Jr. High School String Orchestra Students

VIOLIN I

Julianne Arakaki, Oak Grove Elementary School Hanz Baek, Basis Independent Silicon Valley Yi-Jiang Bao, Joaquin Miller MS Brendan Chang, Orchard Hills MS Emily Gai, Rosemont MS Euisun Hong, Harvest Park MS Sarah Jiang, Redwood MS (Saratoga) Pauline Kang, Steindorf STEAM School Heejae Kim, Orange County School of the Arts Hannah Lee, Moreland MS Michael Liu, William Hopkins Jr HS Elizabeth Pak, La Canada HS Veronica Qiu, Jane Lathrop Stanford MS Yufei Shen, Thomas Hart MS Jenna Son, Oliver Wendall Holmes Junior HS Jonathan Suh, Orchard Hills MS Claire Yang, William Hopkins Jr HS Katherine Yoo, Pleasanton MS Audrey Yoon, Orange County School of the Arts Chloe Yoon, Walter Reed MS

VIOLIN II

Daniel Baek, Dana MS

Michael Deng, Castillero MS Jimin Ha, Jeffrey Trail MS Yeeun Hong, Union MS Donghee Kim, Walter Reed MS Seaena Kim, Rancho San Joaquin MS Sophia Kim, Jeffrey Trail MS Chloe Lee, Moreland MS Jaynie Lee, Orange County School of the Arts Kayla Lee, Stratford MS - Sunnyvale Raynor Emily Lu, South Pointe MS Sarah Macwan, John Adams MS Yeonjoo Oh, Rancho San Joaquin MS Jaehee Park, Jeffrey Trail MS Sue Yeon Park, Mendenhall MS Ryan Rhee, Yorba Linda MS Yifan Frank Shi, Windemere Ranch MS Marina Shickler, Lincoln MS

Yixuan Wu, Rancho San Joaquin MS Megan Yang, John F. Kennedy MS

VIOLA

Maahi Agarwal, Redwood MS (Saratoga) Joshua Chae, Dana MS

Anabelle Jin, Jeffrey Trail MS Nyla Khoo, Granite Ridge Intermediate School Audryne Kim, Granite Ridge Intermediate School Brandon Kim, Jeffrey Trail MS Jayden Kim, Vista Verde School Jenna Kim, R.J. Fisher MS Amelie Macias, Computech MS Olivia Park, Castillero MS Alex Sebastian, Lincoln MS

David Shim, Orchard Hills MS Surya Subramanya, Granite Ridge Intermediate School Rebekah Sung, Fremont Christian School Tanya Titapiwatanakun, Granite Ridge Intermediate School Kelly Yeh, Jeffrey Trail MS

CELLO

Sarah Kang, Kraemer MS Mattea Kim, Beckman HS Samuel Kim, Beckman HS Arianna Lai, Rancho San Joaquin MS Jason Lee, Castillero MS Ryan Lee, Fallon MS Blanche Li, Diablo Vista MS Xinhao Ling, Academy of Music John Liu, Bowditch MS Verena Lo, Vista Verde School Elspeth Luu, Lawson MS Amy Nguyen, Granite Ridge Intermediate School Isaac Shung, Jeffrey Trail MS Alanice Tam, William Hopkins Jr HS Renard Wu, Granite Ridge Intermediate School Katherine Zeng, Redwood MS (Saratoga)

BASS

Dante Baldini, Oliver Wendall Holmes Junior HS Alec Blair, Borel MS Liam Chesser, Easterbrook Discovery School Tolulope Elegbede, Itliong-Vera Cruz MS Grayson Fitzgerald, John Adams MS

Raiden Tan, William Hopkins Jr HS Jaylyn Wong, William Hopkins Jr HS

Dr. Kayoko Dan

Dr. Kayoko Dan is the newly appointed Director of Orchestral Activities and Assistant Professor at Sam Houston State University. Dr. Dan also serves as the Music Director of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera, position held since 2011. Previous positions include Assistant Conductor of the Phoenix Symphony and Music Director of Central Kentucky Youth Orchestras. She has been awarded the Karajan Fellowship for Young Conductors, as well as the David Effron Conducting Fellowship at the Chautauqua Institute. Dr. Dan has participated in numerous workshops including the Kurt Masur Conducting Seminar, International Bartok Festival, Fondazione I Pomeriggi Musicali Conducting Workshop and National Conducting Institute.

As a strong advocate of music education, Dr. Dan is in demand as a clinician at universities, high schools, youth orchestras, and regional orchestras throughout the country. She has taught at several elementary schools including Thomas J. Pappas school for homeless children in Arizona as an ArtsBridge Scholar. While serving as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, her dedication and passion for music education was recognized by the Graduate Teaching Excellence Award from the Arizona State University. Additionally, she is a frequent guest speaker at university conducting classes to encourage young conductors who are pursuing a career in music.

Born in Japan and raised in the United States, music has been an integral part of Dr. Dan’s life since an early age. She received a Bachelor in Music Education at the University of Texas, and her Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting and Master in Music Education from Arizona State University. Her principal teachers are Timothy Russell and Timothy Muffitt. She has also studied with Kurt Masur, Leonard Slatkin, Zoltan Pesko, Jorma Panula, and William Reber.

Orchestra Reading Session

University High School Dr. Randall Cornelison, Director

Friday, February 18, 10:00 AM, Double Tree Salon B

Hear orchestra literature from grade 1 to grade 5 as Dr. Randall Cornelison leads the University School Symphony Orchestra through new literature from 2021 and gems from the past. A synopsis of each piece will be online and briefly discussed as you follow along with sample scores provided by JW Pepper.

Dr. Randall Cornelison, educator and composer, earned my B.A. in Music Education from the California State University of Fresno with an emphasis in percussion under the instruction of Dr. Matthew Darling. In 2005, I finished my M.M. in Composition at Central Michigan University under the tutelage of Dr. José-Luis Maúrtua and the world-renowned composer Dr. David Gillingham. I completed my D.M.A. in Composition with Professor Daniel Asia and Music Theory with Dr. Donald Traut at the University of Arizona in 2011. I am currently the Director of Instrumental Music at University High School in Fresno, CA.