Charlie Brown Blues Band
Boston Arts Academy


Copley Place
Boston Latin School


LaWanda Hector
Roland Hayes School of Music


Muhan Zhang
Boston Latin School




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Boston Arts Academy
Junior
16 years old
Roxbury, MA

Boston Arts Academy junior Gregory Groover, Jr. has been playing tenor saxophone since seventh grade, when he joined the Berklee City music program. During his time in the program, he had the honor of performing in front of jazz pioneer Ron Carter at a Berklee City Music Clinic. Gregory counts Carter, as well as Miles Davis, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, and other jazz greats, among his most profound musical influences. Gregory plans to continue his music education, hoping to attend the Berklee College of Music. He'd like to major in music education and performance, and eventually to teach high school music to "give back to other students what teachers have given me."


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Boston Arts Academy
Senior
18 years old
Roslindale, MA

Gustavo Hernandez, a senior at Boston Arts Academy, found his love of music when he was nine years old, while learning to play the piano. By 13, he found the guitar and his true passion, drums. He credits his father, Bernardo, a bass and guitar player and teacher at Berklee, for introducing him to Latin and jazz music, which remain favorites today. Gustavo is a two-time winner of the Fidelity FutureStage Music Competition, selected for last year's concert finale as part of "The Underground Trio." He is elated to have the opportunity to return to the Symphony Hall stage this year. This fall, Gustavo will attend Berklee College of Music, where he plans to major in music performance and music education.


School:
Year:
Age:
Hometown:
Boston Arts Academy
Junior
17 years old
Boston, MA

Nicolas Perez, now a junior at Boston Arts Academy, first took an interest in the piano at the age of five. Nicolas has received many honors and performance opportunities, but says his FutureStage win and opportunity to take the stage with the Boston Pops is the most exciting. Nicolas credits BAA classmates who were FutureStage winners last year as the impetus to audition this spring. Nicolas recently received the coveted Superior Musician Award from the Berklee Jazz Festival, lists jazz as his favorite performance music, and Herbie Hancock as his greatest musical inspiration. He plans to continue his musical journey after high school, and hopes to attend the Berklee College of Music to major in music education and performance.


School:
Year:
Age:
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Boston Arts Academy
Junior
17 years old
Boston, MA

Max Ridley, a junior at Boston Arts Academy, started playing electric bass guitar in the fifth grade. "I got into the electric guitar because I wanted to be like Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. My mom encouraged me to try the upright bass because she thought I could get more gigs." That advice paid off, as Max is a second-time winner of the Fidelity FutureStage music competition. In addition to performing with the Boston Pops, Max cites performing at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival and sharing the stage with renowned jazz trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis, as another of his favorite experiences in music. Max hopes to attend the Berklee College of Music and pursue a career in music education.






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Age:
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Boston Latin School
Sophomore
16 years old
Jamaica Plain, MA

Ian Haines, a sophomore at Boston Latin School, started his music career playing the cello, but added the banjo to his repertoire two years ago. Although he has played occasionally with jazz ensembles, Ian most enjoys playing bluegrass and folk music, and idolizes banjo players Tony Trischka and Béla Fleck. Ian says that one of his favorite musical experiences to date has been participating in an instrument “petting zoo” where he showed young kids how to play the banjo. His performance with the Boston Pops will be his first banjo performance in front of a large audience, and he describes himself as “mostly ner-vited,” a combination of nervous and excited.


School:
Year:
Age:
Hometown:
Boston Latin School
Senior
18 years old
Roslindale, MA

Christopher Nguyen, a senior at Boston Latin School, is a two-time winner of the Fidelity FutureStage music competition, last year performing as part of “The Grieg Quartet.” He began playing cello six years ago, when a classmate encouraged him to switch from violin to cello, and quickly learned to love his new instrument. Recently, Christopher has begun to explore the technique of fiddling, which he describes as “so versatile and...self-expressive,” and plans to bring his newfound interest to bear in his 2010 FutureStage Finale performance. Citing his parents and his music teacher as his most important musical influences, Christopher plans to continue with music after high school, and hopes to join a college orchestra and minor in music.


School:
Year:
Age:
Hometown:
Boston Latin School
Senior
18 years old
Charlestown, MA

Annie Osborn, a senior at Boston Latin School, has been playing violin in studio recitals and music school concerts since she was five years old. She fell in love with the violin as a toddler when she saw her older cousin playing fiddle, and has been nurturing her own interest in fiddling for the past two years. During time abroad studying in Italy with her chamber music group, and time living in Beijing, Annie says she learned that music could help her make a “very basic, cross-cultural connection.” Annie is looking forward to her debut at Symphony Hall, in particular because she will get to perform on the same stage as her former violin teacher, Clay Hoener, a principal second violinist for the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra.


School:
Year:
Age:
Hometown:
Boston Latin School
Senior
18 years old
West Roxbury, MA

Sherry Lily Wu began playing violin 12 years ago, after her parents saw her imitate her brother’s violin playing with a coloring book on her shoulder and a stick in her hand. Now a senior at Boston Latin School, Sherry has played in regional and state competitions, and with the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. Sherry was introduced to fiddling after joining the “Copley Place” quartet and quickly embraced the new style. A lifelong fan of the Boston Pops, Sherry ranks her participation in this competition and the opportunity to perform on stage at Symphony Hall as her top musical accomplishment thus far. She plans to continue her music career in college.





School:
Year:
Age:
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Roland Hayes School of Music
Senior
18 years old
Dorchester, MA

LaWanda first found her voice singing along with the radio with her older sister during their childhood on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Now a senior at Roland Hayes School of Music, LaWanda only began singing in front of an audience over the last year. Despite the short time she has been performing in public, she has quickly learned to love the spotlight. On her FutureStage win and upcoming opportunity to perform on stage at Symphony Hall, LaWanda says, “I do not think I can put into words how truly happy, surprised and grateful I am for receiving this opportunity.” Inspired by her sister and the popular singer Pink, and supported by her music teacher T. Davis Dillon of Roland Hayes School of Music, LaWanda plans to continue studying music after she graduates from high school.



School:
Year:
Age:
Hometown:
Boston Latin School
Senior
17 years old
Boston, MA

Muhan Zhang, a senior at Boston Latin School, discovered the erhu almost by accident six years ago, when he watched a friend taking a lesson from the only erhu instructor in New England. This ancient and uncommon instrument, similar in many ways to a violin, immediately sparked Muhan’s interest, and set him off on a journey of musical and personal discovery. Inspired by other Boston-based experts in Chinese music and bolstered by his family and his instructor Chi-Sun Chan of the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association, Muhan looks forward to continuing his career playing the erhu, and sharing the music of this unique instrument with new audiences.


 
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