Welcome to... Musical Memories: Harrisonburg!

Here at the Harrisonburg chapter of Musical Memories, we strive to provide meaningful experiences for our local schools senior citizen homes, and other community hotspots through extensive outreach, whether it's chamber concerts or free tutoring sessions. We firmly believe in the power of music to positively shape a community as more than just a hobby, but a means of connection that transcends socioeconomic barriers, cultural backgrounds, and past experiences. Our website is meant to provide free resources to musicians/music enthusiasts all across Harrisonburg, such as regional orchestras, local concerts, academic opportunities, music entertainment sources, and much more!

We are comprised of a seven-person executive board who are all orchestral musicians/former musicians at Rocktown High School: Bryan Duong Milstead (violinist, founder and president), Rawan Shakir (cellist, social media manager and PR coordinator), Leyara Hall (violist, secretary), Grace Daniels (violinist/multi-instrumentalist, general exec. board member), Ayana Udstuen (bassist, PR coordinator), and Angel Montoya-Barrios (violinist/oboist, general exec. board member). Our chapter frequently recruits local student musicians to play for upcoming events, be it our fellow musicians at Rocktown High School, Harrisonburg High School, or whoever seeks to join us in our initiative for music as a catalyst for local change. 

We also have several other volunteer musicians who have played/will play with Musical Memories for our performances! Their acknowledgements can be found below, and we greatly appreciate the support and stability they provide our chapter with.

• Liam Yun (Rocktown High School, VA)

• Monica Espinoza (formerly Rocktown High School, VA; now at the Illinois Institute of Technology, IL)

• Daniel Marusich (Harrisonburg High School, VA)

• Isaiah Ortiz (Orchestra Director @ Skyline Middle School, VA)

• Joel Ross (Orchestra Director @ Rocktown High School, VA)

• Leslie Yang (formerly Rocktown High School, VA; now at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, MI)