William Pu Music Academy is thrilled that the following 21 students successfully auditioned for area youth orchestras! The concertmaster (1st chair), the principals (1st chairs) of viola and cello sections of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra are our WPMA students!! Congrats everyone! 🎉🎉👍🏻👍🏻
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
Violin: Jeremiah Jung (Concertmaster), Kevin Chen, Hermes Holguin, Abigail Kim, Brandon Lee, Angela Li, Daniel Ng, Chloe Sun
Viola: Jason Seo (Principal), Jihwan Shin
Cello: Cal Walrath (Principal), Joshua Nguyen
Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra
Violin: Jeremiah Jung
Viola: Nicholas Chang
Cello: Emma Surbrook
Emory Youth Chamber Program with the Vega Quartet
Violin: Charlotte Jeong, Angelina Lu, Yining Zhang
Cello: Jeremy Lee, Terry Kim
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra – Camerata Orchestra
Viola: Olivia Scott
Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestras of Atlanta
Concertmaster: Olivia Wang
Congratulations to the following 26 WPMA students who were selected for the 2020 Georgia Music Education Association (GMEA) All-State Orchestras!
Of the 20 concertmaster, principal, and assistant principal positions available to violin, viola, and cello players, WPMA students won 7 of these positions!
And thank you to all the wonderful teachers who prepared these students for two rounds of live auditions! Bravo tutti!
11th& 12th Grade Full Orchestra
1st Violin:
Eileen Liu
Darsha Krishna
2nd Violin:
Sophie Chan (Principal)
11th& 12th Grade String Orchestra
1st Violin:
Jinsol Shin (Concertmaster)
Kevin Chen
Rebecca Ho
Viola:
Kaci Xie (Assistant Principal)
9th& 10th Grade Full Orchestra
1st Violin:
Daniel Ng
Isabella Lin
Angela Li
2nd Violin:
Abigail Kim
Brandon Lee
Joseph Nguyen
Cello:
Cal Walrath (Assistant Principal)
Kai Lee
9th& 10th Grade String Orchestra
1st Violin:
Jeremiah Jeong (Concertmaster)
Ani Vedartham
Viola:
Nicholas Chang (Principal)
Jason Seo (Assistant Principal)
9th& 10th Grade Band
Clarinet:
Jay Chan
Middle School Orchestra
1st Violin:
Chloe Sun
Jordan Zheng
2nd Violin:
Angelina Lu
Ashley Chang
Audrey Sun
Cello:
Kevin Lee
WPMA students who won the positions at the 2019 GMEA (Georgia Music Education Association) All-State Orchestras, following two runs of auditions! Also, thanks to their teachers’ excellent teaching! Bravo everyone!
11th & 12th Grade Full Orchestra
1st Violin:
Jenny Heo
Kirsten Lee
2nd violin:
Zhimei Xu (1st chair)
Sophie Chan (3rd chair)
Nina Youn
Viola:
John Cho (2nd chair)
Kaci Xie (4th chair)
Cello:
Adam Wang (3rd chair)
11th & 12th String Orchestra
1st Violin:
Jinsol Shin
2nd Violin:
Eileen Liu
9th & 10th Grade Full Orchestra
1st Violin:
Kelly Jeong (3rd chair)
Darsha Krishna (4th chair)
Rebecca Ho
Daniel Ng
Jenny Heo
2nd Violin:
Jeremiah Jung (5th chair)
Ani Vedartham
Viola:
Nicholas Chang (7th chair)
Cello:
Roy Lee (1th chair)
Evan Nicholson (2nd chair)
Nathaniel Stone (5th chair)
Alex Lee (9th chair)
Emma Surbroo
9th & 10th String Orchestra
1st Violin:
Kevin Chen (3rd chair)
Cello:
Cal Walrath (1st chair)
Matthew Kim
Middle School Orchestra
1st Violin:
Abigail Stone (4th chair)
Isabella Lin (6th chair)
Charles Kim (8th chair)
Jordan Zheng
Sophia Wang
2nd Violin
Chloe Sun (4th chair)
Viola:
Jason Seo (3rd chair)
Cello:
Kevin Lee
Congratulations to WPMA Suzuki students who have completed 100 Day Practice Challenge! These students all got to participate a special celebration, receive certificates and trophies for their accomplishment! Also thanks to our wonderful teachers, Ms. Virginia and Mrs. Patricia for their great teaching! – with Virginia Sloan, Patricia Stone! 2.10.2019
Congratulations to the following WPMA students for winning a chair in 2018-2019 of the following youth orchestras!
