Musical Family Tree

Cecilia Tamsjah

- Her nickname is Cecil

- Born and raised in Philadelphia.

- Took violin lessons as a child but stop later to focus on school

- Sang at church

- As a child she wanted to be a nurse.

- Her favorite artists as a child we’re Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and Kpop

- She listens to more music than she makes music.

- Some of her favorite artists of all time are Jon Bellion, COIN, The Band Camino, Surfaces, John Jin Han

- Now her favorite songs of all time are Casualty - Lawrence, Out of Breath - John Jin Han, Oxygen - Elevation Youth, U Smile - Justin Bieber

- Her favorite memory involving music is when she watched a live open-air concert in Italy

Linda Kasyim

Mom

• She was born in Jakarta, Indonesia but then moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after having her first child.
• Growing up she wanted to be a teacher.
• She was never involved in music (but her three children are all involved)
• Her favorite musical artists as a child was Ruth Sahanaya - an Indonesian pop singer which was very well known
• She uses music as a relaxer and to connect with other people.
• Her favorite song of all time is Meghan Trainor - Like I'm Gonna Lose You
• A song that she likes to listen to to relax is by Richard Clayderman - Ballade Pour Adeline
• A song that she likes to listen to when she is excited is Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

Cindy Carolin

• She was born in Jakarta, Indonesia
• As a child she wanted to be part of the medical field
• She played piano and sang
• She stopped playing piano to focus on college
• Her favorite musical artist as a child was Taylor swift
• Her favorite musical artist of all time is BTS
• Her favorite song of all time is Dynamite - BTS
• A song she listens to when she is sad is Driver’s license - Olivia Rodrigo
• A song she listens to when she feels happy is Sunflower - Post Malone
• Her favorite memory involving music is when she goes on drives with her boyfriend and listens to music.

Husen Tamsjah

Dad

• He was born in Jakarta, Indonesia and moved to Philadelphia after getting married and having their first child.
• Growing up he wanted to play music and be as musician but that never happened because in Jakarta, music lessons were too expensive
• He’s never played an instrument.
• His favorite song as a child was Billie jean - Michael Jackson
• He uses music in his life to have fun
• His favorite song of all time is Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice baby
• A song that makes him think about his cultural heritage is Cokelat "Bendera" (which translates to Flag)

Trifena Tanisya

Trifena

• She was born and raised in Philadelphia
• Her nickname is Fena and was given to her by her parents
• As child she wants to become a teacher and still wants to become a teacher
• She sang for her church
• She plays violin
• Her favorite musical artists as a child are becky G and demi lovato
• Her favorite song as a child was Give a heart a break - demi lovato
• Her favorite musical of all time are Rex Orange County and Olivia Rodrigo
• Her favorite song of all time is Zanzibar by billy joel and wildest dream by taylor swift.
• Her favorite memory involving music is singing any song from any musical literally ANY musical and just belting it in the car