Denver native, Paul Kim is a versatile violinist who now performs in the Bay Area. Aside from his current position with the Modesto Symphony, Paul has performed with One Found Sound, California Symphony, and other orchestras in the region. In addition to performing the orchestral repertoire, Paul loves the collaborative and intimate aspect of chamber music and has performed an extensive array of chamber works at the Glenview Classical Music Series. With a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Colorado Boulder, a Master of Music and a Professional Studies Certificate from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Paul's education is as rich as the music he interprets. A pupil of Robyn Julyan, Charles Wetherbee, and Cordula Merks, he's also honed his craft being coached by the Takács, Carpe Diem, and Telegraph String Quartets. Offstage, Paul finds joy in baking bread and hiking through the scenic California Bay Area, all the while listening to music ranging from Beethoven to Gabriel Kahane.

Violinist, Leah Froyd hails from Denver, Colorado where she has earned recognition as a soloist, chamber musician and arts humanitarian. Ms. Froyd graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of renowned violinist, Ian Swensen. Trading coasts, Leah entered into the Master of Music Degree program at the Longy School of Music of Bard College as a Roman and Melanie Totenberg Scholar where she was the teaching assistant to Paula Majerfeld. During her studies in Boston, Ms. Froyd served as assistant Principal 2nd of the Lyrica Citizen’s Artist Orchestra as well as the organization’s newly appointed managing director, specializing in collaborations with the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless and other local shelters. Now, in San Francisco, Ms. Froyd teaches her own private studio in the city and is the Founder and Director of Insight Chamber Players, an educational chamber music collective. 

José Daniel Vargas is a 3rd-year bachelor’s student in Composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Growing up in Tucson, Arizona, José had an eclectic musical upbringing that began with the electric guitar and classic rock music in his early teenage years. Joining his middle school orchestra playing the double-bass, José learned how to read sheet music and was immediately interested in learning how to write his own. Almost entirely self-taught through internet forums and YouTube tutorials, the only music lessons José received before arriving at SFCM were private lessons on the double-bass with Dr. Philip Alejo at the University of Arizona. Throughout high school, José became heavily involved in music performance, participating in band, jazz band, orchestra, as well as a community youth orchestra program called Tucson Junior Strings. José would perform everything from James Brown to Beethoven at festivals, paid gigs and school concerts. Throughout this time José was also constantly writing his own music and learning from the music he played. Eventually José participated in the Tucson Symphony Orchestra’s Young Composers Project where student composers worked with professional musicians and had their music played by the orchestra. The Tucson Symphony premiered José’s first orchestral work Amour dépérissant in May of 2019. December of 2021 saw the world-premiere of a piece José arranged and orchestrated with the Cape Cod Pops Orchestraon their holiday concert. José is currently studying under Dr. David Conte, as well as teaching private music lessons at Guitar Center.