I had to do a little bit of physics research before writing this article. Yes, you read that correctly. I had to look up physics.

String Theory, to be exact.

According to my trusted study-buddy Wikipedia: “String theory is an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity.”

But you know, I think I’ll stick to the simpler definition provided by senior Suyog Padgaonkar: “String Theory is the proposition that the universe is made up of tiny strings on a subatomic level.”

And it’s also the name of his, Minzo Kim, and Ben Kloss’s new musical project.

Three talented senior musicians, Kim, Kloss, and Padgaonkar are involved in a myriad of music related endeavors inside and outside of school.

“I’m in different orchestras in the Philadelphia region. I’ve done different music festivals–from the Meadowmount School of Music in the Adirondack Mountains to Districts, Regionals, States, All-Eastern, and National Orchestras Festivals,” said Kim, who has been playing cello for ten years.

“I’ve been playing guitar for about eight years now. I used to play cello up until tenth grade but then I realized I was god-awful so it was in everyone’s best interest that I retired from that instrument. I also briefly had a stint as an auxiliary percussionist in the Pennfield ninth grade band,” said Kloss.

Kloss is also a member of the high school jazz band and a local band called King Cold. (He also let me know that he was a founding member of the “now legendary Madtown.”)

Padgaonkar is involved in many different orchestras and ensembles, at the community, district, region, state, and national level.

“[I’ve played] violin since kindergarten, viola since ninth grade, and I dabble in other instruments,” he added.

What kind of music does String Theory play?

According to Padgaonkar, anything they like.

“I like playing anything really, as long as it’s not chamber music from the baroque or classical music period,” added Kim.

Though they’ve already performed on television–North Penn Television’s Morning Show, to be exact–fame doesn’t seem to be this talented group’s main goal.

It seems to me that Kloss summed the mentality up best: “I enjoy making music with other musicians. That’s it.”

That’s it.