Friday, May 6, 2011, 7 PM
Advent Lutheran Church
2504 Broadway, New York, NY 10025
Program (義演節目)
1. Amphion String Quartet Performers: Katie Hyun & David Southorn (violins), Wei-Yang Andy Lin (viola), Mihai Marica (cello)
a. String Quartet Op.41. No.3 in A Major[by Robert Schumann]
b. I. Andante espressivo II. Assai agitato III. Adagio molto IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace
2. Singer & Piano Performers: Vivian Fang Liu
a. Lost [composed by Vivian Fang Liu dedicated to Japan earthquake]
b. 我只在乎你 & 夜来香
3. The Stand Up For Peace Project Performers: Russell Daisey (Piano and Lead Vocals), Ikuma Isaac (Percussion and backup Vocals), Reverend TK, Nakagaki (Guitar and Backup Vocals)
a. "Towers of Light" [c 2002 Music by Russell Daisey, Lyrics by Dr. Judy Kuriansky and Russell Daisey]
b. "Magic Happens In Japan" c 2007
Intermission: How to fold a crane (15 minutes)
4. Cello Solo Performers: Leo Soeda
a. "Sarabande" from the Bach Suite no.1 in G major [by J. S. Bach]
b. "Dream" for solo cello composed [composed by Leo Soeda]
5. Vocal & Guitar Performers: Yukari Hirata
a. Sun Never Sets
b. Shiosai
6. Soprano and Piano Performers: Hsuan Ma (Soprano), Yiling Ting (Piano)
a. Jasmine Flower (茉莉花)
b. The Swallow (燕子)
c. Pamier, My Beautiful Home (帕米爾，我的家鄉多麼美)
7. Trio Performers: Virginia Chang Chien (Oboe), Mami Okada (Violin), Masayuki Maki (Piano)
a. Bach concerto for oboe and violin BMV 1060. Movement: Allegro-Largo-Allegro [by J. S. Bach]
8. Violin Solo Performers: Yo-Yo Fann (Violin), Erika Allen (Piano)
a. George Gershwin/Jascha Heifetz- Summertime (transcribed by Jascha Heifetz) [Porgy and Bess]
b. George Gershwin /Jascha Heifetz- It Ain't Necessarily So (transcribed by Jascha Heifetz)
c. Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 [by Pablo de Sarasate]
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Artistic Director
Flutist Tina Jao, a native Taiwanese, is an active soloist, chamber musician and concert coordinator who studied under the tutelage of Juilliard’s Carol Wincenc and Jeffrey Khaner. She has been critically acclaimed on stages for her passion to go all dreamy moments in music and dance upon it with charismatic stage presence. At the age of 18, she was invited by the Elfland Modeling Company to perform at Annually Jewelry Runway Show in Grand Hyatt Hotel. Ms. Jao had also performed 21 other successful concerts within a year and half in various New York City venues, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, United Nations, Yamaha Artist Salon, CCSU Polish Awards and etc. After the enthusiastic success of her performing, Ms. Jao had her CD recordings, along with the copy right of Michael A. Peszke, M.D. Currently, Ms. Jao is a full-time auditor and also serves as a board member of ATANY.
Artist Biography
Violinists Katie Hyun and David Southorn, violist, Wei-Yang Andy Lin, and cellist, Mihai Marica, having played chamber music in many different configurations and venues, first joined together for a performance at Sprague Hall at the Yale School of Music in February, 2009. The overwhelmingly positive audience reception at this concert was the inspiration behind their mutual desire to pursue a career as the Amphion String Quartet. Hailed for their “gripping intensity” and “suspenseful and virtuoso playing” by the San Francisco Classical Voice , the Amphion String Quartet was awarded First Prize in the Piano and Strings category as well as the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Plowman Chamber Music Competition held in Columbia, Missouri. That same year, they received the 1st Prize at the Hugo Kauder String Quartet Competition in New Haven, CT. Recently they have made appearances at the Beinecke Library at Yale University, the WMP Strad for Lunch Series in New York, as well as Yale University’s Sprague Hall.
