 | Cheryl Lopez-Flutist Cheryl Lopez is a freelance flutist in Southern California. She attended both La Sierra University and Loma Linda University receiving scholarships to both institutions. Cheryl is a founding member of the Renaissance Trio and enjoys presenting solo recitals in Los Angeles area venues. She has performed as a featured soloist and chamber player with the Pasadena Conservatory of Music and has performed with several symphony orchestras, including the Crown City Symphony. Cheryl has received many awards such as the Bank of America Achievement Award in Music and the Outstanding Performance and Outstanding Achievement Awards from the Glendale Adventist Academy. She was a winner of the state-wide VOCE Festival Competition sponsored by the Music Teacher’s Association of California. Her principal instructors have been Sandra Kipp, Heather Clark, and Francine Pancost. Cheryl is currently establishing her own private flute studio and is pursuing a career in flute performance. |
 | Christine Ho - First Violinist Born in Los Angeles, California, Christine Ho first studied the violin at the age of 9. She graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. She joined the Filipino-American Symphony Orchestra as a first violinist on February 24, 2009. Christine currently teaches violin and piano lessons out of her studio in Long Beach, and is also a freelance musician. Additionally, she is the Coordinator, founder, and a violinist of the Southern Cities String Quartet, a chamber music ensemble that provides live music for concerts and special events such as weddings and private parties. Professionally, Christine holds Active Memberships with the Music Teachers’ Association of California, Long Beach Branch, where she is currently the Branch Recital Director; the American Federation of Musicians, Local 353, and the California Music Studios. When not busy working, she enjoys spending quality time with family and friends, gardening, aerobics workouts, going on trips and outings, and photography. |
 | Christian Buado- Percussion FASO’s percussionist, Christian Buado, is a full-time Police Officer with the State of California and also serves with the 4th Battalion Military Police at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California. Born in Oceanside California, Christian has music in his blood. His late grandfather, Felino Buado, a choral conductor at the University of Baguio, was his inspiration to get involved in music. When he was five years old, Christian’s parents encouraged him to study music by buying him an accordion. He studied the accordion passionately and eventually started to play the piano. With formal private lessons in accordion and piano, Christian competed in the largest accordion and piano competition in the world, the Accordion Federation of North America.
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( Published on April 15, 2009 in MDWK Magazine p. 7 )
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