Carnegie Hall today announced the names of the 120 outstanding young musicians from across America who have been selected to come together this summer as the second annual National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA).
The members of the 2014 orchestra-all ages 16-19, hailing from 33 US states plus Washington DC and Puerto Rico-have been recognized by Carnegie Hall as being among the finest players in the country, following a comprehensive audition process. This summer's NYO-USA will feature 26 returning musicians from the 2013 inaugural orchestra.
See below or click here for the names, instruments, and hometowns of the members of the 2014 National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). "The launch of the National Youth Orchestra of the USA in 2013 exceeded all our expectations, and it is with great enthusiasm that we bring this wonderful group of musicians together for another summer of top music-making in the program's second year," said Clive Gillinson, Carnegie Hall's Executive and Artistic Director. "The depth of musical talent found across this country is remarkable and the young players who make up NYO-USA's 2014 roster are amongst the very best."NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2014 Orchestra Roster
Alabama | |
Michael Brown, Violin | (Hoover) |
Andrew Downs, Bass |
(Birmingham)* |
Arkansas ** |
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Carson Bohner, Violin | (White Hall) |
Brett A. Kelly, Trombone | (Rison) |
California |
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Carlos Aguilar, Flute | (Escondido) |
Matthew Chow, Violin | (Los Altos) |
Janice Gho, Bass | (Cupertino) |
Liam Glendening, Trombone |
(Redlands) |
Aaron Grisez, Timpani/Percussion |
(Fresno) |
Oliver Herbert, Cello | (San Francisco) |
Nathan Kirchhoff, Bassoon |
(San Gabriel)* |
Adrian Lin, Timpani/Percussion |
(Cupertino) |
Ryan Roberts, Oboe |
(Santa Monica)* |
Josephine Stockwell, Viola |
(El Sobrante) |
Dalton Tran, Clarinet |
(Irvine) |
Alexander van der Veen, Violin |
(Palo Alto) |
Nathan Wong, Viola |
(San Gabriel)* |
Annie Wu, Flute | (Pleasanton)* |
Helen Wu, Violin |
(Saratoga) |
David Yoon, Timpani/Percussion |
(Irvine)* |
Colorado | |
Andrew Burgan, Violin |
(Aurora)* |
Jeremy Kreutz, Cello | (Loveland) |
Alexi Whitsel, Violin |
(Longmont) |
District of Columbia ** |
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Lily Honigberg, Violin |
(Washington DC) |
Connecticut |
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Margaret Klucznik, Viola |
(Glastonbury)* |
Florida |
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Andrew Cheshire, Violin |
(Merritt Island)* |
Kaila DeLany, Oboe |
(Tarpon Springs) |
Alejandro Lombo, Flute |
(Miramar) |
Connor Monday, Horn |
(Jacksonville) |
Evan Musgrave, Bass |
(Ormond Beach) |
Athalie Claude-Lilia Vaval, Viola | (Miami) |
Georgia | |
Kathryn Evans, Bass |
(Marietta) |
Nathan Hung, Viola |
(Peachtree City) |
Madeline Miller, Bassoon |
(Atlanta) |
Keanu Mitanga, Violin | (Atlanta) |
Cassie Pilgrim, Oboe |
(Chamblee) |
Erin C. Pitts, Viola |
(Atlanta) |
Illinois |
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Torin Alexander Bakke, Clarinet |
(Buffalo Grove) |
Garrett Chou, Cello | (Northbrook)* |
Karen Dai, Timpani/Percussion |
(Chicago) |
Josh Davidoff, Apprentice Orchestra Manager |
(Evanston) |
Nivanthi Karunaratne, Horn | (Gurnee) |
Jack McCammon, Horn |
(Naperville) |
Alaina Rea, Viola | (Orland Park) |
Ricardo Zapata, Trumpet | (Chicago) |
Indiana | |
Clara Abel, Cello | (Indianapolis)* |
Louisiana | |
Georgia Bourderionnet, Cello | (New Orleans) |
Eliot Haas, Cello |
(Shreveport) |
Maryland | |
Rachel Barnett, Viola | (Westminster) |
Silvio Guitian, Clarinet |
(Baltimore) |
Chad Lilley, Alto Saxophone | (Olney) |
