Tae Kim, 14, attends Stuyvesant High School in New York City. Tae studies guitar with Gohar Vardanyan and previously studied with Robert Miller at the California Conservatory of Music. He has performed in master classes conducted by Eduardo Fernández, Eliot Fisk, Sharon Isbin, David Russell, and Jason Vieaux. Tae has participated in festivals and competitions hosted by Guitar Lab, Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society, Eliot Fisk Guitar Academy, and the Guitar Foundation of America. He has recorded Caprichos de Goya No. 18 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco with Partita Studio in South Korea. Besides guitar, Tae loves Gong Cha. He is also qualified for the USA Junior Mathematical Olympiad.

Mia Embree Stone, 17, is a student at Stratford High School in South Carolina. She began studying guitar at the age of 10 with Christopher Teves, who has mentored and inspired her throughout her musical journey. Mia has had the opportunity to learn from other artists through programs such as the Peabody Preparatory Summer Guitar Intensive and the Eastern Music Festival. Her passion for music extends beyond classical guitar, as she sings and leads in her school’s treble and chorale choirs. Mia enjoys performing on stage in plays and musicals, sketching, and taking photos of her cat and dog.

Alicia Suen, 15, is a sophomore at American Heritage School Florida. She began playing guitar at 8, and has studied with Young Jun Lim, Erdong Li, and Raphael Padron. She currently studies with Dr. Andrew Zohn and Christopher Mallet. Alicia has won prizes at the Marlow Guitar Festival, Southern Guitar Festival, CSU Guitar Symposium Columbus, Florida Guitar Festival, and UF Guitar Extravaganza. She is the VP of her school’s guitar club and a regular soloist at her school concerts. Alicia’s passion for music extends beyond guitar as she enjoys creating original songs. She likes to challenge herself with challenging courses, and has a love for Biology and other sciences.