ROSS SALVOSA, Pianist
2011 Roster:
Yolanne Lee, Frank Lee, Vanessa Yee, Nathan Yee, Nathalie Yee, Sarah Tang, Jia Yi Li, Kenneth Lee, Nancy Wu, Jerry Feng, Brandon Chiem, Megan Chiem, Tiffany Ding, Tiffany Wu, Sidney Wu, Daniel Liu, Vivian Liu, Sunmi Park, Austin Lee, Rainey Liu, Claire Liu, Carri-Anne Wong
CONGRATULATIONS to the 2011 winners:
Yolanne Lee, Frank Lee, Vanessa Yee, Nathan Yee, Nathalie Yee, Sarah Tang, Jia Yi Li, Kenneth Lee, Nancy Wu, Jerry Feng, Brandon Chiem, Megan Chiem, Tiffany Ding, Tiffany Wu, Sidney Wu, Daniel Liu, Vivian Liu, Sunmi Park, Austin Lee, Rainey Liu, Claire Liu, Carri-Anne Wong
CONGRATULATIONS to the 2011 winners:
Kiwanis Music Festival
Yolanne Lee
Awards:
Vanessa Yee - 1st Prize
Sarah Tang - 2nd Prize
Yolanne Lee - 3rd Prize
Carrie-Anne Wong - 3rd Prize
Richmond Music Festival
Jia Yi Li - 1st Prize
Sarah Tang - 2nd Prize
International Festival of Russian Music
Yolanne Lee - 1st prize winner
Chancellor Music Festival
Rainey Liu - 1st Prize
Brandon Chiem - 1st Prize
Vivian Ly - 2nd Prize
Sydney Wi - 3rd Prize
Yolanne Lee
Awards:
First Prize winner at the International Festival of Russian Music 2011
Second Prize Richmond Music Festival 2011
3rd Prize at the Kiwanis Music Festival 2011
Currently a fourth grader at the Crofton School, Yolanne started taking piano lessons at the age of five. She has been studying with Ross Salvosa since 2008 and since then been a prize winner at the Kiwanis Music festival (grade 8). She is now working on her grade 10 repertoire and is also currently learning the Kabelevsky "Youth" Concerto. Aside from her classical training, Yolanne also learns jazz and pop. She is a very well rounded child with interest in different fields from speech, art, drama to swimming and basketball.
Vanessa Yee
Awards:
1st Prize winner at the Kiwanis Music Festival 2011
Fifteen year old Vanessa Yee began her early piano studies at the age of three with Mabel Cheung and later continued her studies with Emily Wong. She is currently working on her ARCT under the direction of Ross Salvosa. Vanessa is a consistent winner of both the Kiwanis Music Festival and the Richmond Music Festival, earning her a scholarship award at the Richmond Music Festival 2009 gala. Aside from her piano studies, Vanessa also plays the violin and alto-saxophone and is also a competitive Latin ballroom dancer. Vanessa is currently an honour roll with distinction student at the Prince of Wales Secondary where she is enrolled in the academically enriched Mini School program working on her grade 10. She has been a recipient of numerous academic awards and on her spare time, she enjoys figure skating, reading, writing and composing her own musical works. Vanessa is currently working on the Tchaikovsky piano concerto amongst her other repertoire.
Nathan Yee
Nathan recently began his piano studies with Ross Salvosa at the age of seven. He is currently in the early stages of his piano studies and is looking forward to pursuing his musical goals. He is also studying violin and has been playing since the age of six before he began his piano studies. Apart from music, Nathan also figure skates at the Sunset Figure Skating Club were he is enrolled in the Junior Development program since he was four with the hopes of becoming a pair's skater in the future. He is also a swimmer at the Wayland Swim Club. Nathan, is a student of Tyee Montessori School in Vancouver and is currently in grade 2. In his spare time, Nathan likes to read, design architectural structures, draw, ski and ride his bicycle.
Vanessa YeeAwards:
1st Prize winner at the Kiwanis Music Festival 2011
Fifteen year old Vanessa Yee began her early piano studies at the age of three with Mabel Cheung and later continued her studies with Emily Wong. She is currently working on her ARCT under the direction of Ross Salvosa. Vanessa is a consistent winner of both the Kiwanis Music Festival and the Richmond Music Festival, earning her a scholarship award at the Richmond Music Festival 2009 gala. Aside from her piano studies, Vanessa also plays the violin and alto-saxophone and is also a competitive Latin ballroom dancer. Vanessa is currently an honour roll with distinction student at the Prince of Wales Secondary where she is enrolled in the academically enriched Mini School program working on her grade 10. She has been a recipient of numerous academic awards and on her spare time, she enjoys figure skating, reading, writing and composing her own musical works. Vanessa is currently working on the Tchaikovsky piano concerto amongst her other repertoire.
Nathan Yee
Nathan recently began his piano studies with Ross Salvosa at the age of seven. He is currently in the early stages of his piano studies and is looking forward to pursuing his musical goals. He is also studying violin and has been playing since the age of six before he began his piano studies. Apart from music, Nathan also figure skates at the Sunset Figure Skating Club were he is enrolled in the Junior Development program since he was four with the hopes of becoming a pair's skater in the future. He is also a swimmer at the Wayland Swim Club. Nathan, is a student of Tyee Montessori School in Vancouver and is currently in grade 2. In his spare time, Nathan likes to read, design architectural structures, draw, ski and ride his bicycle.