About Us
Rock along with Fortune Star Band!
A joint program by UCODA and iSchool of Music & Art, Fortune Star Band is a widely-recognized symphonic pop-rock band organized and run by energetic student musicians and volunteers from the Nassau community. We are dedicated to sharing the joy of music with all audiences across the community — including the young band members — while fostering cultural exchange between modern Eastern and Western music styles. A dynamic mix of vocalists, percussion, strings, guitars, and winds brings a lively catalog of contemporary pop and rock songs to the stage at every Fortune Star performance.
We have played at various venues (20+) and reached over 4K listeners in performances both online and live at concert halls, local and organizational public events, community centers, nonprofit fundraisers, galas, music institutions, cultural celebrations, senior centers, food drives, fairs, making a lasting impact on diverse communities and individuals across the region.
Recognition
Meet Our Stars
Thea Chen
Alice Huang
Alice Huang
○ President ○
Violinist
Thea Chen is a junior at Syosset Senior High School, playing violin in and outside the Fortune Star band. She has been playing violin since she was five and reached level six in fourth grade, starting with Allegro Brillante by William Ten Have. Recently, she achieved a full score of 100 on All-State NYSSMA. Aside fro
○ President ○
Violinist
Thea Chen is a junior at Syosset Senior High School, playing violin in and outside the Fortune Star band. She has been playing violin since she was five and reached level six in fourth grade, starting with Allegro Brillante by William Ten Have. Recently, she achieved a full score of 100 on All-State NYSSMA. Aside from violin, she also paints and sketches, winning awards like the National Award of Excellence for the PTA Reflections art contest. She is also part of another community service organization, AYLUS, where she aids in gardening, teaching, and protecting the environment.
Alice Huang
Alice Huang
Alice Huang
○ President ○
Lead Singer
Alice Huang, a junior at Syosset High School, is a singer who juggles multiple diverse genres of music, including classical, contemporary pop/rock, and musical theatre. As an All-Eastern, All-State, and ACDA National Honor Choir vocalist, Alice has won various top awards in regional vocal competitions for upper cla
○ President ○
Lead Singer
Alice Huang, a junior at Syosset High School, is a singer who juggles multiple diverse genres of music, including classical, contemporary pop/rock, and musical theatre. As an All-Eastern, All-State, and ACDA National Honor Choir vocalist, Alice has won various top awards in regional vocal competitions for upper classical voice and scholarships for international choral programs. She has also been actively engaged for years in local musical organizations, such as MYO Choirs and Fortune Star Band. Outside music, Alice is notably interested in STEM, particularly mathematics and physics.
Harrison King
Harrison King
Harrison King
○ Vice President ○
Lead Singer
Harrison King is 14 years old, and is in the 10th grade at Syosset High School. He loves to play the piano, sing, and swim. He hopes to become fluent in Chinese, so he can clearly sing songs in the Chinese language one day. Harrison joined the band because he loves to express himself musically, and find a group of talented individuals to just hang out with.
Brendan Jiang
Harrison King
Harrison King
○ Concertmaster ○
Guitarist
Keshang Ying
Harrison King
Keshang Ying
○ Treasurer ○
Violinist
Keshang Ying is a senior in high school active in the national music society, coding club, and varsity swim team. At first he joined Fortune Star Band to play music with a group, however he found much more from all the relationships and friendships made while taking on the role of treasurer.
Chloe Wu
Harrison King
Keshang Ying
○ Secretary ○
Violist
Chloe Wu is a Syosset High School student who plays the viola. Outside of playing the viola Chloe enjoys playing badminton with friends and family. Some other things Chloe enjoys are drawing, Minecraft, and Omori.
Harry Wolff
Alexander Lin
Isabella Yan
Violinist
Harry is a very nice person who won’t eat you. He is a Chinese and American boy. He plays in the Fortune Star Band and plays the violin. He also likes to draw art, he likes pencil art the most. He likes to drink boba and is a fan of Chinese food. He likes the color blue as well as red. He likes to socialize and run around with his friends.
Isabella Yan
Alexander Lin
Isabella Yan
Singer
Isabella is a member of the Fortune Star Band! She joined in the middle of September of 2023 to be a singer in the band. Singing is one of her favorite hobbies and she really enjoys it. Singing has helped Isabella build her confidence over the years and the band is a way of continuing her passion for singing.
Kaydence Pan
Alexander Lin
Alexander Lin
Singer
Kaydence has been a part of the Fortune Star Band and has been singing for almost a year. She can also play the clarinet and enjoys dedicating her time to the band/performing. Along with this, Kaydence is almost fourteen years old and enjoys skiing every winter as well.
Alexander Lin
Alexander Lin
Alexander Lin
Violinist
Alexander Lin is in 8th grade attending Southwoods Middle School in Syosset. He plays the violin and is preparing to do level 6 NYSSMA. He got inspired by his favorite artist Lindsey Stirling doing pop music on the violin. He loves French fries, socializing with friends, and listening to music. His future goal is to attend volunt
Violinist
Alexander Lin is in 8th grade attending Southwoods Middle School in Syosset. He plays the violin and is preparing to do level 6 NYSSMA. He got inspired by his favorite artist Lindsey Stirling doing pop music on the violin. He loves French fries, socializing with friends, and listening to music. His future goal is to attend volunteer hours as much as possible and grow a garden in his backyard with a variety of different fruits and vegetables and also grow his music career starting by mastering the violin and wishing to play other instruments other than just violin and collaborating with Fortune Star Band in expanding the love of music.
Olivia Lebron
Olivia Lebron
Olivia Lebron
Percussionist
Olivia is a 14 year old (as of May 2024) student at Syosset High School who's passions are all types of art and music. She was in various art shows- including All County and also got into states for rowing, in which she won a silver medal. She can often be found reading books, watching movies, or working on another one of her
Percussionist
Olivia is a 14 year old (as of May 2024) student at Syosset High School who's passions are all types of art and music. She was in various art shows- including All County and also got into states for rowing, in which she won a silver medal. She can often be found reading books, watching movies, or working on another one of her art pieces. Her favorite musical artists include Beabadoobee, Cavetown, Mitski, and many more.
Chloe Fung
Olivia Lebron
Olivia Lebron
Violinist
Emily Huang
Olivia Lebron
Emily Huang
Flutist
Nathan Chen
Olivia Lebron
Emily Huang
Percussionist
Nikki Li
Eileen Liang
Eileen Liang
Singer
Eileen Liang
Eileen Liang
Eileen Liang
Pianist
Aiden Chen
Eileen Liang
Aiden Chen
Cellist
Dian Gu
Eileen Liang
Aiden Chen
Bassist
Austin Lin
Catherine Liu
Catherine Liu
Violist
Catherine Liu
Catherine Liu
Catherine Liu
Cellist
Pai Liu
Catherine Liu
Pai Liu
Violinist
Ivy Mo
Catherine Liu
Pai Liu
Cellist
Queena Su
Jason Wang
Queena Su
Flutist
Ryan Su
Jason Wang
Queena Su
Saxophonist
Jason Wang
Jason Wang
Jason Wang
Guitarist
Brady Wong
Jason Wang
Jason Wang
Percussionist
Yiru Zhang
Yiru Zhang
Yiru Zhang
Flutist
Niran Zuo
Yiru Zhang
Yiru Zhang
Singer
Kayden Li
Yiru Zhang
Darren Gao
Cellist
Darren Gao
Yiru Zhang
Darren Gao
Trumpeter