Qian Mei is currently an 8th grader at Burleigh Manor Middle School. Qian has been studying violin for five years. For the past four years, she has been studying with Dr. Sheng-Tsung Wang. Qian has been a member of the Howard County GT and Enrichment Orchestras since 4th grade. She also participates in the Maryland All State Junior Orchestra.

Qian is also actively involved with the Burleigh Manor Mathalon team and the school newsletter committee, and she played volleyball in afterschool intramurals. Apart from school related activities, Qian loves play badminton. Qian also enjoys reading mystery novels, watching movies, making origami, and baking.

Jenny Lehtonen is a 17-year-old junior at Oakland Mills High School in Columbia. She has played flute for seven years and currently studies with Marlee Lindon. She is a member of the Oakland Mills High School Wind Ensemble and Marching Band, and the Chapelgate Church Orchestra.

Jenny was the winner of the Junior Division of the 2006–2007 Flute Society of Washington Student Honors Competition and 2008 winner of the Greater Laurel and Columbia MTA Young Musician Competition. She has been a member of the Maryland All-State 2008 Junior Band, 2009 Senior Band, and 2010 Senior Orchestra.

Rena Shi, age 16, is a junior and an honor-roll student at River Hill High School. She began playing violin when she was three, and has been studying violin since with Ms. Ning Ma. She has been a member of the Maryland All State Orchestras every year since 2006, and is the principal second violin this year. Rena is the co-concertmaster and soloist of the River Hill High School Orchestra and the assistant concertmaster of the Howard County High School GT Orchestra. She recently won the River Hill/Marriotts Ridge High School Young Artist Competition and gave a solo performance with the River Hill/Marriotts Ridge High School Orchestra.

A resident of Clarksville, Rena is also a competitive tennis player. She has won many USTA junior tournaments and in 2008 was among the top eight in her age group in Maryland. In the 2009 season, after winning all of her matches, she attained the title of Howard County Girl’s Single Champion and Tennis Player of the Year.