Sunday, December 15, 2013, 4:00 PM
Madison Theatre, Molloy College
1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY 11571
CHILDREN’s ORCHESTRA SOCIETY PRESENTS 13 year old Valerie Chen, Cellist, in 45th ANNUAL WINTER CONCERT
Children’s Orchestra Society, in residence at Madison Theatre of Molloy College for the past 2 seasons, is presenting all of its 4 orchestras, the Elite String Ensemble in its 45th Annual Winter Concert on December 15th, 4 pm, at the Madison Theatre, 1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY. 13 year old Valerie Chen will be playing Solo in Lalo’s Cello Concerto as her prize for winning the Junior Discovery Concerto Competition with the Young Symphonic Ensemble, conductor Michael Dadap. Also performing are the Kinder Orchestra, conductor Sara Aomori; Sinfonia, conductor Emil Botti, Junior Symphonic Ensemble, conductor Kevin Shue, and the Elite String Ensemble, Conductor, Michael Dadap. Works by Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert, Brahms, Lalo and more.
Valerie Chen, cello
Cellist Valerie Chen, 13, is an 8th grader at South Woods Middle School in Syosset. She has been playing the cello for more than five years now, beginning her studies with Dr. Joyce Geeting and studying with Prof. Maureen Hynes since 2009. Her orchestra experience includes COS YSE and JSE, Gemini Youth Orchestra, Nassau Music Educators Association (NMEA) All-County, Long Island String Festival Association (LISFA), C.W. Post Chamber Orcehstra, South Woods Middle School Chamber Orchestra, among others. Some of her most recent successes include 1st Place at the C.W. Post Pre-College Division Chamber Music Festival Concerto Competition, Best Chamber Group Award (Sessions 1 and 3) of C.W. Post Chamber Music Festival, Tilles Scholar Awards, and Dr. Idiko Mohacsy Award.
For more information about the concert, please visit:
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9835657