New Year Concert Programme

Oakville S.T.A.R.Z

GREETING LETTERS

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House of Commons

Pam Damoff Member of Parliament On Lunar New Year, I’d like to wish you and your families my best.

We welcome the arrival of the Year of the Rat, symbolizing wit, success, and a peaceful life. I hope your year is filled with these outstanding attributes.

Dear Friends, In celebration of the Chinese New Year, I bring greetings from Prime Minister Trudeau and the Government of Canada. The Chinese community is vital to the growth of strong and diverse communities across Canada and here in Oakville. I am so pleased to be able to celebrate the different festivals associated with the Chinese New Year.

I was fortunate to hear many of the Starz musicians play at the opening of my constituency office on January 12, 2020. I was awed by the beauty of their performance. We in Oakville are lucky to have musicians of this high caliber in our midst.

As the Member of Parliament for Oakville and newly-appointed Minister of Public Services and Procurement, I wish you well on this New Year; yours is an important legacy of which to be proud. Our government recognizes the importance of the Chinese community and will continue to work hard to support this community in the broader Canadian framework including right here in Oakville.

As we gather to celebrate the arrival of the New Year, we also take this time to recognize the incredible contributions that Canadians of Chinese origin have had on our country, this event being one of them. A fundraiser for the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, hosted by an amazing local music initiative which has grown so much in so little time, this event is a true example of community engagement and cooperation. I am particularly proud of the efforts of the Oakville Chinese community to promote and preserve Chinese culture while encouraging our Chinese neighbours to embrace Canadian traditions and join in celebrating Canadian values and culture.

May the upcoming year bring to you and your loved ones peace, prosperity, good health and great happiness.

Kung Hei Fat Choy!

Sincerely,

I look forward to working with you as we continue to build a strong community and economy together here in Oakville and across the country.

Yours very truly, Anita Anand Member of Parliament, Oakville Minister of Public Services and Procurement

Pam Damoff Member of Parliament, Oakville North-Burlington Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services

2525 Old Bronte Rd, Suite 590, Oakville * 905.847.4043 * pam.damoff@parl.gc.ca * MPDamoff.ca

2 Tom Adams, B.A.Sc., MBA Regional and Town Councillor Ward 6 905-849-7915 tadams@oakville.ca

Gree$ng for 2020 Chinese New Year Concert hosted by Oakville Starz It is my great pleasure to offer a special gree2ng to organizers and guests of the 2020 New Year Concert hosted by the Oakville Starz.

The Chinese New Year, the most important annual celebra2on, offers an exci2ng 2 week break in the middle of winter and an occasion for families and friends to gather to enjoy delicious food and warm friendship.

Under the zodiac, this is also the Year of the Rat. Those born under this sign are usually blessed with strong crea2vity and are frequently employed as ar2sts, inventors and entrepreneurs. But equally important, the rat is a sociable animal of spirit and energy, with a love of family.

Greetings from Councillor Tom Adams On behalf of Town Council, I extend congratulations to all members of Oakville STARZ as you perform tonight.

This fundraiser for the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital at Chinese New Year is significant as it supports the spirit of giving to the community. We are very fortunate to have a full service acute care hospital and excellent team of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals right here in Oakville. All staff members and volunteers at OTMH are deeply commiQed to providing quality and caring healthcare to pa2ents.

In a little more than a year, you have grown to an impressive group of more than 100 members. I commend you on your weekly practices and thank you for entertaining our Town’s residents at various senior centres.

I wish everyone a lovely evening as you enjoy the concert and health, happiness and good

It is my pleasure to join you tonight to celebrate the Chinese New Year and the many initiatives you are involved in.

fortune throughout the New Year.

Thank you also to the support of all the parents. Without you, groups and evenings like this wouldn’t be possible.

Best wishes for a wonderful new year.

