Awards
Awards & Accomplishments
We're proud of the achievements of our talented students in the field of music. Here are some of our notable awards and accomplishments:
WMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra (2020)
Ryan Butler, String Bass (senior), Ashley Chiu, Violin (junior), Aaron Hong, Cello (senior), Rowan Kloss, String Bass (junior), Ashley Luty, Violin (senior), Kai Slesarev-Nogami, Viola (senior), Catherine Zheng, Violin (junior)
WMEA All-State Chamber Orchestra (2020)
Phoebe Jenkins, Viola (junior), Lily Jonsson, Viola (sophomore), Zephyr Tao, Violin (senior)
WMEA All-State Wind Ensemble (2020)
Abigail McClure, Cello (sophomore)
NAfME All- NW Orchestra (2019)
Lily Jonsson, Viola (freshman), Meghna Shankar, Viola (senior), Zephyr Tao, Violin (junior)
WMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra (2019)
Ryan Butler, Violin (junior), Ashley Chiu, Violin (sophomore), David Dias, violin (senior), Ashley Luty, Violin (junior), Kai Slesarev-Nogami, Viola (junior), Mira Roth, Cello (junior), Mathangi Venkatesh, Violin (sophomore)
WMEA High School Northlake Region Solo and Ensemble Contest (2019)
1st Place - Lily Jonsson (freshman) - viola, Ryan Butler (junior) - string bass
1st Alternate - Meghna Shankar(senior) - viola, Melissa Lin (senior) - cello
2nd Alternate - Abby McClure (freshman) - cello
1st Place - Peachy Dmitri - Small String Ensemble Division:
Zephyr Tao, Violin (junior), Ashley Chiu, Violin (sophomore), Meghna Shankar, Viola(senior), Mira Roth, Cello (junior)
1st Alternate - Round About Redmond - Large String Ensemble Division:
Meghna Shankar, Violin (senior), Ashley Chiu, Violin (sophomore), Zephyr Tao, Violin (junior), Juliette Fuentes, Violin (senior), David Dias, Violin (senior), Taerim Choi, Violin (sophomore), Ashley Luty, Violin (junior), Mathangi Venkatesh, Violin (sophomore), Kai Slesarev-Nogami, Viola (junior), Phoebe Jenkins, Viola (sophomore), Melissa Lin, Cello (senior), Mira Roth, Cello (junior), Ryan Butler, String Bass (junior)
1st Alternate - Grieg String Quartet - Small String Ensemble Division:
Kai Slesarev-Nogami, Violin (junior), Ashley Luty, Violin (junior), Phoebe Jenkins, Viola (sophomore), Abigail McClure, Cello (freshman)
WMEA All-State Chamber Orchestra (2018)
Ashley Chiu, Violin (freshman), Melissa Lin, Cello (junior), Sophia Hwang, Violin (senior), Meghna Shankar, Viola (junior), Zephyr Tao, Violin (sophomore)
WMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra (2018)
Ryan Butler, Violin (sophomore), Aaron Hong, Cello (sophomore), Erica Li, Violin (senior), Ashley Luty, Violin (sophomore), Mira Roth, Cello (sophomore), Jasmine Zhang, Violin (junior)
WMEA High School State Solo and Ensemble Contest (2017)
1st Place - Emiri Morita (senior) - violin
1st Place - Ravel String Alliance String Quartet - Small String Ensemble Division:
Christina Chou (senior), Sophia Hwang (junior), Aaron Hong (junior), Meghna Shankar (sophomore)
2nd Place - Akutagawa - Large String Ensemble Division:
Ailey Butler (junior), Jaime Cantwell (senior), Grace Chen (senior), Christina Chou (senior), Aaron Hong (freshman), Sophia Hwang (junior), Alexander Krassovsky (senior), Joshua Lam (junior), Erica Li (junior), Melissa Lin (sophomore), Emiri Morita (senior), Samuel (Do Won) Park (junior), Mira Roth (freshman), Meghna Shankar (sophomore), Zephyr Tao (freshman) and Mizuki Yabe (senior)
W-ASTA/WWU Orchestra Festival (2017)
2nd Place - Chamber Orchestra - Chamber Orchestra Division
2nd Place - Ravel String Alliance String Quartet - Chamber Ensemble Division
Gold Rating - String Orchestra and Amurikan String Quartet
Northlake Region Solo and Ensemble (2017)
Winner to State - Emiri Morita - Violin
1st Alternate - Meghna Shankar - Viola
2nd Alternate - Erica Li - Piano
String-Small Ensemble
Winner to State - Ravel Alliance
Tina Chou, Sophia Hwang, Meghna Shankar and Aaron Hong
1st Alternate - Amurikan
Emiri Morita, Erica Li, Sam Park and Melissa Lin
2nd Alternate - Emperor’s New Quartet
Emiri Morita, David Dias, Jaime Cantwell and Melissa Lin
String-Large Ensemble
Winner to State - Atomic Brahms
Sophia Hwang, Tina Chou, Meghna Shankar, Ailey Butler, Aaron Hong and Melissa Lin
1st Alternate - Akutagawa RHS
