Iris Park is a freshman at Earl L. Vandermeulen High School located in Port Jefferson, NY. Studying piano since the age of five, Iris is currently a student of Professor Jeffery Biegel from Brooklyn College. Iris has been selected to perform at the 17th Annual NYSSMA Piano Showcase in Rochester during the 2023 All-state Winter Conference. At Port Jefferson, Iris participates in her school orchestra as a cellist and in jazz band on piano. She has also been a recent recipient of a Suffolk County Music Educators’ Association (SCMEA) and Long Island String Festival Association (LISFA) scholarship due to her strong passion in piano performance as well as her dedication to her school’s music program. In 2015, Iris was accepted into the Queen’s College Prep Music Program (CPSM) at the age of six. She has also participated in the SUNY Stony Brook Summer Chamber Ensemble Program, where Iris gained valuable coaching experience working as a member of a piano quintet. It is due to her outstanding ability and efforts that Iris’ piano playing has often been highlighted in school district events such as honors awards ceremonies, graduation, or in welcoming local dignitaries from the community.
You can find Iris’s 2023 Romantic Music Competition piano performance here.