Jacqueline Cordes

Music fills the room, each note appearing before Jacqueline Cordes’s senses quite literally as she plays a piece on her beloved piano. Whether it be Mozart, Chopin, or Rachmaninoff, Jacqueline’s color synesthesia allows her to connect colors to sounds, while she taps away on the keys. Having roots in Claremont, California, Jacqueline has always had a powerful fascination for the arts, specifically music and languages. Both a polyglot and a pianist, she could simultaneously hold a conversation in Mandarin, while playing the piano without missing a beat. Exploring and questioning the world around her is second nature, as you can catch her frequenting office hours just to practice her Chinese or jamming away to any one of Radiohead’s colorful songs. Jacqueline is also a proud member of the Theater Tech ensemble, recounting funny memories of a taped-up phone to just enjoying afternoons setting up equipment with the crew. Next year, she will continue to reach for the sky and attend her dream school, Pomona College in Claremont to major in Linguistics and minor in Music. There, Jacqueline hopes to master more languages, conquer at least twenty compositions from her favorite composers, and maybe whip up some of her own original songs as well.