“Music! It is our companion, our friend, our voice, and among the greatest of arts! It soars to the highest heights and plunges to the deepest depths of the human experience.”-J Winson

Mrs. Jennifer Winson is thrilled to be a teacher of music, fine art and academics to students and families in the Seattl…

Nicholas Wong (Nick) was born into a musical family; his mother was a Chinese opera singer in Hong Kong. When he was around 6 years old, his family moved a piano into the home and his older sister started learning to play it; This type of music was completely new to him, and he was immediately drawn to it. He…

Seattle music teacher Luke Yanz grew up on Chicago’s south side, and began learning music at a young age. He took piano lessons for several years before getting his first guitar at age 12 (the result of a deal he struck with his parents). His first band, Cosmic Fool, began playing live while still in gramma…

Ruby Yeh is the second prize winner of the first International Henri Selmer Paris Clarinet Academy and Competition in 2017 and the second prize of the Barbara Wagner Chamber Music Competition in the United States in 2021. She was the recipient of the Verdehr Trio Award from 2017 to 2021. Ms. Yeh’s started h…

Ahra Yoo was born in Seoul, Korea. After completing her BA in Organ Performance, she came to the USA in 2006 to pursue graduate studies in organ with Dr. Carole Terry at the University of Washington. While in her program, she was active both as a performer with other instrumentalists and as a solo performer. …

Margaret Young-Weitzel was in the faculty of Claflin University as Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music Education. She completed her Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Washington where she studied conducting with Timothy Salzman. She also holds a Masters in Teaching and a Bachelor’s i…

Erich Zheng began his studies in piano when he was just 6 years old. His love for music continued to increase over the years, and in high school he decided to pursue a formal music education after attending the North Carolina School of the Arts. Receiving a full scholarship for musical merit, Erich continued …