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JOY of MUSIC

YOUTH FOR YOUTH

BENEFIT CONCERT

Artistic Director Toni Stanick 

VIOLINPOWER &

SOLOISTS WITH   TRIO ACCORD         

 

JUNE 11th, 2010      7:30 PM 

WEST POINT GREY UNITED CHURCH 4595 WEST 8TH AVE, VANCOUVER

 

 

JOIN US FOR A CONCERT THAT WILL

DAZZLE AND DELIGHT, INSPIRE AND

EXCITE

 

tickets $25.00  available at   PRUSSIN MUSICwww.prussinmusic.com/about.asp

RESERVE  BY PHONE 604-732-6436 or BY EMAIL: toni-stanick@shaw.ca

OR  BY INTERNETwww.tonistanick.ca/contact

tickets available through all performers

 

THE CONCEPT 

Using the power of music to develop the idea of philanthropy in youth, the initiative YOUTH FOR YOUTH is a vehicle for music students to participate in organising events to raise funds for the bettermant of our community.

THE CONCERT 

The JOY of MUSIC will bring together a group of more than 20 elite young Canadian virtuoso violinists, violists, cellists, and a bass, about to burst into the professional world of music.These young super talents will perform a benefit concert for BC Children's Hospital Foundation. The success of these young musicians include full scholarships to Yale, Colburn, and UVIC. They are National and Provincial champions and have appeared as soloists with numerous orchestras including the Vancouver Symphony and Mozart Festival Orchestra. The world-class Trio Accord will perform  selections of Bach's Goldberg Variations and then join together with the virtuoso musicians of VIOLINPOWER for the exuberant and joyful Brandenburg Concerto #3.

                       THE PROGRAM

                       Bach Concerto for 2 Violins

                                              Vivaldi Concerto for 4 Violins

                                 Selections from Goldberg Variations Trio Accord

                                               Bach Brandenburg Concerto #3

                                 Csardas Gypsy Air for 2 Violins and Orchestra

                                                            Greensleeves

THE ENSEMBLES    

VIOLINPOWER ORCHESTRA

Originally a violin ensemble created to bring virtuoso players together, VIOLINPOWER will be augmented to a complete chamber orchestra with students from UBC and  VCC Schools of Music, Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Academy Symphony Orchestra and music programs throughout British Columbia.

TRIO ACCORD

Mary Sokol-Brown violin, Andrew Brown viola, Ariel Barnes cello. One of Canada's top chamber ensembles, their debut album on Skylark records of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations (2008) was nominated for Classical Record of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards. Residing in Vancouver, they perform throughout the Lower Mainland and recently performed as return guests at the Northern Lights Music Festival in Ajijic, Mexico.

THE SOLO VIOLINISTS

Adora Wong age 17, is a grade 12 student at York House completing a full academic program,.Fluent in three languages, Adora was able to spend last summer in Montreal working with underpriveleged new immigrant women and children conversing only in French! Adora has been accepted at both McGill and UBC Schools of Musicon scholarship, and currentlly plays concertmaster for the Vancouver Academy Symphony Orchestra.

Julie Kennedy recieved a Bachelor of Music with Honours from the University of Victoria on a full tuition scholarship. Two summers ago she was concertmqaster of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, where she won an outstanding leadership award for her amazing talents and abilities. She presently performs as an extra with the Victoria and vancouver Symphonies, and with her twin sisterCarli, on guitar they compose and perform their original music. They have released a cd "Carli and Julie Kennedy" available at Long and McQuade.

Edmund Chung, age 19 is a seasoned performer who has won many accolades and competitions including 1st Place at the prestigious Canadian Music Competition in Quebec City, 2008, and 1st Place British Columbia Provincial Competiton. Edmund has appeared as soloist twice with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. His early training took him to New York where he studied at the JuilliardSchool of Music pre-Colege program for gifted youth.

