Art Director
Dave Swanson
Bassist
Conductor
Dave is the art director of iSchool of Music And Arts. As one of the most accomplished bassists, Dave is giving the band its soul and blood.
President
Thea Chen
Alice Huang
Alice Huang
President
Violinist
Thea Chen is a junior at Syosset Senior High School, playing violin in and outside the Fortune Star band. She has been playing violin since she was five and reached level six in fourth grade, starting with Allegro Brillante by William Ten Have. Recently, she achieved a full score of 100 on All-State NYSSMA. Aside from v
President
Violinist
Thea Chen is a junior at Syosset Senior High School, playing violin in and outside the Fortune Star band. She has been playing violin since she was five and reached level six in fourth grade, starting with Allegro Brillante by William Ten Have. Recently, she achieved a full score of 100 on All-State NYSSMA. Aside from violin, she also paints and sketches, winning awards like the National Award of Excellence for the PTA Reflections art contest. She is also part of another community service organization, AYLUS, where she aids in gardening, teaching, and protecting the environment.
Alice Huang
Alice Huang
Alice Huang
President
Lead Singer
Alice Huang, a junior at Syosset High School, is a singer who juggles multiple diverse genres of music, including classical, contemporary pop/rock, and musical theatre. As an All-Eastern, All-State, and ACDA National Honor Choir vocalist, Alice has won various top awards in regional vocal competitions for upper classic
President
Lead Singer
Alice Huang, a junior at Syosset High School, is a singer who juggles multiple diverse genres of music, including classical, contemporary pop/rock, and musical theatre. As an All-Eastern, All-State, and ACDA National Honor Choir vocalist, Alice has won various top awards in regional vocal competitions for upper classical voice and scholarships for international choral programs. She has also been actively engaged for years in local musical organizations, such as MYO Choirs and Fortune Star Band. Outside music, Alice is notably interested in STEM, particularly mathematics and physics.
Officers
Brendan Jiang
Brendan Jiang
Brendan Jiang
Concertmaster
Guitarist
Harrison King
Brendan Jiang
Brendan Jiang
Vice President
Lead Singer
Harrison King is 14 years old, and is in the 10th grade at Syosset High School. He loves to play the piano, sing, and swim. He hopes to become fluent in Chinese, so he can clearly sing songs in the Chinese language one day. Harrison joined the band because he loves to express himself musically, and find a group of talented individuals to just hang out with.
Keshang Ying
Brendan Jiang
Keshang Ying
Treasurer
Violinist
Keshang Ying is a senior in high school active in the national music society, coding club, and varsity swim team. At first he joined Fortune Star Band to play music with a group, however he found much more from all the relationships and friendships made while taking on the role of treasurer.
Chloe Wu
Brendan Jiang
Keshang Ying
Secretary
Violist
Chloe Wu is a junior in Syosset High School. She is a remarkable blend of artist, leader, athlete, and innovator. She is a talented violist in the band and a committed volunteer, giving back to her community while pursuing her musical interests. Currently, she demonstrates her commitment to service by working towards her
Secretary
Violist
Chloe Wu is a junior in Syosset High School. She is a remarkable blend of artist, leader, athlete, and innovator. She is a talented violist in the band and a committed volunteer, giving back to her community while pursuing her musical interests. Currently, she demonstrates her commitment to service by working towards her Eagle Scout project. She enjoys the athleticism of badminton and explores her technical side with a passion for engineering activities.
Eileen Liang
Eileen Liang
Eileen Liang
Secretary & IT Admin
Pianist
Eileen Liang, a sophomore at Syosset High School, is a passionate musician and loves playing the piano. Besides music, she is also dedicated to tennis, where she finds the chance to unwind on the court. Through this band, she hopes to give back to the community in a meaningful way through her performance.
Amelia Lin
Eileen Liang
Eileen Liang
Media Officer
Cellist
Queena Su
Eileen Liang
Queena Su
Chair of Fundraisers
Flutist
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Harry Wolff
Alexander Lin
Isabella Yan
Violinist
Harry is a violinist in the band as well as in his school. Other than that, he likes to go fishing whenever he can. Violin really helped him build his musical interest over the years.
Isabella Yan
Alexander Lin
Isabella Yan
Singer
Isabella is a member of the Fortune Star Band! She joined in the middle of September of 2023 to be a singer in the band. Singing is one of her favorite hobbies and she really enjoys it. Singing has helped Isabella build her confidence over the years and the band is a way of continuing her passion for singing.
Kaydence Pan
Alexander Lin
Alexander Lin
Singer
Kaydence has been a part of the Fortune Star Band and has been singing for almost a year. She can also play the clarinet and enjoys dedicating her time to the band/performing. Along with this, Kaydence is almost fourteen years old and enjoys skiing every winter as well.
