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                                Whitney Takata                            
                                                        violin
                                                                                    
                                                        
                            
                                                        Whitney earned a bachelor’s degree at The Juilliard School studying with Joseph Lin. She took the Gold Medal in the 2019 Japan Wind, Strings, and Percussion Solo Contest, and earned Second Place in the 2019 Junior Classical Music Competition in Japan. In 2022, she led the Music Academy Festival Orchestra as part of the String Leadership Program.
 
								