Vivian Fang Liu was born to be a musician," says Felix W. Ortiz, member of Assembly. Ms. Liu holds her Master's degree in classical piano performance at New York University. She has won many prizes at piano and voice competitions in New York since 2002. Ms. Liu performed actively in tri-state region, venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Hammerstein Hall, Steinway Hall, Super Star Theatre, Hilton Grand Theatre and more recently was invited to perform at the Gracie Mansion of Mayor Bloomberg for the NYCHA celebration. Ms. Liu was a judge of 2010 Global Chinese Youth Musical Instrument Competition and she is an adjudicator of NYSSMA festival.
The Stand Up For Peace Project, Dr. Judy Kuriansky and Russell Daisey, perform their world music internationally, appearing in Global Harmony Concerts in Tokyo, Yokohama, Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the last five years. They were honored to perform their signature song, "Towers of Light" for the Dalai Lama, Reverend Desmond Tutu and Betty Williams at the 2006 Hiroshima International Peace Summit. They have given concerts at The United Nations (NY and Mexico City), Riverside Church, Columbia University, The Annual 9/11 Floating Lanterns Ceremonies and in a series of Hibaku "Survivor" Piano concerts including the Tillman Chapel of the Church Center of the UN in September, 2010. Their music has been heard on NPR and WOR radio as well as NHK and FNN TV, Japan. They are joined tonight by Rev. TK Nakagaki, and Ikuma Isaac. Dr. Chen, one of the organizers of this event, has performed with the Stand Up Project since 2007.
A native of Yokohama, Japan, Leo Soeda studied cello at the Manhattan School of Music with Nathaniel Rosen. He has performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fischer Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Joe’s Pub, and the United Nations, and has also performed on late night TV shows, such as NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman. He also performed as the lead cellist of a rock band, New Radio, during 2003-05, and appeared in the Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2005. In June, 2006, he made an appearance on NBC’s Today Show, where he performed in his own composition for string trio.
Yukari Roja is a Japanese singer/composer/guitarist. She has toured Japan, USA, and Europe for over ten years. Her music is very unique. She writes and sings in Japanese with Brazilian, Jazz and Japanese Folk mixed sound. Yukari is also one of the founders of Origami Project for JAPAN.
Soprano Hsuan Ma began piano studies at the age of four. At age twelve she began her voice studies. Ms. Ma has earned a B.F.A in Music Performance and Music Education at National Taiwan Normal University. She received the Mater of Music at New York University. She has participated in several international competitions and has performed in recital and as soloist throughout the United States, Asia and Europe. Ms. Ma is active in the New York musical scene performing with various groups. Recently, she performed as vocal soloist in the play Kid Shamrock at Atlantic Theater. She has worked with Joel Diamond and a Sundance winner director Jimmy Smallhorne. Ms. Ma has been invited to perform a series of concerts of Chinese art song at the China Institute in New York in December 2011. In addition to performing, Ms. Ma is currently a voice/piano instructor and vocal coach.
Yiling Ting ,pianist, was born into a music family on October 9th 1979 in Shanghai. His mother started him on piano at the age of 3. At age of 7 he enrolled in Shanghai Music Elementary of music affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music. After winning 2 first place in Shanghai between the age of 10 and 11, he went to Shanghai Music Middle of in 92. During the 6 years there he won 2nd prize in China National piano competition in 92, 4th prize in Stravinsky international piano competition in champaign-urbana, IL in 95, first prize in Prokofiev International Piano Competition in Moscow in 96. Upon graduation in 98, Yiling was accepted to Oberlin College with full-scholarship to study with Prof. Sedmara Rutstein and was awarded Peter Serkin prize during his senior year. In 2003. Yiling went to Manhattan School of Music to pursue Master's degree under Prof. Arkady Aronov with full-scholarship. Currently Yiling is a free-lancing musician in New York area and has been collaborating music with musicians all over the tri-state area and throughout the country.
