Q What are you most passionate about? A Always, always, always, my first and foremost passion will be music. Specifically,
performing and hearing others perform is the best part of music for me, because the energy and emotions transferred from the composer, through the performer, to the audience is a truly priceless experience every time it occurs. Nothing I've experienced thus far in my life has ever touched me quite the way a spectacular performance has.
Q What do you do in your free time? A Because music and school are such big parts of my life, I don't really have
much free time, especially nowadays! So whenever I do have some free time, I like to just take the time to relax, and let my mind wander. I've found that my stress levels decrease and my memory improves when I do this, so whether I'm in my room or waiting for a ride, I'll just sit there and look at nothing in particular, and see what my brain decides to dig up.
“I hope music takes me all over the country and all over the world, because I want to meet as many people as possible who have such drastically different backgrounds than mine but share the same fundamental interest as me. Throughout my life the most intriguing people I have met were introduced to me through music, and creating lifelong friendships like these is the most rewarding aspect of playing an instrument, short of performing itself.” After graduation, Eileen will continue her violin study at Columbia University in New York City. FREDERICK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA P.O. Box 1439, Frederick 301-685-3585 www.fredericksymphony.org
26 SPRING 2016