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Name
Molly Coleman & Gabriela Salvador Riera
Instrument
Molly: Violin
Gabriela: Violin
Current Teacher
Molly: Mrs. Elizabeth Horst
Gabriela: Shelley Beard Santore
High School
Molly: Wissahickon High School
Gabriela: Cab Calloway School of the Arts
College / Major
Molly: Hillsdale College / Music and English
Gabriela: Oberlin Conservatory / Violin Performance
How long have you been a member of the PYO Music Institute and in which ensembles did you participate?
Molly: 5 years- YMDO, PYAO, and PYO.
Gabriela: 3 years, PYO
Do you have any plans or activities planned for the summer?
Molly: Traveling to Lake Michigan with my family.
Gabriela: Performing with the National Youth Orchestra (NYO-USA).
What is one of your favorite PYOMI memories?
Molly: Playing “Concerto for my Family” with Mr. Meyer, and receiving masterclasses at Curtis.
Gabriela: Being backstage in Verizon Hall and hanging out with my friends!
What are your most recent musical and/or academic achievements?
Molly: I’ve been inducted into the French National Honor Society.
Gabriela: Performing as a soloist with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, being featured on NPR’s From the Top Show 451, and being a quarterfinalist in the Fischoff Chamber Music Competition.
What are some of your favorite pieces of music that you have performed with PYOMI?
Molly: Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.
Gabriela: Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante.
When you are not in rehearsal or practicing your instrument, what other activities or hobbies do you enjoy?
Molly: I enjoy reading classic novels and baking French food.
Gabriela: Singing, music directing my school’s musicals, listening to music, and reading.
What is one unique attribute about you that people find surprising?
Molly: I’ve lived in 3 different states.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? What do you see yourself doing?
Molly: I see myself teaching- either literature or music.
Gabriela: Traveling the world playing music!