Virginia Chang Chien, oboist, is known as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestra performer. She received Master of Music Degree from Queens College of City University of New York. She has served as a principal and co-principal including New York Symphony Orchestra, Ureuk Symphony Orchestra, Brooklyn College Orchestra, Graduate Center Ensemble, Queens College Orchestra and Queens College Chamber Orchestra and Nova Philharmonic Orchestra. Her appearance is in Alice Tully Hall Of Lincoln Center, Merkin Concert Hall, Bohemian National Hall , Elebash Recital Hall, Whitehead Hall and LeFrak Concert Hall. She gave her debut oboe concerto in 2008 for Queens College Chamber Orchestra in Lefrak Concert Hall. She was invited to perform oboe concerto as special guest soloist in Brazil, 2010. Most recently, She performed as principal oboe in Nova Philharmonic for Japan relief concert in April. In June, she has received full scholarship of Domaine Forget Music Festival and give concert in Quebec. In New York Metropolitan area, she currently serves as principal oboe in Nova Philharmonic Orchestra and a faculty of East-West Music School.
Ms. Mami Okada, born in Nara, Japan, started her violin studies at the age of seven. She graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and is currently studying with Prof. Daniel Phillips of the Orion Quartet in New York City. She received the third prize at the violin section of Osaka Music Competition in 2002 and third prize at Etou Toshiya Violin Competition in 2004. Ms. Okada has performed in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong with the Asian Youth Orchestra in 2006 and 2008. As a fine orchestra and chamber music player and a soloist, she has appeared in important concert halls in Japan and Czech Republic, as well as Merkin Hall and Tenri Cultural Institute in New York City.
Masayuki Maki is a multiple-keyboardist on various classical instruments with extensive lecturing and performing experiences in America and Asia. He formally worked as Associate Instructor of harpsichord performance and keyboard accompaniment at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, and now he is appointed as Adjunct Instructor at Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, CUNY, teaching piano, harpsichord, organ, fortepiano and chamber music. He often appears at the world most important concert venues, such as Carnegie Hall, the Forbidden City Concert Hall (China), and Suntory Hall (Japan). He has been an artist of Poly Theatre Group and artist-in-residence at Gulangyu Music Festival (2008 and 2010-2011). His international activities has been sponsored by Asahi Shinbun Foundation and well recognized by such media as China Radio International, Asahi Newspaper, Mainchi Newspaper and Early Music America.
范詠喨 ( Yo-yo Fann), violinist, was born in Taiwan within a musical family. He is finishing his second year as a master of music degree candidate, studying under Masao Kawasaki. This spring, 2011, Yo-yo was invited to play at Texas State University as soloist with members of Juilliard School under the director, Wayne Oquin. An advocate of new music, Yo-yo participates regularly in the New Juilliard Ensemble and has performed with the group as concertmaster. In the summer of 2010, he performed Brahms Violin Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra in Peru under Pablo Sabat Mindreau. Yo-yo began studying violin at age 5 and a half. In 1999 Yo-yo moved to New York, where he studied at Pre-College Divisions of Manhattan School of Music and Juilliard. In 2005, Yo-yo moved to Chicago and studied at DePaul University, where he received his bachelor’s degree. Yo-yo has won a number of competitions and awards, including the Taiwan National Youth Competition (4th Prize) and “Best Sonata” at the International Violin Competition for Violin at Kulturstiftung Hohanlohe in Germany. Recent festivals include Aspen Music Festival and Music Master Course in Japan. His teachers have included Keng-Yuen Tseng, Aaron Rosand, Stefan Milenkovitch, Ilya Kaler. Yo-yo was a recipient of Drs. & Kassie Biros Neuman Scholarship and Lilly Z. Foldes Scholarship at Juilliard
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Artistic Director
Flutist Tina Jao, a native Taiwanese, is an active soloist, chamber musician and concert coordinator who studied under the tutelage of Juilliard’s Carol Wincenc and Jeffrey Khaner. She has been critically acclaimed on stages for her passion to go all dreamy moments in music and dance upon it with charismatic stage presence. At the age of 18, she was invited by the Elfland Modeling Company to perform at Annually Jewelry Runway Show in Grand Hyatt Hotel. Ms. Jao had also performed 21 other successful concerts within a year and half in various New York City venues, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, United Nations, Yamaha Artist Salon, CCSU Polish Awards and etc. After the enthusiastic success of her performing, Ms. Jao had her CD recordings, along with the copy right of Michael A. Peszke, M.D. Currently, Ms. Jao is a full-time auditor and also serves as a board member of ATANY.
