Midland, MI 

Sydney Ma is a talented violist from the midwest. She sought to create a platform connecting musicians of all different backgrounds to incorporate collaboration and social exchanges into practicing because of personal experience.

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She currently serves as the principal violist of the Michigan Youth Symphony Orchestra and has participated in the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra as Assistant Principal Violist (2025), MSBOA High School and Middle School All-State Orchestra (2023 - 2026), and Interlochen Symphony Orchestra and Viola Intensive (2024 - 2025). At her school, she is an active member of the Dow High School Symphony and Honors Orchestra. She has received masterclasses from internationally-acclaimed musicians and educators such as Ed Gazouleas, Daniel Sweany, Jeremy Crosmer, and others.

Blue Bell, PA 

Picking up the violin and flute from her elementary school in South Dakota, Shuman Yuan has since participated in the Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra as Assistant Concertmaster (2025), Philadelphia International Music Festival (2024), Rivers School Conservatory Youth Orchestras as Concertmaster (2021 - 2023), All-State Concert Band as Assistant Principal Flutist (2025), Region Band as Principal Flutist (2025), and Montgomery County Honors Band as soloist (2025). She received an honorable mention from the MTNA State Competition, Senior Strings (2024). Currently, she is a violinist at Temple Music Preparatory: Youth Chamber Orchestra, where she has participated in the publication of a professional CD and Spotify album.