Natalie Chong plays in the New Jersey Youth Symphony.
Blair Cui will be taking part in the Rutgers Summer Concert Band Institute.
Adelyn Hsu won first place in the VIVO International Music Competition and performed at Kaufman Hall. She received a Zimmerman’s Coffee House acceptance and gave a solo performance. She won first place in the Prima Volta Competition and will be performing at Carnegie Hall. Over the summer, she will be partaking in the Summit Music Festival.
Dylan Jiang plays in the New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS). He won second place in the Camerata Artists International Competition and second place in the Musical Life Competition. He performed at Carnegie Hall at the Musical Life Competition Winners' Concert. Over the summer, he will be going on the New Jersey Youth Symphony Tour to Finland and the Baltics, and partaking in the Philadelphia International Music Festival - Solo Performance Preparation Program.
Keerthisri Kannan is a 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts Finalist and qualified for the Final Round of the Moyse Flute Competition. Over the summer, she will be competing in the final round of the competition in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Klaudia Kowalewski plays in the New Jersey Youth Symphony (NJYS). She received the Boston University College of Fine Arts Music Performance Scholarship. Over the summer, she will be participating in the New Jersey Youth Symphony Summer 2026 International Tour to Finland and the Baltics, and was also accepted to the New England Conservatory Summer Orchestra Institute.
Sunny Liu was the winner of the Charles Ives Music Festival (CIMF) Concerto Competition and performed the Bruch Violin Concerto as a soloist with the CIMF Orchestra.
Misha Mondal successfully completed the American Strings Teachers Association Certificate Achievement Program (ASTACAP) Level 5 examination.
Sanjana Murali will be volunteering at the Strictly Strings Camp at Ridge over the summer, and teaching beginner string lessons for toddlers at Cortelyou Music & Play in Brooklyn, NYC.
Benjamin Schuchman plays in the New York Youth Symphony (NYYS). He won first Place and was placed as a Top 15 Performer in the Charleston International Music Competition - 19th Century Music Competition. He is a finalist of Summit Symphony Young Artists Competition. Over the summer, he will be attending the Domaine Forget Music Academy.
Idhya Shailabh plays in the New Jersey Youth Symphony. Over the summer, she will be volunteering at the Strictly Strings camp at Ridge.
Alice Su is the co-principal flute for Bravura Youth Orchestra. She won first prize in the VIVO International Music Competition and third prize in the Bellagrande International Music Competition.
Fred Yao completed the ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) Piano Exam - Grade 8.
Allen Yu plays in the Bravura Youth Orchestra. He received High Honors in the New Jersey Music Teachers' Association (NJMEA) competition.
Anderson Yu won the National League of Performing Arts Competition (NLPA) Chamber Category Grand Prize and performed at Carnegie Hall. He plays in the Bravura Youth Orchestra.
John Pavlin will be touring Europe this summer with American Music Abroad Tour.
Congratulations to Adelyn Hsu, Bradley Chen, Lucas Ni and Allen Yu for being accepted into the 2026 Central Jersey Music Educators Association (CJMEA) Region II Orchestra!
Congratulations to Bradley Chen and Lucas Ni for being accepted into the 2026 New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) All State Orchestra!
Congratulations to Keerthisri Kannan, Vamika Srinivas, Alice Su, Fred Yao, and Christopher Zheng for being accepted into the 2026 Central Jersey Music Educators Association (CJMEA) Region II Band!
Congratulations to Alice Su and Fred Yao for being accepted into the 2026 New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) All State Band!
Congrats to Ms. Curran and the pit orchestra of Mary Poppins for another successful musical! The pit members are Sophia Ahmad, Auryn Bartido, Christopher Forzani, Kaiden Gustafson, Kaylee Jeong, Keerthisri Kannan, Pratik Katti, Naomi Kimhy, Michelle Kreger, Alexandra Mendieta Harti, Zimo Nan, Nitin Paranandi, Idhya Shailabh, Nathan Song, Jack Theobald, and Anderson Yu. Woohoo!
Ms. Curran will be running the 2026 Strictly Strings Camp at RHS, and will also be working with ESY (Extended School Year Camp) over the summer with RHS special needs students.