Senior Spotlight: Josephine Van Hoey, Violin
AYPO Marketing
What is your current AYPO ensemble?
Philharmonic (AYP), Chamber Ensemble Music Buddies Mentor.
What AYPO ensembles have you played in and for how long?
AYP: 2025-2026, 2024-2025, 2023-2024. AYSO: 2022-2023. AYCO: 2021-2022, 2020-2021. AYSE: 2019-2020, 2018-2019. AYDO: 2017-2018, 2016-2017.
What college/university do you plan on attending this fall?
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
What do you hope to do after graduation or your more long-term goals?
I hope to have a career as a chamber musician, as well as teaching as a professor at a music school.
A favorite, or memorable AYPO experience?
One of my favorite AYPO experiences was having the opportunity to play Pictures at an Exhibition side by side with the NSO.
What musician, conductor, or orchestra inspires you and why?
One ensemble that inspires me is the Miro Quartet, because of the way they blend their sound and the joy that they bring to their performances.
Your advice for young musicians?
My advice for young musicians would be to try to experience as many different genres or styles of playing music as possible!
Congratulations, Josephine!