Schools / McLean / April 8, 2025

182 FCPS Musicians Earn Spots in Elite All-Virginia Ensembles

A rigorous statewide audition process has earned 182 Fairfax County Public Schools students places in the 2025 All-Virginia Band, Chorus and Orchestra.

By Tysons Times Staff

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Coverage area: McLean
Section: Schools
Published: April 8, 2025
Topics: schools, mclean, arts

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A rigorous statewide audition process has earned 182 Fairfax County Public Schools students places in the 2025 All-Virginia Band, Chorus and Orchestra.

The students will join other accomplished young musicians from across Virginia for the April 24-26 event in Richmond. Participants will rehearse under nationally recognized conductors before performing together at the Richmond Convention Center.

The concerts are free and open to the public. The published schedule lists performances on Saturday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Band

Daniel Ahn, Centreville High School
Vanya Balakersky, South County High School
Yasha Balakersky, South County High School
Dhivij Bhooma, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Aiden Bratten, West Potomac High School
Luke Callanen, McLean High School
Abhinav Chakravarthy, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Humphrey Chan, Langley High School
Alex Chang, Chantilly High School
Alvin Chen, McLean High School
Yukun Chen, Langley High School
Clare Colligan, Langley High School
Aidan Connell, Langley High School
Austin Cotton, Robinson Secondary School
Ruku Day, Robinson Secondary School
Catherine Dunn, Langley High School
Kai Foster, Woodson High School
Jacqui Go, Langley High School
Molly Gorman, West Potomac High School
Kyle Haes, Hayfield Secondary School
Travis Hanover, Westfield High School
Benjamin Jacobs, Hayfield Secondary School
Vishesh Jaiswal, Westfield High School
Tyler Jeong, McLean High School
Miriam Jesse, Robinson Secondary School
Natalie Jiang, Woodson High School
Anmol Karan, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Hudson Keeler, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Cavanaugh Keelin, Madison High School
William Killian, Langley High School
Elena Kim, South County High School
Jonas Kupchella, Chantilly High School
Lara Leonidas, South Lakes High School
John Laun, Robinson Secondary School
Christopher Lee, West Springfield High School
Jayden Lee, Langley High School
Nathan Lee, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Andrew Liang, Woodson High School
Henry Lin, Langley High School
Alexander Liu, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Lucas Liu, West Springfield High School
Matipa Maimbo, Robinson Secondary School
Joseph Markey, Lake Braddock Secondary School
Kaitlin McWilliams, McLean High School
Maya Moses, Woodson High School
Fintan Murphy, McLean High School
Zhang Muyang, McLean High School
Trevor Newgen, McLean High School
Jonathan Nickel, Robinson Secondary School
Lukas Orozco, Marshall High School
Jack Patterson, Robinson Secondary School
Maya Pendleton, Woodson High School
Isaiah Pereira, Woodson High School
Nicolas Ries, West Potomac High School
Maxwell Ritter, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Noah Roberts, Hayfield Secondary School
Kaylin Rossi, Oakton High School
Anthony Santucci, Robinson Secondary School
Caleb Schuttinga, Lake Braddock Secondary School
Noah Shea, Marshall High School
Andrew Shear, Chantilly High School
Peter Sheridan, Robinson Secondary School
Jack Shinkman, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Aliza Small, Robinson Secondary School
Henry Sorenson, Robinson Secondary School
Ana Lucia Spathopoulos, Fairfax High School
Mateo Stine, Marshall High School
Nate Vailikit, Woodson High School
Nolan Valliere, Lake Braddock Secondary School
Glenn VanValkenburgh, Langley High School
Lucas Velasquez, Westfield High School
Ryan Viskupic, Marshall High School
Raahi Vyas, South Lakes High School
Marianne Wang, Langley High School
Samuel Whittemore, Langley High School
Daniella Wu, Langley High School
Daniel Yeum, Langley High School
Lillian Zhang, Langley High School

