On May 8, the Cecilian Music Club held its 12th annual Cecilian Awards Competition Winner’s Recital, at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan.
The students performing in this recital had to pass an adjudicated audition in order to perform. The program featured piano solos, piano duets, solo harp and a piano/violin duet. Cecilian Club members and their students are all residents of Monmouth County.
The students who performed in this year’s recital are Lillian Young, Kimberly Feldman, Brianna King, Steven P. Giou, Jenny Zhan, David Hua. Grace Liu, Jonathan Liou, Constanance Lin Kaita, Courtney Lin Kaita, Robert Kolchmeyer, Sophie Liu, Lillian Wang. Darren Jeng, Brian Tang, Cathay, Zhao.
And, Jane Dai, Lesley Wu, David Kolchmeyer, Shunondo Basu, Margaret Chao, Mona Cao, Deanna Vitoroulis, Brandon Lee, Jennifer Zhao, Timothy Lee, Stephanie Wu, Catherine Yam, Sophie Nguyen, Brandon Millman, Andrew Verri.
Also, Jane Zhao, Max Guo, Anupriya Singhal, Ashutosh Singhal, Linda Chen, Mathew Brower, Jennifer Chang, Avanti Verma, Pauline Ma, Sile Bao, Taylor Lee, Yiwen Zhu, Catherine Verri and Grace Young.
Avanti Verman and Sile Bao were awarded Five Year trophies, Courtney Lin Kaita, Sixth Year, Catherine Verri, Seventh Year, Yiwen Zhu, Ninth Year, Lillian Young, 11th Year, and Grace Young, 12th Year.
The teachers who prepared students for this concert are Beth S. Chen, Bernice Cooperman, Shirley Fan, Yun Yun Feng, Richard Hendrickson, Y. Becky Huang, Pei Hua Jia, Chiu-Tze Lin, Marjorie Mollenauer, Chia-Jung Tsai, Yining Wang, Stella Xu, Alexander Young and An-Li Young.
The Carl Czerny Pedagogy Award for Teachers was presented to Chiu-Tze Lin, Pei Hua Jia, Stella Xu, Yining Wang, Beth S. Chen and An-Li Young.
The Cecilian Music Club is an organization of performers, teachers and music lovers dedicated to the study and performance of classical music. For more information, or to become a member, contact Helen Bungert at (732) 905-1761.