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Introduction

I am an oboist from Jacksonville, FL. My love for oboe started in grade school during a music class where students were encouraged to listen to multiple different instruments. By the end of that class I had fallen in love with its sound.

As I continued practicing into middle school, I realized that musical performance is my true passion and I made the move to attend LaVilla School of the Arts, where I met a very accomplished and well-known oboist and prominent music educator, Dr. Ann Adams.

I have also been under the guidance of another accomplished oboist, Xiaodi Liu, who has helped bring my talent to new levels as she always challenges me with new and more complicated pieces.

In 2020 I graduated Douglas Anderson School of the Arts directed by Mr. Ted Shistle.

Outside of high school, I was a member of the Philharmonic ensemble for the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra (JSYO) , First Coast Youth Orchestra (FCYO) as well as St. Augustine Orchestra.

I have won numerous awards, with some of his greatest achievements so far being; participation in the Florida All-State Symphonic Orchestra, winner of the American Protégé International Woodwinds and Brass Competition 2018 with a solo performance at the Carnegie Hall, and All-District 17 Honors Band. I also have a long list of music summer programs that I attended including Interlochen, Curtis Summerfest, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Institute, Florida State University Honors Chamber program and International Music Camp in Canada, and several others.

Currently I am a junior student at Manhattan School of Music in New York City under the direction of Mr. Robert Botti studying oboe performance.

In my limited free time, I enjoy playing guitar, piano or really any instrument I can get a hold of. I also love spending time with my family and friends, travelling locally or overseas, and trying as many exotic foods as I can find.