Artist Biography
Violinists Katie Hyun and David Southorn, violist, Wei-Yang Andy Lin, and cellist, Mihai Marica, having played chamber music in many different configurations and venues, first joined together for a performance at Sprague Hall at the Yale School of Music in February, 2009. The overwhelmingly positive audience reception at this concert was the inspiration behind their mutual desire to pursue a career as the Amphion String Quartet. Hailed for their “gripping intensity” and “suspenseful and virtuoso playing” by the San Francisco Classical Voice , the Amphion String Quartet was awarded First Prize in the Piano and Strings category as well as the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Plowman Chamber Music Competition held in Columbia, Missouri. That same year, they received the 1st Prize at the Hugo Kauder String Quartet Competition in New Haven, CT. Recently they have made appearances at the Beinecke Library at Yale University, the WMP Strad for Lunch Series in New York, as well as Yale University’s Sprague Hall.
Vivian Fang Liu was born to be a musician," says Felix W. Ortiz, member of Assembly. Ms. Liu holds her Master's degree in classical piano performance at New York University. She has won many prizes at piano and voice competitions in New York since 2002. Ms. Liu performed actively in tri-state region, venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Hammerstein Hall, Steinway Hall, Super Star Theatre, Hilton Grand Theatre and more recently was invited to perform at the Gracie Mansion of Mayor Bloomberg for the NYCHA celebration. Ms. Liu was a judge of 2010 Global Chinese Youth Musical Instrument Competition and she is an adjudicator of NYSSMA festival.
The Stand Up For Peace Project, Dr. Judy Kuriansky and Russell Daisey, perform their world music internationally, appearing in Global Harmony Concerts in Tokyo, Yokohama, Hiroshima and Nagasaki for the last five years. They were honored to perform their signature song, "Towers of Light" for the Dalai Lama, Reverend Desmond Tutu and Betty Williams at the 2006 Hiroshima International Peace Summit. They have given concerts at The United Nations (NY and Mexico City), Riverside Church, Columbia University, The Annual 9/11 Floating Lanterns Ceremonies and in a series of Hibaku "Survivor" Piano concerts including the Tillman Chapel of the Church Center of the UN in September, 2010. Their music has been heard on NPR and WOR radio as well as NHK and FNN TV, Japan. They are joined tonight by Rev. TK Nakagaki, and Ikuma Isaac. Dr. Chen, one of the organizers of this event, has performed with the Stand Up Project since 2007.
A native of Yokohama, Japan, Leo Soeda studied cello at the Manhattan School of Music with Nathaniel Rosen. He has performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Avery Fischer Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Joe’s Pub, and the United Nations, and has also performed on late night TV shows, such as NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman. He also performed as the lead cellist of a rock band, New Radio, during 2003-05, and appeared in the Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland in 2005. In June, 2006, he made an appearance on NBC’s Today Show, where he performed in his own composition for string trio.
Yukari Roja is a Japanese singer/composer/guitarist. She has toured Japan, USA, and Europe for over ten years. Her music is very unique. She writes and sings in Japanese with Brazilian, Jazz and Japanese Folk mixed sound. Yukari is also one of the founders of Origami Project for JAPAN.
Soprano Hsuan Ma began piano studies at the age of four. At age twelve she began her voice studies. Ms. Ma has earned a B.F.A in Music Performance and Music Education at National Taiwan Normal University. She received the Mater of Music at New York University. She has participated in several international competitions and has performed in recital and as soloist throughout the United States, Asia and Europe. Ms. Ma is active in the New York musical scene performing with various groups. Recently, she performed as vocal soloist in the play Kid Shamrock at Atlantic Theater. She has worked with Joel Diamond and a Sundance winner director Jimmy Smallhorne. Ms. Ma has been invited to perform a series of concerts of Chinese art song at the China Institute in New York in December 2011. In addition to performing, Ms. Ma is currently a voice/piano instructor and vocal coach.
Yiling Ting ,pianist, was born into a music family on October 9th 1979 in Shanghai. His mother started him on piano at the age of 3. At age of 7 he enrolled in Shanghai Music Elementary of music affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music. After winning 2 first place in Shanghai between the age of 10 and 11, he went to Shanghai Music Middle of in 92. During the 6 years there he won 2nd prize in China National piano competition in 92, 4th prize in Stravinsky international piano competition in champaign-urbana, IL in 95, first prize in Prokofiev International Piano Competition in Moscow in 96. Upon graduation in 98, Yiling was accepted to Oberlin College with full-scholarship to study with Prof. Sedmara Rutstein and was awarded Peter Serkin prize during his senior year. In 2003. Yiling went to Manhattan School of Music to pursue Master's degree under Prof. Arkady Aronov with full-scholarship. Currently Yiling is a free-lancing musician in New York area and has been collaborating music with musicians all over the tri-state area and throughout the country.
