2021 American National Youth Orchestra Members Announced
New York’s Carnegie Hall has announced the young musicians selected to take part in the 2021 National Youth Orchestra of the USA
The National Youth Orchestra of the USA, known as NYO USA, is returning this year with a new list of student participants. Its concurrent programs, NYO2 and NYO Jazz, announced their new list of students as well.
NYO USA is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that offers intensive training to young and disciplined musicians looking to expand their performance careers. Every summer, NYO USA gathers excelling musicians ranging from ages 16-19 throughout the United States to participate in this orchestra. For NYO2, students ages 14-17 are invited to join the free summer intensive and work with renowned music faculty.
Student participants come from around the country. In alphabetical order by state, we congratulate the 2021 participants.
NYO USA Orchestra Roster:
Alabama
Emma Boyd, Violin
Solomon Sigmon, Clarinet
Arizona
Jeremy Bryant, Trumpet
Grant Thomas, Bass
California
Matthew Chang, Violin
Melody Choi, Violin
Sarah Kave, Cello
Hannah Kim, Violin
Irene Lee, Cello
Dara Moayer, Violin
Ingrid Nordberg, Viola
Eunseo Oh, Violin
Matthew Sakiyama, Violin
Julia Wang, Violin
Stacy Widyono, Violin
Sein Yun, Violin
Colorado
AJ Hudson, Timpani and Percussion
Andrew S. Jung, Viola
Sophie Urban, Trumpet
Connecticut
Tyler Tan, Violin
Florida
Gisel Dominguez, Bass
Douglas Dyer, Violin
Sophia Molina, Violin
Annabella Paolucci, Violin
Samuel Watson, Bassoon
Georgia
Ryan Clever, Flute
Jonathan Fuller, Cello
Juliyan Martinez, Clarinet
Ansley Moe, Viola
Bria Rives, Bass
Idaho
Fernando A. Perez, Flute
Illinois
Nicholas Boettcher, Bass
Aidan Daniels, Violin
Noah Jung, Clarinet
Rafael Noriega, Bass Trombone
Indiana
Nathan Shepherd, Bassoon
Iowa
Britta Elsbernd, Apprentice Orchestra Manager
Dorothy Junginger, Viola
Kansas
Kaleb Zhu, Oboe
Kentucky
Jake Alford, Tuba
Louisiana
Daniel Lee, Violin
Maine
Colin Aponte, Violin
Maryland
Amy Hwang, Flute
Asha Kline, Bassoon
Max Lu, Apprentice Composer
Massachusetts
Zoey Long, Viola
Michigan
Andrew Burhans, Horn
Missouri
Wendy Kleintank, Violin
Anna Tetreault, Apprentice Orchestra Librarian
Nevada
Lourdes Pinney, Viola
New Jersey
Dylan Hamme, Violin
Claire Kho, Oboe
Ashley Y. Park, Viola
Hannah Park, Violin
Samantha Strickland, Horn
Tienne Yu, Violin
New York
Serena Bangia, Timpani and Percussion
Lawrence Chai, Viola
Alessandra Liebmann, Horn
Serin Isabelle Park, Violin
Daniel Simmons, Viola
Henri Yoon, Cello
North Carolina
Sergey Blinov, Cello
Leena Hocutt Duarte, Violin
Tristen Johnson, Cello
Mack Jones, Viola
Sophia Knappe, Cello
Aaron Lipsky, Clarinet
Ohio
Dasara Beta, Trumpet
Oklahoma
Henry Ingels, Violin
Jaylin Vinson, Apprentice Orchestra Manager
Naomi Wharry, Trombone