Henry Whitaker, Trumpet | (Annapolis)* |
Massachusetts | |
Harrison Dilthey, Bass | (North Adams) |
Sharon Kim, Violin |
(Belmont) |
Leah Meyer, Horn | (Belmont)* |
Elizabeth Sperry, Flute | (Chelmsford)* |
ReuBen Stern, Bassoon | (Needham) |
Evan Wood, Cello |
(Dover) |
Michigan |
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Rebecca Luppe, Orchestral Keyboard | (Kalamazoo) |
Caelan Stewart, Horn |
(Clarkston)* |
Ivan Suminski, Violin |
(Traverse City) |
Minnesota |
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Arjun Ganguly, Viola |
(St. Cloud)* |
Anna Humphrey, Violin | (Rogers) |
Emma Richman, Violin | (Minneapolis) |
Liam Smith, Timpani/Percussion | (Minneapolis) |
Mississippi | |
Zakary Joyner, Violin | (Sallis) |
Missouri | |
Sean Byrne, Viola | (Chesterfield)* |
Nevada ** | |
Liam Mansfield, Violin | (Las Vegas) |
New Hampshire | |
Claire Walter, Violin | (Keene) |
New Jersey | |
Matthew Gajda, Trumpet |
(Mahwah)* |
Tess Jacobson, Viola | (Bridgewater) |
James Lin, Violin | (Bridgewater) |
Hannah Lam, Violin | (Cherry Hill) |
David Kim, Clarinet |
(Mount Laurel) |
Soyeong Park, Violin | (Princeton Junction)* |
Evan Pasternak, Violin | (Scotch Plains) |
Samuel Wang, Violin | (Medford) |
Amy Zhang, Viola |
(Princeton) |
New York | |
Tristen Jarvis, Bass |
(Colonie) |
Faith Pak, Viola | (Auburndale) |
Phillip Solomon, Clarinet | (Montrose) |
Martine Thomas,Viola |
(Rochester)* |
Helen K. Wong, Violin | (Rochester) |
North Carolina |
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Gordon Ma, Violin |
(Cary) |
Willa Finck, Violin | (Boone) |
Aden Beery, Tuba |
(Madison) |
Ohio | |
John Mietus, Bass |
(Shaker Heights) |
Chad Wesselkamper, Bass | (Cincinnati) |
Ann Yu, Violin | (Hudson) |
Grant Zempolich, Cello |
(Shaker Heights) |
Oklahoma | |
Kevie Yu, Violin | (Edmond) |
Oregon | |
Esther Aviana Platt, Violin | (Ashland) |
Katie Reinders, Viola | (Portland) |
Angela Tang, Violin |
(West Linn) |
Gabriel Young, Oboe | (Ashland)* |
Pennsylvania | |
Jessica Ding, Harp |
(State College) |
Rebecca Krown, Bassoon |
(Quakertown) |
Bihn Park, Cello | (Haverford) |
Inori Sakai, Violin | (Pittsburgh) |
Miles Shore, Bassoon | (Yardley) |
James Tobias, Trombone | (Wynnewood) |
Puerto Rico ** |
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Rosa Ortega, Violin | (San Juan) |
South Carolina ** | |
Paul Aguilar, Violin |
(Greenville) |
Daniel H. Murray, Bass | (Columbia) |
Tennessee | |
Benjamin Parton, Violin | (Sevierville)* |
Texas | |
Abby Easterling, Flute | (Grapevine) |
Riley Giampaolo, Bass Trombone | (Houston) |
Lincoln Valdez, Trumpet |
(Austin)* |
Utah | |
Molly Ann Langr, Harp | (Salt Lake City) |
Vermont ** | |
David Fickes, Violin | (Peacham) |
Virginia | |
Davey Van Beveren, Oboe | (Chesapeake) |
Tyler Cunningham, Timpani/Percussion | (Vienna) |
Washington | |
Andrew Angelos, Horn | (Seattle) |
Audrey Chen, Cello | (Redmond)* |
Hana Cohon, Cello | (Seattle) |
Alena Hove, Violin | (Issaquah) |
Bronwyn James, Violin |
(Seattle) |
Trey Sakazaki, Apprentice Orchestra Librarian | (Bellevue) |
Sophia Stoyanovich, Violin | (Bainbridge Island)* |
Wisconsin | |
Kartik Papatla, Cello |
(Mequon) |
* Returning 2013 NYO-USA Member
** New State / Territory represented in 2014 NYO-USA
NYO-USA US Tour-Summer 2014
July 20 Performing Arts Center; Purchase, NY
July 22 Carnegie Hall; New York City, NY
July 24 Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood; Lenox, MA
July 26 Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts; Boone, NC
July 28 Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park; Chicago, IL
July 30 Walk Festival Hall; Teton Village, WY
August 2 Weill Hall, Sonoma State University's Green Music Center; Rohnert Park, CA
August 4 Walt Disney Concert Hall; Los Angeles, CA
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