• Night of Scenes is Here to Stay

    Night of Scenes is Here to Stay

    Roxbury Latin’s inaugural Night of Scenes, showing in the Smith Theater on May 16 and 17, had the audience laughing, thinking, and rooting for the characters on stage. This spring’s production came about conceptually from Director of Dramatics Matt Phillips, to provide more students access to the theater program at RL. While fall and winter productions were full-length plays, Night of Scenes showcased 76 boys throughout 16 different skits or scenes, with 10 faculty directors. 

    The evening included a wide range: humorous Saturday Night Live reenactments, a heartfelt cinematic snippet from The Sandlot, a dramatic dilemma from The Twilight Zone, original RL-inspired skits, and a musical number from Damn Yankees, to name a few. Many of the boys cast in this production had never participated in the RL theater program before, due to their commitments in other RL extracurriculars and athletics. The bite-sized scenes this spring allowed for less of a time commitment, so boys could take part in the program without committing to a full production. 

    The show was produced by Mr. Phillips, with musical direction from Rob Obdycke, technical direction from Dawson Hill, costumes and props by Erin Sutton, and choreography by Lisa Kostur. Due to the show’s overwhelming success, Night of Scenes will become a biennial event, alternating with a standard spring production every other year. RL’s dramatics program continues to grow and evolve, providing more opportunities and access to the theater arts for RL boys.

    View Night of Scenes production photos, taken by Marcus Miller, or watch the entire performance of Night of Scenes, withe video production by Evan Scales.

     

    JOHN ELIOT’S DREAM

    WRITTEN BY MAX KESSELHEIM ’26

    DIRECTED BY MR. GOLDEN AND MR. DOERER 

    Bobby Beeston ’30

    Ben Gallagher ’30

    Alex Guadagno ’30

    Beckham Holley ’29

    Nathan Ihua ’30

    Patrick Mitchell ’29 

     

    Scene from BILOXI BLUES

    DIRECTED BY MR. PHILLIPS 

    Romeo Borgida ’28

    Michael Corley ’28

    Alessandro Frigerio ’28

    Max Kesselheim ’26

    Chris Vlahos ’26

    Jeronimo Yepes ’29 

     

    THE GREAT VIVELDO

    DIRECTED BY MR. WHITE 

    Riley Alqueza ’28

    Sid Chopra ’28

    Liam Guadagno ’28

    Joseph Raposo ’28

    Matt Young ’28 

     

    FOOTBALL COMES TO MIT

    DIRECTED BY DR. DUNN 

    Omar Baaj ’28

    Henry Grossman ’29

    Jasper Hyatt ’28

    Maceo King ’28 

     

    THAT’S NOT MY BALL

    DIRECTED BY MR. MATTHEWS 

    Tommy Cloutier ’29

    Henry Collier ’29

    Luke Conway ’30

    Daniel DiLallo ’29

    Ryan Guden ’29

    Nathan Ihua ’30,  

    Caleb Murphy ’30

    Leo Venanzi ’29

    Anthony Wallace ’29 

     

    GEN Z HOSPITAL

    DIRECTED BY MS. BUITRAGO 

    Rowan Bush ’29

    Carys Musto TWS ’30

    Austin O’Leary ’28

    Michael Rimas ’26

    Ben Romano ’28

    Kolby Sahin ’28

    Adele Touloukian NCDS ’25 

     

    POLICE LINE-UP

    DIRECTED BY MS. KOSTUR 

    Louie Baumal-Bardy ’27

    Sid Chopra ’28

    Rory Kelly ’28

    Alvin Li ’27

    Alexander Nanji ’30

    Anthony Wallace ’29 

     

    THE MONSTERS ARE DUE ON MAPLE STREET from THE TWILIGHT ZONE

    DIRECTED BY MR. REID 

    Habo Baaj ’26

    David Comander ’27

    Liam Coyle ’30

    Flynn Hall ’27

    Jack Kelly ’28

    Maceo King ’28

    Avish Kumar ’26

    Joseph Malley ’30

    Nitin Muniappan ’26

    Paul Tompros ’27

    Liam Walsh ’26 

     

    VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER

    DIRECTED BY MR. PHILLIPS

    Maggie Crowley NCDS ’25

    Richie Federico ’26

    Max Gaeto ’29

    Adele Touloukian NCDS ’25

    Liam Walsh ’26 

     

    ODD COUPLE POKER SCENE

    DIRECTED BY MR. REID 

    Will Archibald ’26

    Declan Bligh ’26

    Michael DiLallo ’26

    Gavin Lane ’26

    Ryan Molloy ’26

    Michael Rimas ’26

    Danny Tobin ’26 

     

    RL JEOPARDY written by Max Kesselheim ’26

    DIRECTED BY DR.DUNN

    Alan Archerman ’29

    Maeve Cullen UA ’25

    Dylan Lane ’29

    Evan Pan ’28 

     

    SCATTERING REMAINS

    DIRECTED BY MR. WHITE 

    Liam Coyle ’30

    Max Gaeto ’29

    Caleb Murphy ’30 

    Nico Selvaggio-Wagner ’29

    Leo Venanzi ’29 

     

    DENNY DOWNER’S FIRST TEAM DINNER 

    WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MR. POJMAN 

    Cat Cole-French NCDS ’25

    Auden Duda ’26

    Richie Federico ’26

    Flynn Hall ’27

    Toby Harrison ’27

    Warren Hu ’27

    Joey Meade ’27

    Austin O’Leary ’28

    Ethan Shi ’28

    Mateo Werner ’26 

     

    JUMANJI

    DIRECTED BY MR. WHITE 

    Bobby Beeston ’30

    Sorin Brusseau ’30

    Luke Conway ’30

    Nikitas Handrinos ’30

    Liam Kelly ’30

    Kabir Kumar ’30

    Joseph Malley ’30 

     

    THE JANITOR

    DIRECTED BY MR. GOLDEN AND MR. DOERER 

    Habo Baaj ’26

    James Boccuzzi ’29

    Will Erhard ’27

    Owen Jamal ’29

    Khiomany Ortiz ’26

    Nico Selvaggio-Wagner ’29 

     

    “HEART” from DAMN YANKEES

    DIRECTED BY MR. PHILLIPS

    MUSIC DIRECTION BY MR. OPDYCKE

    CHOREOGRAPHY BY MS. KOSTUR 

    Riley Alqueza ’28

    Rowan Bush ’29

    Caiden Crowley ’28

    Daniel DiLallo ’29

    Jack Kelly ’28

    Rory Kelly ’28

    Max Kesselheim ’26

    Teddy LaFond ’28

    Dylan Lane ’29

    Ryan Miller ’25

    Brendan Reichard ’25

    Chris Vlahos ’26 

     

    CREW

    Stage Manager: Raphael Choumert ’28 

    Lightboard Operator: Marco Suri ’26 

    Soundboard Operator: John Cirasuolo ’28 

    Spotlight Operator: Evan Pan ’26 

    Costume and Props Assistant: Jordan Bornstein ‘26, Emmanuel Hagan ’30 

     

    BUILD CREW 

    Sebastian Engler ’29

    Mitch Flynn ’26

    Nick Galdo ’26

    Nathan Ginsburg ’29

    Charley Malley ’29

    Cormac Mills ’29

    Guled Rashid ’29

    JP Ward ’26

  • RL’s Glee Club Takes To Texas

    RL’s Glee Club Takes To Texas

    The Glee Club recently concluded its annual spring break tour, bringing their performances to the Lone Star State! 

    Each day was full of singing, education, and some fun. To kick off the trip, the boys performed at St. Agnes Academy in Houston and later heard the combined groups of St. Agnes and Strake Jesuit. Later that day, they traveled to the Houston Rodeo at NRG Stadium. Their time in Houston also included performing at Sunday Mass at St. Basil Chapel, a trip to the Space Center Houston, and fun at Galveston Beach.

    During the trip’s second leg, the group visited Cathedral High School, providing music for their morning mass and engaging in a choral exchange with their choir. The next stop was San Antonio, with a visit to the Alamo and Mission San José before attending the Spurs–Knicks game, where the boys performed in the concourse pregame. The tour continued with a trip to the Natural Bridge Caverns before touring the Texas State Capitol in Austin, concluding with the trip’s final performance.

