4th Annual

YOUTH for YOUTH

BENEFIT CONCERT

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VIOLINPOWER

BEYOND THE PRACTICE ROOM

5 PERFORMANCE FORUMS at VCC School of Music

Toni Stanick Host and Facilitator

informal  setting on the concert stage - 7 foot grand piano  

meet and perform with other musicians

play through new repertoire, hone your memory and performance skills

rehearse and perform chamber music   

OPEN TO ALL STRING STUDENTS

minimum grade 9 level  including university and college students

violin, viola, cello, bass, chamber ensembles

bring your own pianist

DATES: 

Sundays 5:00 to 8:00pm

November 18th

January 6th, February 17th, April 21st

August 11th

VENUE: VCC SCHOOL  OF MUSIC AUDITORIUM

1155 East Broadway (at Glen)

REGISTER:

send an email to www.violinpower.ca/contact and a registration form will be sent electronically

or call 604-732-6436

FEE:

$25.00 per forum, auditors free admission limited spaces available

20 minute time slots

Violin and viola students from the class of Toni Stanick

Pianists: Scott Meek and Daniel Furtado

Performers:

• Angelica Chen
• Tammy Chan
• Julia Xu
• Iliad Miravvasi
• Jefferson Zhou
• Mahsa Laghaei
• Michael Mao
• David Tan
• Antony Sunwoo
• Nathan Wong
• Maggie Clancy
• Mahtab Laghaei

Works by: JS Bach, Paganini, Wieniawski, Fritz Kreisler, Eduard Lalo, Anton Dvoak and more

       2nd Annual

JOY of MUSIC

YOUTH for YOUTH

BENEFIT CONCERT

in support of

BC Children"s Hospital Foundation

VIOLINPOWERwith soloists:

Edmund Chung, Melody Lee, Janna Sailor, Adora Wong, Angelica Chen,Tate Zawadiuk, Jesse Lu

artistic director Toni Stanick

June 12th,2011,7:30pm

West Point Grey United Church

4595 West 8th Ave

tickets $25.00    available at:

 

Sikoras Classical Records 432 W. Hastings St. 

www.sikorasclassical.com        

Sparkle and Junebug Children's Boutique

3073 W.Broadway 604-5685434

hipbaby 2110 West 4th Ave

at the door, or reserve by mail

PURCHASE TICKETS EARLY, our last event sold out!

to reserve by mail go to www.tonistanick.ca/contact and leave your email,

you will be sent an e ticket form with instructions

watch our 1 minute video

http://www.youtube.com/user/violinpowervancouver

See us on OMNITV Mandarin Edition

Lisa Wu Anchor

Thursday June 2nd 5:00pm Friday June 3rd 8:00pm channel 8

and on the OMNI site

http://www.omnibc.ca/news/index.php?language=1

See us on Breakfast Television

Mark Doherty  Anchor

Monday June 6th 6:15am and 8:15am channel 13

 Audiences said:

"Toni! Your concert was outstanding! Your arrangement of Csardas was first-rate, in fact, it's the most effective one I've heard. The standing ovation was well-earned."

Cam Trowsdale Concert-master of CBC and Vancouver Opera Orchestras.

"JOY..was an exquisite concert with exceptional talent, genuine warmth and an inclusive atmosphere, congratulations on a most succesful 1st Annual JOY of MUSIC!"

Karen Schauber  Tickets to Inclusion

VIOLINPOWER is a highly regarded musical group which performs under the direction of world-class violinist Toni Stanick.We attended this event last year and we were blown away by the calibre of the performances, we thouroughly enjoyed the evening."

Dr. David Dix

"I look forward to JOY of MUSIC, last year's concert still remains as one of the stand out musical events that I attended last year."

Dr. Frances Jang

 

MUSIC BY:

Bach, Schubert, Handel-Halvorsen, Paganini, Stanick, and more

 

PERFORMERS:

VIOLIN:

Toni Stanick MENTOR

Edmund Chung UBC, Melody Lee Colburn, Janna Sailor UBC

Adora Wong MCGill, Christine Lin,UBC, Yujin Jung USC, Angelica Chen,

Madeline Hocking,

Fiona Wu, Trillian Mitchell VCC,

VIOLA:

Newsha Khalaj UBC

David Xiao UBC

Steven Lin, UBC

Calvin Yang, Vam

CELLO:

BO PENG MENTOR

Tate Zawadiuk  VYSO

Judy Lo UBC

BASS:

Jesse Lu

 
1st time memebers:
Mahtab Laghaei, Annie Brown, Ari Oceguera

 

 

CATHEDRALS of LIGHT

VIOLINPOWERand soloists

Miss ANGELICA CHEN, & EDMUND CHUNG VIOLINS, LUKE KIM CELLO

Saturday April 9th, 2011  5:00pm

CBC STUDIO 700 700 Hamilton St.

tickets $10.00 available at the door

COME CELEBRATE THE BLOSSOM AND THE BEAUTY!

