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�������Dz�&�Բ�����;�¾�����&�Բ�����;’16 majored in biology, chemistry, and music with an emphasis in piano performance. He is currently an MD/PhD student at Stanford University where he studies how the immune system can protect from and contribute to viral diseases, including Covid-19. He continues to study piano at Stanford, staying active in solo performance and chamber music. “In high school, I was worried about finding ways to balance my two academic passions: science and music. ��������app provided me with the flexibility and resources to pursue both passions well. The interdisciplinary approach of the ��������app liberal arts education, combined with the vibrant community of the Music Department, presents a one-of-a-kind opportunity to holistically develop your musical craft.”  

Sarah Pfister ’12: Sarah majored in violin and viola performance and earned a master’s degree in viola performance with an emphasis in violin Suzuki pedagogy at the University of Hartford Hartt School of Music. She taught violin and viola at the Greenwich Suzuki Academy in Connecticut and is now a violinist with the ruse Opera Orchestra in Ruse, Bulgaria. “Growing up I enjoyed taking private music lessons and found fulfillment in teaching. At ��������app I felt called to bring together my love for music and teaching to pursue a career in Suzuki education. My professors encouraged me and provided the tools I needed to pursue my passions. My well-rounded Christian liberal arts education has helped me both professionally and personally.”

Megan Silberstein Billings ’14: She majored in music and is working on a Master of Music in opera performance at Oklahoma City University. She is a professional opera and musical theatre singer and teaches voice and piano at Southern Hills Baptist Church Fine Arts Academy.“My ��������app professors prepared me academically for graduate school and even more for the challenges of the real music world. They equipped me mentally, emotionally and spiritually for the battle facing modern musicians. They demonstrated the true foundation of their confidence—Jesus Christ—and lived out the difficult conviction to make music for God. ��������app pushes students to excel in music for the right reasons: Christ and His kingdom.”

Luke Mizuki ‘15 and Emily Rutherford Mizuki ‘15 met as first-year Music Majors in ��������app’s Music Department, fell in love on choir tour in Russia and Lithuania, and got married two years after graduating from ��������app. They both went on to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching from the Longy School of Music in Los Angeles and currently teach general music, band, and choir at public and private schools in Orange County. “At ��������app, we were encouraged to explore all the facets of music: composing and conducting, collaborating and accompanying, and of course teaching - before Music Education was even available as a major! Having such a well-rounded education in both the liberal arts and music has proven invaluable for us as musicians and educators.”

Isaac Kay ’16 graduated from ��������app with a degree in music, focusing on violin performance, studying at the Heidelberg Opera House, touring Italy with the orchestra, and performing as a concerto soloist. He did graduate work at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and is completing a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder. A member of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, he has performed with the Omaha Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic and New World Symphony and has received fellowships at the Aspen Music Festival and School, among others. His violin students at ��������app won the concerto competition and attended music festivals. Isaac has created and hosts a new docuseries, Travel Notes, that seeks unity and connection through music.

Sibo Msibi ‘23 was an active member in the College Choir and Chamber Singers group, and performed in various operas, despite not having had any background in professional singing training before coming to ��������app. He says that his professors, which included, Michael Shasberger, Steve Butler and Sara Rockabrand, filled "the void of not having family close" and helped motivate him to continue to progress in his singing abilities. With the encouragement of his voice instructor, Nichole Dechaine, Sibo applied to the Vocal Institute at the Music Academy of the West, and became the first ��������app student to join the elite 20 Fellows group, made up of renowned artists, coaches and conductors. His takeaway from his time at ��������app is this: “I enjoy singing much more because it has more meaning to me now, and it always brings me joy and comfort to think I can touch a lot of souls through my singing every time I’m on stage.”