    After a fun few days, the boys returned home to Massachusetts, where the weather was a bit colder, and there were slightly fewer cowboy hats.

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  • Holiday Concerts Kick Off Winter Break

    Holiday Concerts Kick Off Winter Break

    In Roxbury Latin tradition, on the day following mid-year exams—and before students and faculty depart for a well-deserved winter break—nearly half of the student body assembles to deliver a festive and joyful holiday concert honoring the celebrations and spirit of the season. On December 20 we were delighted to have Rousmaniere Hall filled with family and friends who joined in a happy evening of song to commence the vacation and close 2024.

    Led by RL’s Director of Music Rob Opdycke the members of the Glee Club, the Latonics, and the Junior Chorus regaled audiences at 4:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. on Friday a snowy Friday night. The second concert was followed by refreshments and fellowship in the Bernstein Tea Room.

    Watch the full video of Friday’s concert on RL’s YouTube page.

    View a photo gallery of Friday’s concert on RL’s Flickr page.

  • Boston Globe Features Photography By Ajay Devendran (III)

    Boston Globe Features Photography By Ajay Devendran (III)

    On October 22, readers of the Boston Globe might have stumbled upon photos shot by RL’s own Ajay Devendran (III). Ajay, who began exploring photography as a hobby this past summer, submitted several images taken at various RL athletic events to the Globe’s Student Photojournalism Program. Three of his photos were selected and featured in a section titled “High school sports photos capture the beauty of the season across Massachusetts.”

    Ajay traveled to Africa with his family this summer, an opportunity he found perfect for practicing his budding interest. “My uncle was a photographer; he had a bunch of animal pictures on his walls that I would see and love,” Ajay explained. “For my birthday, he gave me a lesson; we went to the Franklin Park Zoo and took pictures of the giraffes.” With the family exposure (pun intended) and upcoming travel opportunity, Ajay was ready. 

    On his trip, he met with and learned from a National Geographic photographer, who provided Ajay with a hands-on photography crash course. “I said once I was going to use automatic (focus), and he said, no you will not, you will use manual,” Ajay laughed. From then on, Ajay had his camera in hand, snapping photos at every opportunity for the remainder of the trip. 

    Once back in New England, Ajay wanted to continue exploring his growing interest but needed a new subject, as opportunities for photographing animals considerably dwindle during the New England fall and winter. “I decided to take photos at a soccer game for fun, and everyone loved them,” Ajay said of his foray into RL sport’s photography. “A bunch of seniors and peers were saying, ‘These are great! Please keep coming to our games!’”

    A friend informed Ajay about the Boston Globe’s Student Photojournalism program. After speaking with his advisor, Mr. Cervas, Ajay signed up for the program and signed the required waivers. He sent in his photos, and the rest is history! 

    See more of Ajay’s photos here

     

  • A Tour of Italy for RL’s Glee Club

    A Tour of Italy for RL’s Glee Club

    On March 15, 72 RL boys—along with four faculty chaperones—departed Boston for Italy, to enjoy a week-long, spring break tour of music and culture. On day one, the group first sang Mass at Santa Croce in Florence before heading to San Gimignano, where the Latonics drew a crowd busking, and the Glee Club sang a second Mass at San Agostino. That Monday offered a slower pace, as the group embarked on a city tour of Florence in the morning, before enjoying a free afternoon to explore the city independently in smaller groups.

    Next, the boys and faculty headed to Siena, where they packed a lot into two days. En route from Florence to Siena, they stopped to visit the Corsini Estate in the beautiful Tuscan countryside. There they enjoyed a tour of the villa and the wine and olive oil production facilities—enjoying an olive oil tasting prior to lunch! After arriving in Siena, the singers gave their third performance of the tour at San Francesco—another wonderful acoustic experience. They then continued their Franciscan theme by traveling to his hometown of Assisi, where they performed in the San Francesco Basilica in the morning and took a tour of the city in the afternoon. Since all roads lead to Rome, the group concluded their Italian adventure there, with a visit to the Vatican and the powerful experience of singing at St. Peter’s Basilica. Our special thanks, for planning and leading a successful, memorable trip, goes to faculty chaperones Rob Opdycke, Kerry Brennan, Michael Beam, and Alex Pellegrini.

