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Emma Barker, violin Burlington High VT Youth Orchestra – 5 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 2 years What role does music play in your life? In moments when the world feels overwhelming and full of extraordinary hatred, music never fails to be my reminder that humans are also capable of extraordinary beauty […]
Henry Wu, cello Essex High VT Youth Orchestra – 5 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 2 years How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? I began playing the cello in fourth grade through the orchestra program at Founders Memorial School. My music teacher, Mr. Valyou, showed […]
Joe Balkan, violin South Burlington High VT Youth Orchestra – 4 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 2 years VT Youth Sinfonia – 1 year Presto – 1 session What role does music play in your life? Music is more than a source of happiness for me. I channel something I have learned […]
Lucas Parascando, violin South Burlington High VT Youth Orchestra – 5 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 1 year VT Youth Sinfonia – 3 years VT Youth Strings – 1 year Presto – 1 session How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? I began playing the violin when I […]
Anna Kalfus, percussion Colchester High VT Youth Orchestra – 2 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 4 years How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? I started playing both piano and violin when I was eight years old. However, in fifth grade […]
Emma Chadwick, violin Essex High VT Youth Orchestra – 3 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 3 years VT Youth Sinfonia – 1 year VT Youth Strings – 2 years Presto – 4 sessions How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? I started […]
Adison Granger, cello Winooski High How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? In the fifth grade, we were given the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument. Most people were choosing the violin, but I personally enjoyed the sound of the […]
Aidan Palmer, viola Homeschool VT Youth Orchestra – 2 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 2 years VT Youth Strings – 1 year Presto – 2 sessions How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? I actually began learning violin before switching to Viola four years ago. I first heard a […]
The Vermont Youth Orchestra Association (VYOA) has named Mark Alpizar, D.M.A., Cleveland, OH, to the position of music director, effective July 1, 2020. Alpizar succeeds Dr. Benjamin Klemme, who served as music director from 2017-2019 before leaving for a faculty music position at Gordon College. Dr. Edward Cumming, a member of the faculty at the […]
Rowan Bauman Swain, viola Champlain Valley Union VT Youth Orchestra – 4 years VT Youth Philharmonia – 2 years VT Youth Sinfonia -1 year VT Youth Strings – 1 year How did you choose your instrument over all of the others? I had been playing violin […]
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