Maestro Scaglione, the Board of Trustees, faculty, and staff of the PYO Music Institute congratulate the following seniors. Best of luck in your future endeavors!
Listing complete as of May 27, 2025
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra (PYO)
Hannah Adams, Violin, Princeton University
Brahin Ahmaddiya, Clarinet, Oberlin Conservatory
Eva Rosa Anderson, Harp, DePaul University
Samantha Bedenko, Flute, Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music
Blair Blake, Bassoon, Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Institute
Evan Bretz, French Horn
Zachary Epstein, Double Bass, College of William & Mary
Victoria Fan, Violin, University of Pennsylvania
Matthew Fang, Violin, Carnegie Mellon University
Varun Gaddam, Violin, University of Maryland College Park
Therese Gasser, Violin
Liam Gately, Violin, Florida Institute of Technology
Tanav Gowda, Viola, Vanderbilt University
Karlis Graufelds, Viola, Cleveland Institute of Music
Steven Guard, Flute, Temple University
Luke Halpern, Double Bass, Brown University
Nicholas Hartman, Violin, Case Western University
Christina Htay, Oboe, Stanford University
Elise Hwang, Violin, Vanderbilt University
Hayden Kang, Cello, Stanford University
Frederick Kercy, Trumpet, Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Institute
Jianna Kim, Flute, University of Pennsylvania
Charles Krieg, French Horn, Bard College Conservatory
Heather Lee, Violin
Zimo Liu, Trumpet
Julio Martin-Navas, Cello, Manhattan School of Music
Zakyya McClenny, Clarinet, Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Institute
Ariel Metzger, Percussion, Manhattan School of Music
Son Nguyen, Cello, Case Western Reserve University
Liliana Ortiz, Oboe, Eastman School of Music
Shinnyom David Park, Viola, Columbia University
Miro Raj, Violin, Harvard University
Brandon Rashid, Cello, Rutgers University
Chris Reeh, Violin, Marist University
Daniella Roh, Violin
Cyrano Jett Rosentrater, Violin, Juilliard Conservatory
Heinrich Rutenkroger, Tuba, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Micah Sommons, Double Bass, University of Southern California
Vidhyuth Sriram, Violin, Georgia Institute of Technology
Xavier Thornton, Oboe
Jessica Wang, Cello, Brown University
Lauren Wu, Violin, Rice University
Jacob Wurst, Violin
Jason Xi, Bassoon, Haverford College
Edmund Xie, Bassoon
Jennifer Yang, Violin, University of Pennsylvania
Kevin Zhu, Clarinet, University of Virginia
Keegan Zicko, Flute, Eastman School of Music
Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra (PYAO)
Fiona Abraham, Violin, Carnegie Mellon University
David Ding, Violin, Stanford University
Kenneth Felton III, Percussion, University of Delaware
Rachel Fu, Clarinet, University of Pennsylvania
Keith Holmes, Tuba, University of Maryland
Isabelle Mingo, Cello, Temple University
Emmett Morison, Percussion, Temple University
Lyev Pitram, Violin, University of Pennsylvania
Kayla Tabares, Trumpet, University of Maryland
Elias Todd, Viola, Bates College
Sofia Vazquez, Cello, University of Michigan
Mira Wang, Clarinet, New York University
Cynthia Wu, Violin, Cornell University
Bravo Brass
Frederick Kercy, Trumpet, Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Institute
Lorali Minde, Tuba, Temple University
Eleanor Nagle, French Horn, Rochester Institute of Technology
Philadelphia Youth Symphonic Band (PYSB)
Claudia Fisicaro, Clarinet, Rutgers University
Charles Krieg, French Horn, Bard College Conservatory
Heinrich Rutenkroger, Tuba, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Elizabeth Sevrukov, Flute, College of William and Mary
Josiah White, Trumpet, University of Pittsburgh
Ronin Wilson, Saxophone
Philadelphia Youth Jazz Orchestra (PYJO)
Annabelle Dugan, Percussion, Temple University
Leonardo Dugan, Saxophone, Temple University
Sam Fenning, Trumpet
Sarah Harris, Saxophone, Temple University
Henry Koban Payne, Trombone, Temple University
James White, Double Bass