Sincerely, Best wishes,

Councillor Tom Adams Town and Regional Councillor Ward 6 Stephen Crawford, Member of Provincial Parliament

Town of Oakville | 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario L6H 0H3 | 905-845-6601 | www.oakville.ca

PROGRAM LIST 1. Fengyang Flower-Drum 凤阳花鼓 (Instrumental Ensemble) - Oakville STARZ Orchestra; Conductor: Amely Zhou MC Opening Greating 主持人开场白

2. Star Wars Medley 星球大战 (Instrumental Ensemble) - Oakville STARZ Orchestra; Conductor Amely Zhou 3. Spring Wind 春风 (Choir) - Oakville STARZ Choir; Choir Director: Xin Yue, Yi Wang

4. The Silk Road 丝绸之路 (GuZheng and African Drum) - Yuanyin Group, Selena Xu & Olaf Szester

5. Fan Dance 扇舞丹青 (GuZheng and Dance) - Jeneatte Zhang , Cynthia Zhang & Sumer Fang 6. Jasmine 茉莉花 (Piano, Violin and Flute) - Michelle Li, Helena You & Alicia Chen

7. The Greatest Showman 马戏之王 (Choir) - Kacy Zhang, Gloria Qian, Grace Zhou and Sarina Wu; Piano: Angela Zheng 8. Galloping War Horses 战马奔腾 (Erhu Ensemble) - Amely Zhou, Jessica Yang, Nicholas Chan, Jade Fang, Erin Wong, Roland Wong, Iris Zhang & Henley He 9. Piazzolla Historie du Tango no3.

(Piano Duet) - Alex Ning & Grant Li

10. Billie Jean 比利 . 简 (Western Instrucmental Ensemble) - Arther Chao, Irene Bao, Vivian Xie, Joyce Tai, Lucy Feng, Matthew Chen, Adam Chen, Junyao Qian, Gloria Qian, Linore Qian, Eva Wu, Sydney Peng; Conductor: Amely Zhou 11. Flower Festival 赶花卉 (Chinese Instrucmental Ensemble) - Iris Zhang, Ceci Li, Sumer Fang, Cynthia Yan, Melody Li, Angelina Li, Ethan Li, Catriona Tingle, Jessica Yang, Nicholas Chan, Erin Wong, Roland Wong, Jade Fang & Henley He; Conductor: Amely Zhou

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12. Horse in the City 牧马城市 (Piano and Flute Duet) - Joyce Tai & Vivian Xie

18. Carmen 卡门 (Saxphone and Piano Duet) - Eward Man & Ryan Liu

Lucky Draw 抽奖

20 Merengue, All Is Found And Esmeralda (Latin and Ballet Dance) - Hello Dance

15. The Whole New World 全新的世界 (Erhu and Pipa Ensemble) - Ceci Li & Iris Zhang

22 Where does the time go? 时间都去哪儿了 (Song accompanying with Latin Dance) Cicy Yu, Calina Yang & Nicole Nie

13. Slient Night 宁静之夜 (Vocal Trios) - Sophie Li, Joyce Tang, Annie Ma & Joshua Lin 14. Marley (Music Theater) Innovation Arts

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16. You Raise Me Up 你鼓舞了我 (Western Instrumental Ensemble ) Yiran Wang, Lucy Feng, Dora Jiao, Chloe Yang & Cindy Dai 17. Into the Unknown from Frozen 2 冰雪奇缘 2 (Song accompanying with Latin Dance ) - Kacy Zhang, Sarina Wu, Jasmine Gong & Shirina Huang

19. New Version of Ambush 新编十面埋伏 (Pipa Solo) - Ceci Li

21 He's a Pirate 他是海盗 (Clarinet and Piano Duet) - Allen Lu and David Zhao

23 Canon in D (Piano Duet) - Kevin Yang & Micheal Dun Raffle Ticket Draw 抽奖

24 A Million Dreams (Choir) - Oakville STARZ Choir; Choir Director: Xin Yue, Yi Wang

PERFRORMERS Oakville STATZ Choir and Band Coach

Xin Yue Singer, Vocal choir director 岳新 歌唱家，声乐指导

Xin Yue Conductor, Choir director 王一 歌唱家，声乐指导

Amely Zhou Erhu player, Band director Amely Zhou 二胡演奏家， 乐队指导

Ba nd Member 乐队成员

Ir i s Z hang , Ceci Li, S umer Fa ng , Cy n t hi a Ya n , M e lody L i , A n ge li n a L i , Et h an L i, C at r i ona Tingle, Jessica Ya ng, Ni chola s C ha n , Eri n W on g , Rola n d W on g , J ad e Fang, Henley H e, Arth ur Ch a o, I re n e B a o, V i v i a n X i e , Joyce Ta i , Lu c y Fe n g ,

