Crescendo Int'l Music Competition Vancouver Audition
Tom Lee Music Academy Students Selected to Perform at Carnegie Hall
<Vancouver> Four students, Eric Chen, Ethan Wang, Isabelle (Xinyi) Wang and Vincent Chan from the Tom Lee Music Academy have won the first round of competition of the Crescendo International Music Competitions to perform at Carnegie Hall, New York on February 17, 2014.
Eric Chen, Ethan Wang and Isabelle (Xinyi) Wang will perform together Minuet and Trio II by Haydn on one piano. and Vincent Chan will perform Rondo in D by Mozart. These students participated in the Crescendo International Competition held on December 1 at Tom Lee Music Recital Hall. Mark Anderson, Associate Professor of University of British Columbia was the judge at the audition. He said, "I am frequently asked to adjudicate at competitions throughout North America and beyond. I was impressed with the standard exhibited by the contestants in the 2013 Crescendo International Piano Competition in Vancouver, BC. I found their musical and technical development to be directly in line with what one would expect from a major music center such as Vancouver. Not only did I find the level of participants high but I also found the competition itself to be efficiently organized utilizing world class facilities and instrument.”
Vancouver audition organizer Rebecca Cheng said, “It is a wonderful opportunity for these talented young pianists to experience a different level of competition. I was delighted to see the high level of performance at the audition.”
Caption: Eric Chen, Isabelle (Xinyi) Wang and Ethan Wang (front left to right) and teacher Rebecca Cheng
Caption: Teacher Rebecca Chan and Vincent Chan
About the students
Eric Chen, Ethan Wang and Isabelle (Xinyi) Wang started playing piano together as a trio since the beginning of 2013 under the direction of Mrs. Rebecca Cheng from Tom Lee Music Academy. All of them started playing piano since 4 years old beginning with the Yamaha Junior music course. At present, they are at Royal Conservatory Grade 7 level. They have performed as a group in various events and festivals.
Vincent Chan started playing piano since he was 4 years old with the Yamaha Junior Music Course in Tom Lee Music’s Richmond Academy under the direction of Ms. Rebecca Chan. He is 15 years old and is at the Royal Conservatory Grade 9 level.
About Crescendo International Music Competition
Crescendo International Music Competitions is a Certified Non-Profit Corporation under IRS 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue Code of 1986 registered in USA, and is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Crescendo is staffed by a group of enthusiastic volunteers: concert musicians, college professors and teachers with Doctorates and Masters Degrees from the USA and Europe.
Their mission is to discover and develop young musical talent through various activities such as music competitions, recitals and educational programs. They give young musicians the opportunity to display their talents on the most prestigious concert stages in the world, such as Carnegie Hall and Steinway Hall in New York City, NJ PAC, and venues in Australia and Europe.
Crescendo Competitions is the only official music organization that supports musically gifted children with physical disabilities. Music is the greatest gift, and for some of us it is not just a joy, but a chance to see and feel life in color.
About Tom Lee Music Academy
Tom Lee Music Academy was founded in 1969 in Vancouver with one location on Granville Street. They started with private piano lessons and the Yamaha Music Children Program. Gradually they have expanded to offer lessons with other instruments like guitar, drums, brass , woodwind and strings. Today, in addition to the traditional curriculum of private and group lessons in instruments, theory and voice, they offer instruction in pop music, world music and performance coaching. Presently. the Academy has seven locations in Vancouver, Richmond, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria and Nanaimo. Together they have over 2,200 students and some of whom have achieved high level of RCM examination standings and won numerous awards and scholarships at music festivals and competitions.
Caption: Eric Chen, Isabelle (Xinyi) Wang and Ethan Wang (front left to right) and teacher Rebecca Cheng
Caption: Teacher Rebecca Chan and Vincent Chan
About the students
Eric Chen, Ethan Wang and Isabelle (Xinyi) Wang started playing piano together as a trio since the beginning of 2013 under the direction of Mrs. Rebecca Cheng from Tom Lee Music Academy. All of them started playing piano since 4 years old beginning with the Yamaha Junior music course. At present, they are at Royal Conservatory Grade 7 level. They have performed as a group in various events and festivals.
Vincent Chan started playing piano since he was 4 years old with the Yamaha Junior Music Course in Tom Lee Music’s Richmond Academy under the direction of Ms. Rebecca Chan. He is 15 years old and is at the Royal Conservatory Grade 9 level.
About Crescendo International Music Competition
Crescendo International Music Competitions is a Certified Non-Profit Corporation under IRS 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue Code of 1986 registered in USA, and is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. Crescendo is staffed by a group of enthusiastic volunteers: concert musicians, college professors and teachers with Doctorates and Masters Degrees from the USA and Europe.
Their mission is to discover and develop young musical talent through various activities such as music competitions, recitals and educational programs. They give young musicians the opportunity to display their talents on the most prestigious concert stages in the world, such as Carnegie Hall and Steinway Hall in New York City, NJ PAC, and venues in Australia and Europe.
Crescendo Competitions is the only official music organization that supports musically gifted children with physical disabilities. Music is the greatest gift, and for some of us it is not just a joy, but a chance to see and feel life in color.
About Tom Lee Music Academy
Tom Lee Music Academy was founded in 1969 in Vancouver with one location on Granville Street. They started with private piano lessons and the Yamaha Music Children Program. Gradually they have expanded to offer lessons with other instruments like guitar, drums, brass , woodwind and strings. Today, in addition to the traditional curriculum of private and group lessons in instruments, theory and voice, they offer instruction in pop music, world music and performance coaching. Presently. the Academy has seven locations in Vancouver, Richmond, Coquitlam, North Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria and Nanaimo. Together they have over 2,200 students and some of whom have achieved high level of RCM examination standings and won numerous awards and scholarships at music festivals and competitions.