Owne Xayboury is a junior at Rufus King International High School. He studies with violist Jackie Baker at the Falls Baptist Music School. Initially having started on violin, Owne switched to viola as his primary instrument. He is a dedicated violist, receiving multiple scholarships, such as the Janet Fleming Ruggeri Scholarship, and learning opportunities with
Cordelia Zahner is an eighth grader at Wittenberg Academy, an online school. She loves history, reading, writing, and music. Cordelia has taken violin lessons from Lisa Kitzke since age five, and this is her first year in MYSO. Cordelia lives out in the country near Mayville, Wisconsin, in a busy house filled with her fun,
Max Letellier is a sophomore at New Berlin Eisenhower High School. He began taking lessons on piano when he was five, and violin when he was ten. In addition, he plays clarinet in his high school band. This is his third year in MYSO, where he is currently a violinist in the Metropolitan Orchestra. Max
Mia Traverse is a senior at Sussex-Hamilton High School and has played in MYSO’s Wind Ensemble for three years. She has been playing alto saxophone, her primary instrument, for eight years and studies with her private lesson teacher and band director, Jon Waite, in both classical and jazz music. In her free time, she enjoys
Siddharth Nadkarni is a senior at Arrowhead High School. He began his musical career at age five with piano lessons, playing the cello at age eight, and music composition lessons at age ten. He was a member of MYSO for seven years. Siddharth’s love for music has taken him on different paths of exploration in
Armarion Julien is assistant principal viola of MYSO’s Senior Symphony. He is a junior at Pius XI Catholic High School and has been playing viola for seven years. Starting in String Orchestra North, he has been in MYSO for five years. In sixth grade, he began studying with Marvin Suson, and he currently studies with
2021 MYSO String Orchestra Concerto Competition winner Kevin Mi, 9, is a third grader at Swallow School in Hartland. He has been studying the cello since the age of five with Lindsay Patterson of Hartland Music. This is his first year in MYSO, and he is currently a member of String Orchestra West. This year
2021 MYSO String Orchestra Concerto Competition winner Ava Larsen is a homeschooled eighth grader. This is her first year in MYSO. Ava began playing the cello at age eight and is a proud student of Peter Thomas. Outside of music, she enjoys reading, art, and baking. Ava would like to thank her family and friends
2021 MYSO String Orchestra Concerto Competition winner Charlotte Kojis is a fourth grader at Oriole Lane Elementary School in Mequon. She has played the violin with Mrs. Janet Dixon since second grade. She also plays the flute. This is her first year in MYSO, and she enjoys String Orchestra North/Central as a first violinist.
