Jan 2018 The gulf youth chamber music project launch
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I am launching a new project :The Gulf Youth Chamber Music Society!
I always admired Chamber Music and, in last summer 2017, I attended "Chamber Week" @ Peabody Institute - Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A. and it was such a great experience to play music with like minded fellow musicians from all over the world. It was certainly different from being part of orchestra for sure. As I started discussing my youth chamber music society idea with my parents, friends, & teachers after the summer 2017, I have been given enormous support and interest from almost everyone that I talk to. Even big organizations showed their genuine interest. As a result, with all these huge encouragement I would like to set up as an official club in U.A.E.. My goals for this society are to promote Classical Music Education, to provide a forum for student musicians to meet and form ensembles, to arrange concerts, and most of all to create a place where all student musicians from different schools & different countries can connect!! First Key Initiative will move with me but this society will be my gift to all the student musicians in the Gulf region. I would hope that it will continue its existence for a long time after I leave for college in 2020!! |
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Jan 3rd 2018 5pm @ Vox Cinema
dementia friends by 4get-me-not.org
First violin lesson of the year
at Little flower english school jan 11th 2018
Charity Concert for special need children
@ Al Marmoom initiative Jan 12th 12 noon - 5 pm 2018
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Our student musicians were invited to perform for 'Festival of Fun' event organized by Al Marmoom Initiative. Al Marmoom Initiative is an amazing non-profit organization that provides alternative physical therapy with practical and vocational education to individuals with special needs. It has 2 divisions; Equine Therapy & Green Houses. "Charitable / non-profit Equestrian education where students learn to ride, drive and work on the ground with horses, through these activities they improve balance, increase muscle strength, learn horse and stable management and above all else increase their confidence and independence. Greenhouses are a non-profit / social business and temperature-controlled greenhouses provide Special needs adults vocational and practical classes on the growing of food and flower crops." Insert from its website www.marmoom.net
Piano
Zacky Hamdan Sophie Klampferer Tan Caner Xiaolin Zhang Violin Shou Ishikawa Eljin Yoo Oboe Ela Trivedi Flute Jilan Hamdan Sarah Bayoumi Very Special thanks for Ms. Naila Maharramova who invited us for this event and introduced this amazing place for us to volunteer!! We will certainly come back to perform more!! |
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Farewell to our first violin students March 20th 2018
It is truly a sad occasion that my 2 original violin students who were selected from the start of First Key Initiative 2014 are leaving Dubai and loving back to India. They have been with me for last 4 years and they have been working really hard without any support from their family. I wish they could continue to study violin but they all told me that it would be impossible to continue because there is no music school or teacher available... I hope that someone maybe just like me who happen to love music so much will start sharing his/her passion for music with these students. I sincerely hope that it will happen and we can meet someday. All the best Amna & Jijin!!
In addition, we are also sending 3 more students (Alonza, Hina, & Angelrose) to India as well. So out of 7, 5 students will be all moving back to India. It is very unfortunate but it means we can do another audition and select new students!!
In addition, we are also sending 3 more students (Alonza, Hina, & Angelrose) to India as well. So out of 7, 5 students will be all moving back to India. It is very unfortunate but it means we can do another audition and select new students!!
Mother's day celebration March 21 2018
@ Fujairah Fine Arts academy
Celebrating Mother's Day supporting Emirates Autism Society event in cooperation with Fujairah Fine Arts Academy!
Violn: Eljin & Umayma
Vocal: margarita
Pianist: Mr. Aldo from Fujairah Fine Arts Academy
Violn: Eljin & Umayma
Vocal: margarita
Pianist: Mr. Aldo from Fujairah Fine Arts Academy
Audition at little flower english school april 26th 2018
Due to the loss of 5 violin students, we held our audition to select new violin & piano students!! This is the most difficult decision time because we cannot accept them all. More than 40 students showed up. Thanks to our first key fellow pianist Tan Caner, we were able to conduct the audition successfully!!
