...recordings and then took off and did what I felt was right." Kreiss-Tomkins, 16, performed with the symphony as a section cellist this January. He's been studying cello for four years and also plays bass and oboe in his high school's jazz...

...Kreiss-Tomkins was one of two winners of the Juneau Symphony's concerto competition and performed as a visiting section cellist through his subsequent years in high school. Kreiss-Tomkins also plays oboe and double bass, both jazz and classical...