President Ben Sirota
Vice President Alan Hong
Corresponding Secretary Alex Cai
Recording Secretary Harley Zheng
Treasurer Nicholas Locati
Executive Committee Isaac Balsan, Nina Sacco, Lindsey Weiler
In 2007, the UDHS Sophisticated Strings were selected to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Annual Conference in Hershey, PA. This performance at the Annual PMEA Award Luncheon featured the group’s usual venue of “music for fine dining” as well as a concert performance for the distinguished group of educators and administrators in attendance. In 2010, a string quartet from the Sophisticated Strings was selected to present two performances at the annual PMEA Conference held in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2014, the combined UDHS Sophisticated Strings and the UDHS String Orchestra presented a special performance of 45 minutes of selected works for string orchestra at the PMEA Annual Conference held in Hershey, PA. Most recently, the combined UDHS Sophisticated Strings and the UDHS String Orchestra have been selected to perform at the annual PMEA and NAfME All Eastern Conference in Pittsburgh PA at 10AM on Friday April 5, 2019.
The Sophisticated Strings perform at approximately 25 different venues throughout the year. The following list represents the venues at which the group has performed on the most part annually during the past several years.
UD Community Day
UDHS Back to School Night
Dedication Ceremony of the UDHS PAC and Gala Concert
UD Crafts Festival
Benefit Dinner for the Kulp Family
Benefit “Wine in Winter” for Kidney Disease Research
UDSD celebration of American Education Week
Environmental Ecology Club Spaghetti Dinner at UDHS
UDHS Hall of Fame Induction Celebration Dinner
UDHS at Barnes & Noble Night
UDSD Dinner for Middle States Evaluators and Administration
Holiday Performances at Hope Lodge
Holiday Performances at FW Estates & Gwynedd Estates
Holiday Performances at The Sunrise Community and Dresher Estates
Performances at the WEL UM community
Meadowbrook Farm for PHS Holiday Open House
Hosting the Annual PMEA D11 Instrumental Auditions
Assisting with the UDSD Honors Orchestra Auditions
Retirement Dinners for special staff and administration
Performances at the Clifton House Victorian Tea for the Historical Society of FW
Selected UDHS Ensembles Concerts
Annual Music in Our Schools Concerts at UDHS
Hosting the Annual String Orchestra Festival Adjudication @ UDHS PAC
Performance at Jarrettown United Methodist Church
Performance at Huntingdon Valley United Methodist Church
PTO Pasta Dinners at Thomas Fitzwater and Jarrettown Elementary Schools
Select performances at the PMEA Annual Conference in Hershey, PA
Select performances at the PMEA & NAfME All Eastern Conference in Pittsburgh, PA
UDSD Allied Arts Festival
Eastern Vocational School Appreciation Dinner
International Family Fair at UDHS
Evening of Music & Poetry at UD Twp. Library
Senior Academic Awards Evening
UDHS Staff Retirement Dinner
Private events in the UD Area
Valentine’s Day Tea Performance at Dresher Estates
Performances at the Fort Washington Businessmen Association Gatherings