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom festival has commissioned a new orchestral tone poem to commemorate Vancouver's 125th birthday. Inspired by the cherry tree, written by Toni Stanick and performed by the dazzling VIOLINPOWER Orchestra. "Blossom"  is our birthday gift to the City of Vancouver.

Come join VIOLINPOWER in a concert that will lift your spirits, dazzle and delight, and carry you away with the joyous outpouring of the budding brilliance of Vancouver's own young talent.

 

Back by very popular  and ever-growing demand, Edmund Chung violinist will perform the magnificent Brahms concerto, conceived in the Spring of 1878 and unfurling to completion in 3 short months it is a monumental work reaching the very peak of sprituality, the Bach Chaccone, a musical cathedral written after the death of his wife, this masterwork takes us on a journey to the depths of our soul, through loss, sorrow acceptance and finally the triumph of the spirit, and the Caprice #24 by Nicolo Paganini, a virtuosic display that will dazzle the senses as breath-taking as the sudden beauty of the cherry blossom.

Cellist Luke Kim will join Edmund for the stunning Handel-Halvorsen duo the Passacaglia, an icon of the string repertoire, it will amaze and inspire.
New to Canada the young and talented miss Angelica Yuan Chen will perform the solo work Diable, because there is no heaven without a little devil...........

VIOLINPOWER Orchestra will perform, Greensleeves and the world premiere of Blossom.

 

                               

                                     what audiences have said about VIOLINPOWER: 

 "The selection of music, the performance, the talented young musicians, their passion for beauty and music was all good for the soul"

   

VIOLINPOWER performs in true chamber-music fashion without conductor. Giving every performer the opportunity to lead, fuels the performance with a breath-taking quality of thrilling immediacy. With every member of the ensemble sitting on the edge of their seats, exchanging musical phrases, coming in and out of the texture, weaving harmony and dynamics,we create music that is truly alive!

 

TONI STANICK VIOLIN STUDIO

studio recital

Dr Greg Caisley piano collaborator

Come hear violinists  from the very early stages as young as 6 through to the most advanced performers, including  Edmund Chung performing Brahms Concerto and Angelica Chen performing Kreislers Praeludium and Allegro.

From Go tell Aunt Rhody to Brahms Violin Concerto you will be enthralled and enchanted by the violinists of every age  and ability.

 

February 6th, 2011, 2:30pm

Dunbar Heights United Church

3525 W24th Ave

Vancouver, B.C.

for info call: 604-732-6436

rehearsal/masterclass Saturday February 5th 2:30 to 4:30

Dunbar Heights United Church

upstairs in the Dr. Caisley Studio

 

A Burnaby Clef Society Event

Sunday January 16th 2:00pm

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Deer Lake Park, Burnaby

 

Hear Angelica in her canadian debut, only 11 years old and performing with grace charm, wit, and joyful enthusiasm, and the mature artist Edmund Chung, who is playing with power, artistry, and total command.

EDMUND CHUNG and ANGELICA CHEN VIOLIN

Dr. Greg Caisley piano collaborator

Brahms Concerto in D major

Bach Chaccone

Bruch Concerto in g minor

The Bee

Praeludium and Allegro

 

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

 

 

 

 

VIOLIN RECITAL REVIEW

Last night Melody Lee and Patricia Hoy brought down the house with a no-holds-barred Brahms that was lavish and truly exciting (keep your eyes open for the new release of Patircia Hoy and Alexander Soliemen due out this August he plays a cello transcription of the sonatensatz) followed by a Beethoven that was pure elegance, performed entirely by memory with grace and  exemplary chamber music, between the two musicians. Melody opened the second half with flawless and perfectly paced movements from the Bach D minor Partitia, and ended the recital with a spectacular breathtaking Scherzo Tarantelle.  Melody's combination of speed, precision, beauty, and bold virtuosic technique, brought the crowd to their feet in a warm and vocal standing ovation!! Not only did Melody perform beautifully, but she was stunningly attired and has a compelling  presence on stage. She is a talented young woman and we will watch for her as she blossoms into the  professional world.

