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Amarantha Muro

Bio: Amarantha Muro is a student at Cal Poly Humboldt majoring in Marketing who is expected to graduate this December. During her time at CPH, Amarantha has performed with Wind Ensemble and continue to play the alto saxophone on her free time. She has been playing it for over ten years, and before that, she played the flute for four years and the french horn for two. Music has always been like a third language for her and she hopes to be able to incorporate her love for music through her writing.
Books

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Music

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