  • Justin Yamaguchi (I) Named National YoungArts Winner

    Justin Yamaguchi (I) Named National YoungArts Winner

    For his skills on violin, senior Justin Yamaguchi has been named a 2024 National YoungArts Winner in Classical Music Violin. As described on the YoungArts website, “Winners are chosen for their caliber of artistic achievement by esteemed discipline-specific panels of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process.”

    For more than four decades, the YoungArts Award has been recognizing talent and hard work like Justin’s: artistic skill that demonstrates exceptional technique; a strong sense of artistry; and a depth of thinking and performance that exceeds the level of peers at this career stage.

    As part of the award, in addition to a cash prize, Justin is eligible to participate in one of two in-person interdisciplinary programs held in Los Angeles or New York City this spring, as well as virtual professional development seminars with fellow YoungArts award winners.

  • “The Play That Goes Wrong” Is So Right

    “The Play That Goes Wrong” Is So Right

    On November 9 and 11, more than 50 actors and crew members brought to life the antics, hilarity, and mishaps of The Play That Goes Wrong, Roxbury Latin’s fall Senior Play, written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields.

    This Olivier Award-winning comedy is “a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous,” says the show’s site. 

    “During the performance—a play within a play—a plethora of disasters befalls the cast, including doors sticking, props falling from the walls and falling apart. Cast members misplace props, forget lines, miss cues, break character, are made to drink white spirit instead of whisky, mispronounce words, step on fingers, and are manhandled off stage. One cast member is knocked unconscious, and her replacement (the group’s technician) refuses to yield when she returns. In another scene, an actor repeats an earlier line of dialogue, causing the other actors to repeat the whole dialogue sequence, ever more frenetically, several times. In the climax, virtually the whole of the remaining set collapses.” (Wikipedia)

    Roxbury Latin’s production—directed by Mr. Phillips with technical direction by Ms. Korotkin—packed the Smith Theater both evenings with theater-goers young and old, and laughter rang the whole night through.

    View production photos, taken by Mr. Miller.

    CAST
    Aidan D’Alessandro ‘24
    Akhilsai Damera ‘24
    Brendan Reichard ‘25
    Fintan Reichard ‘26
    Habo Baaj ‘26
    Leo Bene ‘24
    Liam Walsh ‘26
    Lucas Connors ‘25
    Lucas Vander Elst ‘24
    Maeve Cullen (UA) ‘25
    Maggie Crowley (NCDS) ‘25
    Makenna Devine (UA) ‘25
    Max Kesselheim ‘26
    Nick Glaeser ‘26
    Oliver Colbert ‘26
    Ryan Peterson ‘24
    Simba Makura ‘26
    Sophia Beaver (NCDS) ‘25
    Taylor Ehler (TRS) ‘25
    Thomas Silva ‘24
    Tom Pogorelec ‘26

    SET / TECH THEATER CLASS
    Alex Giordano ‘25
    Andrew Plante ‘27
    Austin O’Leary ‘28
    Ben McVane ‘25
    Benjamin Dearden ‘25
    Caiden Crowley ‘28
    Charles Malley ‘29
    Christo Velikin ‘25
    Colin Bradley ‘26
    Danny Tobin ‘26
    Devan Rajagopalan ‘25
    Flynn Hall ‘27
    Jacob Lando ‘29
    Jaden Barrack-Anidi ‘25
    James Gibbons ‘26
    JP Ward ‘26
    Kevin Brennan ‘25
    Liam Russell ‘25
    Logan McLaughlin ‘25
    Luca Bene ‘26
    Michael DiLallo ‘26
    Michael Stojny ‘25
    Nathan Ginsburg ‘29
    Nishant Rajagopalan ‘27
    Noah Abdur Rahim ‘25
    Rory Kelly ‘28
    Ryan Conneely ‘25
    Sam Ruscito ‘28
    Simon Albrechtskirchinger ‘26
    Taylor Cotton ‘25
    Timmy Ryan ‘25
    Tucker Rose ‘25
    Xavier Maricich ‘27
    Zach Beaver ‘27

    LIGHTING
    Dylan Pan ‘26

    SOUND
    Chris Vlahos ‘26

    STAGE MANAGEMENT / RUN CREW
    Austin Reid ‘26
    Avish Kumar ‘26
    Calvin Reid ‘25
    Jordan Bornstein ‘26
    Joshua Hua ‘25
    Miles Baumal-Bardy ‘25
    Nitin Muniappan ‘26

  • Glee Club Takes to Nashville and Memphis!

