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the violinists

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miranda li

bio:

- TMEA All-State Philharmonic Member (2021 - 2022)

- Region 23 HS Symphony (2021-2022)

- TPSMEA All-State Member (2021-20222)

​- 3rd chair Private School All State (2020-2021)

- Concertmaster-Region 23 JH Symphony Orchestra 2017  

-4th chair first violin Region 23 JH Symphony Orchestra 2018

-Region 23 HS Symphony Orchestra 2019/2020

-5x TMEA Region participant

-TPSMEA All-State 1st violinist 2020

-Top group JH orchestra

-Gold medals (ones) at UIL competitions

- High school Region member (2020-2021)

- Qualified for Area auditions (2020-2021)

bio:

- TMEA All-State Philharmonic Member (2021-2022)

- Region 23 HS Symphony (2021-2022) 

- TMEA All-State member (2020-2021)

-Played violin for 7 years

-Top/Varsity JH Orchestra

-Top/Varsity HS Orchestra (Seven Lakes High School)

-2nd chair first violin Region 23 JH Symphony Orchestra 2018

-Participated in both JH/HS Region 23 Orchestras (2017-2020)

-Qualified for Area 2019-2020

-Qualified for TSSEC (Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest) 2019-2020

-Earned Gold Medals (Ones) at UIL Competitions 

-Performed at TMEA Convention twice (2019,2020)

-Played for gigs (2 years) and Houston Methodist Hospital

- High school Region member (2020-2021)

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joy park

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bio:

- Played violin for 9 years 2011-2020

- Gold medals (ones) at UIL competitions

- Participated in orchestra for 7 years 2015-2020

- Won national orchestra 1st and 2nd 2015-2017

-Top orchestra for junior high 

- Went to Switzerland music camp sponsored by the city 2016

- Made region twice 2017-2019

ellie jung

bio:

- Have been playing violin for 5 years

- 2 time JH All-Region member (2017-2018, 2018-2019)

- 2 time HS All-Region member (2019-2020, 2020-2021)

- Varsity group at BDJH and SLHS

- First stand Region 23 JH (2018-2019)

- TX State S&E Outstanding Performer (2020-2021)

- Gold recipient at UIL S&E (2016-2021)

- Composer and music producer

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thomas wang

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sam lin

bio:

- TMEA All-State Sinfonietta member

- Region 23 Symphony member

-2020-2021 TMEA All-State Orchestras Qualifier

-2020-2021 TMEA Area Orchestras Qualifier

-2017-2020 TMEA Region 23 Orchestras Qualifier

-2021 Texas All-State Solo and Ensemble Superior (gold Rating).

-Member of the Seven Lakes Varsity Orchestra

-Member of the Beckendorff Varsity Orchestra (2018-2020)

-2018-2021 Texas UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest: Class One, Superior (Gold) Ratings.

-2019 TMEA String Orchestra State Champion: Beckendorff Honor Orchestra.

-6 years of violin experience

- Admitted to Symphony Orchestra (Top Group) in Houston Youth Symphony. (2021)

bio:

-  Played violin for 4 years

- Top JH orchestra (Seven Lakes Junior High)

- Top HS Orchestra (Jordan High School)

- 15th chair first violin for Region 23 Symphony Orchestra 2020

- Region 23 qualifier 2021

- UIL solo and ensemble contest Gold winner (2018-2021)

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elaine qu

the
violists

bio:

- Region 23 HS 2021-2022 Member 

- Made region 2 times (2017-2018)

- Top orchestra in junior high

-Second top group high school/ 10th grade

- All ones(1) on UIL solo and ensemble events(2016-2020)

- 1st chair Region 2018

- Played viola for 7 years

- High school Region member (2020-2021)

- Qualified for Area auditions (2020-2021)

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esther yi

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peiyao ning

bio:

- Region 23 HS Member (2021-2022)

- 1st chair Region 23 JH Symphony Orchestra 2019

-4th chair Region 23 JH Symphony Orchestra 2018

-Member of Houston Youth Symphony for 3 years (Top orchestra for 2 yrs)

-Top orchestra in junior high (BDJH)

-Top orchestra in high school (Cinco Ranch)

-Music Doing Good scholarship recipient (2018-2019)

-Gold medals (ones) at UIL Competitions

-8 years of Piano experience

-Performed at TMEA in 2019

- High school Region member (2020-2021)

bio:

- Region 23 HS 2021-2022 Member 

- Made region 2 times (2017-2018)

- Top orchestra in junior high

-Second top group high school/ 10th grade

- All ones(1) on UIL solo and ensemble events(2016-2020)

- 1st chair Region 2018

- Played viola for 7 years

- High school Region member (2020-2021)

- Qualified for Area auditions (2020-2021)

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brady ji

the
cellists

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emily ji

bio:

- TMEA All-State Symphony Member (2021-2022)

- 3rd place winner: Marielle Ogletree Young Artist Concerto Competition (2021-2022)

- Region 23 Symphony member (2021-2022)

- Solo and Ensemble Gold: class one (2021-2022)

- TMEA All-State member (2020-2021)

- High school Region member (2020-2021)

- Music of Harmony team leader

- Playing cello for 10 years

-Winner of 2020 Clear Lake Concerto Competition (1st place): received scholarship

- Region orchestra (2016-2020)

- Principal cellist of Region 2017

- Region member every year since 2016.