Special Mini concert & workshop May 2nd 2018
I am really grateful for our first key fellow Tan Caner who hosted a mini concert for special need children @ Elite English School. We could again witness the power of Music from the responses of special need students. We realize again today the purpose of being a musician and what Music can for for special need students!!!
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UAE Flag Day ceremony Nov 1st 2018
at the ministry of culture and knowledge development
I conducted Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra performing U.A.E. National Anthem for The Flag Day ceremony by the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development in the presence of Her Excellency Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, the Minister of Culture. This is my first time conducting rehearsal and performance and I am really grateful for this amazing opportunity provided by the conductor and director of Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra Mr. Riad Kudsi!
Beautiful Mind charity concert dec 9th 2018
at elite english school
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Beautiful Mind Charity Music Academy from South Korea visited Dubai and we are so happy that these amazing Music Professors and one handicapped pianist graciously agreed to perform for Elite English School where 50 special need students are currently attending!
Violin: Prof. Yoojin Jung Cello: Prof. Ilhwan Bae Piano: Prof. Soyeon Kang Vocal Prof. Youngjung Kang Special Pianist: Cerebral palsy Pianist Kyeong-min Kim Elite English School is the school of inclusion where special need students are mixed with regular students in certain classes. I truly believe that this is a beautiful & beneficial arrangement for all. His performance today was truly inspirational especially to teachers who nurture special need students at this school. He performed his own composition 'Hope' and it truly gave all of us 'Hope'!!! |
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sat music tutoring restart Jan 2019
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We are restarting our Sat Music Tutoring in Jan 2019 with 10 eager students. This year we are going to offer more instrument instructions including violin, cello, piano, recorder, flute, & drums!! We are super excited to receive amazing support from Gulf Youth Chamber Music Society & Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra for their ongoing support.
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First the Abu Dhabi Dream Ball/haper's bazaar arabia
Jan 31 2019 @ Emirates palace hotel
As a concert master of Emirates Youth Symphony Orchestra, I was really honored to perform at the first-ever Abu Dhabi Dream Ball for Unicef.
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Good Friday worship service Fellowship of EMirates Dubai Apr 19 2019 @ Jumeirah creekside hotel
Gulf Youth Chamber Music society Sat music tutoring support 2019
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I am so grateful for my fellow chamber members who are supporting my initiative! We now have a Drums instructor!! Our students are having so much fun!
Violin: Eujean Piano: Lexie, Jolina, Jilan Drums: Seyhan 
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New school year started on Nov 2nd 2019This year we are planning a MUSICAL with students at Little Flower English School. Many students auditioned and we are so happy to welcome Amina who will be leading our Musical Project!!
What is more amazing is that Zainab who started violin & music theory lesson right before summer did not forget anything I taught. She remembered everything and was able to show her knowledge to our new younger students. Thank you Amina & Xiaolin to initiate our Sat Music Tutoring!!! New Student Lists Piano: Ayan (1D), Ananya (1D), Izaan (3B), Harshel (KG2), Boushika (2C), Nathaniyel (2C), Abina (4A), Nathaniya (1C), Abuya (3B), Sushma (2B), Aan (4C), Aniruth (2B), Amaljith (2B) Violin: Seona (2B), Zainab (5A), Sihka (2B), Abhina (4A) Voice: Abiya (3B), Ananya (1D), Abihina (4A), Nahaniyel (2C), Nathaniya (1C) Guitar & Drum: Ayan, Izaan |
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Tolerance day ceremony (The ministry of tolerance)
Choir of Tolerance and Human Fraternity Nov 14th 2019
at Umm Al Emmarat park amphitheater Abu Dhabi
UNICEF PRoject proposal for april 2020 for children in the refugee camps in amman jordan
Christmas eve event by the fellowship of the emirates at the dubai world trade center dec 24th 2019
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My possibly last Christmas Eve Performance with the Fellowship of the Emirates Church Band. I am so grateful to perform along with amazing musicians for the largest gathering of Christians in the Middle East! What an honor to be able to serve as part of worship team in Dubai, U.A.E.. I wish all Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!!!
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