2018 American National Youth Orchestra Members Announced

New York’s Carnegie Hall has announced the 106 young musicians selected to take part in the 2018 National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America

New York’s Carnegie Hall has this week announced the 106 young musicians selected to take part in the sixth annual 2018 National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America.

The 2018 members, all aged between 16 and 19, will come together for a three-week training residency in July, in New York, before embarking on an international tour with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas - including performances at Carnegie Hall and in Taipei, Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul and Daejeon.

"The musicians who make up NYO-USA's 2018 roster are among the very best players in the country …” Carnegie Hall Executive and Artistic Director, Clive Gillinson has said.

“This promises to be an unforgettable summer of new discoveries for them ... offering opportunities to present extraordinary performances around the world … and to serve as wonderful musical ambassadors for their country,” he has said.

The 2018 National Youth Orchestra members are:

• Fiyifolu Adebekun, Violin
• Alexander Mayer, Oboe
• Joshua Chiang, Cello
• Jeremy Davis, Timpani/Percussion
• Khoi Dinh, Flute
• Erica Yeawon Hwang, Violin
• Annie SeEun Hyung, Cello
• Sofia Matthews, Violin
• Ethan Moffitt, Bass
• Javier Morales-Martinez, Clarinet
• Julian Seney, Viola
• Clare Phelps, Horn
• Kate Wegener, Oboe
• Florida Nicholas Abrahams, Violin
• Anabel Carvajal, Violin
• Julian Gonzalez, Bassoon
• Matthew Hakkarainen, Violin
• Alex Koller, Viola
• Kofi Kwapong, Clarinet
• Charlotte Loukola, Violin
• Megan Savage, Cello
• Jakob Schoenfeld, Timpani/Percussion
• Anabel Tejeda, Viola
• Cameren Anai Williams, Viola
• Sophia Yiwen Zheng, Violin
• Georgia Elise Arancio, Apprentice Composer
• Julia Su, Violin
• Alisha Zamore, Clarinet
• Nick Jack Agliata III, Apprentice Orchestra Librarian
• Haddon Kay, Cello
• Megan Martin, Trombone
• Samuel Stout, Trumpet
• Quincey Trojanowski, Bassoon
• Iowa Hannah Duncan, Violin
• Ryan Jeong, Violin
• Brandon Aponte, Violin
• Maryland Vincent Igusa, Bassoon
• Kara Poling, Oboe
• Wilson Hsu, Viola
• Richard Kaminuma, Apprentice Conductor
• Eric Zaks, Cello
• Amelia Abouljoud, Viola
• Elizabeth Nguyen, Viola
• Antonio Jarvey, Apprentice Orchestra Manager
• Jordan Farber, Bassoon
• Roric Cunningham, Cello
• Simon Herron, Timpani/Percussion
• Clara Bouch, Viola
• Juliette Duguid, Viola
• Kingston Ho, Violin
• Faustina Housner, Violin
• Simon Housner, Cello
• Alyssa Kim, Violin
• Robin Park, Cello
• David Stein, Tuba
• Justin Zeitlinger, Apprentice Composer
• Remi Beltran, Trumpet
• Claire Cai, Violin
• Ryan Chung, Cello
• Epongue Ekille, Violin
• August Haller, Horn
• Alexandra Hong, Viola
• Brian Isaacs, Viola
• Christina Morris, Apprentice Conductor
• Rohun Rajpal, Violin
• Adrian Rogers, Violin
• William Swett, Bass
• Annalisa Welinder, Violin
• Quenton Xavier Blache, Cello
• Drew Dansby, Violin
• Ella Sharpe, Bass
• Mitchell Ballester, Bass
• Lindsey Wong, Flute
• Simon Luke Brown, Violin
• Akili Farrow, Violin
• Rachel Martin, Bass
• Johnny May, Violin
• Noah Stein, Trombone
• Alexander Wu, Cello
• Javier Fernando Torres-Delgado, Violin
• Will Harris, Timpani/Percussion
• Sam Parrini, Violin
• Kevin Bai, Violin
• Nathan Cloeter, Horn
• Shania Cordoba, Trumpet
• Peter Davies, Oboe
• Matthew Garcia, Viola
• Diego Garza-Romero, Bass
• Jonathan Jalbert, Clarinet
• Yong Ha Jung, Viola
• Pablo Kennedy, Bass
• Haeun Moon, Violin
• Scott Sanders, Horn
• David Schonberger, Bass Trombone
• Alyssa Tinsley, Flute
• Jason Wang, Violin
• Sophie Choate, Viola
• Dimitrios Mattas, Bass
• Andrew Gantzer, Bass
• Forrest Johnston, Trumpet
• Gaby Pho, Horn
• Symphony Koss, Violin
• Kristy Park, Cello
• Phoebe Rawn, Flute
• Devin Lai, Violin
• Arianna Brusubardis, Violin