    Glee Club Takes to Nashville and Memphis!

    In the early morning hours of March 18, four members of RL’s faculty and 56 members of the Glee Club boarded a plane to head to two of America’s most iconic music destinations. First the group spent three days in Nashville, Tennessee—Music City! On Saturday, they spent some time getting to know downtown Nashville before heading to the legendary Grand Ole Opry. On Sunday, RL’s singers provided music for the service at Belmont United Methodist Church; performed at and visited the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum; and enjoyed a private concert by the versatile artist Ajaye at Ole Red. On Monday, the group worked with two choirs at Montgomery Bell Academy and performed at the all-school assembly that kicked off MBA’s Field Day. RL’s boys and faculty visited Vanderbilt University and enjoyed a wonderful dinner and musical exchange with our friends, the French Family Band. (Camille, Stuie, and Sonny French—along with their bassist Joe Reed—were last year’s Berman Visiting Artists in Residence, performing two concerts at RL and working with student musicians in master classes and jam sessions throughout the school day.) RL’s students and adults were also honored to meet, hear, and perform with Jimmy Fortune of the Statler Brothers. Highlights of that evening included Tait Oberg (I) and John Austin (I) trading solos with Sonny and Joe, and Glee Club singers singing “My Girl” with five professional musicians as their backing band!

    From Nashville, the group departed for Memphis, where they spent three days performing and hearing some great music, as well as learning about the history and culture of our country and the Mississippi Delta region. On Tuesday, the group visited the battlefield where Union forces held off a Confederate charge at the Battle of Franklin. They then arrived in Memphis, where they performed at the Central Atrium of Crosstown Arts and heard a tremendous jazz concert presented by the students of Stax Music Academy. On Wednesday, the group headed downstream: First stop was Helena, Arkansas, where they performed at the Helena Country Club for the local Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. They then went on to Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Tait and John once again got to jam with a pro: blues artist, Super Chikan. The day ended with a fun change of pace, as the group took in an exciting NBA game (with the hometown Grizzlies prevailing!). The trip’s concluding days began with a tour of the legendary Sun Studio, followed by time to explore Beale Street (which included some Latonics busking in the Land of the Delta Blues!), followed by a moving visit to the National Civil Rights Museum.

    The weeklong trip was memorable, and included not only performing, hearing, and learning about music, but also taking in the sites, sounds, and tastes of another area of our country, rich in history and culture. Thank you to Mr. Opdycke, Mr. Pojman, Mr. Beam, and Mr. Pellegrini for chaperoning this year’s spring break Glee Club trip.

    View photos from the Glee Club trip to Nashville and Memphis, taken by Mike Pojman.

  • RL Presents The Little Prince, This Year’s Junior Play

    RL Presents The Little Prince, This Year’s Junior Play

    Each winter, RL’s youngest, budding actors and crew—from Class VI through Class IV—come together for the production of the annual Junior Play. On February 24 and 25, The Little Prince—by Rick Cummings and John Scoullar, adapted from the beloved book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry—filled the Smith Theater, bringing the classic tale to vivid life.

    The story follows a young prince who visits various planets, addressing themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Despite its style as a children’s book, The Little Prince makes observations about life, adults, and human nature. Saint-Exupéry’s most successful work, The Little Prince has sold an estimated 140 million copies worldwide, which makes it one of the bestselling books in history. The work has been translated into more than 500 languages and dialects and has been adapted to many and varied art forms and media.

