Chloe Kirk (age 18) is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Encino, California. In addition to Luna Lab, she is entering her second year of the LA Phil Composer Fellowship Program. She began studying piano at age three and cello at age seven, fostering a passion for performance and composition. Her works have been performed by professional groups, blending classical traditions with contemporary influences. As a first chair cellist with her school orchestra and an active participant in national music programs, she continues to explore a variety of avenues as an artist. Chloe’s music explores storytelling and identity, and strives to make works that can translate across communities.

Christabelle Kirkham (age 15) is a composer and multi-instrumentalist raised in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Her compositional journey started through Luna Lab’s Adventures in Sound program, where she fell in love with writing music. Beyond that, Christabelle has studied composition through summer programs at Brevard Music Center and the Tanglewood Institute. Most recently, her works have been played by the Arneis Quartet, the International Contemporary Ensemble, the Curiosity Cabinet, and at the Adirondack Lakes Theater Festival. As director of the Bottomless Pit Band, she composes and performs original music for her high school’s Shakespeare troupe, experimenting with improvisation and diverse musical styles.

Anchi Wang-Hall (age 17) is a composer, pianist, vocalist, and theorist from Columbus, Ohio. They have been recognized by MTNA and have participated in programs including Interlochen Arts Camp and Jacobs Composition Academy. Their music is inspired by anything from plants, to pigment hues, to narrative design, or even Sonata Theory. Anchi is currently excited by chance-based techniques, graphic/gestural scores, and innovative ways of using form as a rhetorical device. They write music based on how they experience the world, in hopes that it will resonate with others. Anchi studies composition with Dr. David Nelson Tomasacci and piano with Ms. Tatiana Kats.

Andromeda Wen (age 18) is a San Francisco-based composer and multireedist whose music explores the intersection of art and activism, responding to social and ecological crises through sound. Her works have been performed across the USA, Italy, and Austria by ensembles including Friction Quartet, Hub New Music, International Contemporary Ensemble, PHACE, SOLI Chamber Ensemble, and Telegraph Quartet. She has studied at Tanglewood, Interlochen, the Walden School, and SFCM pre-college. A recent finalist at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington, she is also a national winner in multiple composition competitions, including the Pacific Musical Society and National Federation of Music Clubs.

Faith Wesley (age 18) is a composer and clarinetist from Hot Springs, Arkansas. She is a senior at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, where she studies under Dr. Thomas Dempster. A transgender student, she has had works performed in Arkansas, Indiana, and Tennessee. Her compositions center on themes of transgender identity and social justice. This past summer, she attended the Sewanee Summer Music Festival, where she studied under Dr. Jorge Variego and Dr. Ingrid Stötzel. Faith is greatly inspired by the works of George Crumb and Pauline Oliveros. As she pursues further studies in composition, she hopes to continue experimenting and pushing boundaries to create compelling pieces.

Madeline Yang (age 17) is a composer and pianist from the Los Angeles area who is interested in all genres and traditions of music, as well as interdisciplinary works. She is grateful to have attended the Boston Conservatory’s Composition Intensive and Berklee’s Songwriting Sessions, and have works premiered by the Musical Offering, Arneis Quartet, and Boston Conservatory faculty, among others. In addition to Luna Lab, she is also a current fellow with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra Composer Fellowship Program and looks forward to having works performed by the orchestra and affiliate chamber ensembles. She studies piano with Dr. Hedy Lee and composition with Mr. Isaac Loew.