Kirsten Elena Cogdell McFadden is a graduating senior at Sequoyah High

School in Madisonville, Tennessee. She has been a member of Knoxville

Symphony Youth Orchestra for 3 years where she plays the cello. Currently she

has been taking private lessons under the tutelage of Colleen D’Alelio who has

helped her become a better player overall. Along with playing the cello - she is a

member of the Sequoyah High School band where she plays the mellophone for

marching season and the French Horn for the concert season. She is also an

accomplished pianist who has been playing piano since age 5. Currently she has

been taking private piano lessons under Stephan Riddle of Sweetwater,

Tennessee. Along with her many musical accomplishments - ETSBOA All State

Clinic and Junior Band Clinic, Lee University Honor’ Band, Tennessee Tech

Honor Band, and various piano/cello recitals - she is a member of the St Joseph

the Worker music ensemble. She is also an accomplished artist and has won

several awards for her paintings. This fall she will be a freshman at the University

of Alabama Birmingham where she plans to major in Microbiology/Premed and

minor in Music (piano and cello). Kirsten would like to express her gratitude to

her family, friends and all her teachers who have supported her.