    Director Derek Nelson noted in the show’s program, “My first or second year at RL was the last time that, for the Junior Play, we mounted a stage adaptation of a book that the boys also read in one of their classes. That first time it was The Lord of the Flies—in the Class V curriculum—and some of you may remember that the set looked more like a skateboard park than an island. Plus ça change, as the Aviator might say! Boys who take French read The Little Prince in the Class IV year, and I think it appeals to the philosopher, the poet, and the explorer in all of us. We have taken dramatic liberties with it (‘Really, Mr. Nelson—step ladders?’) because they seem appropriate, given how fanciful and lyrical the story is—and because the stars at night ‘sound like five hundred million bells.’”

    From Le Petit Prince:
    “All men have stars, but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more than little lights in the sky. For others, who are scholars, they are problems… But all these stars are silent. You—you alone will have stars as no one else has them… In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars will be laughing when you look at the sky at night… You, only you, will have stars that can laugh! And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me… You will always be my friend. You will want to laugh with me. And you will sometimes open your window, so, for that pleasure… It will be as if, in place of the stars, I had given you a great number of little bells that knew how to laugh.”
    —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    View a complete gallery of photos from the production, taken by Mr. Miller.

    Cast List
    Aviator(s): Liam Walsh, Eric Archerman
    The Little Prince(s): Nate Kelly, Austin O’Leary, Luke Kern, Teddy LaFond
    The Rose: Toby Harrison
    The King: Denmark Chirunga
    Conceited Man: Paul Tompros
    Businessman: Nicholas Glaeser
    Lamplighter: Liam Guadagno
    Geographer: Caiden Crowley
    Snake: Nitin Muniappan
    Fox: Fintan Reichard
    Ensemble: Casey Chiang, Toby Harrison, Ameer Hasan, Milan Kapasi, Rory Kelly, Thomas Numa

    Tech Crew
    Tech Director: Ms. Korotkin
    Costume Designer: Joy Adams
    Costume Assistant: Cass Martyn-Seidl
    Tech Assistant: James Allan
    Stage Manager: Cass Martyn-Seidl
    Lighting Design: Ms. Korotkin
    Light Board Operator: Austin Reid
    Sound Design: James Allan
    Recorded Music: Instrumental music & sound effects by Rick
    Cummings and John Scoullar
    Props: Mr. Nelson, Ms. Korotkin, Cass Martyn-Seidl
    Sound Board Operators: James McCurley, Chris Vlahos
    Set Crew: Ben Romano, John Cirasuolo, Austin Reid, Ajay Devendran, Simon Albrechtskirchinger, Joseph Raposo, Jack Kelly, Kolby Sahin, Matthew Young, Oliver Colbert, Max Goldman
    Projector Operator/Run Crew: John Cirasuolo, Chris Vlahos
    Production Photographer: Mr. Miller

  • Eric Zhu, Class II, Accepted into National Youth Orchestra

    Eric Zhu, Class II, Accepted into National Youth Orchestra

    After a comprehensive and highly competitive audition process, Eric Zhu (II) was invited by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute to join the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). As a member of NYO-USA, Eric will have the honor to play with some of the most talented young musicians from around the country; learn from top-notch orchestra professionals and guest artists; and serve as a cultural ambassador while traveling and performing nationally and internationally. Each year, NYO-USA receives applications from many exceptional musicians but ultimately offers about 100 instrumentalist spots. Eric is one of 14 violists chosen for the orchestra.

    In its tenth anniversary season, the 2023 NYO-USA program will span the month of July and kicks off with a two-week residency at Purchase College in New York. Following the residency, NYO-USA will embark on a North American tour—its first since 2014—under the direction of Sir Andrew Davis, with Gil Shaham as the guest soloist for most of the concerts. After an opening performance at Carnegie Hall, the orchestra will travel coast to coast, starting at the newly opened Groton Hill Music Center in Massachusetts and ending at the spectacular Rady Shell in San Diego. The tour will also have an international stop at one of Canada’s leading festivals outside Montreal. 

    In addition to being accepted into the NYO-USA, Eric will join the Massachusetts All-State Orchestra to perform at Symphony Hall in March. Having started his musical journey at a young age, Eric has been a member of Boston University Tanglewood Institute, NEC Prep Chamber Music Intensive Performance Seminar (CHIPS), Greenwood Music Camp, and Rivers Honor ChamberMusicLab, and is currently part of the Honors Chamber Music at Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras and a principal violist for the Boston Youth Symphony.