About me
Raya Ferholt-Wirz (teens) is a student at Beacon High School and a multi-instrumentalist who mainly plays violin and trombone. Her trombone focus recently has been on the afro-latin FATCAT program taught by Zack O’Farrill along with some Balkan brass and Klezmer tunes. On violin she’s explored a variety of genres including Irish, American fiddle, Klezmer, Balkan, jazz & classical and she plays in a park slope orchestra called BYMP. She is a member of the Kids Rock For Kids House Band, a rock band composed of highschool students who donate all proceeds from performances to charities and aid groups for young people around the world. Raya has been participating in YNY since she was 5 and attends KlezKanada yearly. This will be her fifth year leading the teen theater production with Jenny Romaine & Ozzy Gold-Shapiro. She has spent time working in the Brooklyn New School band program and at the Brooklyn Shule. Raya is passionate about social justice and understanding the issues of our time through art and activism. She believes that young people’s voices have power and importance in today’s world like never before.
