About Us
ConChord Music is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that aims to promote unity and harmony and mental health through music. We believe that music has the power to bring people together, to foster empathy and understanding, and to promote positive change in our communities with a particular emphasis on enhancing mental well-being.
Meet our talented Members
Piano
Ella Sumanaseni
Piano
Carnegie Mellon University
Lawrence Kim
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Sasha Starcevich
Jing Mei Elementary School
Brandon Yang
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Yelena Balabanova
Chloe Nari Wang
Piano
Teacher: Adam Aleksander
Jing Mei Elementary
Justin Zhu
Piano
Teacher: Nicole Kim
Somerset Elementary
Hannah Li
Piano
Teacher: Nino Merabishvili
Newport High School
Michelle Cao
Piano
Northwestern University
William Wang
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Peter Mack
Interlake High School
Courtney Tam
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Yelena Balabanova
Newport High School
Ethan Park
Piano
Lakeside School
Yu Yan Perrie Lam
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Yelena Balabanova
Redmond Middle School
David Gatien
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Yoshikazu Nagai
Interlake High School
Nina Iorik
Piano / Harpsichord / Composition
Teachers: Dr. Nino Merabishvili / Jillon Stoppels-Dupree / Marcin Pączkowski
Washington Connections Academy
Allison Lin
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Yelena Balabanova Eastside Preparatory School
Kevin Fan
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Yelena Balabanova Eastside Preparatory School
Alexander Vollmer
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Yelena Balabanova
Lakeside School
Yuyang Liu
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Sasha Starcevich
Odle Middle School
Taiyo Oishi
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Oksana Ejokina
Inglemoor High School
Jason Nam
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Rufus Choi
The Bear Creek School
Joyce Ye
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Yelena Balabanova Explorer Middle School
Jimmy Huang
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Yelena Balabanova Lakeside School
Stefan Zhou
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Sasha Starcevich
Felix Zhang
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Sasha Starcevich
Ryan Zhu
Piano
Teacher: Nicole Kim
Lakeside Middle School
Yiling Sun
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Yelena Balabanova BASIS Independent Bellevue
Joel Rice
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Jensina Oliver
Shorewood High School
Emma Lu
Piano
Teacher: Dr. Nicole Kim
International School
Strings
Winston Yu
Cello
Teacher: Kevin Krentz
University Prep
Esmee Lee
Cello
Teacher: Efe Baltacigil
The Bear Creek School
Isabella Son
Piano & Cello
Teacher: Dr. Lee
Newport High School
Bradley Wen
Cello
Teacher: Dr. Lee
Somerset Elementary
Jingwen Zhang
Violin
The Overlake School
Alysia Chen
Violin
Georgia Tech
Siqi Shi
Violin
BASIS Independent Bellevue
Jonathan Fung
Cello
Teacher: Dr. Shiang-yin Lee
Eastside Christian School
Leisa Tsutsumi
Violin
Teacher: Noah Geller
Bellevue High School
Rita Iorik
Viola da gamba
Teacher: Shulamit Kleinerman & Tess Roberts
Environmental and Adventure School
Steven Lin
Cello
Teacher: Dr. Lee
Basis Independent Bellevue
Jeana Jang
Violin & Piano
Teachers: Moon Young Cho & Nancy Jang
Glacier Peak High School
Vincent Yue
Cello
Somerset Elementary School
Anna Zhu
Cello
Teacher: Dr. Lee
Newport High School
Kevin Zhang
Erhu & Cello
Newport High School
Jeremiah Son
Cello
Teacher: Dr. Lee
Emerson High School
Matthew Tian
Violin
Teacher: Maria Larionoff
Purdue University
Allen Yang
Cello
Teacher: Dr. Lee
BASIS Independent Bellevue
Janie Jang
Cello & Piano
Teachers: Sungmee Lee & Nancy Jang
Glacier Peak High School
Charles Lee
Cello
Teacher: Efe Baltacıgil
Lakeside High School
Sophia Lin
Violin
Teacher: Patrick Galvin
Endeavour Elementary School
Rachel Jung
Violin
Teacher: Simon James
Sammamish High School
Angela Wen
Cello
Teacher: Dr. Lee
Newport High School
Blaire Wang
Cello
Teacher: Dr. Shiang-yin Lee
Islander Middle School
Reina Kim
Violin
Teacher: Simon James
K-12 Homeschool
Voice/Woodwinds
Angie Wang
Saxophone
Teacher: Evan Smith
Mercer Island High School
Hailey Choi
Clarinet
Teacher: Julie Werth
Eastlake High School
Sophia Xu
Voice
Northwestern University
Annie Liu
Flute
Teacher: Bonnie Blanchard
Medina Elementary School
Lauren Lee
Voice
UC Berkeley
Emilia Banuelos
Flute
Teacher: Libby Gray
The Environmental & Adventure School
Maya Varghese
Voice & Guitar
Teacher: Megan Parker
Newport High School
Meet our Management Team
Nina Iorik
Co-President, Director of Education & Social Media
Washington Connections Academy
Angela Wen
Co-President, Director of Marketing
Newport High School
Kevin Fan
Director of Operations & Media Production
Eastside Preparatory School
Isabella Son
Newport High School
Leisa Tsutsumi
Bellevue High School
Eidee Tan
Newport High School
Yiling Sun
BASIS Independent Bellevue
Advisors
Courtney Tam
President 2025-26
Northwestern University
Michelle Cao
Founder, President 2023-25
Northwestern University
Eileen Wen
Co-Founder, Vice President & Treasurer (2023-25)
Duke University