Alexander Lin
Alexander Lin
Alexander Lin
Violinist
Alexander Lin is in 8th grade attending Southwoods Middle School in Syosset. He plays the violin and is preparing to do level 6 NYSSMA. He got inspired by his favorite artist Lindsey Stirling doing pop music on the violin. He loves French fries, socializing with friends, and listening to music. His future goal is to attend volun
Violinist
Alexander Lin is in 8th grade attending Southwoods Middle School in Syosset. He plays the violin and is preparing to do level 6 NYSSMA. He got inspired by his favorite artist Lindsey Stirling doing pop music on the violin. He loves French fries, socializing with friends, and listening to music. His future goal is to attend volunteer hours as much as possible and grow a garden in his backyard with a variety of different fruits and vegetables and also grow his music career starting by mastering the violin and wishing to play other instruments other than just violin and collaborating with Fortune Star Band in expanding the love of music.
Olivia Lebron
Patrick Kiernan
Patrick Kiernan
Percussionist
Olivia is a 14 year old (as of May 2024) student at Syosset High School who's passions are all types of art and music. She was in various art shows- including All County and also got into states for rowing, in which she won a silver medal. She can often be found reading books, watching movies, or working on another one of he
Percussionist
Olivia is a 14 year old (as of May 2024) student at Syosset High School who's passions are all types of art and music. She was in various art shows- including All County and also got into states for rowing, in which she won a silver medal. She can often be found reading books, watching movies, or working on another one of her art pieces. Her favorite musical artists include Beabadoobee, Cavetown, Mitski, and many more.
Patrick Kiernan
Patrick Kiernan
Patrick Kiernan
Guitarist
Patrick Kiernan, is a Senior at Seaford High School, who enjoys musical genres from Chopan to modern bands like Metallica. He plays piano and guitar over a variety of genres and currently plays in a few bands including FortuneStar. As music is his passion, education has been at his forefront. He has achieved top 25 of the Clas
Guitarist
Patrick Kiernan, is a Senior at Seaford High School, who enjoys musical genres from Chopan to modern bands like Metallica. He plays piano and guitar over a variety of genres and currently plays in a few bands including FortuneStar. As music is his passion, education has been at his forefront. He has achieved top 25 of the Class of 2025 SHS. In addition to his academic and musical studies, he participates in mathletes, computer club and is always researching avenues in this area. As FortuneStar and Ischool has brought him into the community more, he has worked alongside the Seaford Volunteer Fire Department as the Captain of the Seaford Fire Department Juniors. He is looking forward to continue his journey in all his endeavors and is grateful to have had all of these experiences thus far.
Chloe Fung
Patrick Kiernan
Emily Huang
Violinist
Emily Huang
Patrick Kiernan
Emily Huang
Flutist
Nathan Chen
Nathan Chen
Nathan Chen
Percussionist
Nikki Li
Nathan Chen
Nathan Chen
Singer
Aiden Chen
Nathan Chen
Patrick Lin
Cellist
Patrick Lin
Nathan Chen
Patrick Lin
Violinist
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Dian Gu
Austin Lin
Austin Lin
Bassist
Austin Lin
Austin Lin
Austin Lin
Violinist
Pai Liu
Austin Lin
Pai Liu
Violinist
Ivy Mo
Austin Lin
Pai Liu
Cellist
Ryan Su
Brady Wong
Brady Wong
Saxophonist
Brady Wong
Brady Wong
Brady Wong
Percussionist
Yiru Zhang
Brady Wong
Yiru Zhang
Flutist
Niran Zuo
Brady Wong
Yiru Zhang
Singer
Kayden Li
Darren Gao
Darren Gao
Cellist
Darren Gao
Darren Gao
Darren Gao
Trumpeter
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Evan King
Angeline Zhang
Angeline Zhang
Singer
Angeline Zhang
Angeline Zhang
Angeline Zhang
Violinist
Cynthia Chen
Angeline Zhang
Cynthia Chen
Violinist
David Guo
Angeline Zhang
Cynthia Chen
Pianist
Erica Lebron
Margaret Zhang
Erica Lebron
Hornist
Joseph Feng
Margaret Zhang
Erica Lebron
Euphonium
Julianne Kwok
Margaret Zhang
Margaret Zhang
Singer
Julianne is a member of Fortune Star Band. Her passion for singing started at a young age with her first karaoke machine and vocal lessons in 4th grade. Her favorite genre is K-pop and she is a proud ARMYSTAY. Julianne has also participated in Select Chorus, school musicals, and rock band within iSchool of Music and Art.
Margaret Zhang
Margaret Zhang
Margaret Zhang
Lead singer