2021 Missouri All State Orchestra
Congratulations to the following students in the 2021 Missouri All State Orchestra!
All State Orchestra students will be receiving an email from our 2021 conductor, Sey Ahn, so be on the lookout for that! She’s awesome.
Students are listed in chair order. There is no distinction between first and second violins.
Violin
Daniel Xu, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Rebecca Lang, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Sydney Scarlett, Parkway Central High School
Micaela Chyu, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Brandon Kim, Rock Bridge High School
Reilly Nash, North Kansas City High School
Daboh Ahn, Clayton High School
Ayman Amerin, Fort Zumwalt West High School
Allison Peng, Rockwood Summit High School
Matthew Huang, Ladue Horton Watkins HighSchool
Annie Ruan, Clayton High School
Kaya McNurlen, Timberland High School
Sam Nissen, Rockhurst High School
Hazel Keithahn, Rock Bridge High School
Madlyn Anderson, Lindbergh High School
Julia Crowe, Lindbergh High School
Emily Shaw, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Jonathan Fang, Liberty High School
Celia Alexander, Webster Groves High School
Maya Anand, Marquette High School
Margaret Klein, Kirkwood High School
Cynthia Hu, Parkway Central High School
Miriam Smith, Westminster Christian Academy
Katie De la Paz, Clayton High School
Gregory Shao, Lafayette High School
Jennifer Li, Marquette High School
Elly Christopher, Rosati-Kain High School
Kira Boegeman, Lindbergh High School
Lainie Mueller, Fort Zumwalt West High School
Kip Atteberry, Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School
Jacob Kao, Park Hill High School
Andrew Kim, Lindbergh High School
Anna Bracciano, Central High School
Journey Mohn, Lindbergh High School
Salma Ahmed, Parkway West High School
Alan Song, Parkway West High School
Viola
Kristen Yu, Rock Bridge High School
Gabriella Coon, Staley High School
Richard Weng, David H. Hickman High School
Ethan Sturmoski, Clayton High School
Hannah Moon, Clayton High School
Andy Zhang, John Burroughs School
Mason Salmond, Lee’s Summit West High School
Kylie Groh, Rock Bridge High School
LilyAnn Willis, Liberty High School
Inyoung Kim, Rock Bridge High School
Elaina Maurer, For Zumwalt North High School
Delia Zacks, Clayton High School
Norah Rutkowski, Parkway West High School
Michelle Lu, Fort Zumwalt West High School
Jojo O, Lee’s Summit West High School
Mallory Mihm, Kirkwood High School
Cello
Natalie Van Winkle, Gateway Science Academy
Rachel Li, Parkway Central High School
Elinor Dana, Westminster Christian Academy
Madeline Buchowski, John Burroughs School
Adam Zhao, John Burroughs School
Jonathan Lee, Westminster Christian Academy
Daniel Diringer, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Ellie Spangler, Affton High School
Bryson Liang, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Sam Garvin, Central High School
John Cramblitt, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Christian Larsen, Rockwood Summit
Mallory Stewart, Webster Groves High School
Bradley Marler, Gateway Science Academy
Milla Chitwood, Gateway Science Academy
Laura Hoesly, North Kansas City High School
Bass
Ruth Christopher, McKinley CLA High School
Colby Heimburger, Parkway Central High School
Matthew Hsi, Kickapoo High School
Kelsey Atteberry, Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School
Sammie Lee, John Burroughs School
Anushka Dharmasanam, Parkway West High School
Benjamin Wang, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Samuel Caldwell, Lindbergh High School
McKenna Fink, Kickapoo High School
Benjamin Mayer, Lindbergh High School
Erik Oswald, Parkway West High School
Missouri 2021 All-State Orchestra Auditions and Eligibility
The Missouri Chapter of ASTA is again sponsoring the Missouri All-State Orchestra. This extraordinary ensemble will be recognized (for string players) both at the annual Missouri Music Educators Association Conference, held virtually this year due to COVID-19, and (for all players) again after the selection of the All-State Bands for the woodwinds, brass, and percussion, to be held later in the spring semester.
