Youth Orchestra,
CYCNY 紐約幼獅青少年管弦樂團
175 Willoughby St.
#2A, Brooklyn, NY 11201
T. 718-834-8904 youthorch8@aol.com
Youth Orchestra, CYCNY Annual Concert 2014 at Lincoln
Center (News Release)
Contact:
Patsy Chen, Artistic Director
Youth Orchestra, CYCNY
CP. 917-912-8288
Youth Orchestra, CYCNY, a Queens-based youth orchestra will present
its 12th Annual Concert at Lincoln Center on Saturday, May 24, 8 PM
at Alice Tully Hall.
Maestro Chijen Christopher Chung will lead more than 60 young musicians
to perform works of Classical, Popular, Broadway and Asian Music.
The highlights of this concert will be:
The US Premiere of Composer Fu-Tong Wong’s Symphony Condor Heroes.
I Prelude: A Rebellious Departure from
the Taoist Monastery
VIII Fantasy: Reunion at the Bottom of the
Vale
The Percussion Ensemble of Youth Orchestra, CYCNY, will perform a
solo section conducted by percussionist and composer Chi-Ching Grace Lin.
PROGRAM
Johann Strauss II: Overture
from Die Fledermaus
Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo Sinfonico from Cavalleria Rusticana
Fu-Tong Wong: Symphony
Condor Heroes (US Premiere)
I Prelude: A Rebellious Departure from
the Taoist Monastery
VIII Fantasy: Reunion at the Bottom of the
Val
Percussion Ensemble/Chi-Ching Grace Lin, Director
Lalo Davila: Fire in The Groove
Chris Crockarell
& Chris Brooks: Bucket Beats
ChiChing Grace Lin: Claps and Steps
John Rutter: “A-roving “from Suite for Strings
Yu-Shen Deng: Longing
for Spring Breeze
Dmitri Tiomkin: High
Noon Symphonic Suite
Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring Symphonic Suite
Saturday, May 24, 2014, at
8 pm
Alice Tully Hall, Starr
Theater
(Broadway at 65th
Street, New York, NY 10023)
Tickets: $65, $50, $35
20% off for Students&Seniors
Available at:
Alice Tully Hall Box
Office 212.875.5050
CenterCharge 212.721.6500
or online at www.lincolncenter.org
INFO: 718.834.8904 Patsy
Chen
Youth Orchestra, CYCNY
The Youth Orchestra is a
Queens-based Youth Orchestra since 1996. The orchestra holds its open audition
in the fall for new members; it meets for rehearsal on each Saturday from 1-4
PM, at MS 158 in Bayside, Queens, from October to June. Our excellent faculty
members are; ChiJen Christopher Chung/conductor & string;
Chiwei Chang /woodwind; Lovell Chang/brass;
Chi-Ching Grace Lin/percussion.
The orchestra presents two
formal concerts annually. One free
Holiday Concert for the community during holiday season in Queens; and one
Annual Concert at Lincoln Center in spring. The orchestra also performs
concerts for community service at senior center, community center- on May 10th,
2014 at Poppenhusen Institute at College Point, nursing home-on June 1st,
2014 at Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. In some summers, this orchestra had organized
concert tours to West Coast, Europe and Asia. The 7th Asia Tour was in the
summer of 2012, visited Japan and Taiwan for concerts, sight-seeing and
cultural experiences.
Our mission is to provide the
multicultural and orchestral experiences to talented and serious young
musicians age 10-18, with our unique repertories of Classical, Popular, Jazz,
Film, Broadway and Asian Music. We commission and promote works by living
American and Asian composers.
This Concert is sponsored,
in part by the Public Funds from the New York City Department of Cultural
Affairs, other sponsors including: Taipei Economic & Culture Office in New
York, Culture Office of TECONY in Flushing, Taipei Cultral Center, COTS Travel, www.Patsychen.com, www.superprism.net and Linco Printing,
Photo: Youth Orchestra, CYCNY Concert at Alice Tully Hall of Lincoln
Center 5/25/2013
Chijen Christopher Chung, Music Director
& Conductor
A native of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Mr. Chung began his musical studies in piano,
violin and cello at the ages of five and nine. Following a successful musical
career in high school, he attended the National Taiwan Normal University where
he majored in cello, minored in piano and was awarded the Certificate of Music
Education.
Upon moving to the United States, Mr. Chung studied under the tutelage of
cellist Peter Wiley (of Guarneri String Quartet), at Conservatory of Music at
Purchase College, SUNY, where he received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s
Degrees in Music Performance.
Mr. Chung’s wide professional experience encompasses symphony orchestra and
chamber music performances, conducting, teaching, studio recording and
administration. He served as Associate Principal Cellist of the Taipei Symphony
Orchestra, Principal Cellist of the Yin-Qi Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, and
the Yin-Qi Chamber Orchestra in Taiwan. He performed with the Chinese Community
Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, New York Symphony Orchestra and the Amadeus
String Quartet and Piano Trio.
