All-State Band and Orchestra auditions through GMEA are a core part of a student musician’s journey, and we are proud of every student who prepared and auditioned this year. Through weeks and months of focused audition preparation and private lessons, our students worked toward placement in the following All-State ensembles: Middle School Orchestra 1 & 2, Middle School Band 1 & 2, 9/10 String Orchestra, 9/10 Full Orchestra, 11/12 String Orchestra, 11/12 Full Orchestra, Concert Band 1 & 2, and the All-State Symphonic Band. It’s important to remember that auditions capture just one moment in time — it does not define a student’s musicianship, but instead serves as a meaningful checkpoint along a far longer path of growth and artistic development. Please join us in congratulating the following students from the below schools for their dedication and hard work throughout the All-State audition process:
Autrey Mill Middle School
North Gwinnett Middle School
Webb Bridge Middle School
Fulton Science Academy
The Westminster Schools
Hopewell Middle School
Northwestern Middle School
River Trail Middle School
Taylor Road Middle School
Northview High School
Walton High School
North Gwinnett High School
Chattahoochee High School
Woodstock High School
Milton High School
Johns Creek High School
Duluth High School
Paul Duke STEM High School
Alpharetta High School
Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology
Lanier High School
Peachtree Ridge High School
North Springs High School
Cambridge High School
Seckinger High School
South Forsyth Middle School
Kittredge Magnet School
Lakeside High School
Lambert High School
All-State Middle School Orchestra 1
Allison Goh, Associate Concertmaster, student of Amy Chang
Jennifer Liu, Violin 1, 7th Chair, student of William Pu
Daniel Joo, Violin 1, 10th Chair, student of Sunha Kim
Jeremy Ma, Violin 1, 13th Chair, student of Jian Shang
Sehasa Bandara, Violin 1, 15th Chair, student of Jian Shang
Aarya Bakthavachalam, Violin 1, 17th Chair, student of Sunha Kim
Ethan Ye, Violin 1, 19th Chair, student of Andre Araujo de Souza
Joanne Alexander, Violin 2, 3rd Chair, student of William Pu
Nirvan Sivakumar, Violin 2, 20th Chair, student of Lyu Lian
Adam Kim, Principal Viola, student of Amy Chang
Jaeyee Kim, Viola, 15th Chair, student of Amy Chang
Franklin Sun, Principal Cello, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Roko Gueorguiev, Principal Bass, student of Michael Farrick
All-State Middle School Orchestra 2
Emily Anne Klayman, Associate Concertmaster, student of William Pu
Siru Huang, Violin 1, 4th Chair, student of Amy Chang
Jisoo Lee, Violin 1, 11th Chair, student of William Pu
Annika Bakthavachalam, Violin 1, 15th Chair, student of William Pu
BellaHope Gao, Violin 1, 21st Chair, student of Jian Shang
Ellie Kim, Violin 1, 22nd Chair, student of Jian Shang
Liam Kim, Principal 2nd Violin, student of Lyu Lian
Melissa Qiu, Assistant Principal 2nd Violin, student of Karen Lin
Junwoo Hui, Violin 2, 9th Chair, student of Amy Chang
Julian Kwon, Violin 2, 22nd Chair, student of Jian Shang
Fisher Yu, Principal Viola, student of Amy Chang
Jessica Fu, Viola, 3rd Chair, student of Amy Chang
Dana Chang, Viola, 4th Chair, student of Amy Chang
Caleb Kim, Viola, 5th Chair, student of Hyesul Shin
Kelly Kwon, Viola, 6th Chair, student of Jian Shang
Brandon Niu, Viola, 9th Chair, student of Amy Chang
Shawn Ji, Principal Cello, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Priya Srinivasan, Cello, 5th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Claire Zhou, Cello, 15th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
All-State Middle School Band 1
Siri Kartikiran, Flute, 12th Chair, student of Jovana Damnjanovic
Anna Ahn, Trumpet, 15th Chair, student of Jonathan Swygert
All-State Middle School Band 2
Jayden Lee, Clarinet, 10th Chair, student of Barbaraann Bongiovanni
Anisha Nagpal, Clarinet, 11th Chair, student of Barbaraann Bongiovanni
Arjun Sood, Assistant Principal Tenor Saxophone, student of Dan Phipps
Toki Reed, Trumpet, 7th Chair, student of Jonathan Swygert
Alysha Wu, Trumpet, 9th Chair, student of Jonathan Swygert
All-State 9/10 String Orchestra
Audrey Lee, Concertmaster, student of William Pu
Timothy Meyers, Violin 1, 22nd Chair, student of Junshi Yang
Grace Yang, Cello, 8th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Eamon Li, Cello, 10th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Christ Duversaint, Bass, 8th Chair, student of Michael Farrick
All-State 9/10 Full Orchestra
Hamin You, Concertmaster, student of William Pu
Amy Qi, Violin 1, 3rd Chair, student of Jian Shang
Ellie Kim, Violin 1, 6th Chair, student of William Pu
Elaine Jin-Britt, Violin 1, 14th Chair, student of William Pu
Elena Rao, Violin 1, 21st Chair, student of Lyu Lian
Chloe Kim, Violin 2, 5th Chair, student of Jian Shang
Jaina Alexander, Violin 2, 6th Chair, student of William Pu
Noah Bang, Principal Viola, student of Hyesul Shin
Stella Yi, Viola, 3rd Chair, student of Amy Chang
Mia Jiang, Viola, 4th Chair, student of Amy Chang
Manasvi Dokiparthi, Viola, 7th Chair, student of Amy Chang
Alex Wang, Viola, 8th Chair, student of Lyu Lian
Preston Schlotman, Assistant Principal Cello, student of Yuliya Kim