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO)
Violin: Kirsten Lee, Nina Youn, Kevin Chen, Eileen Liu, Kelly Jeong, Jinsol Shin, Ellie Park
Viola: John Cho (principal), Kaci Xie (principal), Jason Seo
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Emory Symphony Youth Orchestra (EYSO)
Violin: Bryan Chong, KangHee Jin, Jenny Heo
Viola: Nicholas Chang
Cello: Evan Nicholson (2nd chair), Adam Wang (3rd chair)
Emory Junior Chamber Orchestra (EJCO)
Violin: Katherine Chong, Jihwan Shin
Emory Youth Chamber Music Program with Vega Quartet (EYCP)
Violin: Abigail Stone, Angelina Lu
Cello: Nathaniel Stone, Emma Surbrook, Roy Lee
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO)
Cello: Maya Takeda, 1st chair
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra – Philharmonic (GYSO Philharmonic)
Cello: Hitanshu Jani
Gwinnett County Youth Orchestra:
Violin: Olivia Cei, Pearl Li
Cello: Roy Lee
Fulton County Youth Orchestra:
Cello: Kai Lee, Catherine Chang, Jeffrey Zhang
Beethoven Orchestra:
Mahalia Mason, 2nd chair
Congratulations to the following 41 WPMA students who won 2018 GMEA All-State Orchestra positions! Bravo!
Middle School Orchestra – Terry Shade, Conductor
1stViolin: Ellie Park (Concertmaster), Katherine Chong
2ndViolin: Clara Wang
Viola: Jason Seo (2ndChair)
Cello: Cal Walrath
Middle School Orchestra – Sarah Angeles, Conductor
1stViolin: Daniel Ng, Charles Kim
2ndViolin: William Zhang (3rdChair), Cynthia Ruan, SaiAnirudh Vedartham, Kate “Sunny” Kim
Viola: Nicholas Chang (3rdChair)
Cello: Matthew Kim (Principal), Alexander Lee (2ndChair), Noel Park
9/10 Full Orchestra – Jay Dean, Conductor
1stViolin: Zhimei Xu, Jinsol Shin, Kevin Chen, Zoe Gotlin
2ndViolin: Jenny Heo (2ndChair), Eillen Liu, Bryan Chong, Ethan Sunghyun Kim
9/10 String Orchestra – Jeremy Woolstenhulme, Conductor
1stViolin: Rebecca Ho
2ndViolin Justin Kim
Viola: John Cho (Principal), Kaci Xie (3rdChair)
Cello: Alicia Shin (2ndChair), Evan Nicholson (4thChair)
11/12 Full Orchestra – Dean Angeles, Conductor
1stViolin: Serena Gao (3rdChair), Rebekah Jane McCallum, Nina Youn, Sarah Chen
Viola: Susan Yi
11/12 String Orchestra – Dr. Nove Deypalan, Conductor
1stViolin: Brian Kang
2ndViolin: Yueci (Grace) Chen
Cello: Jennifer Ahn, Adam Wang
Bass: Alex Pu (2ndChair)
Alternates
Middle School Violin: Darsha Krishnamurthi
11/12 Violin: Derek Wang
Congratulations to the following 48 WPMA students for winning positions in the 2017 GMEA (Georgia Music Educator Association) All State Orchestra audition!