 

This is what people said:

Anthea Dolan    "More than a violin recital!"

"Toni Stanick's introduction to each composer was informative, interesting and brought each one to life and her obvious enthusiasm and love of each piece was contagious.

Melody Lee is a joy to listen to and a joy to watch. Her performance of the Scherzo Tarantelle was mesmerizing and showed just how talented she is  and deservedly brought everyone to their feet!"

Deon Kopke  "Wonderful evening, Beethoven's music is so grand and essential, let's do it every quarter!"

Robert Byler "Superb concert, thank you so much!! Absolutely wonderful!"

Mary McBride "Fabulous high-quality, magnificent! More concerts would be great!"

Virginia Cambell "Absolutely fantastic!"

Don Simpson "Delightful and very impressive"

Marlene McDonald "I am enjoying it VERY much...."

Carlie Popovich   "Wonderful!"

 

 

VIOLINPOWER  PRODUCTION

 

VIOLIN RECITAL

SUNDAY JANUARY 3rd     2010   5:00to 6:30      

JERICHO TENNIS CLUB    3837   PT GREY RD     VANCOUVER

tickets $10.00

 

I am very happy to be producing this concert for Melody Lee. Two years ago, in January 2007, Melody attended a recital by another of my alumni, Jaewon Bang, who was also at Colburn. Jaewon was performing as soloist with The Mozart Festival Orchestra in California and asked if I could organise a concert for her as a dry run. Well..........this turned out to be an incrediable event. We were packed out and had to turn people away!! Jaewon was dazzling, and had everyone spellbound. When I met with Melody in the summer, she talked of this recital, and asked if I could put together a concert for her. I have known Melody for many years and it is a pleasure to watch her grow and develop, she has an exceptional talent, and it is already a violinist of note.

I'm very excited to  be bringing Patricia Hoy and Melody Lee together to weave wonderful magic, through the music of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and the violin great Henri Wieniawski.

This will be an amazing experience!

 

MELODY LEE   VIOLIN

Melody Lee, age 19, is currently a third year student of Robert Lipsett, on full scholarship at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles. She is originally from Vancouver, BC, where she began studies in violin at age 6 with Erno Kabok, and from 1997 to 2007 under Toni Stanick, during which time she won many first place victories at competitions including  Kiwanis, Coquitlam, Performers Guild among others, appered as soloist with both the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Vancouver Youth Orchestra playing the Mendellsohn violin concerto, was a finalsit in the BC Provincial Open Category and a winner of the Burnaby Clef concerto competition. As a chamber musician, Melody and her trio won the Friends of Chamber Music Competition two years running and won scholarships from the Elsje de Ridder chamber music competition. Melody has played in masterclasses for Pinchas Zuckerman, Arnold Steinhardt, Sidney Harth and Vadim Gluzman. Melody also attended the Colorado College Summer Music Festival on full scholarship in 2006, and in 2009 spent her second summer at the Aspen Music Festival with an Academy of Conducting Fellowship.

 

PATRICIA HOY  PIANO

Pianist Patricia Hoy has been featured as a soloist with such orchestras as  the Montreal Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Quebec Chamber Orchestra, CBC Radio Orchestra and the Ventura Symphony. She has been a featured pianist on CBC, PBS and WCXR. As a chamber musician, she is frequently invited to collaborate on a wide variety of projects ranging from performances of the established repertoire to the commissioning and performance of new works by North American and European composers. For the 2009/2010 season she will be performing both as chamber musician and soloist in Canada, California, Alaska, and Germany.

In addition to her performing career, Dr. Hoy has served as faculty and program coordinator at the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts. She is a faculty member at the Young Artists Experience a summer program designed to train and mentor gifted students. Dr. Hoy is also a member of the UBC Faculty of Music where she coaches and lectures on chamber music.

 

  

PROGRAM

 

Partita in D minor	JS BACH	(1685-1750)
Allemande, Courrente
Sonata Opus 12 #1 D major	BEETHOVEN	(1770-1827)
Allegro con brio
Theme and variations: Andante con moto
Rondo: Allegro
Sonatensatz (Scherzo)	BRAHMS	(1833-1897)
Scherzo Tarantelle	WIENIAWSKI	(1835-1888)