Frost String Quartet Fairfax County · Est. 2023

07 players Grades 9–10 Fairfax County

Seven students. Four voices.

Each musician carries their own waveform — the same three-partial algorithm, seeded with their name, tinted by the chair they play. Founding four first, then the players who joined them.

Players
7 — four founding, three performing
Chairs
Violin I Violin II Viola Cello
Instruments
Violin · viola · cello
Grades
9–10, Fairfax County, Virginia
Founded
Fall 2023 by Sophia, Clive, Andrew and Joel

Pl. 01Harmonograph

The same machine, a different figure. This plate’s pendulums start from their own phases and turn their own way, so the seven players’ page draws a rosette no other page draws — one family, five figures.

  • ×6
  • ×4
  • ×3
  • ×1

3 swings · decay e−0.24 f0.55t · paper turned 0.46 rad per pass · seed “musicians”

  • Violin I A4 · 440 Hz
  • Violin II D4 · 294 Hz
  • Viola A3 · 220 Hz
  • Cello C2 · 65 Hz
  • One plate per page · the same four pendulums
01 / 440 Hz
Founding members

The four who started it in the fall of 2023.

Founded in the fall of 2023 by Sophia, Clive, Andrew and Joel — four friends from the same youth orchestra — and named after their middle school, Frost.

01 / 440 Hz Sophia Wang holding her violin in concert black against a warm studio backdrop.

Pl. 02Studio portrait

Sophia Wang

Violin I

Founding member · Sophomore McLean High School Studies with Emil Chudnovsky

Sophia began piano and violin at age five and studies with Emil Chudnovsky. She is a member of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras and of the 2025 and 2026 All‑Virginia Orchestra. She founded Frost Quartet with fellow orchestra members.

  • 01American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras (AYPO)
  • 02All‑Virginia Orchestra, 2025 & 2026
  • 03Second Place — Maryland Music Teachers Association Spring Festival, 2024
Cross country Painting Photography Cooking
02 / 294 Hz Clive Song seated with his violin resting against his shoulder, against a deep blue studio ground.

Pl. 03Studio portrait

Clive Song

Violin II

Founding member · Sophomore C.G. Woodson High School, Fairfax Studies with Dr. Laura Kobayashi

Clive started violin at age nine and studies with Dr. Laura Kobayashi. He plays in the Philharmonic Orchestra at Woodson High School and is an active member of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras.

  • 01Philharmonic Orchestra, Woodson High School
  • 02American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras (AYPO)
  • 03Former Junior and Senior District Orchestra member
Golf Snowboarding Performing arts
03 / 220 Hz Andrew Lam smiling, his viola just visible at his shoulder, against a warm amber studio ground.

Pl. 04Studio portrait

Andrew Lam

Viola

Founding member · 9th grade Thomas Jefferson High School Studies with Fang Qi

Andrew began piano at five and viola at nine, and studies with Fang Qi. He has held principal chairs across four American Youth Philharmonic ensembles and is Principal Viola of the 2026 All‑Virginia Orchestra. His outreach work focuses on elderly and disabled communities.

  • 01Principal — AYDO 2022, AYCO 2023, AYSO 2024, AYP 2025
  • 02Principal Viola — All‑Virginia Orchestra, 2026
  • 03American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras (AYPO)
Community outreach for elderly and disabled communities
04 / 65 Hz Joel Sohn seated at the cello mid-bow, against a deep red studio ground.

Pl. 05Studio portrait

Joel Sohn

Cello

Founding member · 9th grade Thomas Jefferson High School Playing cello since six years ago

Joel is a ninth-grade student from Fairfax, Virginia with six years of cello study. He is an active member of several ensembles and youth orchestras, and performs both as a soloist and in community service settings.

  • 01Six years of cello study
  • 02Active member of youth orchestras and ensembles
  • 03Performs as soloist and in community service
Community service performance
02 / 220 Hz
Performing members

Three more players, three more rooms.

Micaela, Mina and Hyunseo joined the founding four. More players means more rooms, more repertoire, and concerts that can run when school schedules collide.

05 / 220 Hz Micaela Bodian smiling, her viola scroll at her shoulder, against a pale studio ground.

Pl. 06Studio portrait

Micaela Bodian

Viola

Performing member · Sophomore Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Plays viola

Micaela plays in her school’s Symphonic Orchestra and was recently accepted to the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras.

  • 01Symphonic Orchestra, TJHSST
  • 02Recently accepted — American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras (AYPO)
Volunteering Running Writing
06 / 294 Hz Mina Liu holding her violin and bow, in black against a deep burgundy studio ground.

Pl. 07Studio portrait

Mina Liu

Violin

Performing member · Class of 2029 McLean High School, Class of 2029 Playing Suzuki violin since age 4

Mina began Suzuki violin at age four. She was a finalist in the 2025 Misbin Chamber Music Competition and served as concertmaster of the Symphony Orchestra at the 2024 Spring String Thing at James Madison University. She has performed at Washington National Cathedral and George Mason University, and is also an advanced percussionist.

  • 01Finalist — 2025 Misbin Chamber Music Competition, Junior Division
  • 02Concertmaster — Symphony Orchestra, 2024 Spring String Thing, James Madison University
  • 03Performed at Washington National Cathedral and George Mason University
  • 04Percussionist — American Youth Philharmonic (AYP)
  • 052026 All‑Virginia Symphonic Band
Percussion McLean Marching Band McLean Symphonic Band
07 / 440 Hz Hyunseo Lee seated with his violin across his knee, against a pale grey studio ground.

Pl. 08Studio portrait

Hyunseo Lee

Violin

Performing member · 9th grade Lake Braddock Secondary School Playing violin since 4th grade

Hyunseo started violin in fourth grade and is concertmaster of his school’s Symphony Orchestra. He took First Prize in the Strings Solo Division of the American Masters Music Award in January 2026.

  • 01Concertmaster — Symphony Orchestra, Lake Braddock Secondary School
  • 02First Prize, Strings Solo Division — American Masters Music Award, January 2026
  • 03Second Prize, Senior Division — Misbin Family Memorial Chamber Music Competition
Engineering Music
03 / 294 Hz
In performance

The same seven, playing.

One plate each, all seven at the same size in the same square frame — a sheet of plates, not a ranking.

Sophia Wang performing on violin under warm stage light.
Pl. 09Sophia Wang · Violin I
Clive Song playing, photographed in black and white, eyes closed.
Pl. 10Clive Song · Violin II
Andrew Lam playing the viola, warm slatted wall behind him.
Pl. 11Andrew Lam · Viola
Joel Sohn bowing the cello, seen from the side.
Pl. 12Joel Sohn · Cello
Micaela Bodian playing the viola beside a grand piano.
Pl. 13Micaela Bodian · Viola
Mina Liu playing her violin, smiling, stage curtain behind her.
Pl. 14Mina Liu · Violin
Hyunseo Lee playing his violin in low stage light.
Pl. 15Hyunseo Lee · Violin
04 / 65 Hz
Faculty guide

Mrs. Anne‑Marie Patterson

Strings Instructor & Faculty Guide. She helped four friends turn rehearsals into a plan, and she still does.

Frost Middle School Student-led nonprofit chamber ensemble

Fourteen plates on this page

Seven studio portraits and seven in performance — the one page in this site that runs past nine photographs, because a portrait wall is one object, not fourteen pictures. Every other page holds four to nine.

Pl. 02 – Pl. 15 · studio 4:5, performance 1:1