-Top orchestra for both Junior High and High School

-Attended HYS (Houston Youth Symphony) for 5 years.

-Performed at TMEA state twice

- Gold medals (ones) at UIL competitions

- Recipient of Music of Harmony Scholarship for Leadership.

bio:

- Region 23 HS 2021-2022 Member 

-TSSEC Qualifier (2021-2022)

-Playing cello for 5 years

- Qualified for Area auditions (2019-2020)

- Region orchestra (2016-2020)

-Junior High top orchestra 

-Top orchestra of high school (varsity group)

-Gold Medals (ones) at UIL competitions (solo and assemble)​

-Attended TMEA once 

Qualified for Pre- Area auditions (2020-2021)

- High school Region member (2020-2021)

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jasmine wang

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bill sun

bio:

- TMEA All-State Symphony Member (2021-2022)

- Region 23 Symphony Member (2021-2022)

- Solo and Ensemble gold: class one (2021-2022)

- Region principal cellist 2019-2020 and 2020-2021

- Junior High region member 2018-2021

- Auditioned to Seven Lakes High School Sinfonia(top group) member 2021-2022

- UIL Gold Medal for 3 years straight(2018-2021)

- Member of the Junior High state TMEA orchestra 2018-2019

- Cellist for 4 years

- In top group of Junior High and High School

bio:

- 6 years of cello experience

- Region Cellist for 3 years

- UIL Gold medalist for 6 years
- Previous HYS Cellist

- Tallowood Winter 2021 Music Competition medalist

- Member of Top Orchestra in both Junior High and High School

- Back to Bach Music Outreach Program Ambassador

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justin liang

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bio:

⁃ Kinder HSPVA cellist

- Region 23 Philharmonic Member (2021-2022)

⁃ HS TMEA Region (2019-2021)

⁃ Houston International Music Competition Finalist

⁃ 7 years cello experience

lara li

the
pianists

bio:

- Juanita Miller Concerto Competition Grand Prize and Piano Division Winner (2022)

- MTNA Junior Piano National 2nd Place Winner (2020)

- MTNA National Finalist (2019-2020)

- MNTA South Central Division Winner (2019-2020)

- MNTA Texas Winner (2019-2020)

- South Texas Piano Competition Best of Beethoven Award (2020)

- TMTA 8th Grade Piano Performance Winner (2019)

- Steinway Junior Piano Houston Winner (2018)

- Steinway Junior Piano Houston 2nd Place (2019)

- New Orleans Piano Institute Concerto Competition Winner (2018)

- Clear Lake Youth Concerto Competition Winner (2016, 2018)

- Baylor Piano Competition Winner (2018)

- Blinn College Young Pianists Grand Prize Winner (2016, 2017, 2020)

- Texas State University Young Pianist 1st Place (2016-2018)

- Houston Young Artist (2015~2020)

- Music Doing Good scholarship recipient (2016~2018) and one of 2 artistic ambassadors by Music Doing Good in 2019.

- Bryant appeared on NPR’s “From the Top” recording #321 in Mar-2016 as the only and youngest pianist

- 1 of 37 pianists to participate in Second Cliburn International Junior

Piano Competition and Festival (2019)

- 1 of 53 musicians to participate in Morningside Music Bridge

(2021)

- Started piano at age 6 with Mr. John Weems.

