Albany, NY

Classical Music

Meet the Team

  • Violin
    Associate Regional Director     since Fall 2024
    Member since Fall 2024
    Shenendahowa High School

    Assistant concertmaster, Varna International performance tour in Italy (summer 2024)

    Honorable mention in the MTNA music competition

    Glens Falls Symphony Side-by-Side concertmaster

  • Violin
    Regional Director     since Fall 2022
    Member since Summer 2020
    Shenendahowa High School

    In 2018, Joenne joined the Saratoga Youth Symphony

    Started playing in a quartet in 2018

    Accepted into Shenendahowa’s High School Chamber Orchestra

  • Cello
    Member     since Fall 2019
    Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division

    Manhattan School of Music Repertory Orchestra co-principal 2017-2018, 2018-2019, Symphony Orchestra principal 2019-2020

    International Music Organization New York’s Solo Competition 1st prize, 2018, 2019, and 2020

    National Arts Centre Young Artists Program participant at age 11

  • Violin
    Associate Regional Director     since Fall 2022
    Member     since Fall 2019
    Acadia Middle School

    Saratoga Youth Symphony Orchestra (2019)

    Shenendehowa Middle School Chamber Orchestra in 2017 and 2018

    All-County Orchestra Festival & the Suburban Council Music Festival

  • Voice
    Member     since January 2020

    Involved in the musical and drama club every year

    Member of Tri M Honors Society

    Work at Kumon tutoring center and participate in national honors society

  • Violin
    Member     since Fall 2019
    Choate Rosemary Hall

    Was part of the Empire State Youth Orchestra for 4 years, and was part of the Repertory Orchestra in 8th grade

    Took part in NYSSMA festivals for 4 years, and in his eighth grade year, he scored a 100 on his 5th level NYSSMA test

    Has recently been accepted to Choate Rosemary Hall, a private boarding high school, and hopes to continue his studies, as well as in music, there

  • Piano
    Member     since Winter 2019
    Acadia Middle School

    Played viola for four years

    Also enjoys playing volleyball and doing art

  • Piano
    Member     since Summer 2020
    Gowana middle school

    Chamber orchestra piano

    Play both Piano and Violin

    Church piano

  • Piano
    Member     since Fall 2019

    Completed piano NYSSMA level V with score of 98/100

    Completed viola NYSSMA level V with a perfect score

    Black Belt in Taekwondo, leads science bowl, leads math team, and the recipient of the PTA Neil Hessen Award for the top four students with the highest overall scholastic achievement

  • Viola
    Member     since Fall 2022

    Principal Violist, National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute 2022

    Two Year Uel Wade Music Scholarship Competition Finalist

    WMHT Classical Student Musician of the Month

  • Cello
    Member     since Fall 2023
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

    Founded the Nikkei Student Union (Japanese Culture Club) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

    Conducted research under Prof. Asish Ghosh which included mechanical design and prototyping.

    Performed at the Rensselaer Lieder fundraising concert