Hope is a fifteen-year-old sophomore at Apple Valley High School. She is also an accomplished trumpeter. In May 2025, Hope won Second Prize in the International Trumpet Guild, Ryan Anthony Memorial Trumpet Competition, Junior Division, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hope is also a member of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies, also known as GTCYS. Hope is currently a member of GTCYS Concert Orchestra and Student Leadership Team. She has been in GTCYS for 3 years. Hope currently studies with Dr. Amy Schendel and Dr. Erika Izaguirre. Hope has been playing trumpet since 3rd grade. Since then, she has noticed the huge gender gap in the music industry, especially in brass. In October 2024, she started Key of She as a co-founder/leader. In June 2025, she is now the head leader and co-founder of Key of She.
Our goal:
Create a safe and welcoming enviornment free of sexism, so everyone, and anyone can thrive.