Founders Carrie Chen: Piano, San Francisco Concervatory of Music, BA Elizabeth H.Lee: Cello, UC Berkeley, Chemical Biology, BS Minji Kim: Viola, The Juilliard School, viola performance, Senior Albert Lee: Violin, Dartmouth, Biology, Senior
What is nahnoom? In 2011, the Nahnoom piano quartet was founded by its original members, Carrie Chen, Elizabeth Lee, Minji Kim, and Albert Lee. When forming this quartet, the members did so with the objective of supporting causes and helping those in need through contributions collected from benefit concerts. In 2011, this quartet held its first benefit concert. The proceeds accumulated from this performance were donated to servicing the aid of those with visual impairment through the American Red Cross. As of 2017, all four of the quartet’s original members have set off on their individual paths. Carrie Chen graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a piano performance major and Elizabeth Lee is studying chemical biology at UC Berkeley as a senior. Of the quartet’s younger members, Minji Kim is a junior at Juilliard to further her studies with viola performance and Albert Lee is a junior at Dartmouth to study biology.
Student Council (2017-2018 & 2018 –2019)
Nahnoom is now striving to grow from its original quartet into a larger organi-
Nicholas Lee, Linday Tao, Jaime An, Deborah Wong, Christine Kang, Aimee Choi
zation filled with even more young musicians with growing talent. Ultimately, we hope to expand our endeavors in order to support other causes and reach out to a more diverse community through the joy of music.
So where does nahnoom step in? Having been exposed to this issue in Cambodia, Nahnoom has taken upon itself to use our love for music to support well infrastructure in the country. With the universal passion for music, Nahnoom members hope to raise as much money as we can for this cause. We realize that Cambodia's water crisis affects an immense amount of people and is one that exists thousands of miles away. However, we also realize that this crisis is solvable. With our common passion for music along with the help of your donations, we hope to contribute to the Cambodia Well-Project and better the lives of Cambodian citizens, all the way across the world. Written by Elizabeth Lee
Student Council 2016-2017
Concerts The American Red Cross of the Bay Area Chapter serves more than 4.5 million people in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo and Solano counties. The American Red Cross of the Bay Area Chapter provides relief to those affected by disasters and empowers individuals in our community to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. By helping people in the Bay Area learn how to take care of their families and neighbors, we strengthen our community and make it more resilient to disasters large and small. The Red Cross does this by fostering our volunteer network, which is over 3,700 people strong in the Bay Area, and by forming partnerships with hundreds of government agencies, community organizations and businesses. It’s these very individuals who are the face of the Red Cross in our community – providing training in first aid, CPR and disaster preparedness every day and offering support and comfort to families who have lost their homes to disaster every night. Help people affected by disasters like wildfires in California, Washington and Oregon and countless other crises at home and around the world by making a gift to American Red Cross Disaster Relief.
1st
Nov 27, 2011
For Blinds (American Red Cross)
2nd
Jun 8,
2013
For Cambodia Well Project
3rd
Jan 26, 2014
For Cambodia Well Project
4th
Jun 8,
2014
For Sewol Ferry Sacrifice &
5th
Jan 4,
2015
6th
Jun 14, 2015
Cambodia Well Project For Cambodia Well Project For Nepal Earthquake Relief (Good Neighbors) &
Cambodia Well Project 7th
Jan 3,
2016
8 th
Jun 5,
2016
For Food for Kids in Malawi (Good Neighbors) & Cambodia Well Project For Ecuador Earthquake Relief (Good Neighbors) & Cambodia Well Project
9 th
Jan 15, 2017
For Guatemala Cookstoves (Good Neighbors) & Cambodia Electricity Project
10th
Jun 03, 2017
For Haiti Vision Project (Living in Faith) & Cambodia Electricity Project
11th
Jan 14, 2018
Supporting California Wildfire Relidf
12th
Jun 2,
Supporting California Wildfire Relidf
2018
Council 2011
Founders(Carrie Chen,Elizabeth Lee,Minji Kim,Albert Lee)
2013—2014
Co President: Minji Kim & Albert Lee
2014—2015
President: Alice Lee
2015—2016
President: Minjun Kim
2016—2017
Co President: Julianne Oh & Edward Oh Vice President: Lindsay Tao & Nicholas Lee
2017 —2018
Co President: Lindsay Tao & Nicholas Lee Vice President: Jaime An & Deborah Wong
2018 —
President : Aimee Choi Vice president : Christine Kang & Philemon Wong
Program 1. Julie - O ……………………………....Mark Summer Jaime An (Cello)
2.
