Current Leadership
Aleena Zhang
Co-President
Aleena Zhang is a junior at Princeton High School where she plays flute in the Princeton Studio Band. She started playing the flute 5 years ago, and has since been selected to play in multiple New Jersey Honor Bands. She has also passed the Grade 7 ABRSM exam with a distinction rating, and has performed in Carnegie Hall numerous times. She joined Where Music Carries Us in her freshman year with hopes to share her passion for music with her community through volunteer service. Her hobbies include drawing, photography, and baking; as well as playing traditional Chinese instruments, the hulusi and bamboo flute.
Mattias Blix
Co-President
Mattias Blix is a Junior at Princeton High School. He plays piano outside of school. He joined WMCU in 7th grade with the hope of growing the organization. Since then he has participated at multiple WMCU events such as performing a concert for senior citizens as well as bagging items for local charities to distribute. Outside of WMCU, Mattias is an active member of his school’s debate team and runs for his school’s cross-country team.
Chloe Zhao
Vice-President
Chloe Zhao is a junior at Princeton High School. She plays the flute and sings outside of school. Chloe joined WMCU in the 8th grade and loves the way it makes her bond with other local musicians and help her community. She hopes to encourage more students to join and use WMCU’s platform to fundraise for economic relief in the Princeton area. Outside of the organization, Chloe enjoys creative and journalistic writing, video games, debate, fashion, and reading.
Karina Yuan
Publicity and Co-Video Chair
Karina Yuan is a sophomore at Princeton Day School, where she plays percussion in the Upper School Band. She has also been playing piano since she was 5 years old. She has passed the level 5 ABRSM test for piano, and she was part of National Honors Band in Shanghai, China prior to the arrival of COVID-19. Karina joined WMCU in 2021 because she wanted to to bond with other musicians in the nearby area. Other than music, Karina enjoys creative writing, art, and musical theater.
Angela Du
Public Relations and Co-Video Chair
Angela Du is a junior at Princeton Day School where she is part of the school’s acapella and choir group. She joined WMCU in freshman year hoping to use her 6+ years of musical experience to express her passion for the subject through volunteering. In addition to her voice, Angela also plays the piano, drums, and hulusi. Outside of music, she is a competitive squash player and enjoys musical theater and cooking.
Spencer Wang
Webmaster
Spencer is currently an 11th-grade student at the Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science. He joined WMCU in the 10th grade, aiming to provide technical support to the team and collaborate with everyone. Through music, He hopes to bring joy and warmth to everyone within the community. During his spare time, he loves playing clarinet and has a deep passion for all kinds of music. Additionally, he is very enthusiastic about programming and computers.
Past Members and Leaders
Audrey Yang
Founder
Audrey Yang is currently enrolled in Princeton University. She has been playing the flute since third grade and has played in PHS’ Studio Band and the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. Audrey attended the Flute Workshop at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute in the summer of 2019. In 2020, she was named a National YoungArts Honorable Mention Winner in Classical Flute and was a finalist in the National Flute Association’s High School Soloist Competition. Audrey founded Where Music Carries Us in 2018 to bring musicians together, forging bonds through music to benefit the greater community. Outside of playing music and finding ways to help out in the region, she loves to study French and linguistics.
Congratulations to our previous members!
- Annie S (JHU)
- Bolin S (Harvard)
- Crystal Y (Dartmouth)
- Ellen W (MIT)
- Emily Q (Princeton)
- Emily (Columbia)
- Emily J (Berklee Music School)
- Helen H (Princeton)
- Joyce (NYU)
- Katherine F (Harvard)
- Kevin H (Berklee Music School-Jazz)
- Yvonne (Juilliard-Clarinet)
We wish them all a bright future beyond college!
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