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bryant li

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young sun yi

bio:

- Piano performance major, Moores School of Music, University of Houston, Aug. 2020

-  Private piano instructor at Great Performers School of Piano and Music, Bellaire, TX 

Jan, 2020-present

-  Honors recital, HCC, Dec. 2019

- Played Chopin Ballade No. 2, Masters class at HCC, Stafford, TX 

Oct, 2019

- Honors recital, HCC, Apr. 2019

- Piano performance major, HCC, TX

Jan. 2019- May 2020

- Keyboardist, Korean Central Presbyterian Church, Houston, TX 

2013-present

- Keyboardist, Hana Church, Buena Park, CA 

2003-2013

- Pianist, Salvation Army Youngdeungpo Corp., Seoul, Korea 

1991-96, 1997-99

- Played piano for 38 years

bio:

-TMTA 8th Grade Piano 1st place (2020)

-TMTA 7th Grade Piano Honorable Mention (2019)

-Blinn College Young Pianists Competition 2nd place (2020), 2nd place (2019)

-Houston Forum Young Artist Piano Competition 1st place (2018, 2017), 2nd place (2019)

-Participated in SMU Meadows School for the Arts, Institute for Young Pianist (2019)

-New Mexico State Honors Piano Competition 1st place (2015)

-Albuquerque Music Teachers Association Honors 1st place (2015)

-Dennis Alexander Piano Competition (New Mexico) 1st place (2015), 3rd place (2014)

-Started piano at age 6 with Amy Greer in Albuquerque NM, and with Mr. John Weems since 2016.

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natalie su

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philip ma

bio:

- Started piano at age 6 with Mr. Yifan Liu for 6 years and has now been playing piano with John Weems

for the last three years.

- 9 th grade TMTA Piano Finalist (2020)

- Blinn College Young Pianists 3rd in 2020

- Winner in the 2020 Best of Beethoven Piano Competition

- 8th grade TMTA Piano Finalist (2019)

- Blinn College Young Pianists 2nd in 2019

- 2 nd place in Steinway Piano competition Dallas (2018)

- 3 rd place in Dallas Symphonic Festival intermediate Concerto (2018)

- 1 st place in Dallas Symphonic Festival Intermediate Sonatina (2017)

the
clarinetists

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alisa lu

bio:

- Symphonic winds at SLHS

- Performed at UIL state marching competition 2018

-Gold medals for Solo competitions 2018, 2019, 2020

- TMEA 9th grade region band member 2019, Symphonic winds band member 2020

- 4 years clarinet experience, performed in junior high, high school, and region band concerts

-8 years piano experience, performed in piano recitals 2011-2019

-participated in multiple Certificate of Merit level tests at UC Irvine

bio:

- 5 1/2 years of Clarinet experience

- Member of the Symphonic Winds Band at SLHS during 2018 - 2020

- Member of the top group in Junior High 2017

- Preformed at UIL state competition in 2018 and in the 2019 regional marching competitions

- TMEA region band member 2017 - 2019

- Gold medal in Solo and Ensemble Competition First Class Difficulty in 2018 and 2019

- Multiple Full Band Concerts 2016 - 2019

- 7 years of Piano experience

- National Member of the National Piano Playing Audition, highest rating (5+) in 2015 - 2019

- Top scores (Commendation) for NPPA Guild Auditions in 2015 - 2019

- 5 years in the National Audditions and on National Roll

- Multiple piano recitals 2013 - 2020

michelle cheng

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the
flutists

bio:

- 5 years of flute 

- Top band 7th-8th grade

- Junior high region 9th chair in 7th grade

- 5th chair junior high region 8th grade

- 1st chair high school region - 9th grade

- Participated in symphonic band

- Music of Harmony scholarships - 8th and 9th grade

- Has teaching experience: taught in 7th, 8th, and 10th grade

- UIL solo and ensemble gold medals (1s) in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade

- Had many solos in school performances (UIL)

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marisa gu

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kelly zhou

bio:

- 5 years of flute 

- Symphonic band participant 

- Marching band participant 

- UIL solo and ensemble gold medals (1s) in 9th and 10th grade

- Performed at UIL state 2018

- Competed in many competitions: BOA Mcallen, BOA Houston, BOA San Antonio, Katy Marching Festival, US bands, UIL area

- Performed in concerts with band in junior high and high school 

- Won gold in an out-of-state competition 

the
leadership
team

Emily Ji - Founder/ Co-president

Bryant Li - Founder/ Co-president

Miranda Li - Founder/ Vice President

Peiyao Ning and Joy Park - Treasurer

Lara Li - Social Media 

Brady Ji - Web Master 

Go follow our instagram @ practice.pals

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sophie zeng

bio:

-TMEA All-State Orchestra Qualifier (2021-2022)

-TMEA Area Orchestra Qualifier (2021-2022)

-TMEA Region 23 Orchestra Qualifier (2017-2021)

-Texas UIL Solo and Ensemble Gold Ratings (ones) (2017-2021)

-Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest Qualifier (2021-2022)

-Adams Concerto Competition Winner (2020)

-Member of the Jordan High School Varsity (top) Orchestra (2021-present)

-Member of the Adams Junior High Varsity Orchestra (2020)

-Member of the Seven Lakes Junior High Varsity Orchestra (2018-2019)

-7 years of violin experience (started at 9 years old with my mother)

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