Virginia Chang Chien, oboist, is known as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestra performer. She received Master of Music Degree from Queens College of City University of New York. She has served as a principal and co-principal including New York Symphony Orchestra, Ureuk Symphony Orchestra, Brooklyn College Orchestra, Graduate Center Ensemble, Queens College Orchestra and Queens College Chamber Orchestra and Nova Philharmonic Orchestra. Her appearance is in Alice Tully Hall Of Lincoln Center, Merkin Concert Hall, Bohemian National Hall , Elebash Recital Hall, Whitehead Hall and LeFrak Concert Hall. She gave her debut oboe concerto in 2008 for Queens College Chamber Orchestra in Lefrak Concert Hall. She was invited to perform oboe concerto as special guest soloist in Brazil, 2010. Most recently, She performed as principal oboe in Nova Philharmonic for Japan relief concert in April. In June, she has received full scholarship of Domaine Forget Music Festival and give concert in Quebec. In New York Metropolitan area, she currently serves as principal oboe in Nova Philharmonic Orchestra and a faculty of East-West Music School.
Ms. Mami Okada, born in Nara, Japan, started her violin studies at the age of seven. She graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and is currently studying with Prof. Daniel Phillips of the Orion Quartet in New York City. She received the third prize at the violin section of Osaka Music Competition in 2002 and third prize at Etou Toshiya Violin Competition in 2004. Ms. Okada has performed in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong with the Asian Youth Orchestra in 2006 and 2008. As a fine orchestra and chamber music player and a soloist, she has appeared in important concert halls in Japan and Czech Republic, as well as Merkin Hall and Tenri Cultural Institute in New York City.
Masayuki Maki is a multiple-keyboardist on various classical instruments with extensive lecturing and performing experiences in America and Asia. He formally worked as Associate Instructor of harpsichord performance and keyboard accompaniment at Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, and now he is appointed as Adjunct Instructor at Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, CUNY, teaching piano, harpsichord, organ, fortepiano and chamber music. He often appears at the world most important concert venues, such as Carnegie Hall, the Forbidden City Concert Hall (China), and Suntory Hall (Japan). He has been an artist of Poly Theatre Group and artist-in-residence at Gulangyu Music Festival (2008 and 2010-2011). His international activities has been sponsored by Asahi Shinbun Foundation and well recognized by such media as China Radio International, Asahi Newspaper, Mainchi Newspaper and Early Music America.
范詠喨 ( Yo-yo Fann), violinist, was born in Taiwan within a musical family. He is finishing his second year as a master of music degree candidate, studying under Masao Kawasaki. This spring, 2011, Yo-yo was invited to play at Texas State University as soloist with members of Juilliard School under the director, Wayne Oquin. An advocate of new music, Yo-yo participates regularly in the New Juilliard Ensemble and has performed with the group as concertmaster. In the summer of 2010, he performed Brahms Violin Concerto with the National Symphony Orchestra in Peru under Pablo Sabat Mindreau. Yo-yo began studying violin at age 5 and a half. In 1999 Yo-yo moved to New York, where he studied at Pre-College Divisions of Manhattan School of Music and Juilliard. In 2005, Yo-yo moved to Chicago and studied at DePaul University, where he received his bachelor’s degree. Yo-yo has won a number of competitions and awards, including the Taiwan National Youth Competition (4th Prize) and “Best Sonata” at the International Violin Competition for Violin at Kulturstiftung Hohanlohe in Germany. Recent festivals include Aspen Music Festival and Music Master Course in Japan. His teachers have included Keng-Yuen Tseng, Aaron Rosand, Stefan Milenkovitch, Ilya Kaler. Yo-yo was a recipient of Drs. & Kassie Biros Neuman Scholarship and Lilly Z. Foldes Scholarship at Juilliard
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