# @trinityu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/ChLEL4jO27Q
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20831520-trinityu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-08-12T20:29:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Trinity University (@trinityu) — https://gondola.cc/trinityu

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Natalie Cornejo ’26 played alongside her fellow students as the principal violinist of the all-district mariachi ensemble at Cypress Woods High School.

Her ensemble has played at heritage events for elementary students, district-wide gatherings for staff and volunteers, and community events. She also ran the Instagram account for her mariachi ensemble, actively working on recruitment and advertising for concerts and events.  
 
“Playing mariachi music is such a different experience from playing in a traditional orchestra because there is no room for hesitation, fear, or learning things halfway,” Natalie says. After four years in her mariachi ensemble, she proudly says the experience “gave her a more profound love for her Hispanic culture and for truly making music.”
 
Natalie says she chose Trinity because she believed its immersive academic experience and supportive community would allow her to break her own limits and pursue a multitude of radically different interests.

At Trinity, Natalie plans to pursue a neuroscience and religion double-major on the pre-med track. She looks forward to joining Trinity’s HOSA chapter and conducting neuroscience undergraduate research that will challenge her “to push my knowledge and to embrace the unknown.” She also hopes to be active in Chapel and Spiritual Life and to continue to advocate for Trinity as a tour guide or an admissions ambassador.
 
Natalie hopes to continue to share her musical talents in college and plans to audition for the orchestra once she gets to campus.

“If I can find other people to play with me,” Natalie says, “I would be thrilled to take what I’ve learned and start a mariachi ensemble at Trinity!”

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