Suzuki Music Academy of Hong Kong

"Music Exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart" ~Shinichi Suzuki

Reflections from the Performers: Book 1 Violin Recital ~ Eric, Lincoln & Miles

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For our October Book Recitals, we were very fortunate that the performers were able to play in person with Ms Sonomi! Each performer was also able to have a parent watch the recital live, as well as inviting family and friends to join on Zoom. Here are our performers’ thoughts about the recital:

~from Miles

During my recital I felt really nervous, more nervous than when I did on other performances on stage.  I was also much more careful and actually tried to get the perfect performance. Before it began I already memorised what I had to do .  Including good behaviour,what to do during the pieces and following the leader when we have to . It went through pretty smoothly. I was also leader for the twinkles.

~from Lincoln

I was very happy about the recital because many of my friends complimented and congratulated me. I was also very nervous and embarrassed about the recital. I was very embarrassed because of the uniform.

~from Eric

I felt that this was a great experience for me because this is my first Book Recital. I liked how sometimes you can make mistakes but no one can correct you. I actually left out a bit of Happy Farmer but no one said I was wrong. I feel very proud because even though I made a few mistakes, I think I did a great job. I was very happy when I saw that people on zoom had watched us play. I thought that no one would come to our recital! 

Finally, I would like to give thanks to the following people:

Mrs.Diane, for helping us organise the recital.

Mrs.Yuko, for teaching me all the pieces I played in the recital.

My Mom, for encouraging me all the way through.

Mrs.Sonomi, for piano accompaniment with all of the performers.

Mrs.Lan, for the photography.

Miles and Lincoln, for performing with me. (their parents too!)

Finally, all the people who watched us perform on zoom.  

PlayIn with the Philadelphia Orchestra!

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Thanks to COVID-19, one of the gifts that we’ve been given in this tumultuous year is people coming up with creative new ways to share music together. Recently, the Philadelphia Orchestra offered a chance for students worldwide to join in a Zoom PlayIn. One of our SMAHK students took advantage of the opportunity. Lincoln and his mum, Virginia, share with us about their experience:

by Lincoln Liu and Virginia Wan

from Lincoln

It was very good! During the PlayIN, I was so excited and forgot about the time in Hong Kong. After it finished, I suddenly found that I was tired because it was 12am. It was a very special and pleasant experience! I enjoyed it very much! It was a lot of fun!

From Virginia –
It was a golden opportunity to join the PlayIN with The Philadelphia Orchestra, one of the “Big Five” American orchestras. When I knew that there would be such a great PlayIN opportunity, I struggled for a while as it would start at 11pm Hong Kong time and finish at around 12am and my boy would need to go to school in the next day. However, as it was really a fabulous opportunity, I thought of a solution – let the boy sleep in the afternoon so that he could sleep later. Looking back, both my boy and I think that it is really worth to join it! My boy enjoyed it so much and was so happy during that hour. I am very impressed that the teacher who led the playIN played the music pieces so well with great enthusiasm. She led us go into the music and made us feel how beautiful the music is! We experienced “Beautiful Heart, Beautiful Tone”!
There were more than 300 participants from around the world joining the PlayIN. How great being part of Suzuki community, we can enjoy and appreciate music together in different occasions, even in the difficult time with Covid-19. It is an invisible support to all of us.
Our special thanks to the lead teacher during the PlayIN, Dara Morales, and the organisers from the Philadelphia Orchestra, who shared the happy moments with the kids, especially in this difficult time with Covid-19, the kids are generally bored, lacking of social gatherings.
Last but not the least, thank you very much for Suzuki Music Academy of Hong Kong, who nurtures kids with beautiful music, let us know about this PlayIN opportunity and suggested us to participate in it!

Stanley Christmas Market Performance!

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String students finished off 2019 with a fun – and windy! – performance of Christmas, Chanukah, and Suzuki repertoire at the Stanley Christmas Market. They reorganised everything this year, spreading the booths and activities out throughout Stanley Plaza and Murray House; the performance “stage” was both smaller and in a different location much closer to Murray House. This made it much easier for the students to manoeuvre from the set-up location to the stage…especially helpful in the windy conditions! It also brought our audience closer to us. It was a great way for us to kick off the holiday season! Our best wishes to all for a joyous and relaxing holiday.

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