Sylvan Zhang, Violin
Oregon
Benjamin Frueh, Violin
Thomas Green, Bass
Abigail Kim, Oboe
Ben Price, Oboe
Kira Wang, Cello
Pennsylvania
Peirce Ellis, Viola
South Carolina
Philip Rawlinson, Viola
Will Rawlinson, Cello
South Dakota
Anna Kruse, Apprentice Orchestra Librarian
Tennessee
Ella Golden, Violin
Sasha Hitachi-Kizziah, Flute
Texas
Dillon Akerman, Timpani and Percussion
George Andrews IV, Horn
Matthew Averyt, Cello
Olivia Bennett, Apprentice Composer
Glenn Choe, Timpani and Percussion
Gina Gravange, Viola
Elliot Kim, Violin
Grace Koh, Violin
Robert Kohler, Bass
Christian Luevano, Bass
Donovan McManus, Horn
Cecilia O’Brien, Violin
Keshav Srinivasan, Violin
Maanas Varma, Viola
Andrew Zaharis, Trombone
Matthew Zhang, Cello
Virginia
Ben J. D’Haiti, Trumpet
Bryan Kim, Violin
Washington
Eliot Lee, Bass
Andrew Vinther, Bass
NYO2 2021 Orchestra Roster
Alabama
Lydia Hanje, Trumpet
Alaska
Luis Pedro Alasuuraq Muñoz, Violin
Arizona
Vincent Claes, Cello
Jaquez Diego, Tuba
Seungchan Min, Violin
Arkansas
Connor Cowart, Horn
Alan Sun, Clarinet
California
Celina Chen, Cello
Yuli Choi, Violin
Honor Frisco, Violin
Abigail Hong, Oboe
Rachel Kim, Violin
Jaden Kim, Violin
Michelle Koo, Viola
T’Yara Lesueur, Viola
Esteban Lindo, Bass
Erica Liu, Violin
Jennifer Son, Violin
Josia Sulaiman, Bass
Ivan Wang, Cello
Erica Wang, Flute
Cindy Xu, Viola
Daniel Yoon, Cello
Florida
Robert Aguila, Violin
Ashley Gomez, Violin
Dante Jordan, Violin
William Mathangani, Viola
Rodrigo Rodriguez Hernandez, Flute
Georgia
Aliceyn Covington, Horn
Ivy Lee, Flute
Jack Ramu, Trumpet
Idaho
Claire Yoo, Violin
Illinois
Gabriel Hsieh, Percussion
Airi Ito, Violin
Kevin Reyes, Percussion
Kentucky
Maya Otterback, Percussion
Louisiana
Ayi Mariko Ekhaese, Violin
Maryland
Jackson Bernal, Bassoon
Bianca Wilson, Bass
Justin Yi, Viola
William Zhu, Bass Trombone
Massachusetts
Kaitlyn Kaminuma, Violin
Minnesota
Izaiah Cheeran, Oboe
Missouri
Roshen Chatwal, Horn
New Jersey
Eleanor Ha, Bassoon
New Mexico
Sofia Taylor, Violin
New York
Daniel Choi, Oboe
Christopher LeDoux, Trumpet
Charles Loh, Violin
Nevada
Audrey Lim, Viola
North Carolina
Gavin Hardy, Bass
Jaeyee Jung, Violin
North Dakota
Sarah Hong, Violin
Ohio
Kunal Arora, Viola
Elora Kares, Cello
Oklahoma
London Faiye Stovall, Horn
Sophie Deng, Cello
Pennsylvania
Abimelec Guerra, Bass
Grace Opong, Violin
South Carolina
Preston Spisak, Percussion
Tennessee
Xayvion A. Davidson, Bassoon
Orlandis Maise, Trombone
Texas
Michael Arizmendi, Trumpet
Daniel Castorena, Viola
Sarah Goldberg, Trombone
Samuel Igbo, Violin
Israel MacDonald, Bass
Benjamin Serur, Cello
Ray Zhang, Viola
Virginia
Benjamin Eubanks, Clarinet
Arianna Greggs, Violin
Mira Kim, Clarinet
Christian León, Horn
West Virginia
Camden Wentz, Cello
Isabella Yee, Violin
Wyoming
Michael Vitanza, Violin
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