Tina Chou, Jaime Cantwell, Erica Li, Grace Chen, Sophia Hwang, Mizuki Yabe, Sam Park, Zephyr Tao, Meghna Shankar, Ailey Butler, Emiri Morita, Alexander Krassovsky, Aaron Hong, Melissa Lin, Mira Roth and Joshua Lam
WMEA/NAfME All-State & All-Northwest Honor Programs (2017)
NAfME All-Northwest Orchestra
Sophia Hwang, Violin (junior), Melissa Lin, Cello (sophomore), Emiri Morita, Violin (senior), Meghna Shankar, Viola (sophomore)
WMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra
Ryan Butler, String Bass (freshman), Jaime Cantwell, Violin (senior), Christina Chou, Violin (senior), Erica Li, Violin (junior), Zephyr Tao, Violin (freshman)
WMEA/WIAA High School State Solo and Ensemble Contest (2016)
3rd Place - Shostakatfish - Small Strings Ensemble
Melissa Lin (cello), Christina Chou (violin), Kyungyoon Yoo (violin), Chanson Kuo (viola)
WMEA All-State Music Ensembles (2016)
WMEA All-State Chamber Orchestra
Jaime Cantwell, Violin (junior), Prajwala Mantha, Viola (senior), Kyungyoon Yoo, Violin (senior)
WMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra
Meghna Shankar, Viola (freshman), Jasmine Zhang, Violin (freshman), Sophia Hwang, Violin (sophomore), Christina Chou, Violin (junior), Chanson Kuo, Violin (senior)
W-ASTA/WWU Orchestra Festival (2015)
1st Place - Chamber Orchestra - Chamber Orchestra Division (Large Schools)
3rd Place - String Orchestra - String Orchestra Division (Large Schools)
3rd Place - Unravel Quartet - Ensemble Division
Gold Rating - Martinerds Duet
Northlake Region Solo and Ensemble (2015)
Winner - Prajwala Mantha - Viola
2nd Alternate - Chanson Kuo - Violin
2nd Alternate - Siri Mellem - Viola
1st Alternate - Strings-Large - RHS Janacek Ensemble
Violin 1 - Kyungyoon Yoo, Christina Chou, Grace Chen, Jaime Cantwell
Violin 2 - Erica Li, Kitty Li, Mitzuki Yabe
Viola - Siri Mellem, Chanson Kuo
Cello - Kelly Jiang, Katie Schildt
Bass - Will Hafner
1st Alternate - Strings-Small - Martinerds:
Violin - Tian-Ai Aldridge
Viola - Prajwala Mantha
2nd Alternate - Strings-Small - Tchaikatasky:
Violin - Kyungyoon Yoo
Cello - Kelly Jiang
Piano - Christina Chou
WMEA/NAfME All-State & All-Northwest Honor Programs (2015)
NAfME All-Northwest Orchestra
Sophia Hwang, Violin (freshman), Siri Mellem, Viola (sophomore), Kyungyoon Yoo, Violin (junior)
WMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Cantwell, Violin (sophomore), Grace Chen, Violin (sophomore), Christina Chou, Violin (sophomore), Chanson Kuo, Violin (junior), Prajwala Mantha, Viola (junior)
NW Orchestra Festival (2014)
1st Place - String Quartet - The Dumplings Rise:
Dan Park, Atticus Liu, Amanda Pang, Brian Shen
2nd Place - Chamber Orchestra Division:
Tian-Ai Aldridge (junior), Jaime Cantwell (freshman), Christina Chou (freshman), Cassie Clemente (senior), Aaron Dietrich (senior), Allison Fann (junior), Estera Florescu(sophomore), Riley Harris (senior), Kelly Jiang (junior), Chanson Kuo (sophomore), Celia Langford (junior), Atticus Liu (senior), Praju Mantha (sophomore), Lauren Martini (junior), Amanda Pang (senior), Dan Park (senior), Brian Shen (senior), Emily Steitzer (sophomore), Kyungyoon Yoo (sophomore)
North-Lake Region Solo and Ensemble (2014)
1st Alternate - Amanda Pang - Viola
1st Alternate - String-Small - Dumplings Rise:
Dan Park, Atticus Liu, Amanda Pang, Inbo Shim
2nd Alternate - String-Large - NYK Ensemble:
Kyungyoon Yoo, Christina Chou, Dan Park, Aaron Dietrich, Brian Shen, Inbo Shim
WMEA All-State Music Ensembles (2014)
WMEA All-State Chamber Orchestra
Christina Chou, Violin (freshman), Amanda Pang, Viola (senior), Kyungyoon Yoo, Violin (sophomore)
WMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra
Jaime Cantwell, Violin (freshman), Chanson Kuo, Violin (sophomore), Atticus Liu, Violin (senior)
RHS Reflections Competition (2014)
RHS Competition Finalists:
Inbo Shim, “Life Saver” Picture, (Senior, Chamber Orchestra)
Alonna Mitz, “Smiles that Inspire” Photographic college (Senior, String Orchestra)
Lauren Martini, “Where the Belief Lies” poem, (Senior, Chamber Orchestra)
Makoto Emura, “The Vertical Chamber Apparatus” short animated film, (ex. String Orchestra)
Amanda Pang, “Change” musical composition for piano, harp, viola and violin (senior, Chamber Orchestra)