Melody Lee, age 19 has just completed her 3rd year on a complete full scholarship in Los Angeles at the prestigious Colburn School of Music. She has appeared as soloist with the vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and Vancouver Youth Orchestra, performed numerous recitals and gala events as a soloist and chamber musiciananf for two years was Concertmaster of the Vancouver Academy Symphony Orchestra. This summer she has a fellowship to the prestigious Aspen  International Summer program.

Yujin Jung age 16 is a grade 10 student who excels not only in music but in math ans science.o stranger to the stage, she has won numerous competitions and scholarships and appeared in many gala events including the Cavalcade of Stars, Kiwanis, and for the Burnaby Clef.

 

 

Please join us as we come together to share the beauty and power of music. You can join us as a performer, volunteer, usher, sponsor, you can collect pledges, or just come and experience the joy of music.

to join  contact  tonistanick@shaw.ca


  

SEE VIDEOS of   VIOLINPOWER , EDMUND, YUJIN, ADORA & MELODY 

                                                      go to  videos page                    

                

READ ABOUT  EMUND, JULIE, MELODY, YUJIN, ADORA, JAEWON 

                                             go to Student Success page

 

 

 VIOLINPOWER ORCHESTRA

VIOLIN                      BACH DOUBLE, VIVALDI, BRANDENBURG3

Edmund Chung     CMC 1st Place, BC Povincials 1st Place, Soloist Vancouver Symphony

Melody Lee          3rd Year BMus Colburn, Soloist Vancouver Symphony, VYSO, Concertmaster VASO

Yujin Jung            BC Provincial Runner up, kiwanis Concerto 1st Place, Cavalcade of Stars, VYSO

Adora Wong         Scholarships to McGill and UBC Schools of Music, Concertmaster VASO

Julie Kennedy      BMus UVIC, Conertmaster NYO 2008, recording artist

Jaewon Bang       BMus Colburn, MMus Yale, CMC 1st Place, Soloist Mozart Festival Orchestra

Sarah Ho               Going into !st year BMus UBC, piano soloist with Richmond Music School Orchestra

Fiona Wu               VYSO, Olympic Closing Ceremony

Madeline Hocking Gold medals Kiwanis

Anja Rabus            Gold medals Kiwanis

Janna Sailor          Masters of Music UBC

VIOLA   

Noosha Khalash  3rd year BMus UBC

Kendra James       3rd year BMus Colburn School of Music L.A.

David Xiao                 1st year BMus  Performance UBC                                           

Jenifer Ho             3rd Year BMus UBC

Calvin Yang         Principal VASO, NAC Chamber Music Program

Ian Cheng          

CELLO

Luke Kim            3rd Year BMus UBC Soloist Vancouver Symphony  

Lynn Wei                Principal cello VYSO  

Jamie Baek        3rd Year Bmus UBC

BASS

Justin Achong     Principal Bass VYSO, New York String Seminar, Carnegie Hall

                                               CSARDAS, GREENSLEEVES

VIOLIN

Jessie Wu           Artist Diploma VCC

Annie Brown       Celtic fiddler BScience

Jesse Zhang        University Hill orchestra, VYSO

                                                             GREENSLEEVES

VIOLIN

Summer Zheng    Queen Mary Elementary  1st ensemble experience

Artemon kiriac                                       1st ensemble experience

 

VIOLA

Celine Lee        UBC School of Music, VASO

 

 

 

REHEARSALS:    WEST POINT GREY UNITED 4595 W8THAVE

FRIDAYS   

JUNE 4        4:30 TO 8:00  IN THE SANCTUARY

DRESS REHEARSAL FRIDAY JUNE 11TH   4:00 to 6:30

IN THE SANCTUARY

 

REHEARSAL ORDER:

GREENSLEEVES  4:30 to 4:45

CSARDAS              4:45 to 5:15

VIVALDI                   5:15 to 6;15

BACH DOUBLE      6:30 to 7:00

BRANDENBURG    7:00 to 8:00