Andrew Joyal: 

Andrew Joyal is a trombonist from Denville, NJ. He began his musical studies in first grade when, despite his initial protests, his parents enrolled him as a chorister in his church's choir. Three years later, when it was time for him to choose his instrument for the fourth-grade band, he chose the trombone because the slide was funny and all his friends were doing it. Since then he has had the opportunity to be a part of the New Jersey Youth Symphony, the New York Youth Symphony, and Juilliard Preparatory Division. He has had the privilege of studying under several world-class teachers including: Demian Austin, Weston Sprott, Nicholas Schwartz, Burt Mason, and Vernon Post. Recently he has performed side-by-side with the New York Philharmonic as part of the Juilliard Pre College Orchestra, performed the David Trombone Concerto with the Hanover Wind Symphony as the recipient of their Summer Music Scholarship, and toured Italy and France last summer as part of NJYS. This summer he will be touring Greece as part of NYYS before beginning his studies in the fall at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in the studio of Peter Ellefson.

Cecilia Soheily:

Cecilia Soheily, soprano of North Haledon, NJ, is a senior at Hawthorne Christian Academy. She began her studies in vocal performance at age 8 and in piano at age 12. She will be attending Manhattan School of Music in the Fall studying vocal performance under Ms. Joan Patenaude-Yarnell. She also attended Juilliard’s Pre-College under the direction of Ms. Lorraine Nubar. In high school, Cecilia performed as a soprano in the select and All-State choirs and earned top marks at solo and ensemble competitions all four years. She successfully completed four years of Honors Voice Juries and earned a 5 on the College Board AP Music Theory Exam. Cecilia has participated in master classes with Brian Zeger, Latonia Moore, Rachel Calloway, Veronica Miller, and Marcus Jefferson, among others. Other recent highlights include touring Scotland and England with her high school choir, where she performed at Wells Cathedral among other venues, and singing with contemporary hymn writers Keith & Kristyn Getty at Carnegie Hall. In 2023, Cecilia attended the Juilliard Summer Voice Intensive program, and in the fall of that year was awarded 1st place and scholarship monies at the Schmidt Vocal Competition at Montclair State University. After completing her BM in Music, Cecilia plans to pursue graduate study in vocal performance, working toward a career as an opera singer. Cecilia also enjoys practicing Taekwondo, learning languages, and traveling in her free time.

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