Mr. Chung’s teaching positions were at the Guang-Ren High School, Xi-Men
Elementary School, and Guan-Du Christian College in Taiwan. He has been serving
as the Music Director, cello and piano instructor at the Song of Songs Music
School, Eastern School of Music, Amadeus Conservatory of Music, and Melody Time
Music Center in the United States.
In 2003, he was the Music Director and
featured cellist for the world premiere of an original Chinese-language
adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire at
the Hwa-Sun Culture Center in Taipei, Taiwan.
With Youth Orchestra, CYCNY, at Alice Tully
Hall of Lincoln Center, Chung performed Elgar’s Cello Concerto as soloist in
2010, and Chung conducted the World Premiere of Yasuhiko Fukuoka’s “Journey of
a Thousand Miles” in 2012; the world premiere of Steve Margoshes’s "Symphony Dance from FAME- The Musical”,
as well as the US Premiere of Shui-Long Ma’s "Searching" Concerto for Gu-Zheng and Orchestra, with
Hao-Yin Huang as Gu-Zheng soloist in 2013.
Mr. Chung has long believed that music has the power to transform lives, to
transcend cultures and languages and to bring people together in important and
lasting ways. It is for this reason that he dedicates his life toward inspiring
a new generation of young musicians to pursue their dreams through the
challenging and life-changing process of music education.
Photo: Chijen Christopher Chung
Music Director/Conductor
Fu-Tong Wong, Composer
Fu-Tong Wong (Ah-Tong), M, born in
Mr. Wong is a violin educator,
composer, and music theorist. He had taught in The National Institute of Art in
Mr. Wong composed and published many
albums of vocal works and orchestra works, both in CD and music. His master
works include “Symphony Condor Heroes”, a four acts opera “Xi-shi”, and the
“Wong’s Violin Teaching System, Volumes 1
The
works of Wong has been played worldwide, including Vienna, New York, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
Photo:
Fu-Tong Wong, Composer & Violinist
Story
of the Symphony Condor Heroes by Fu Tong Wong
36 years ago, when I was in graduate school in
This was my first time reading Jin Yong’s martial arts
novel and I was immediately mesmerized. At that time I made a momentous vow,
which was so much bigger than what I was actually capable of. I vowed that
within my lifetime, I would write a symphony for this novel.
To make a vow is easy, but to realize it can be
difficult. I did not major in composition, and I never learned any techniques
required for composing.
However, the vow gave me tremendous motivation.
Therefore, after receiving my master’s degree in violin performance, I started
from scratch at the age of 30, and become the pupil of composition masters, and
learned the lessons required for composing, especially counterpoint.
So just like that, after studying for 10 years, I felt
confident enough that I started composing. After finishing the first draft, it
was rehearsed, edited, premiered, edited again, performed, and edited even
more. The piece has been edited numerous times, and even yesterday and the day
before while rehearsing, we were still refining it. It might have broken the
world record for longest time required to finish writing a musical piece.
This piece was originally called “Condor Heroes Symphonic
Suite,” it was Mr. Jin Yong who gave it its final touch and named it “The
Condor Heroes Symphony.”
Chi-Ching Grace Lin, Percussion
Taiwanese percussionist Chi-Ching Grace
Lin maintains a varied chamber music and orchestra career in new york city
area. Chi-Ching has performed with Dicapo opera, the Metropolitain opera
orchestra, Teatro Grattacielo opera, National Choral, Binghamton
Philharmonic,Riverside Symphony, New York Asian Symphony Orchestra, New Amsterdam
Orchestra,Westfield Symphony Orchestra,Colonial Symphony, Park Chamber Symphony
Orchestra,Centre Symphony Orchestra,Metro Chamber Orchestra in venues such as
Lincol Center, Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Version Hall in Philadelphia,
Washington DC, New Jersey, Honk Kong, China and Japan. As soloist Chi-Ching was
feature as marimba soloist in Day of Percussion Festival in NYC in 2001 and
2002 and also obtained the excellent performance of chamber ensemble award. In
2008 Chi-Ching premiered Andrew Beall's percussion concerto at Lincoln center
with CYCNY. She also can be found on Andrew Beall's solo percussion album
"Deliverance". As chamber musician,Chi-Ching has appeared with the
Talujon Percussion group, Tam Dun Percussion group and 20th Century Contemporary
Ensemble.Chi-Ching received her Master's degree and Professional Studies
Diploma from Queens College and Mannes College the new school for music where
she studied with Michael Lipsy, Michael Werner, Jim Priess, Barry Centanni and
Glenn Valez. Chi-Ching is the percussion faculty of the Chinese Youth Orchestra
of New York since 2006.
Photo:
Chi-Ching Grace Lin, Percussion
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