Rebekah Sung is 10 years old and going to be 5th grader at Fremont
Christian School. She began studying viola at the age of 7. She is a member of Emmanuel Orchestra since 2016. She won the 3rd place and the 2nd place in Korea Times Youth Music Competition in 2017 and 2016, respectively. She also won the 1st place and the 3rd place in Silicon Valley Youth Music Competition in 2018 and 2017, respectively. She is also learning piano and playing flute in her school band. She likes singing and reading in her free time.
Nocturne from Concerto in g minor….Th.Verhey
Ian H.Shin (Clarinet)
3.
Concerto in c m 2nd mov. …….…………J.C.Bach
4.
Arioso ………….…………………………….J.S.Bach
Aimee Choi (Viola) Allen Lee (Viola)
5.
Scherzo in e m ……..………………F.Mendelssohn
6.
Concerto in Bb M………….……...F.A.Hoffmeister
7.
Concerto in G M 2nd mov………...G.P.Telemann
Daniel Schendel (Piano) Andrew Hwang (Viola)
Lauren Lee (Viola)
8.
The Swan …………………………….C.Saint-Saëns
9.
Concerto in b m……….………………...G.F.Handel
Yutae (Albert) Jung (Cello) Christine Ryu (Viola)
10. Concerto in C M 1st mov. Allegro .....J.Schubert
Jennifer Kang (Viola)
Lindsay Tao recently graduated from Cupertino High School and willl
be attending Johns Hopkins University. Lindsay has played the piano for 12 years and completed MTAC's Certificate of Merit Advanced Level for piano. She won several medals in the 2015 and 2016 US Open Competition. She received Honorable Mention in the San Francisco Chopin Competition two years in a row. In addition, Lindsay loves to sing and has completed the MTAC Certificate of Merit Level 8 for voice, and has been a member of Cupertino Cappella choir for the past two years.
David Tran is a 15 year old freshman at Los Altos High School. He has studied and played music for a total of 9 years. He started playing the piano at the age of 6 and playing the clarinet since 4th grade. Then he switched to Bass Clarinet in the 7th Grade of Egan Jr. High band. He attended the CMEA Bay Section Conference where he was chosen to play in a large band with few students from each school in the bay area. He is in his school marching band and participated to marching band competitions. In addition, he has been a member of Silicon Valley Youth Symphony for 2 years. David has a passionate heart towards music and is happy to perform for charity with other friends.
Deborah Wong started playing the piano in 2007, and the violin/viola in 2009. She has been a member of SVYS since 2010. She received the third place in the viola junior division in 2014. This is the fifth year she performs at Nahnoom Benefit Concert & Exhibition. Deborah is currently a senior at The King's Academy (TKA) where she played basketball for four years. She is a member of the youth music group at church. She will be going to Cal Poly SLO in the fall.
Philemon Wong
will be a sophomore at The King's Academy and has been performing at Nahnoom since 2014. Philemon started playing the viola in 2013. He has been a member of SVYS, and played his first sol o for 2015 Winter Concert. Among his awards, he received 1st place in 2014 SVY Music Competition, and 1st place in 2014 Korea Times Youth Music Competition, viola intermediate. In 2018, he participated in All State Orchestra, and was honored with second place in 2018 KAMSA viola junior, 1st place in 2018 USOMC intermediate instrumental solo, and the 1st place in SVY Music Competition viola high. He plays viola at the youth music group at church, and enjoys swimming at his school team.
Christine Ryu is a 5th grader at La Entrada School. She is a violist in the Camerata Orchestra of GSYO. She received third place in the 2018 Silicon Valley Music Competition. She enjoys reading and ballet.
11. Song from a Secret Garden ..……..Rolf Lovland
David Tran (Bass Clarinet)
12. Concerto in D M 1st mov. ……...F.A.Hoffmeister
Rebekah Sung (Viola)
Sarah Ryu is an 8th grader at La Entrada school. She has been playing the viola for 4 and a half years. She received second place in the 2018 Silicon Valley Youth Music Competition. She played the viola in the 2018 California All state Orchestra. She is a violist in the Sinfonietta Orchestra of GSYO. Daniel Schendel is a 7th grader at Terman Middle School in Palo Alto, California. Daniel started playing piano when he was four and half years old and completed level 8 of Certificate of Merit in the spring of 2017 with “EXCELLENT” in all evaluation categories. Daniel has been a competitive swimmer with Palo Alto Stanford Aquatic for many years and he plays water polo for his school club. In his spare time, he enjoys doing debate, playing golf and video games with his father.
