Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Sophia Zhou | 2nd Prize | Winds & Percussion | 10th Edition | ENKOR Int'l Music Competition


 My name is Sophia Zhou, and I am a freshman at Diamond Bar High School. At Diamond Bar, I am involved in my school's Performing Arts Academy, Wind Ensemble, and Symphony Orchestra. Outside of school, I am also in the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra. Every year, I participate in all state and all southern honor groups, in which this year is my fourth consecutive year. Last year in middle school, I was principal flutist of both groups. As for the summer program, this summer I will be going to participate in BUTI Tanglewood's Young Artist Wind Ensemble. In the previous summer, I attended the Assisi Performing Arts Festival in Italy, which is an international program. In the previous summer before that, I was in Interlochen's International Youth Wind Symphony, as co-principal flute. In the awards category, some achievements I received include, World Strides Performing Arts Ovation Award, Outstanding Musicianship Award, Forum Festivals, Wind and String Adjudication Form, Superior Rating, and the Most Outstanding Musician award at Chaparral Middle School. 

Concertino by Chaminade