kelly wong

…is not good at

acting: laughs too easily
brass instruments: laughs too easily
spiders: too many legs

education

University of California, Berkeley
Molecular and Cell Biology B.A, concentration in Neurobiology
Berkeley, California
May 2023

Monterey Peninsula College
Biology A.S., Physics A.S., Chemistry A.S., Mathematics A.S., English A.A.
Monterey, California
May 2021

certifications

Alameda County Emergency Medical Technician Nov 2022
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Oct 2022
Red Cross Basic Life Support May 2022

employment (informal) (here’s my LinkedIn)

Lab Manager — joint position with Feldman Lab and Fisher Lab
2023-present in the Department of Neuroscience, UC Berkeley, CA
→ supervising, genotyping, organizing, sciencing, bureaucracies, emailing, calling, onboarding, documenting, occasionally making waffles that make the whole hall smell like waffle

Lab Assistant/Undergraduate Researcher –– Feldman Lab
2021-2023 in the Department of Neuroscience, UC Berkeley, CA
→ using immunohistochemistry to analyze sensory circuit defects in mouse models of autism (my senior thesis!), mouse colony maintenance, genotyping

Digital Media/Viola Ringer/Wearer of Many Hats — Youth Music Monterey
2019-present(ish) in Monterey, CA
→ website, music arrangement, phone calls, parent emails, promotional blasts, the whole shebang. Ran rehearsals and produced 3 digital concerts for 150 youth musicians during COVID.

performance

• pit orchestras
  • Spring Awakening (viola, music arrangement); Masquers Playhouse
    April 2024 in Richmond, CA — Tekina Tongi/Kyle Carillo-Enders
  • Spring Awakening (viola); BareStage Productions
    November 2023 in Berkeley, CA — Tiena Elias
  • Spring Awakening (viola, music arrangement); Ray of Light Theatre
    June 2023 in San Francisco, CA — Ben Prince
  • Into the Woods (viola 2); Mountain Play
    May 2023 in Marin, CA — David Möschler
  • Into the Woods (viola 1 and 2); St. Ignatius College Prep
    March 2023 in San Francisco, CA — David Dobrusky
  • Ragtime (viola 2); Youth Musical Theater Company
    June 2022 in El Cerrito, CA — Dave Möschler
  • Sweeney Todd (viola 2); Youth Musical Theater Compnay
    March 2022 in Oakland, CA — Dave Möschler
  • American Idiot (viola); BareStage Productions
    November 2021 in Berkeley, CA — Naomi Ho
  • Guys and Dolls (violin 1); Carmel High School
    May 2019 in Carmel, CA — Brian Handley
  • Addams Family (violin 2); Carmel High School
    November 2018 in Carmel, CA — Brian Handley
• symphony orchestras (etc)
  • Awesöme Orchestra (viola)
    2020-present — Dave Möschler
    • invited gigs include:
    • In The Name of Love: Stevie Wonder MLK Tribute (viola)
      January 2024 in Oakland, CA — Dave Möschler
    • End-Of-Year Concert (viola)
      December 2023 in Berkeley, CA — Dave Möschler
    • Requiem Sinfonica (viola)
      December 2022 in Oakland, CA — Dave Möschler
  • UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra (viola)
    2022-2023 in Berkeley, CA — David Milnes
    • UC Berkeley Summer Symphony (viola)
      2023 in Berkeley, CA — David Milnes
    • UC Berkeley Philharmonia (viola)
      2021 in Berkeley, CA — David Milnes
  • Yavapai College Symphony Orchestra (viola)
    2020-2022 in Prescott, AZ — Chris Tenney
  • Youth Music Monterey County (viola ringer)
    2019-present — Danko Druško, Daniel Brier
    • Youth Music Monterey County (viola)
      2017-2019 — Farkhad Khudyev
• chamber music, bands, and other weird ensembles
  • unnamed string quartet (viola)
    2023-present in San Francisco, CA — self-led
  • Hydrogen Sulfide Hotbox (viola, guitar)
    2020-present in Berkeley, CA — self-led
  • COVID projects (viola, music direction, arrangement, audio engineering)
    2020-2022
    • Sleigh Ride (2021)
    • Ob-La Di, Ob-La Da (2020)
    • contracted music production & arrangement work (2020-2022)
      • Youth Music Monterey County
      • California Orchestra and Jazz Academy
      • Carmel Middle School
      • Carmel High School
  • Concert for Whitney (viola, music direction, arrangement)
    2019 in Carmel, CA — self-led
  • MPC String Ensemble (viola)
    2019 — Dave Dally

arrangement

i often become an arranger for ensembles i’m part of, using my lightning-fast musescore reflexes to

• write new parts (especially in youth symphonies, chamber ensembles, and musical theater spaces)
• create click tracks (a COVID essential)
• reconfigure pieces for different ensembles
• simplify or reinforce orchestrations

here are some people i’ve arranged or orchestrated pieces for:

• Carmel Bach Festival
• Youth Music Monterey County
  • Bravo Brass Ensemble
  • Honors and Junior Orchestra
• California Orchestra and Jazz Academy
• Carmel Middle School
• Carmel High School
• Barestage Productions
• Ray of Light Theater
• Masquers Playhouse

contact

kellywong at berkeley dot edu

i’m always looking for new music opportunities in the performance, management, and arrangement space!