Do You Hear What I Hear?
It's no secret that I love music- I can't seem to pick a genre, and on any given day I can switch from Mahler to Celia Cruz, bounce around some musicals like Chicago and SIX before finishing my day off with Aaliyah and Fujii Kaze. But, as my name implies, I love to make music just as much- mainly classical music on the piano and viola (the latter being a more recent development.) I've also expanded my auditory horizons to making podcasts and working with sound mixing.
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Bruch Double Concerto in E Minor for Clarinet and Viola, Op. 88 (2024)
Live recording of my performance of one of my favorite duets for the viola. I had the honor of performing with my orchestra director and mentor Gene Wie, accompanied by Ms. Susan Cheng at the Choate Rosemary Hall 2024 Spring Term Recital.
Leo Ruygrok- Poème, Op.20 (2024)
Recorded at Choate Rosemary Hall with the amazing Ms. Susan Cheng. There are surprisingly few recordings of this piece online- I could only find one other, despite all my efforts!
Beethoven String Quartet No.4, Op.18 No.4 Mvt.1 (2024)
Live recording of the punchy first movement of Beethoven's 4th string quartet with a few of my classmates from Choate Rosemary Hall at the 2024 Spring Term Recital. It was so exciting to play chamber music again!
Glazunov- Viola Elegy in G Minor, Op. 44 (2023)
Live recording of my performance of this hauntingly beautiful piece, accompanied by Susan Cheng at Choate Rosemary Hall's 2023 Fall Student Music Recital.
Frank Bridge-Two Pieces for Viola and Piano, II. Allegro Appassionato (2023)
A recording (without accompaniment) of Bridge's riveting composition. I also played this piece in my first solo recital on the instrument, a video of which can be found here.
Max Bruch- Romance Op. 85 (2023)
A home recording of Bruch's Romanze for the viola I did over the summer. The description of this video details my history with this piece. I also accompany myself on the piano, so you can see me on two instruments!
Franz Liszt - Tarantella (2021)
A recording of my favorite of the pieces in Liszt's 1861 Venezia e Napoli performed at Choate Rosemary Hall.
Franz Liszt - Paraphrase on Verdi's Rigoletto (2020)
My last recording at Brooklyn Musical Arts before I moved out of the city, and a beautiful rendition of Verdi's opera.
Ignaz Pleyel - Flute Quartet in D Major, I. Allegro (2023)
Special thanks to Chamber Music Central's AMICI On the Shoreline summer camp for bringing Joyce, Shen, Milan and I together and for the 5 days of fun!
The Civil War: A Clean Start (2022)
The first and only podcast episode of 'The Jenkinside Scoop' for Mr. Jenkins' 2022-23 U.S. History Class, complete with foley and gratuitous sound effects. Covers some aspects of the post-war cleanup, but due to requirements had to be cut from 11 minutes to under 6, and thus some interesting details had to be removed.
Toby Fox Digital Piano Experimentation
A compilation of a few songs I learned to play by ear from Toby Fox's UNDERTALE and series DELTARUNE. His games were a big influence on my childhood and creative style, and so while I was experimenting with my digital piano, it only felt natural that some of the melodies he created came to my fingertips. (P.S. If you watch to the end, I sing...)