Multitalented Alice Lee plays violin, cello, piano, viola, harp, and flute. For this Rising Stars concert she will be recreating her 2018 Richmond Music Festival award winning performance of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor op.64, 1st movement. Alice has been playing the violin since she was nine and currently studies with Domagoj Ivanovic at the Vancouver Academy of Music (VAM). She has been playing in the VAM Symphony Orchestra for three years, and has also been part of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Sinfonietta and the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra as a cellist. Alice has won many competitions, such as the Kiwanis Festival, and the Richmond Music Festival where she received the festival’s “most promising junior string player” award. She has received two RCM gold medals for her level ten viola and harp exams.
The Richmond Orchestra and Chorus Association is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of this remarkable concert which gives young musicians the opportunity to rehearse and perform with a full orchestra and a professional conductor. Hsin Lin Alice Lee, Joshua Tromans and Nathan Kwok are all winners in their concerto category at the recent Richmond Music Festival.
The music played, the audience sang, and the spirit of giving flowed through the evening as the Richmond Orchestra and Chorus Association presented its third annual concert in support of the Richmond Food Bank. On December 11th over $2,198.85 was raised at the door. The musicians donated their time and South Arm United Church donated the venue, and so 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the Richmond Food Bank.
The members of the Richmond Orchestra and Chorus are looking forward to another Christmas season filled with the beautiful and entertaining music of the season. If you can’t make our Christmas concert on December 8th here are many more opportunities to enjoy some of your favourite seasonal songs. Everyone from 8 to 80 and beyond is welcome! And best of all – they’re all free!
Last week, the Richmond Orchestra and Chorus Association remembered our dear friend and chorister, Audrey Fricker and the generosity of her gift to create a scholarship fund in her name. The Audrey Fricker Scholarship Fund has been created with the help of the Richmond Community Foundation and will benefit students who are members of ROCA pursuing their musical studies.
ROCA Chorus once again hosted the BCCF Chorfest weekend this year which was a huge success! With over 200 singers from 55 adult BC choirs represented as well as the B.C. Youth Choir (director Allison Girvan) and B.C. Children’s Choir (director Sarona Mynhardt), it was the biggest gathering of voices in the province. Thank you to everyone who came, whether to participate in the mass choir or attend the final concert! Thank you to our Chorfest Co-Chairs, Doris Bruce, Jen Dufour and lead organizers, Laura Rhead, Amy Koop, Brian Dobbin, Brigid Coult and the Chorfest Committee for all their hard work organizing, marshalling and entertaining the choristers all weekend. A special thanks to Chorfest Director, Brian Tate for bringing his enthusiasm and music to the masses. And soloist Mebrat “Mimi” Beyene was amazing. We are still electrified and that is why we sing!
Thank you very much to all those that made donations and to the volunteers from the Richmond Food Bank that helped make "The Spirit of Christmas" a terrific success! The concert raised $1682.81 for the Richmond Food Bank, making it one of our most successful fundraisers. What better way to help others than through a gift of music! We truly appreciate everyone's support!
The Richmond Orchestra & Chorus 2017-2018 concert season will include world premieres from winners of the Richmond Music Festival, a choral collaboration with the Chilliwack Symphony Chorus and incredible artists such as violinist Nancy DiNovo and flautist Bernard Blary. Purchase your subscription now and save up to 35% off the regular ticket prices.
We're asking our instrumentalists for Rising Stars 2017 about the repertoire they will be performing on February 25, 2017 with the Richmond Orchestra and the challenges each of their concertos present to the soloist.
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