1. How did you become interested in the violin and music? When did you know you wanted to make it a career? When my brother was born, my...

Mariam Adam was born in Monterey, California to an Egyptian father and a Mexican mother. She lives between New York and Paris, a...

YMMC is honored to recognize Mariam Adam as Alumnae of the Year. Mariam was a clarinetist in Youth Music Monterey’s Orchestras from...

Alexander “Xandy” Janko participated in YMM’s Orchestras in the early 1980s. An outstanding talent, he has pursued a career in the arts....