Although COVID-19 has eliminated the possibility of rehearsals or a performance by the All-State Orchestra this year, the Missouri Chapter of ASTA feels that these students deserve to be recognized as they have been during past years. This decision was not made lightly, but MoASTA realizes that the health and safety of students, parents, grandparents, teachers, and all participants and potential audience members must come first.
Students in grades 9 through 12 who are eligible under Missouri State High School Activities Association regulations are eligible to audition for the All-State Orchestra. The student’s school must be a MSHSAA member school.
The 2021 Missouri All State Orchestra would have been performing
Symphony No. 2 4th mvmnt Jean SibeliusListen mvmnt starts at 33:11
Enigma var. ix. Nimrod Edward Elgar Listen
Capriccio Espagnol Rimsky KorsakovListen
Seyeon Ahn
Born in 1986 in Seoul, Korea, Sey Ahn began playing the piano at the age of three. After immigrating to America at the age of ten, her precocious talent was developed by Elena Arseniev, an esteemed piano teacher in Maryland. Ms. Ahn consistently won accolades at numerous competitions such as the National Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, Music Teachers National Association Piano Competition, International Young Artist Piano Competition and the Ylda Novik Piano Concerto Competition, to name a few. Ms. Ahn gave solo recitals and debuted with the Georgetown Symphony Orchestra and The Frederick Symphony at the age of 16.
A graduate of Northwestern University Bienen School of Music with a degree in piano performance, her conducting talent was discovered by Maestro Victor Yampolsky, Professor and Director of Orchestras at the Bienen School. With Yampolsky’s strong urging and endorsement, Ms. Ahn moved to Los Angeles to jointly pursue a graduate degree in piano performance and conducting studies at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California. She was accepted into the private conducting class of Professor Larry Livingston, Chair of the Department of Instrumental Conducting and Music Director of Thornton School Orchestras. Admission to Livingston’s studio was especially significant given the fact that he had only taken one other conducting major in his twelve year history as program director. She completed her master’s degree in conducting in 2012. Under Livingston’s guidance and mentorship, Ms. Ahn has taken part in master classes and workshops led by renowned maestros Kurt Masur, Carl St. Clair, Jorge Mester, Helmuth Rilling, Mei-Ann Chen, Alexander Mickelthwate and Larry Rachleff. She was among a cohort of nine conductors chosen from a field of one hundred applicants to enroll in the Kurt Masur Conducting Seminar at the Manhattan School of Music. While the youngest participant in the Seminar, she was subsequently chosen by Maestro Masur to conduct in the final concert. Selected to participate in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra International Conducting Symposium in 2010, Ms. Ahn was mentored by Maestros Alexander Michelthwate and Larry Livingston. She has also participated in the California Conducting Institute, where she worked with Don Thulean, formerly head of the American Symphony Orchestra League Conducting Program, and Maestro Jon Farrer, Music Director of the Bakersfield Symphony in Bakersfield, California. Commencing in 2010, Ms. Ahn began serving as an assistant conductor to Maestro Larry Livingston with the Idyllwild Summer Music Festival Orchestras.. Continuing in that role in the summer of 2011, she also managed both the Idyllwild Summer Symphony and Chamberfest Orchestras. Since 2011, Ms. Ahn has served as Assistant Conductor of the Music for All Honor Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Diamond Bar High School Orchestra. In the fall of 2011, she was appointed as a co-conductor and administrator of the USC Concert Orchestra. Recent highlights include a performance and recording of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 with a professional ensemble in Los Angeles, a concert version performance of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake at Lincoln Center, and appearances at the prestigious Royce Hall in Los Angeles. Ms. Ahn was invited as a Conducting Fellow to Aspen Summer Music Festival 2015 where she worked closely with renowned conductors from all over the world. Having led the Colorado All-State Orchestra in 2014, and Kentucky All-State in 2015 with much success, Ms. Ahn is widely in demand as a guest conductor of professional and youth orchestras. Ms. Ahn at age 29, already has future engagements conducting the All-State Orchestras of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Iowa and Tennessee. Ms. Ahn resides in Los Angeles where she maintains a small studio of private conducting students.