On Sunday, January 19th, over 25 students participated in the preliminary rounds of the Edith Lando Gifted Youth Competition and the Phyllis E. Salter Piano Competition. Many thanks to our adjudicators, who thoughtfully listened to each participant and wrote personalized comments and scores for every one! Here are the results below: Phyllis E. Salter Piano… Read more »
Last December VAM hosted a fundraising concert, “Sing For Hope” that raised funds for the New White House Academy (NWHA), a small primary school in Kenya that delivers big changes for the impoverished children of the Sagala Hill region. “Sing For Hope” was initiated and organized by Chloe Hurst, who in addition to being an… Read more »
On Sunday, May 18th, we held our 2nd annual Jerold Gerbrecht Winds & Brass Competition. Many thanks to our adjudicator, Benjamin Kinsman! The results are below: Junior Category: 1st place: Nathaniel Lum, flute ($300) Senior Category: 1st place: Andy Seonghyeon Kim, oboe ($300) 2nd place: Theophilus Ko, oboe ($200) Evan Wendell, trumpet ($200) Congratulations to… Read more »
Congratulations to all participants of the Suzuki Achievement Levels Concert on Saturday! A very special thank you to Raymund Echaus, who presented a scholarship in his sister’s name. The Marguerite M. Echaus Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Amber Tsang, pictured here with Joseph Elworthy, Juan Wang, Teresa Ho, and Raymund Echaus.
The Koerner Quartet would like to invite you to our third concert of the season on Friday, March 7th, 7:30pm at the Koerner Recital Hall. It is a wonderful opportunity to listen and enjoy an evening of chamber music with VAM faculty members Nicholas Wright, Jason Ho, Marcus Takizawa, and Executive Director of VAM, Joseph… Read more »
