CLASS OF 2028
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Amber Wee
BIO
// School: Harker High School
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// Years Active: 2024-Present
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// Instrument: Clarinet
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Amber Wee is currently a ninth grader at Harker High School and she has been playing clarinet for three years and is currently principal clarinet at her school. Before playing the clarinet, she played piano for seven years and was also first clarinet in the 2024 CASMEC All-State Symphonic Band. Aside from clarinet, she actively participates in musical theater productions and is a part of the DECA community.
Minkyul Kim
BIO
// School: Bellarmine College Preparatory
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// Years Active: 2024-Present
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// Instrument: Violin
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Minkyul Kim is a freshman at Bellarmine College Preparatory. He has been learning piano for almost ten years and started getting private lessons for violin in fourth grade. Along with these private lessons he has been playing with the California Youth Symphony for the past four years. Along with these two activities Minkyul enjoys mathematics and hopes to get into the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) through the 2024 AMC10 competitions. He also enjoys swimming and playing video games in his free time.
Jaeyong Kim
BIO
// School: Branham High School
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// Years Active: 2024-Present
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// Instrument: Piano
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Jaeyong Kim is a freshman at Branham High School. He started playing piano when he was in first grade. Throughout his career, he achieved state honor on certificate of merit 7. Outside of music, he is a 3D designer and currently developing video games with his friend.
Subin Kim
BIO
// School: Arbishop Mitty High School
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// Years Active: 2024-Present
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// Instrument: Clarinet
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Subin Kim is a freshman at Archbishop Mitty High School. She started playing the clarinet in 4th grade and is currently a member of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. She participated as a member of the All-State Junior High School Band in 2023 and 2024. Subin received numerous awards, including 1st place in the 2024 US International Open Music Competition as a Young Prodigy, the 2024 Charleston International Classical Music Competition, and the 2023 American Fine Arts Festival. To share her passion for music with the community, Subin served as a member of the KAMSA Youth Orchestra and currently plays in Archbishop Mitty’s Wind Ensemble and Pep Band. Outside of playing the clarinet, Subin enjoys math challenges, reading, writing, golf, and Taekwondo.
