Princeton Brass Ensemble: Former Members

Former Members

	Crystal Qian '17 Former President Hi! I'm Crystal Qian, a freshman French horn/mellophone player from Olathe, Kansas. I'm a prospective BSE computer science major! In my spare time, I like taking naps, playing Starcraft, and posting Youtube videos of me rapping with my accordion. I'm also involved in the Princeton University Band! I love the deep sounds of the Brass Ensemble, and the more individualized focus on each instrument. Yay, PBE!
	Riley Fitzgerald '16 Former Treasurer I’m Riley Fitzgerald, a freshman and trombonist from Phoenix, Arizona. Aside from playing in the Princeton Brass Ensemble, I play with the Princeton University Orchestra and the Princeton University Band, and I enjoy arranging and composing music. I plan on majoring in mechanical engineering with certificates in robotics and intelligent systems and music performance.
	Brittany Lopetrone '17 Former Webmaster Hey! I'm Brittany, a French Horn player majoring in mechanical engineering while pursuing interests in art, music, Japanese, and whatever other intriguing things I come across! I was born in Michigan and grew up in South Carolina, but I currently hail from a "farmette" in Tennessee, where I enjoy the company of various farm animals.
	Dennis Yi '16 Joining the PBE in 2013, Dennis is a trombonist and sophomore prospective physics major from Bridgewater, New Jersey. He also appears in performances with the Princeton Triangle Club, Princeton University Players, PU Band, and Wind Ensemble. He wrote this biography in third-person himself because he likes the style, and has had dreams that made use of documentary novel and multiple-narrator techniques. He respects and somewhat fears his subconscious dream narrator for the convolutions it seems capable of.
	Lily Gellman '17 Hey! My name is Lily, and I'm a drummer/percussionist for brass ensemble. I enjoy writing, hanging out with tortoises, and generally going about life as a woodland creature. Thanks for having me on board!
	Anna Windemuth '17 My name is Anna Windemuth and I play the alto saxophone. I'm from Berlin, Germany, and plan on majoring in Comparative Literature. A quirky fact about myself is that I always show up early to appointments, even when I think I'll be late.
	Reena Glaser '14 Former President Hi, my name is Reena Glaser! I play the euphonium, and I am a senior in the psychology department with certificates in neuroscience, theater, and gender and sexuality studies. I am also involved with the Princeton Triangle Club, BAC:Drama, the Women's Mentorship Program, and Orange Key Tour Guides. My fun fact is that I love columns!
	Noah Apthorpe '14 Former Vice President Hi, I'm Noah Apthorpe and I play the trombone. I am majoring in Computer Science and am getting a certificate in Engineering Biology. I am also a member of the Wind Ensemble, the Fencing Club, and the Orange Key Guide Service. I like playing in the Brass Ensemble because of the fun music and camaraderie.
	Luke Paulsen '14 Former Music Director I am a prospective Economics major from Minneapolis, MN. I play euphonium in the Brass Ensemble and am also a member of the Jazz and Wind Ensembles. I love the chance Brass Ensemble gives me to make music as part of a smaller group. Besides playing my instrument and arranging music, I am involved in math club, bridge club, and Christian fellowships on campus.
	Jieming Liu '14 Former Treasurer Hi, I'm Jieming Liu. I am declared as an ORFE major and I plan on getting certificates in finance, applications of computing, and engineering and management systems. I am also a member of the Princeton University Wind Ensemble. I play tuba and I love the Brass Ensemble because it features all of the low brass instruments.
	Natalie Weires '14 Former Webmaster Hello there! I'm Natalie, I play the trumpet and among the things I like are alphabetizing things, books, bright colors, buttons, epiphanies, friends, hot chocolate, kittens, learning new things, linguistics (but not learning languages), math, modular origami, movie soundtracks, muffins, musicals, people that make me laugh, parenthetical statements (especially (multiply) nested ones), pasta, puns, riddles, science, sight-reading music, strawberries, swimming, rain (when it's warm out), writing (and receiving) letters, and of course, Brass Ensemble.
	Brandon Blau '14 Percussionist Brandon is the group's percussion section leader, and for some reason didn't seem to think he needed to write a bio for himself. Maybe it's because percussion isn't a brass instrument.