Gryson Bae, a 13-year-old Korean American from East Amherst, NY, attends Transit Middle School in the Williamsville School District. He began playing the violin in third grade in 2018, studying with Shieh-Jian Tsai of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. He successfully auditioned for the Erie County Elementary Orchestra in 2021, 2022, and 2023, performing at the All-County Elementary concert at Kleinhans Music Hall. He also auditioned for the NYSSMA Evaluation Festival and played as a 1st violin member at the Zone 1 Junior High School Area All-State Music Festival. He also attended Luzerne Music Center’s Junior Session Music Camp in the summers of 2022 and 2023. In 2022-2023, he was a 1st violin member and a concertmaster of the Great Buffalo Youth String Orchestra. Currently, he is a 2nd violin member of the Great Buffalo Youth Orchestra since September 2023 and serves as the concertmaster at the Transit Middle School Orchestra.
You can find Gryson’s 2024 Classical Music Competition violin performance here.