David Kim, Cello, 7th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Noelle Cosgrove, Bass, 8th Chair, student of Michael Farrick
Maya Srinivasan, Principal Oboe
All-State 11/12 String Orchestra
Caroline Oh, Violin 1, 19th Chair, student of William Pu
Derek Kim, Violin 2, 21st Chair, student of Jian Shang
Ian Chan, Viola, 3rd Chair, student of Amy Chang
Joy Li, Viola, 5th Chair, student of Amy Chang
Aarush Gupta, Viola, 13th Chair, student of Amy Chang
Chase Choi, Assistant Principal Cello, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Elijah Kim, Cello, 4th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Eli Yoder, Cello, 6th Chair, student of Meng Dai
Thomas Chang, Cello, 11th Chair, student of Valentina Ignjic
Andrew (Sunghyun) Kwon, Cello, 13th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Stephanie Malcom, Cello, 15th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
All-State 11/12 Full Orchestra
James Lee, Violin 1, 9th Chair, student of William Pu
Yoelsan Ho, Violin 1, 17th Chair, student of Amy Chang
Caleb Lee, Violin 1, 18th Chair, student of William Pu
Yi Liang, Violin 1, 19th Chair, student of Jian Shang
Alyssa Chen, Violin 1, 22nd Chair, student of Amy Chang
Rebekah Lee, Violin 2, 5th Chair, student of Jian Shang
Rebecca Ma, Violin 2, 7th Chair, student of Jian Shang
Elsye Santoso, Violin 2, 8th Chair, student of William Pu
Abhinav Ivaturi, Violin 2, 13th Chair, student of Jian Shang
Arsheya Singh, Assistant Principal Viola, student of Amy Chang
Ethan Nie, Assistant Principal Cello, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Ethan Goh, Cello, 3rd Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Amy Liu, Cello, 7th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Kevin Fan, Cello, 10th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Caleb Mani, Cello, 11th Chair, student of Martin Gueorguiev
All-State Concert Band 1
Emma Chen, Alto Saxophone, 6th Chair, student of Dan Phipps
Andrew Feng, Trombone, 9th Chair, student of Destiny Miskel
All-State Concert Band 2
Hugo Marques Da Silva, Flute, 12th Chair, student of Jovana Damnjanovic
Daniel Kim, Trombone, 9th Chair, student of Destiny Miskel
All-State Symphonic Band
Seah Hong, Assistant Principal Flute, student of Jovana Damnjanovic
All-State Band & Orchestra Leadership Roles
Students who earned leadership positions in All-State Band and Orchestra—such as concertmaster, principal, assistant principal—showed an exceptional level of preparation, consistency, and musical maturity. These students play an important role within the orchestra, helping lead their section, support their peers, and shape the overall sound and success of the group. Special congratulations to the following academy students:
Allison Goh, Associate Concertmaster of Middle School Orchestra 1, student of Amy Chang
Adam Kim, Principal Viola of Middle School Orchestra 1, student of Amy Chang
Franklin Sun, Principal Cello of Middle School Orchestra 1, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Roko Gueorguiev, Principal Bass of Middle School Orchestra 1, student of Michael Farrick
Emily Anne Klayman, Associate Concertmaster of Middle School Orchestra 2, student of William Pu
Liam Kim, Principal 2nd Violin of Middle School Orchestra 2, student of Lyu Lian
Melissa Qiu, Assistant Principal 2nd Violin of Middle School Orchestra 2, student of Karen Lin
Fisher Yu, Principal Viola of Middle School Orchestra 2, student of Amy Chang
Shawn Ji, Principal Cello of Middle School Orchestra 2, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Arjun Sood, Assistant Principal Tenor Saxophone of All State Middle School Band 2, student of Dan Phipps
Audrey Lee, Concertmaster of 9/10 String Orchestra, student of William Pu
Hamin You, Concertmaster of 9/10 Full Orchestra, student of William Pu
Noah Bang, Principal Viola of 9/10 Full Orchestra, student of Hyesul Shin
Preston Schlotman, Assistant Principal Cello of 9/10 Full Orchestra, student of Yuliya Kim
Maya Srinivasan, Principal Oboe of 9/10 Full Orchestras
Seah Hong, Assistant Principal Flute of All State Symphonic Band, student of Jovana Damnjanovic
Chase Choi, Assistant Principal Cello of 11/12 String Orchestra, student of Martin Gueorguiev
Arsheya Singh, Assistant Principal Viola of 11/12 Full Orchestra, student of Amy Chang
Ethan Nie, Assistant Principal Cello of 11/12 Full Orchestra, student of Martin Gueorguiev
About William Pu Music Academy
The William Pu Music Academy is a private, award-winning, conservatory-style music academy in Atlanta. WPMA offers music education programming taught by the finest musicians and pedagogues in all of Georgia. In addition to taking 1-on-1 instrument lessons with highly-trained faculty, students at WPMA study music theory & sight-reading, participate in monthly recitals, studio classes, masterclasses with guest artists, and perform in chamber and orchestra ensembles. Academy students receive a rich and comprehensive music education, supported by a dedicated faculty. In this environment distinguished by its community and learning opportunities, WPMA students frequently compete and succeed in state and nation-wide auditions. Learn more about WPMA and previous student achievements at wpmusicacademy.com.
