I am delighted to announce that I won the following in the “2024 European Classical Music Visionary Awards” on my Baroque bassoon:

  • Platinum Prize - Artist (14-17) Category

  • Highest Score Special Award

This was a highly competitive competition with performers throughout the world on all instruments. For more information about this competition and to see the winners and results, visit the following website:

European Classical Music Awards

(Posted March 2024)

I am delighted to announce that I won the following in the “World Exceptional Musicians Competition” 2024 Season 1 on my Baroque bassoon:

  • Gold Prize - Young Artist (Under Age 17) Category

  • Platinum Prize - Baroque A (Under Age 17) Category

  • Platinum Prize - Best Sonata Performance

  • Melodic ExpressionVirtuoso Special Award

This was a highly competitive competition with performers throughout the world on all instruments. For more information about this competition and to see the winners and results, visit the following website:

World Exceptional Musicians

(Posted February 2024)

I am delighted to announce that I won the following in the “World Master Open Music Competition” 2024 Season 1 on my Baroque bassoon:

  • Platinum Prize - Young Artist (Under Age 17) Category

  • Gold Prize - Baroque A (Under Age 17) Category

  • Gold Prize - Best Sonata Performance

  • Excellent Interpretation Special Award

This was a highly competitive competition with performers throughout the world on all instruments. For more information about this competition and to see the winners and results, visit the following website:

World Master Open Music Competition

(Posted February 2024)

I am delighted to announce that I won the following in the “Best Classical Musicians Awards” 2024 Season 1 on my Baroque bassoon:

  • Platinum Prize - Baroque A (Under Age 17) Category

  • Platinum Prize - Best Sonata Performance

  • Expressive Performance Special Award

This was a highly competitive competition with performers throughout the world on all instruments. For more information about this competition and to see the winners and results, visit the following website:

Best Classical Musicians Awards

(Posted February 2024)

I am delighted to announce that I won the following in the “Debussy International Music Competition” 2024 Season 1 on my Baroque bassoon:

  • Absolute First Prize - Young Artist (Age 14-17) Category

  • Absolute First Prize - Baroque A (Under Age 17) Category

  • Art of Musical Interpretation Special Prize

This was a highly competitive competition with performers throughout the world on all instruments. For more information about this competition and to see the winners and results, visit the following website:

Debussy International Music Competition

(Posted January 2024)

I am delighted to announce that I won the following in the “Carl Reinecke International Music Competition” Winter 2023 on my Baroque bassoon:

  • Absolute First Prize - Young Artist (Age 14-17) Category

  • Absolute First Prize - Baroque A (Under Age 17) Category

  • Special Prize Excellent Musicianship

This was a highly competitive competition with performers throughout the world on all instruments. For more information about this competition and to see the winners and results, visit the following website:

Carl Reinecke Competition

(Posted December 2023)

I am delighted to announce that I won the following in the “World Melodia Championship” Winter 2023 on my Baroque bassoon:

  • Platinum Prize - Young Artist (Age 14-17) Category

  • Platinum Prize - Baroque A (Under Age 17) Category

This was a highly competitive competition with performers throughout the world on all instruments. For more information about this competition and to see the winners and results, visit the following website:

World Melodia Championship

(Posted December 2023)

I am officially an apprentice with “The Harpsichord Shop” under the guidance of Henry Lebedinsky! I am currently learning how to “voice” a harpsichord and will learn how to tune, repair, and paint!

And in case you ever wondered…yes, a harpsichord can fit into a Mini Countryman.

(Posted September 2023)

Exciting news! I have been accepted to perform with Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra for the 2023-2024 season. I will be playing alongside professional musicians under the direction of Anna Edwards. If anyone is interested in attending a concert, below is a link to their website.

Saratoga Orchestra

(Posted August 2023)

I made it into an elite honors performance group, and I will be playing at the Sydney Opera House August 4, 2023! Over 10,000 students were nominated and auditioned for this elite group, and I was selected as one of two (modern) bassoonists in the U.S. for the honors concert band. I made first chair, first bassoon and will have a solo in the piece “Angels in the Architecture” by Frank Ticheli.

(Posted January - August 2023)

With extreme gratitude, I am please to announce that I was selected to receive an Early Music America Workshop Scholarship. Congratulations to the other scholarship recipients, and a heartfelt thank you to the Early Music America scholarship committee!

Website Announcement - https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/resources/scholarships/annual-workshop-scholarships/

(Posted June 2023)

I am super excited to announce that I was accepted to Amherst Early Music Festival 2023 and was awarded a scholarship to attend! I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to learn and perform with such amazing musicians on my Baroque bassoon!

(Posted April 2023)

I am super excited to announce that I was accepted to Oberlin Conservatory’s Baroque Performance Institute summer 2023! I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to learn and perform with such amazing musicians on my Baroque bassoon!

(Posted March 2023)

I am delighted to announce that I won the following in the “International Vivaldi Music Competition” Spring 2023 on my modern bassoon:

  • First Prize in Category Modern A (Under Age 17)

  • First Prize with Excellence Nomination in Category Young Artist (Age 14-17)

  • Excellent Technique Special Prize

This was a highly competitive competition with 733 candidates from 31 countries in all instruments. For more information about this competition and to see the winners and results, check out any of the following:

Website - https://www.vivaldicompetition.com/

YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@vivaldimusiccompetition

A huge thank you to the judges, other candidates, my amazing bassoon instructor Luke Fieweger, and my family!

(Posted April 2023)

I am excited to announce that I made it as a finalist in a very competitive music competition in Europe on my modern bassoon. While I did not place, making it to the final round was very exciting.

(Posted April 2023)

I received this from U.S. Representative Rick Larsen. He is the representative over my island! This was such a special honor to receive something like this!

(Posted December 2022)

I was one of the students featured in Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra’s fund raising video! Check out my orchestra and ways to support SYSO.

SYSO 2022-2023 Annual Fund Raising

(Posted November 2022)