Hanbo Xu

I’m a high school student passionate about music. I’ve been playing the piano for ten years and the clarinet for five years. I’m the principal clarinet for the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra, a two-year participant in the SCSBOA Wind Ensemble, and a one-year participant in the CBDA Wind Symphony. Outside of music, I’m an enthusiastic

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Landon B Honolka

Landon Honolka is a freelance double bassist and private educator in the Oklahoma City and New York City area. Honolka holds a Bachelor of Music in performance from Oklahoma City University and is currently a graduate student at The Juilliard School. From Albuquerque, New Mexico, Honolka has always been surrounded by music growing up, and he

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Samvel Arakelyan

Born in 1986 in Yerevan, Armenia, Mr. Samvel Arakelyan began playing violin and piano at the age of six. After graduating with honors from the Lazar Saryan Music School in 2000, he continued his studies for 2 years at the Tchaikovsky Special Music School Yerevan. In 2003 he attended Yerevan State Conservatory with full scholarship.

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Ricardo

I am a self-taught trumpet player and am currently a sophomore in high school.  I play trumpet in the two best honor bands in San Antonio:  the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio (YOSA) and the San Antonio Youth Wind Ensemble (SAYWE).  I have attended Interlochen where I earned the position of Principal Trumpet and was

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Martha kleiner

Martha Kleiner Stephenson has performed oboe and english horn throughout the United States and abroad. She has held positions as an acting section member of the National Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, and the Auckland Philharmonia. Martha is a regular guest musician with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and joined the orchestra on their 2019 international

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Katie Lachance

Katie is a freelance musician in the Philadelphia area, having studied piano and upper woodwinds, and specializing in oboe and English horn. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Katie studied oboe with Jonathan Blumenfeld of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and graduated with degrees in both Music and Computer Science Engineering. Katie is currently the principal oboist

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Kristen Cooke

Hi! I’m a freelance oboe teacher and performer. I hold a Doctorate of Musical Arts in performance from the University of British Columbia. As a performer, I am equally comfortable in orchestral, chamber music, and new-music contexts. My teaching experience spans from teaching one-on-one beginner lessons to advanced university lectures.

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