13. Andante e Rondo ungarese..……..C.M.v Weber
Sarah Ryu (Viola)
14. Liebestraum No.3 ………..………………...F.Liszt
Hannah Schendel (Piano)
15. Arpeggione Sonata 1st mov.…..…..F.Schubert
Emily Hwang (Viola)
16. Variation on a Rococo Theme Op.33 Theme & Var.1,2 ….................P.I.Tchaikovsky
Christine Kang (Cello)
Hannah Schendel is a 9th grader at Henry Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California. Hannah started playing piano when she was five years old and completed level 10 of Certificate of Merit in the spring of 2017. She plays flute for Gunn High School symphonic band. Hannah enjoys playing chamber music. Along with her trio group, they have won the 26th Annual United States Open Music Competition Silver medal, Santa Cruz Baroque Festival 2018 Youth Chamber Music Competition 3rd place, and in 2017, they won the first place in both American Protege International Piano & Strings Competition and KAMSA Music Competition. In 2015, Hannah was invited to play at the California Piano Teacher’s Convention master class in Los Angeles, California, which included Keith Porter-Snell, a pianist, piano teacher, and writer of educational music for piano students. Hannah has been a competitive swimmer with Palo Alto Stanford Aquatic for many years. In her spare time, she enjoys studying French and Chinese, photography, drawing, reading and playing with her dog Monkey.
Ian H. Shin Ian has been playing a clarinet at ECYS as a member of wind orchestra. In addition to playing the clarinet, he likes to fence and is interested in computer programming. Ian is a junior at Gunn high school.
17. Suite No.3 in C M………..…………….....J.S.Bach Philemon Wong (Viola)
18. Tango (Por Una Cabeza ) arranged by Itzhak Periman ………....J.Williams
Laurena Huh (Violin)
19. Gavotte from French Suite No.5 …….J.S.Bach
Nahnoom Senior Ensemble Deborah Wong (Violin), Philemon Wong (Viola), Christine Kang (Cello), NicholasLee (F.Horn), Lindsay Tao (Piano)
Performers Jaime An, 18, is a senior at Saratoga High School. She began studying cello under Jihee Kim at age 10. She has won top prizes in the Korea Times Competition, MTNA Competition, American Fine Arts Festival, CMTANC, and US Open. Jaime studied with Hans Jensen at Meadowmount in 2014, 2015, and 2017, and also with David Requiro and Steven Doane at Bowdoin Music Festival in 2016. She loves chamber music and has been a part of CalMusic Preparatory Academy and Young Chamber Musicians for many years. She has participated in masterclasses by the Ying Quartet and Jupiter Quartet, and her Narratio Cello Quartet won first at the KAMSA competition and VOCE in 2017. This summer, she will be attending Music@Menlo. In the fall, she will be attending Northwestern University as a Cello Performance major under Professor Hans Jensen. In her free time, Jaime loves to dance and spend time with her family and friends.
Aimee Choi is in 10th grade attending Irvington High School and is 16 years old. She plays the viola and flute at the moment and has played other instruments as well: viola-6 years, violin-2 years, piano-6 years, and flute-3 years. Currently, she is a member at Emmanuel Orchestra, teaching young children on how to play the viola. Also, Aimee is a current member at GSYO, which was named ECYS before. She has been very passionate and outgoing on all her extracurriculars, and has been pushing hard throughout her sophomore year. A long time ago, she was a member at the Silicon Valley Youth orchestra and got awarded for Honor Place at the Silicon Valley Youth Music Competition in 2014. Although Aimee does many outside activities such as GSYO, AMASE, church orchestra, LINK, and student council, she is proud to be your next president for Nahnoom. If you meet her, she is a very kind hearted person and can make friends easily .
Andrew Hwang
is 10 years old, and will be entering Terman Middle School in fall 2018. He has been learning viola under Ms. Sujung Seok for 2 years and has been playing in Palo Alto School District Honors Orchestra since 2016. He is very excited to join Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra in fall 2018.Andrew received Honorable Mention in 2018 Palo Alto Music Teachers’ Scholarship and in 2018 Silicon Valley Youth Music Competition. Andrew holds 1st degree Black belt and has won numerous Taekwondo Championships since 2015 throughout the bay area. He was also awarded High Honors in Johns Hopkins University CTY 2015 International Talent Search. Andrew enjoys coding HTML, Java Script, reading, origami, and singing in his free time.