Chorus

Lina Abuelhawa, Annandale High School
Lea Ahrens, South County High School
Colt Armstrong, Falls Church High School
Lee Assefa, West Potomac High School
Kyle Aylward, Justice High School
Sabrina Black, Lake Braddock Secondary School
Aiden Brennan, Woodson High School
Ava Brotemarkle, Woodson High School
Daniel Brunsen, West Springfield High School
Ainsley Buice, Fairfax High School
Anna Cox, Langley High School
Aannali De Franco, South County High School
Surya Dineshkumar, Oakton High School
Elise Erbrecht, Robinson Secondary School
Elias Falke, Fairfax High School
Jenna Franke, Robinson Secondary School
Advai Govind, Madison High School
Heidi Hager, Oakton High School
Amana Haque, South County High School
Lakshmi Hari, Chantilly High School
Emi Harrison, Oakton High School
Langlen Heisnam, Westfield High School
Lauren Hinckley, McLean High School
Max Hoffmann, Justice High School
Sarah Hymans, Woodson High School
Dhanush Kadlangunta, Westfield High School
Rahel Kassa, Justice High School
Ryan Knutti, Centreville High School
Jeremy Lacey-Kline, West Potomac High School
Allison MacDonald, Woodson High School
Serea Manson, Woodson High School
Lillianna McNerney, Westfield High School
Tyler Miller, Annandale High School
Emiljia Mohora, McLean High School
Mia Mortman, McLean High School
Catherine Morton, Woodson High School
Joaquin Najar, Woodson High School
Juliet Pascoe, Mt. Vernon High School
Claire Pocock, Woodson High School
Tabitha Pullen, West Potomac High School
Sophia Rader, Marshall High School
Farid Rashidi, Langley High School
Kasimir Rastogi, Langley High School
Madelyn Regan, Centreville High School
Valeria Ribera, Mt. Vernon High School
Sarah Rubalcava, Hayfield Secondary School
Anjewel Smith, Hayfield Secondary School
Conner Smith, Hayfield Secondary School
Vincent Snow, South County High School
Andrew Stroman, West Potomac High School
Ashraya Suri, Langley High School
Lena Tosounidis, Oakton High School
Millicent Vanstory, Marshall High School
Henry Waldrop, Herndon High School
Saron Walelign, Justice High School
Ellie Wanamaker, Langley High School
Kate Wigmore, Langley High School
Eleanore Williams, Oakton High School
Brian Zheng, Woodson High School

Orchestra

Jonah Ascoli, Lake Braddock Secondary School
Ramona Ban, Robinson Secondary School
Kaiwan Bilal, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Ethan Chung, Chantilly High School
Connor Courtney, Chantilly High School
Daniel Foote, Robinson Secondary School
Isaiah Garrett, Oakton High School
Ryan Hong, Oakton High School
Bennett Huang, Langley High School
Elizabeth Hunt, Lewis High School
Lucia Ishii, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Guillermo Javierre Carmona, McLean High School
Chloe Jeong, McLean High School
Audrey Kan, Woodson High School
Angelee Kang, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Rayna Kim, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Sahn Kim, Woodson High School
Kara Kweon, Lake Braddock Secondary School
Valerie Lai, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Chloe Lee, Falls Church High School
Jaemin Lee, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Jonathan Lee, Chantilly High School
Sophia Lee, Lake Braddock Secondary School
Zabrina Lee, Marshall High School
Alette McNeill, Madison High School
Anson Mouzon, Robinson Secondary School
James Ngo, Woodson High School
Livia Nhan, McLean High School
Timothy Oh, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Leah Pang, Langley High School
Nari Park, Robinson Secondary School
Sarah Park, Lake Braddock Secondary School
Isaiah Reed, Lewis High School
Kerala Ryan, Oakton High School
Gemma Shi, Langley High School
Junhee Sim, South County High School
Amiliya Smith, Langley High School
Michael Sweet, Robinson Secondary School
Joshua Thrush, Madison High School
Aaron Tzeng, Fairfax High School
Max Vu, Robinson Secondary School
Sophia Wang, McLean High School
Spencer Wang, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Seungwoo Yoon, Oakton High School
Max Zhao, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

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