HAN YUN (JONATHAN) LIANG ('24) 22, born in Taipei, Taiwan, is earning his bachelor's degree at The Colburn School, studying with David Rejano Cantero. He won the 2020 Hungarian International Trombone Competition Category C, performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and teaches for Colburn's Jumpstart Program.

KIMBERLY JOY NELSON 21, born in Grapevine, Texas, is earning her bachelor's degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Joseph Alessi. She was a Marsteller Competition Finalist in 2024 and 2025. She has performed as a soloist with the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra and in the trombone section of the Juilliard Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.

SARAH ROSHANI GOLDBERG 22, born in New York, New York, completed her bachelor's degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Joseph Alessi. She won the 2025 Yamaha Young Performing Artist Competition and placed second in the 2024 International Women’s Brass Conference Susan Slaughter Solo Competition. She has recently appeared with Symphony in C.

SEAN YEE MCLENDON 25, born in Huntington Beach, California, earned his bachelor's degree at Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music. He won 1st place in the 2024 Konrad Wolff-Bing Ilse Chamber Music Competition. He serves as Second Horn with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Grand Opera, and Ballet Wichita.

SYLVIA BEACH 19, born in Gainesville, Florida, is earning her bachelor's degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Erik Ralske and Carolyn Wahl. She was the 2022 winner of the Pinellas Youth Symphony Concerto Competition and runner-up in the 2023 Juilliard School Horn Concerto Competition. She has served as principal with the Juilliard Orchestra.

AARON SIEVE ('24) 22, born in Dallas, Texas, has recently completed his bachelor's degree in horn at the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, studying with Christopher Gongos. The returning Music Academy alum has performed with the New York String Orchestra and the Royal Conservatory Orchestra.

JESSE SILVERBERG 22, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, has recently completed his bachelor's degree at Case Western Reserve University, studying with David Brockett and Sean Yancer. He won the 2023 Case Western Reserve University Concerto Competition and the 2024 Joan Terr Ronis Memorial Recital Prize, and has performed with the Akron Symphony.

MARK MORRIS 26, born in Temple, Texas, earned his master's degree at Northwestern University and studies with Gail Williams. He has been a regular member with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago since 2023. He has appeared with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, and Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Philharmonic.

KIP CLEVERLEY 27, born in Wellington, New Zealand, is earning his master's degree at Bern University of Arts in Switzerland, studying with Giuliano Sommerhalder. He completed an internship with Sinfonieorchester Basel during the 2023-24 season.

BARTON SOPATA 23, born in Rome, Georgia, is earning his master's degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music, studying with Barbara Butler. He was a semifinalist in the National Trumpet Competition in both 2021 and 2022 and performed as Principal Trumpet in Corigliano's opera The Ghosts of Versailles.

CHASE DOMKE 25, born in Dallas, Texas, is earning a Professional Performance Diploma at Manhattan School of Music, studying with Ethan Bensdorf. He took 3rd prize in the 2024 International Trumpet Guild Orchestral Excerpt Competition, and has performed with the Lansing Symphony, Ann Arbor Symphony, and Jackson Symphony orchestras.

BEN J D'HAITI ('22) 22, born in Newport, Rhode Island, has recently completed his bachelor's degree at Rice University Shepherd School of Music, studying with Barbara Butler. The returning Music Academy alum is affiliated with the Magnolia City Brass Band and currently resides in Washington, District of Columbia.

CHARLEY POLLARD 23, born in Santa Monica, California, is earning his master’s degree at Colburn Community School of Performing Arts, studying with Aaron Tindall. He won the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival in 2023, performed as principal tuba with the Colburn Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 2, and is a substitute musician for the Naples Philharmonic.

CHARLES ALBERT JOHNSON ('22) 23, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, is earning his master's degree at New England Conservatory, studying with James Markey. He won the 2025 American Trombone Workshop's National Trombone Quartet Competition as a member of the 224 Trombone Quartet. He performs bass trombone with both the Boston Pops and Boise Philharmonic.