Justine Shih
Major: Biometry & Statistics, Biological Sciences
Fun Fact: I can make a dinosaur figure with my fingers
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Wynton Marsalis Concert
Other Musical Experiences: hanging out with CSO violas
Theo Lee-Gannon
Major: Human Biology, Health and Society (HBHS)
Fun Fact: saw K.K.Slider perform live in 2013
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Touring Taiwan with CSO
Other Musical Experiences: part of the Cornell cello ensemble, currently preparing for my senior recital, Boiled Squad
Chloe Amsterdam
Major: English, with a minor in Music
Fun Fact: I've been to 22 other countries.
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Riding in the back of a UHaul with CCO to get to our performance
Other Musical Experiences: touring China with my high school orchestra
Angela Lee
Major: Nutritional Sciences with a minor in Music
Fun Fact: I once spent $30 on paper washi tapes because I thought they looked really pretty. I haven't used any of them since because I don't know what to do with them.
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Every moment with the orchestra is a memorable and amazing time.
Other Musical Experiences: I've been a violinist in the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras for 8 years before coming to Cornell! Come say hi if you're an alum :)
Corey Zheng
Major: Biological Sciences
Fun Fact: I backed into a police car in an ambulance once.
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Henry. But actually, CJ.
Other Musical Experiences: Does dancing count?
Dominic Grasso
Major: Environmental Engineering
Fun Fact: I held a Guinness World Record for the "World's Largest Yoga Lesson" for a year :)
Favorite Orchestra Memory: When Guillermo first met Pidge in Taipei <3
Other Musical Experiences: I am a member of The Original Cornell Syncopators (an early-age jazz group on campus), I have been able to record an album while at Cornell, I have been on tour with the CSO to Argentina and Taiwan, and I have tutored a student as part of the Cornell Music Mentors program for the past two years.
Sabrina Chen
Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering
Fun Fact: I like to decorate cakes! My latest have been a stegosaurus and an airplane, both 3D.
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Pig roast banquet in Argentina
Samantha Huang
Major: Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
Fun Fact: I play cello and piano, and I've been picking up guitar.
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Joining a squad of three cellists, a violist, and an oboist, and committing to post-rehearsal dinners at Okenshields.
Other Musical Experiences: Touring in Taipei, Taiwan, rehearsing with Wynton Marsalis, participating in the Worthy 2017 concert, playing in the Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and Hochstein Philharmonia.
Kasim Khan
Major: Chemical Engineering with a minor in Business
Fun Fact: My name is on the wall of the Uris Cocktail Lounge.
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Having fun at the orchestra after-party in Argentina following a killer Mahler 6 concert!
Carley Eschliman
Major: Atmospheric Science, Communication
Fun Fact: I've visited the capital buildings of 27 states
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Being taken to the hot springs and exploring Taipei with a couple of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra members (we ate some VERY good ramen)
Other Musical Experiences: former member of the Cornell Wind Ensemble
Michelle Quien
Major: Chemical Engineering
Fun Fact: I've taught myself to write legibly with my non-dominant hand throughout college.
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Enjoying the night markets of Taiwan after rehearsals during our Taiwan tour.
Other Musical Experiences: While in Ithaca last summer, I performed with the Grassroots Orchestra for the Grassroots Festival. In high school, I performed with the Philadelphia Sinfonia youth orchestra for four years. I can also play the cello and piano, having taken 10 years and 7 years of private lessons respectively. I also teach piano through the Cornell Piano Society.
Sarah Edinburgh
Major: Hotel administration with concentration in finance
Minors: Real Estate and Information Science
Favorite Orchestra Memory: Collaborating with youth orchestras in Taiwan!
Other Musical Experiences: I was a first-violinist in the Minnesota all-state orchestra. I was also in the top orchestra of the Greater Twin Cities Youth symphonies where we traveled to Spain and Argentina. Lastly, I was the concerto competition winner for my high school.
Rudy Peterson
Major: CS & Physics
Fun Fact: I watched Game of Thrones within 3 weeks.
Other Musical Experiences: CU Winds
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