These days, Dr. Ang is a violinist with the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association orchestra and serves as its associate concertmaster (
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“Berlin was a standout because the music our conductor chose was pretty difficult, a piece by [the late composer] Gustav Mahler,” he said. “The symphony was about 75 minutes long, and we only had 4 days to rehearse before the performance. We played from 9 a.m. until about 6 p.m. each day. It was a pretty intense time, but it was good because I shared it with close to 100 other physicians. It was inspirational to me.”
The skill set of many World Doctors Orchestra members “has been amazing,” he added. “There are people who I think probably would have been musicians but chose to practice medicine instead.”
Dr. Ang practices on a daily basis and is currently taking private lessons from a violinist with the National Symphony Orchestra. “I keep myself pretty full with the music,” he said. “The good thing is that I think it really balances out my life, and I meet incredible people. I feel extremely fortunate.”
Dr. Marilyn Kellam's theatrical roles have included Carrie in “Carousel.”
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