Emily Hwang is 12, a 7th grader at Terman Middle School. She started viola at age 8 under Ms. Sujung Seok and made her debut as a soloist in 2017 with PACO. Emily was invited to play with San Francisco Chamber Orchestra at 2018 SFCO Gala Concert in March, and had performed in New York as a winner of 2016 American Protege. She enjoyed playing in 2018 All State Junior High Orchestra and looks forward to playing in 2018 KAMSA Youth Symphony. Emily received 1st place in 2018 KAMSA Competition, and in 2017 USIMC. She also placed 2nd in 2018 USOMC Instrumental Solo Junior, along with Honorable Mention in 2017 MTNA State Competition Junior Strings, and in Fremont Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition. She had won 1st place in Silicon Valley Music Competition in 2017/2016, in Korea Times Music Competition in 2016/2015, and 2016 Palo Alto Music Teachers' Scholarship.
Laurena Huh is a junior at Carlmont High School. She has been playing the piano since she was 6 and the violin since she was 7. She has been a member of the Peninsula Youth Orchestra for 8 years and is currently a first violinist in the most advanced orchestra in the organization. Laurena has won prizes at competitions including the US Open Music Competition and the Silicon Valley Youth Music Competition and passed level 10 of the Certificate of Merit exam for piano with honors last year. Outside of music, she is an avid reader and enjoys playing golf and tennis with her family.
Yutae(Albert) Jung, 12 year old, is a 6th grader in Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School. He has been playing cello for 3 years and is currently studying with Nancy Kim. Yutae has played in the PAUSD Honor orchestra and is the co-founder of the 6th grade music ensemble with 4 string players. He is a member of the California Youth Symphony. Other than playing cello, he is a member of the PASA swim team and has a deep interest in drawing. He has made over 13 drawn books. He also loves to take care and play with his dog Coco, who is the cutest dog in the world!
Christine Kang 15, will be a sophomore at Gunn High School this fall. She
has been playing the cello for 6 years, and is currently studying with Eric Sung at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Christine was the principal cellist of the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra for 2 years, and is now a principal cellist of the Gunn High School Orchestra. She is a winner of the 2015 PACO Concerto Competition and the 2017 Korea Times Music Competition, and has attended the Meadowmount School of Music as a student of Jonathan Koh. Aside from Nahnoom, she is also a member of Bello and Sky Ensemble, and enjoys volunteering at AMASE. In 2017, Christine co-founded Student Online Assistance for Refugees (SOAR), in which she teaches English to and raises money for Syrian refugees. In her free time, Christine enjoys learning
Jennifer Kang is a 3rd grader at Springer Elementary School. She began studying viola at age of eight under Ms. Su Jung Seok. She was awarded 1st place from Korea Times Youth Music Competition/Junior division in 2017, and 2nd place from Silicon Valley Youth Music Competition/elementary division in 2018. She won first place in many Taekwondo Poomsae competitions/color belt division. She enjoys reading and writing in her free time
Allen Lee is a sophomore at the King's academy. He has been playing the viola for almost 2 years now after playing the violin for a couple of years. Allen has played in ECYS and Kamsa orchestra for about a year. His other hobbies include playing basketball. Lauren Lee is a fifth grader at Hoover Elementary School in Palo Alto. She started to play viola last July with Ms. Seok. She has been consistent with learning viola at home and school for nine months. She is passionate about art and fashion. She won many prizes such as the first place and second place at poster competition held by the Palo Alto Fire Department. And designing her own style and running an fashion website with her school friends. Not only music and art she has been competitive and excelling at running like short track or long one. Academics are her great specialty especially reading. She received the first place in Hoover Reading Marathon. In her spare time she likes to read Korean books and Japanese comic books.
Nicholas S. Lee
a Senior at at Monta Vista High School. He played the piano
from 1st grade and completed MTAC’s Certificate of Merit Advanced Level. He started playing French horn since 6th grade at Kennedy middle school and played for school band. He played French Horn for Monta Vista High Wind ensemble. He plays for Senior Orchestra of California Phil harmonic Youth Orchestra since 2015. He has won 2nd place in American Protégé, 4th place in the US Open Competition and 2nd place in KAMSA competition in Senior Ensemble Sectionwhile playing in a quintet . He will be a freshman at Emory University.