Amalia Messick: 

Amalia Messick is a vocalist and aspiring conductor from Collingswood, NJ, who has an extreme passion for choral music. She has been studying voice with Grammy Award winner Rebecca Oehlers (The Crossing) for four years and has studied choral conducting with Mrs. Cristin Introcaso and Dr. Chris Thomas. Amalia has performed as a Soprano for all of the auditioned choirs offered at her high school, along with two years of All South Jersey choir, placing third chair Soprano 1 in her senior year, and received the ASJC Founders Scholarship. Not only is she involved in choral programs, but she is also dedicated to the local musical theater community. Along with performing in Spring Musicals and Fall plays, Amalia has directed three productions of Collingswood High Schools student-run showcase Broadway Night, and was Assistant Music Director for the Collingswood Middle Schools' production of Matilda Jr. the musical. Amalia has also performed for Collingswood Porchfest with her band and has helped fundraise for what she deeply cares about by performing at events such as A Benefit For Ukraine, The Beatles and Stones Collingswood Music Fundraiser, and co-organized a Teen Open Mic night at the Lair Art Gallery in Oaklyn. Through these experiences, Amalia has grown a love for teaching and giving back to the programs and communities that made her the performer she is today, which is why she will be attending the University of Delaware in the fall for Choral Music Education to pursue her dream of teaching and directing choirs. 

Huyan Nguyen:

Huyan Nguyen of Piscataway, NJ, began violin studies at six years old. By nine, he joined the Bravura Youth Orchestra in East Brunswick, and the Hunterdon Symphony while serving as concertmaster in all of his state and regional orchestras, including this year’s CJMEA. While at home on prestigious concert hall stages, he enjoys performing for assisted living homes, senior housing centers, nursing homes, as well as fund raising concerts, most recently for the American Cancer Society. A student of both Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Programs, he has been taught by Christina Khimm Rosand of the Manhattan faculty. The Cecilia Foundation is proud to be part of Huyan’s formation, having been a recipient of their Grants and awards since he was ten years old. He will be attending Mason Gross music school, of Rutgers University, to pursue music performance and education.

 Featuring:

Jasmine Meyer, Madeline Morales, Helen Cho, Nicole Streger, Emma Mistele, & Liz Leclerc