Congratulations to the 26 graduating seniors in the 2024 Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra! Most of them are heading to college to pursue a variety of majors, some in music performance and education and many in scientific and medical fields. Some are staying in the Rochester area, while others are heading out of state. We wish them all the best!
- William Acevedo: 1 gap year then Eastman School of Music for Music
- Isabel Ament: McGill University, double major in Bassoon Performance and International Developmental Relations
- Ella Belculfine: Nazareth University to study Music Education
- Lindsey Chan: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, majoring in Fine Arts with a focus on Graphic Design and Interior Design
- Julian Chumacero: Double major in Mathematics and Music at Pomona College
- Shuwen Ding: Wellesley College
- Joanna Frank: Studying Cello Performance at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
- Eliza Gardner: Nazareth University to study Music and plan to study abroad
- Isabel Goldstein: University of Rochester and Eastman dual degree for Archaeology, Technology & Historical Structures and Double Bass Performance
- Claire Kazmierczak: College and eventually med school
- Ryan Kunze: Biomedical Engineering at Bucknell University
- Sam LoCigno: Fordham University Major: Political Science Pre-law track
- Hannah Loughner: Study Biology at SUNY Geneseo
- Keegan Matzky: Attending college for Music as well as Business or Economics
- Ellery McClenathan: Binghamton University with a major in Integrative Neuroscience on a Pre-Health Track and minor in Music
- Sophie Novak: University of Rochester, major in Brain and Cognitive Sciences on the premed track, minor in French/ASL and hope to study abroad
- Vance Osness: Major in Computer Science at RIT with a Music minor
- Marin Penner: Binghamton University with a major in Chemistry; also plan to audition for the campus wind symphony and/or symphony orchestra
- Elizabeth Runion: Major in Flute Performance at the University of South Carolina
- Benjamin Saunders: Eastman School of Music, Double Bass Performance, Jazz and Contemporary Media; hoping to keep orchestral playing in my life
- Analie VanManen: Attending college for English and minoring in Musical Theater
- Katherine Wojcik: Attending St. John Fisher University to study Nursing
- Aurora Wolf: Majoring in Video Game Design and Development at RIT
- Dominic Wolff: Music Education at Nazareth University
- Prophecy Wood: Plan to attend Hampton University to become a pilot, with minor in Music; will participate in the marching band and other ensembles
- Lina Yang: Studying Finance and Management at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania