<p>[Teen</a> composes symphonic work, hones acting skills](<a href=“http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1242030761254560.xml&coll=2]Teen”>http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1242030761254560.xml&coll=2)</p>
<p>"As a teenage composer, Gabrielle Haigh grew tired of the common, sometimes facetious, question from observers in the peanut gallery: When are you going to write a symphony? </p>
<p>So, at the age of 16, the Laurel School student decided the best answer would be to write one. </p>
<p>The result – a full orchestral opus in four movements – has garnered numerous awards and is only one of many crowning achievements that shine like jewels on the precocious teenager’s curriculum vitae. . . . (continued)</p>
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<p>I look forward to hearing one of your compositions someday. Congratulations, Gabrielle, and welcome to Princeton!</p>