 and later in 2007 became a member of the National Children’s Orchestra of Venezuela conducted by ...

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Natalie Brennecke

April 10, 2023

Natalie Brennecke started violin at the age of five, and has played viola since age nine. She has studied with Jeffrey Irvine at the Cleveland Institute of Music since the fall of 2020, where she has served as Principal in the CIM Orchestra. She appeared on “From The Top” in 2020 as a Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist.  Natalie has participated in masterc ...

Headshot of flutist Chi Ting

Chi Ting

April 11, 2023

Chi Ting is a flutist from Taiwan currently pursuing her Master's at Rice University with Leone Buyse. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jim Walker. With a deep passion for chamber music, Chi has played a variety of chamber music with friends, such as piano trios and woodwind quintets to duet ...

Headshot of Nathaniel Wolff

Nathaniel Wolff

April 11, 2023

Nathaniel Wolff believes in the power of music to forge meaningful connections and build community. He is currently the oboist for University of Maryland’s graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS, a group dedicated to bold performance and meaningful community outreach. As a member of IGNIS, he has competed in the semi-finals of the Coltman Chamber Music ...

Headshot of Wanshu Liu

Wanshu Qiu

April 11, 2023

A highly versatile musician, Wanshu regularly performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and is actively devoted to promoting classical music to a wider audience. Wanshu grew up in a non-musical household in Chengdu, China. She began showing musical interest at the age of seven. Her rapid growth as a musician gained her a place in The Affilia ...

Head shot of Sandy Li

Sandy Li

April 11, 2023

Taiwanese pianist Sandy Li began her piano studies at age 4. She moved to New York City at age 12 where she studied with Ruth Slenczynska and Martin Canin. She entered the Manhattan School of Music Precollege with full scholarship at age 15, studying under Dr. Solomon Mikowsky. As a soloist, Sandy is a winner of numerous competitions and honors. She wa ...

Headshot of Samuel Leung

 Samuel Leung

April 11, 2023

Samuel Ka-Ming Leung is a budding collaborative pianist and classical saxophonist from Hong Kong. Leung is currently a first-year master’s student in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music under the direction of Dr. Andrew Harley, with a graduate assistantship in studio accompanying. He was accepted into the Collaborative Piano ...

Headshot of Daniel McCarty

Daniel McCarty

April 11, 2023

Praised by The Boston Musical Intelligencer for his appropriately “forlorn and soulful bassoon proposal” in the opening solo of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, emerging bassoonist Daniel McCarty is currently completing his Master’s degree at The Juilliard School, where he studies with Kim Laskowski, Associate Principal Bassoon with the New York Philhar ...

Headshot of Julimar Gonzalez

Julimar Gonzalez

April 10, 2023

Venezuelan violinist Julimar Gonzalez began her studies at the age of 7 with Professor Heemath Jahoor at the world-renowned music program known as El Sistema. She was chosen to be part of the first violin section of the Jose Felix Ribas Youth Orchestra in 2006 and later in 2007 became a member of the National Children’s Orchestra of Venezuela conducted by ...

Headshot of Natalie Brennecke

Natalie Brennecke

April 10, 2023

Natalie Brennecke started violin at the age of five, and has played viola since age nine. She has studied with Jeffrey Irvine at the Cleveland Institute of Music since the fall of 2020, where she has served as Principal in the CIM Orchestra. She appeared on “From The Top” in 2020 as a Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist.  Natalie has participated in masterc ...

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Steven Baloue

April 10, 2023

Steven Baloue is a 23 year old violist from Chicago, Illinois. He is currently studying with Atar Arad at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. In December of 2021, Steven participated as the violist for the Heifetz Institute Holiday Tour. Steven was selected as the violist for the full duration of the HEIR: Heifetz Ensemble in Residence progr ...

Headshot of flutist Chi Ting

Chi Ting

April 11, 2023

Chi Ting is a flutist from Taiwan currently pursuing her Master's at Rice University with Leone Buyse. She received her Bachelor's degree from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Jim Walker. With a deep passion for chamber music, Chi has played a variety of chamber music with friends, such as piano trios and woodwind quintets to duet ...

Headshot of Nathaniel Wolff

Nathaniel Wolff

April 11, 2023

Nathaniel Wolff believes in the power of music to forge meaningful connections and build community. He is currently the oboist for University of Maryland’s graduate fellowship woodwind quintet IGNIS, a group dedicated to bold performance and meaningful community outreach. As a member of IGNIS, he has competed in the semi-finals of the Coltman Chamber Music ...

Headshot of Wanshu Liu

Wanshu Qiu

April 11, 2023

A highly versatile musician, Wanshu regularly performs as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and is actively devoted to promoting classical music to a wider audience. Wanshu grew up in a non-musical household in Chengdu, China. She began showing musical interest at the age of seven. Her rapid growth as a musician gained her a place in The Affilia ...

Head shot of Sandy Li

Sandy Li

April 11, 2023

Taiwanese pianist Sandy Li began her piano studies at age 4. She moved to New York City at age 12 where she studied with Ruth Slenczynska and Martin Canin. She entered the Manhattan School of Music Precollege with full scholarship at age 15, studying under Dr. Solomon Mikowsky. As a soloist, Sandy is a winner of numerous competitions and honors. She wa ...

Headshot of Samuel Leung

 Samuel Leung

April 11, 2023

Samuel Ka-Ming Leung is a budding collaborative pianist and classical saxophonist from Hong Kong. Leung is currently a first-year master’s student in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music at the Eastman School of Music under the direction of Dr. Andrew Harley, with a graduate assistantship in studio accompanying. He was accepted into the Collaborative Piano ...

Headshot of Daniel McCarty

Daniel McCarty

April 11, 2023

Praised by The Boston Musical Intelligencer for his appropriately “forlorn and soulful bassoon proposal” in the opening solo of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony, emerging bassoonist Daniel McCarty is currently completing his Master’s degree at The Juilliard School, where he studies with Kim Laskowski, Associate Principal Bassoon with the New York Philhar ...

Headshot of Julimar Gonzalez

Julimar Gonzalez

April 10, 2023

Venezuelan violinist Julimar Gonzalez began her studies at the age of 7 with Professor Heemath Jahoor at the world-renowned music program known as El Sistema. She was chosen to be part of the first violin section of the Jose Felix Ribas Youth Orchestra in 2006 and later in 2007 became a member of the National Children’s Orchestra of Venezuela conducted by ...

Headshot of Natalie Brennecke

Natalie Brennecke

April 10, 2023

Natalie Brennecke started violin at the age of five, and has played viola since age nine. She has studied with Jeffrey Irvine at the Cleveland Institute of Music since the fall of 2020, where she has served as Principal in the CIM Orchestra. She appeared on “From The Top” in 2020 as a Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist.  Natalie has participated in masterc ...

Headshot of Steven Baloue

Steven Baloue

April 10, 2023

Steven Baloue is a 23 year old violist from Chicago, Illinois. He is currently studying with Atar Arad at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. In December of 2021, Steven participated as the violist for the Heifetz Institute Holiday Tour. Steven was selected as the violist for the full duration of the HEIR: Heifetz Ensemble in Residence progr ...

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Derek Hartman

April 10, 2023

Derek Hartman is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Yale School of Music, at which he also received his Masters of Music in 2021 under the instruction of Boris Slutsky. He completed his undergraduate studies in piano performance and music theory at Northwestern University in 2019, studying with James Giles. Derek has appeared as a solois ...