Officers

Emma-Grace Kim is a violinist from Herndon, Virginia and currently studies with Jing Qiao of the National Symphony Orchestra as an NSO Youth Fellow. Since she began her violin studies at age seven, she has performed as a featured soloist at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, WETA Classical’s Salon Series, the House of Sweden, and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. Emma participated in NPR From the Top’s Learning and Media Lab Fellowship, and has served as concertmaster of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras and Boston University’s Tanglewood Institute Young Artist Orchestra. In 2025, she had the honor of participating in the National Youth Orchestra of the United States where she had the opportunity to tour Asia with Maestro Gianandrea Noseda and Violinist Ray Chen. 

Emma-Grace is committed to serving her community through ITZArt4you, a non-profit organization she co-founded in 2021, that provides weekly music lessons to children in underserved communities.

Jonathan Liu is currently a senior at Chantilly High School, and has always enjoyed creating art since childhood. He attends art classes both inside and outside of school, and is also a violinist in Chantilly’s Chamber Orchestra. This will be Jonathan’s fifth year as a mentor working with ITZArt4you, and he looks forward to meeting new students and running the art program at Dogwood Elementary. In his free time, Jonathan enjoys listening to music and sketching.

Ranbir is a junior at Chantilly High School with a growing passion for the violin, which he has been playing for eight years. In addition to playing with the Chantilly Chamber Orchestra, he also enjoys sharing his love of music by giving private lessons to beginner students. In his free time, Ranbir likes riding his bike, sleeping, and spending time with family.

Ella Kang is 16 years old, and a junior at Oakton High School. She has been playing the piano for over 10 years and has studied with Gabe Churray. Her favorite pieces to play on the piano are ragtimes, and she enjoys listening to pop music outside of piano. In her free time she enjoys baking, hanging out with friends, and watching her favorite tv shows.

Sarah Park is a 17 year old senior at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Virginia. She has been playing cello for six years and is currently studying under Sunghee Choi. Over the past few years, Sarah has been a member of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras, and was principal for the 2024 District XI Senior District Orchestra. In 2024, Sarah has won Second Prize for the Great Composers: Rising Talents of the World, Third Prize for the chamber category of Charleston’s Summer Music Competition, and the Excellent Achievement Award for AMMA. She also was given the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall for receiving Third Prize in the Concert Artists International Competition. Outside of music, Sarah enjoys drawing and photography.