My main goal is to eventually become a software engineer. I also want to go back to school for being a teacher and do what I love most— teaching violin to people. I can't wait to get that opportunity! People say I'm crazy but I want to teach high school. I want the kids to understand that the arts are actually meant to be focused on.

In 2015 I fell in love with ultimate frisbee. It's one of my favorite sports to play. All my friends in the Philadelphia community helped open my eyes up to see that it's a pretty cool to play a sport that isn't football or basketball. Growing up I thought football was the sport I was going to play, but it turns out ultimate frisbee was it. And it saves my violin hand! No broken fingers or anything.

Two amazing pieces were the Barber Adagio for strings and the Vitali Chaconne. They stood out because it felt like being in a movie. They were very beautiful but very difficult!

In the 2016 tour to China, I tried to wake up to see the sunrise at the Great Wall, but it didn't work out. It was still fun though— it was nice to be able to connect with my peers and enjoy the vacation while we played beautiful music.

Things are tough sometimes but when you get there you can get it done. It took me time to realize that I needed to just be patient and not overwhelm myself because everyone is in their own situation. Don't stress yourself. Take it one day at a time. You want to do all these things, but you have to make a plan to get where you want to be.

Welcoming Class of 2010 Stretto alumnus, Evan Quinn, to officially kick off our monthly "Alumni Spotlight" series! Evan graduated from Princeton Day School in 2010 and played with Stretto for 6 years. By his senior year, he was Principal Cello and the Student Assistant Conductor. He was also part of a string quartet with alums Daniel Safford, Farshad Tahvildar-Zadeh, and Priscilla Allman, for whom Stretto commissioned a string quartet their senior year.

All the Europe tours were amazing, but I'd have to say my favorite moment was performing Mozart's Requiem with the local school orchestra and choir in Essen, Germany (I think this was in 2005). ​