All-State Middle School Orchestras
1st Violin: Bryan Chong, Zoe Gotlin, Daniel Lee, Ethan Kim, Terry Ma, Ellie Park
2nd Violin: Ori Kang, Daniel Ng, Justin Kim, William Zhang, Madison Park, Danielle Najarian, Katherine Chong
Viola: Jason Seo
Cello: Evan Nicholson, Alexander Lee, Emma Surbrook
9 /10 Grade Full Orchestra
!st Violin: Elieen Liu
2nd Violin: Angela Cheng
Cello: Adam Wang, Christine Jeong, Alicia Shin
9 /10 Grade String Orchestra
1st Violin: Nina Youn, Jenny Heo, Zhimei Xu
2nd Violin: Serena Gao (Principal), Derek Wang
Cello: Max Lou, William Kim, Ariel Najarian, Jun-ha Jung
11 /12 Grade Full Orchestra
1st Violin: Sarah Chen, Brian Kang, Irene Chen
2nd Violin: Amy Zhang (Principal), Kelvin Kim, Yueci Chen, Samuel Surbrook, David Wen
Viola: Susan Yi
Cello: Joe Billips, Jennifer Ahn
Bass: Alex Pu
11 / 12 Grade String Orchestra
1st Violin: Kyle Qian (Concert Master), Mashu Takeda
2nd Violin: Minjoo Kim (Principal), Serena Song, Julia Surbrook
Congratulations to WPMA student Grace Chen to being selected as a member of the prestigious 2017 Honor Orchestra of America!Members of the applied music faculty from some of our country’s leading universities evaluated the recordings. We are very proud of Grace’s accomplishments! Jeffrey Grogan, Education and Community Engagement Conductor of New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Conductor and Artistic Director of the Greater Newark Youth Orchestras, the InterSchool Orchestras of New York, and the New Jersey Youth Symphony, will be the Conductor.
WPMA students winning 2016-2017 youth orchestra positions!
Congratulations to the following WPMA students for winning a chair in the 2016-2017 Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO), Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra (EYSO), Emory Junior Chamber Orchestra (EJCO),Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO), Gwinnett County Youth Symphony (GCYS), Gwinnett County Youth Symphony (GCYS) and Fulton County Youth Orchestra (FCYO). Bravo everyone!
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO):
Violin: Monica Chang, Grace Chen, Sarah Chen (Assistant Concertmaster), Angela Cheng, Serena Gao, Ori Kang, Kyle Qian (Assistant Concertmaster), Mashu Takeda, Samuel Surbrook, Nina Youn
Violin Alternate: David Wen
Cello: Joe Billips
Bass: Alex Pu
Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra (EYSO):
Violin: Brian Kang, Kevin Kim, Serena Song, Amy Zhang (Associate Concertmaster)
Cello: Max Lou, Adam Wang
Emory Junior Chamber Orchestra (EJCO):
Violin: Susie Choi, Bryan Chong, Katie Chong, Zoe Gotlin, Prahalad Gururajan, Ori Kang, Zach Tseng, William Zhang
Cello: Evan Nicolson
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO):
Violin: Danielle Najarian (Concertmaster)
Cello: Ariel Najarian (Assistant Principal)
Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO) – Camerata
Violin: Oscar Ding
Gwinnett County Youth Symphony (GCYS):
Violin: Eunice Chon, Ori Kang, Ellie Park
Gwinnett County Youth Symphony (GCYS) – Kendal Honor Orchestra:
Viola: Mira Kang
Fulton County Youth Orchestra (FCYO):
Violin: Pooja Nagamaha, Anna Stubbs, Violet Newhart (Principal 2nd)
Viola: Jason Seo (Principal)
40 WPMA Students Won Positions in the 2016 All State Orchestra!
Congratulations to ALL the WPMA students and their teachers for their outstanding job in the 2016 GMEA (Georgia Music Educator Association) All State Orchestra audition!
The level of this year’s competition was very high, there were about 950 students selected for the final round of the All State Orchestra audition. Many of you won positions in the All State Orchestra for the first time and some of you who did not make it previously made it this year! I know the students who did not make All State this time had also practiced incredibly hard. For students who did not make it into All State this year, do not give up and keep practicing hard for your next audition. Believe in yourself!
WPMA students who won positions in the 2016 GMEA All State Orchestras.
