Our Events!

May 29th, 2025

Dear Supporters of Young Chamber Players,

We wish you a great summer and new school year and congratulations to all graduating seniors. We would also like to thank each of you for everything you have contributed to Young Chamber Players: playing, donating, helping at events, or sitting in the audience. You have all been an important part of making YCP what it is.

Because of your support, we’ve been able to organise some amazing performances and set up opportunities which have reached 27 musicians and 100+ audience members. Seeing everyone come together over music is exactly what this organisation was created to do.

As we wrap up the school year, we have come to the decision to donate the remaining funds in our account to support the Campolindo Instrumental Music program and to thank Ms. Pamela Freund-Striplen for everything they have done for the program and continue to do for our youth. We’ve attached a letter with more details about the donation and where the funds are going. 

We’re excited to explore our next fiscal year and look forward to organising more events and performances together to nurture musical connection. We hope you’ll continue to support and follow YCP and our YCP members.

Thank you for believing in YCP and making this journey so special. 

From all of us at YCP, have a great summer and we’ll see you next year!

MarcAnthony Paolieri, Anna Chen, and YCP leadership

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Young Chamber Players, youth organization 

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2024/2025 Leadership:

Grace Liao - Founder and Director, +1 (925) 219-4728

MarcAnthony Paolieri - Communications Officer

Anna Chen - Treasurer and Graphics Design Officer

Roman Gaponenko - Operations Officer

Zhen-An Chen - Operations Officer

2024 Event Updates on our Website Coming Soon!

Spring Extravaganza @ Moraga Royale Retirement Home, March 19th 2024
featuring musicians from Campolindo High and Miramonte High
Summer Jubilee @ Moraga Royale Retirement Home, July 2024
featuring musicians from Campolindo High, Miramonte High, and Young People's Symphony Orchestra

We are excited to announce that we supporting this summer music camp with Thea Stratford! 

This music workshop will take place at Campolindo High School from July 5th through July 14th, Monday-Friday, 12-2 pm, with a small concert for family and friends on July 14th, the last Friday of camp. High school volunteer tutors will be working with students in sectionals, chamber groups, large ensembles and more in order to progress their music skills. We will also have fun performances done by our amazing tutors to demonstrate how much fun participating in music at the high school level can be. This workshop is open to all 3rd through 8th grade music students who play string, brass, woodwind, or percussion instruments, including guitar. Students may also receive instruction from a professional musician.

Campolindo High School's Instrumental Music Program: https://www.campoinstrumentalmusic.org/ 

Julie Kim, guest artist and world renowned violinist
invited to the Campolindo Summer Music Camp by Young Chamber Players

Julie Kim received her Bachelor of Music at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She began her string quartet career with the acclaimed Franciscan String Quartet in 1982. The quartet was awarded the Wardwell Fellowship to study with the Tokyo Quartet at Yale University. The quartet won First Prize at the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition in 1986. She has participated in the Aspen, Norfolk and Banff Music Festivals and pursued chamber music studies with the Tokyo, Julliard, Cleveland, Emerson and Vermeer Quartets. Ms. Kim performs extensively with SF Opera, SF Ballet, SF Opera Center and SF Chamber Orchestra.

YPSO & YCP Chamber Concert - April 30th, 2023

DEBUT CONCERT - February 12th, 2023