Opus 6
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CWOTO Opus 6 Saturday, July 26, 2003 7:30 pm Newbury Park High School Performing Arts Center 456 N. Reino Road, Newbury Park, CA 91320 [map]
Tickets: click here to contact Edward Francis for advance tickets Premiere Seating -- limited seating, guaranteed only if reserved in advance $16 general / $11 senior & student General Seating -- available in advance or at the door $13 general / $8 senior & student
Performers and Their PiecesConcerto in A minor Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) [movement]
Nicolette
was the first place winner of the 2003 Reverie Youth Orchestra Competition, in
April. She received a cash award and an opportunity to solo with the orchestra
in May of 2004. She was also the recipient of the 2003 Pillsbury Scholarship
Grant, which contributes funding towards her future musical education. In
addition to musical pursuits, Nicolette is also a Gold Medal winner of several
ice-skating competitions. She is active as a ballet dancer, and performed two
separate roles in Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Ballet last year. Her hobbies
include miniature doll houses and all ocean/water sports. Concerto in C Major, K. 467 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Allegro maestoso
Gary currently holds a 2nd Degree Black Belt in karate and
will be testing for his 3rd Degree next spring. He also studies violin
under the direction of Dianne Rammon who has been his teacher for the past three
years. Gary has studied the piano since the age of 6 with Marlene Cooper. He has been the featured soloist in several large general piano recitals. Gary has performed at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza "Music Infinite" concert when he was just 7 years old as well as Kid's World held at the Oaks Mall. Gary has also played at the Shrine Hospital for Children, the Goeble Senior Center, the Simi Valley Cultural Art Center, and at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts. Concerto #4 in G Major, Opus 58 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Rondo: Vivace
Concerto #1 in B flat minor, Opus 23 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso -- Allegro con spirito
Throughout his years of musical studies, he has received many awards. As a gold medal winner in the Twentieth-Century Festival, he has performed at the Civic Arts Plaza in the Scherr Forum. He was a winner in the Romantic Festival, which was held at in the San Fernando Valley. Edward has been a winner of numerous Southern California Bach Festivals Branch and Regional levels and has performed at the Showcase recitals. He also has auditioned for the Léni Fé Bland Foundation at the Santa Barbara Music Academy of the West and has received scholarships for several years now. Also, he auditioned for the Young Musician’s Foundation in June. He has been invited to play at several organizations’ tea parties and other such events. Edward performed the Carnival of the Animals by Saint Saens with the New West Symphony and Beethoven’s Concerto #1 as the Young Pianist Winner with the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra. He has won 1st place in the Southwestern Youth Music Festival in the Open Category and has also won in the Chopin Category. Edward’s trio had also won 3rd place in the SYMF competition. He has passed the Certificate of Merit Panel level, which is the highest level. This year, he participated in the Honors Piano Seminar Class at the Colburn School of Performing Arts. He also studies violin with Teresa DiTullio and is a member of the Conejo Valley Youth Orchestra as a violinist for several years. He was co-concertmaster and also participated in the Chamber Orchestra. At school, Edward is an honors/AP student and participates on the track team, Academic Decathlon team, and numerous clubs. He was also a California Scholarship Federation Junior Marshal. He has been accepted into the National Honors Society and also Advanced Anatomy, which is a cadaver class. Edward also volunteers at the Los Robles Hospital on the weekends. He also attends Chinese Christian Church of Thousand Oaks and is involved in the youth group there. He plays the guitar and leads worship in song on Sunday mornings as well as Friday nights. He also plays piano for the Sunday worship and has accompanied the church choir. Edward enjoys watching and playing basketball and baseball as well as serving God. Elegy, Opus 24 Gabriel Faure (1845 - 1924)
Concerto #3 in D minor, Opus 30 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) Allegro ma non tanto Intermezzo: Adagio Finale: Alla breve -- Scherzando -- Tempo I
Sean has played in numerous solo recitals, and has participated twice in the master class of famed international pianist Arnaldo Cohen at the Civic Arts Plaza, in Thousand Oaks, California. He has been a gold medal winner in the Conejo Valley MTAC-sponsored Twentieth-Century Festival, Romantic Festival and Minor-Masters Festival, each time earning a performance at the Gold Medal Honors Festival at the Scherr Forum Theatre at the Civic Arts Plaza. In 2002, He won first place in his category in the 2002 California Assn. of Professional Music Teachers Sonata Competition and was also the Los Angeles representative in the CAPMT annual Conference Honors Auditions in San that year. Sean was invited by the city of Thousand Oaks to perform at the 2002 “Encore Award for Excellence in the Arts” Gala, which was televised on local cable television in June of 2002. He has been invited regularly to be heard in the Leni Fe Bland Foundation auditions at the Santa Barbara Music Academy of the West, and had been a scholarship recipient for many years. In May, 2003, he was chosen by the Chopin Foundation of the United States as one its scholarship winners. He is a New West Symphony Discovery Artist for 2001, and was featured soloist with the orchestra in two performances of the Ravel Concerto in G Major, in Oxnard and Thousand Oaks. He was the feature soloist with Ventura College Community Orchestra in its May, 2003 concert. His performance this evening is his second appearance with the CCO. He was sponsored by the Music Teachers’ Association of California, Conejo Valley Branch to perform in this body's Opus 4 concert.