All State Middle School Orchestra
1st Violin: Zach Tseng (Concertmaster), Daniel Lee, Larrisa Chen, Jenny Heo, Ethan Sunghyun Kim, Yoonseo Kwon, Bradley Dai, Eunice Chon, Bryan Chong
2nd Violin: Eileen Liu, Danielle Najarian, Alex Bae, William Zhang, Ori Hye Kang
Viola: Nina Nagarajan
Cello: Evan Nicholson (Principal), Max Lou
All State 9th & 10th Grade Full Orchestra
1st Violin: Serena Gao, Monica Chang, Sarah Chen
2nd Violin: Yueci Chen, Nina Youn, Hsin Ling Chen, Brian Kang, Angela Cheng
Cello: Adam Wang, Amy Park
All State 9th & 10th Grade String Orchestra
1st Violin: Samuel Surbrook, David Wen
2nd Violin: Minjoo Kim
Cello: William Kim (Principal)
Bass: Alex Pu
All State 11th & 12th Grade Full Orchestra
1st Violin: Lesley Chang, Amy Zhang, Kyle Qian, Annie Su, George Pan, Aomeng Cui
2nd Violin: Tricia Dang, Jake Wong
All State Alternates List
Violin: Allen Pan, Derek Wang, Raymond Jiang
Cello: Joe Billips
2015-16 WPMA Youth Orchestra Winners!
Huge congratulations to the following WPMA students for winning positions in ASYO, EYSO, EYCP, EJCO, GYSO Symphony Orchestra, GYSO Philharmonic Orchestra, MYSO, MYSO – Philharmonia, GCYS, GPYO and FCYO! We are very proud of each student’s achievement!
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO)
1st Violin: Lesley Chang, Grace Chen, Aomeng Cui, George Pan, Kyle Qian
2nd Violin: Sarah Chen, Serena Gao, Annie Su, Samuel Surbrook
Cello: Joe Billips
Emory Youth Chamber Music Program with Vega String Quartet (EYCP)
Violin: Lesley Chang, Monica Chang, Julia Surbrook, Nina Youn
Viola: Erika Clift
Cello: Amy Park, Emma Surbrook
Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra (EYSO)
Violin: Tricia Dang, Brian Kang, Jake Wong
Emory Junior Chamber Orchestra (EJCO)
Violin: Zach Tseng, Ori Kang
Viola: Thomas Kim
Cello: Evan Nicholson
GYSO Symphony Orchestra
Concertmaster: George Pan
Cello: Ariel Najarian
GYSO Philharmonic Orchestra
Concertmaster: Danielle Najarian
Violin: Ethan Kim
Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO)
Violin: Eunice Chon, Jenny Heo, Raunak Kumar, Rebekah Shin, Roy Wang, Bradley Hu (Middle School)
Cello: Zachary Surbrook
Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra – Philharmonia (MYSO – Philharmonia)
Violin: Prahalad Gururaja
Gwinnett County Youth Orchestra (GCYS)
Violin: Jesse Chen, Eunice Chon, Nina Youn
Georgia Piedmont Youth Symphony (GPYO)
Violin: Roy Wang
Fulton County Youth Orchestra (FCYO)
Violin: Aidan Hong, William Zhang
Cello: Anna Hong
WPMA Students Won Positions in GMEA All State Orchestra 2015 & ASYO Auditions!
Congratulations to the following WPMA students who won the positions in GMEA All State Orchestra 2015 and Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO) auditions! Job Well Done!
GMEA 2015 All State Orchestra 2015 winners:
11-12 High School Orchestra 1:
1st Violin: Justin Lee, Joshua Shue, Andrew Zou, George Pan, Aomeng Cui
2nd Violin: Rachael Tao, Lingyi Xin, Tony Gong, Tricia Dang
11-12 High School Orchestra 2:
1st Violin: Jake Wong, Joseph Pang, Annie Su
2nd Violin: Lesley Chang, Sherry Guo
9-10 High School Orchestra 1:
1st Violin: Yueci Chen, Andrew Peng, Monica Chang, Minjoo Kim
2nd Violin: Kyle Qian, Amy Zhang
9-10 High School Orchestra 2:
Concertmaster: Sarah Chen
Middle Orchestra 1:
2nd Violin: Daniel Lee
Cello: Tannessa Dang
Alternate Violin: Michelle Pang
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra (ASYO):
Violin: Monica Chang, Lesley Chang, Sarah Chen, Aomeng Cui, Serena Gao, Justin Lee, Connie Li, Joseph Pang, Kyle Qin, Joshua Shue, Annie Su
Alternate Violin: Jake Wong, Lingyi Xin, Andrew Zou
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