Sigma Alpha Iota

Philanthropies Awards 2024 SIGMA ALPHA IOTA PAN PIPES FALL 2024 31 ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL NATIONAL VOCAL SCHOLARSHIP Maria Vasilevskaya Sigma Theta, Eastman School of Music, Eta A, Region VIII BREVARD MUSIC CENTER Isabella Brady Beta Delta, University of Puget Sound, Nu, Region I CHAUTAUQUA SUMMER INSTITUTION Katie Malone and Theo Hayes OPERA IN THE OZARKS AT INSPIRATION POINT INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS MACDOWELL/PAN'S COTTAGE ROUND TOP INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL INSTITUTE INSTITUTION GRANTS EASTERN MUSIC FESTIVAL Larissa Hsu Gamma Epsilon, University of Maryland, Iota A, Region VIII Larissa Hsu is a rising college junior pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance. At the University of Maryland, College Park, Hsu studies under the mentorship of Dr. Sarah Frisof, Amal Gochenour, and Leah Arsenault Barrick. Before beginning her collegiate musical studies, her previous teacher was Elizabeth Shuhan, who is a visiting lecturer of flute at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Along with private study, Hsu has received masterclass guidance from renowned flautists such as Carol Wincenc, Marina Piccinini, Elizabeth Rowe, Lorna McGhee, and Matthew Roitstein. She has also played principal flute in ensembles such as the NAfME All- National Symphony Orchestra, the New York All-State Symphony Orchestra, the Interlochen World Youth Wind Symphony, and the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Youth Orchestra. In addition to her ensemble experience, Hsu holds the title as winner of the 2018 Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition and recently placed second in the Mid- Atlantic Flute Convention's Collegiate Soloist competition. As of now, Hsu is a member of the University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra where she continues her journey as a young professional musician.

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