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Nicolette
Vasquez, age eight, is a very gifted student with many talents. She has
studied the violin for a mere two-and-a-half years. She has studied with
Ann Tischer in Santa Barbara, and now studies with Melissa Phelps Beckstead in
Westlake Village. She has participated in several recitals this past year,
including one at California Lutheran University, where her current teacher
is a faculty member.
Mr.
Gary Chan is 13 years old and attends Lindero Canyon Middle School
located in Agoura Hills. His favorite subject in school is Math. He is a member
of the California Junior Scholarship Federation and plays in the School String
Orchestra.
Mr.
Aaron Meyer, 18, began playing piano when he was 4 years old. He studied for
several years with Shariar Rohani and has been studying with Edward Francis for
the past year and a half. Aaron has been a finalist in several piano
competitions including the New West Symphony Discovery Artists, Contemporary
Festival, Southern California Jr. Bach Festival, Valley Cultural Center Music
Competition and the Liana Cohen Music Festival. He recently performed at the
Panel Honors Recital for the Music Teachers Association of California convention
in Santa Clara, and frequently performs for charitable organizations throughout
Los Angeles.
Mr.
Edward Lan, 16, born in Taiwan, moved here at the age of 3. He began piano
studies when he was 6 with Jill Hu and has studied piano with Edward Francis for
the last 9 years.
Mr.
Andrew Janss, 19, is a Presidential Merit Scholarship recipient at the
Manhattan School of Music, where he studies with David Geber. He began his
studies with Andrew Cook in California, where he won a place in the state’s
Young Artist Guild in 2001. That same year, Andrew became a Discovery Artist of
the New West Symphony. With that honor came his first solo performance with a
professional orchestra. He was asked to return in 2003 as an alumnus to perform
the Dvorak cello concerto this past January. In his first year, Andrew was the
only freshman to be selected to perform with the Manhattan School of Music’s
Claremont Ensemble, the school’s most prestigious chamber music society.
Additionally, his trio with violinist Tali Kravitz and pianist Renate Rolfing
were selected from over twenty groups to play in the Lillian Fuchs Memorial
Chamber Music concert, the School’s chamber music showcase concert. In
addition to attending the Sunflower and Gold Coast Chamber Music Festivals,
Andrew will be studying this summer with Itzhak Perlman at the first year of the
Perlman Music Program’s Chamber Music Festival.
Mr.
Sean Chen, 14, is an honor student at Oak Park High School. He has studied
the piano for nine years, the last seven with Edward Francis. He has earned many
awards for his performances. His first place award in the 2003 Pacific Piano
Competition for high school pianists in Stockton is typical for his performance
record. At age 9, he performed as a soloist with the New West Symphony in
Beethoven's Concerto #2, and, at 10, with the Conejo Youth Symphony in a Mozart
Concerto as winner of their Young Pianist Award. He has been the winner of
numerous Southern California Bach Festivals, and has played at Branch, Regional,
and Showcase recitals in Thousand Oaks, Ventura, and Santa Barbara for five
consecutive years. Sean enjoys participating in Chamber Music ensembles and has
worked in two trios coached by Joyce Osborn. His first trio with violinist
Raymond Tong and Cellist Andrew Janss in 2000 won first place in the state VOCE
(Vocal, Orchestra, & Chamber Ensembles) competition sponsored by the Music
Teachers' Assn. of California. As a result, they were featured in recital at the
state teachers' convention in San Diego. In 2003, his trio with Raymond and
cellist Arthur Han, again, won first place in the state VOCE competition and
performed at the state teachers’ convention in Santa Clara. The trio was also
selected to perform at the International Young Artists Peninsula Music Festival
in Palos Verdes.