About Us
The story
Project Andante is a place for musicians to grow and give back to their communities.
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From the very beginning, we wanted to create a safe space for students to have fun making music that everyone could enjoy, offering a remedial experience to others. We wanted to expand from the traditional idea of a recital and provide a joyful, risk-free environment where everyone – both the performers and the audience – can enjoy the beauty of music.
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Through the healing power of music, we strive to provide residents of senior and nursing homes a unique method of therapy. Project Andante is our way to share a new antidote while providing a positive setting where people aren't afraid to show up and share out.​
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And who are better listeners than our elders, who have been by our sides for every moment of our lives? Their companionship has always brought every one of us a sense of security and strength throughout our journey. Their encouragements have always been the push of motivation to pull us out of a musical rut.
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For many of our performers today, countless people have always been supporting them. Project Andante is our way of returning the favor.
Megan LIU
Co-President
Megan, a senior at Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington, has been enchanting audiences with her piano skills since the age of four. Megan has been Performing alongside Project Andante in August 2022. Beyond music, she immerses herself in reading, TV shows, and games.
Caileen is a senior at Lakeside School and plays violin and piano. She has been participating in Project Andante since March of 2024. She enjoys playing in both orchestra and chamber, and outside of music, she enjoys painting, ballet, baking, and cooking.
Caileen WAN
Co-President
With each passing year (and set of concerts!), Project Andante gets larger and larger, bringing in more unique performers and performance venues every day. And with this larger scale, comes larger issues. How do we organize setlists? Ensembles? Venues? Practice times? The answer often lies in our leadership team.
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Project Andante's leadership team is meant to be a group that works in the shadows to make performing and hosting as easy and accessible as possible. With jobs from contacting senior homes to MCing the concerts themselves, these individuals handle the awkward first steps, calm the jittery nerves, and aim to make the performers and audience shine as bright as possible.
Our Purpose
OUR LEADERSHIP team
Anna Li
Music Director
Anna is a student at Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington. She has played the piano for 10 years but has limited experience with other instruments such as the violin. Outside of music, her hobbies include competitive swimming and reading.
Ava LO
Music Director
Ava is a senior at Newport High School in Bellevue, WA. She has been playing the violin for 9 years and the flute for 5 years. She has been part of Project Andante's concerts since June of 2024. Outside of music, she enjoys baking, writing, and spending time with family and friends.
Julia Hu
Music Director
Julia is a junior at Lakeside School. She plays the violin and sings, and has been with Project Andante since August 2025. Outside of music, she loves to read, draw, run, and achieve adequate amounts of sleep.
Keyu guo
Music Director
Keyu Guo, a sophomore at Newport High School in Bellevue, WA, has been actively participating in choir since the third grade. In the winter of 2024, she began studying musical theater and joined Project Andante. In her free time, she enjoys playing basketball, drawing, and watching TV shows.
emma ye
Music Director
Emma will be a junior at Interlake High School. Emma has played the Guzheng for nearly 10 years and has performed at many cultural and community events in that time. She has performed with Project Andante since 2024. Outside of music, she likes to paint and knit.
Abby Chen
Performer Outreach Director
Abby is a student at International School in the Bellevue, Washington. She started playing violin in 5th grade. She has been part of Project Andante's concerts since December of 2022. Outside of music, she enjoys hanging out with her friends, sleeping in her bed, playing video games, playing violin in school and outside of school orchestras, and somewhat enjoys swimming.
Chloe kwan
Venue Outreach Director
Chloe is a Sophomore in Newport High School. She has loved singing since she was young, but she also enjoys playing volleyball, reading, eating, and sleeping.
Victor ZHAO
Social Media Director
Victor is a student at Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington. He has played the piano for many years and apart from music he enjoys playing soccer, participating in boy scouts, and skiing. He has been part of Project Andante's concerts since August of 2022.
Melanie Grad
Performer Committee
Melanie is a sophomore at Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington. She plays cello and has participated in her school orchestra since 5th grade. She started performing with Project Andante in February 2025. She enjoys playing chamber music, hanging out with cats, drawing (especially cats), and baking.
Yilin Tong
Performer Committee
Yilin is a Junior at Newport High School. She began studying piano at age 5 and violin at age 12, and has won several awards in competitions. Outside of music, Yilin is engaged in math competitions and robotics, and enjoys drawing in her free time.
Alicia Feng
Performer Committee
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Leland Chen
Performer Committee
Leland is a Junior at Newport High School. He has been playing the cello since 6th grade. Additionally, he participates in his school's orchestra and Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO). Outside of music, Leland plays travel baseball, and likes to cook and draw in his free time.
Fei Teng
Performer Committee
Fei is in 10th grade at Newport, she’s played cello for 4 years, and outside of music she likes baking, roller blading and sending stuff into the sky (aka rocketry).
Scott Shen
Performer Committee
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MUSIC ADVISORS
Former leaders
Christina Liu: Co-Founder, Former Co-President​
Nicholas Chen: Co-Founder, Former Co-President​
Jeffery Zhao: Former Music Director
Ethan Hsu: Former Performer Outreach Director
Logan Kwan: Former Venue Outreach Director
James Lee: Former Music Director