M att hew Ch en, Ada m Ch en, Ju n ya o Q i a n , Glori a Q i a n , L i n ore Q i a n , Eva W u, S ydn e y Pe n g

C h oi r Member 合唱团员

Sar i na Wu, Ka c y Zh a ng, Mich el le L i , I v y Yu a n , A li ci a C he n , Gra ce Zhou , A n ge l a

Z heng, Hele n Zh a ng, Cath y Zh a n g , Ju nYa o Q i a n , Glori a Q i a n , L i n ore Q i a n , A s h l e y Z hong, Soph ie Li, Ch loe Ya ng, A n n i ka H ou , Lea h S hi , Dora Ji a o, Emi ly Z h ao, Reb ecca Xia o, Jennifer Liu, L i n da Lon g , Je s s i ca L i , A n n i e L i , A n ge la L iu

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SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS ERIN ZHANG is a grade 10 student currently attending Appleby College. Erin enjoys visual arts, swimming, music, and travelling. Erin sponsored Starz for its establishment. coordinates the Senior Centre performance twice a month, arranged coordinating with Miss Canada finalist Jennifer Zheng represented Starz first donation events which collected $1200 for Cleft lip, created Starz website.

Erin assigned around 200 membership of Oakville Starz. and follow up with different questions and issues. 2019 ERIN Represented Oakville Starz won first place duet music at the 17th Canadian International Children's Art Festival. Erin has earned regional, provincial and national awards in playing the alto saxophone and singing. In additionďźŒshe loves challenges herself and has won tens awards in math and swimming.

SARINA WU is 11 years old in grade 6, attending Oodenawi public school. She plays piano, violin, ukulele, bass, and loves to sing! Sarina was one of the original eight students in Oakville Starz when founded in 2018. She leads and organizes regular performances in senior homes and acts as a teaching assistant in children’s choir. Since 2016, she started entering singing competitions and has won many awards: she was a sunshine cup finalist, won first place in the 2018 Hamilton music festival, won second place in the 2018 Peel music festival, won first place in the 2019 OVAF, won fourth place in the 2019 Liangzi Cup International Students Singing Competition, and won first place in the 2019 Canadian international music competition. Sarina also performed at the Weill concert at Carnegie hall and won the second place for the New York Global Music Competition in 2019.

MICHELLE LI started playing piano at 5 years old and obtained her grade 10 certificate in China when she was 10. She is currently 12 years old and has obtained the level 10 certificate from the Royal Music Conservatory. Although she is only in the seventh grade, Michelle is currently in the process of securing her ARCT diploma from the Conservatory. Aside from piano, Michelle also plays a Chinese traditional instrument, Hulusi, and commits to a variety of sports, such as basketball, skating, and swimming. In 2019, she placed first in regionals at the International Chopin Piano Competition.

ALICIA CHEN is a 12-year-old girl in grade 7 at Oodenawi Public School. Alicia takes part in many extra-curriculars at school including concert band where she gets to share her interest in music. Alicia won first place in piano level 7 Peel Musical Festival and has continued to level 8 piano and advanced theory with RCM. Alicia likes learning new things such as flute, chess, tennis and art. With a creative mindset, Alicia designed the logo on the back of our Oakville STARZ t-shirts. Alicia is excited to be able to perform what she loves to do.

IVY YUAN is a grade 6 student at Oodenawi Public School. Ivy likes reading, drawing and playing music. She has been practicing piano for 5 years and recently completed RCM piano level 7. Ivy also plays violin and tenor saxophone as a hobby. As a member of Oakville Starz, Ivy hosted and performed at various senior centers to bring seniors happiness and joy. Ivy is confident that she will be continuously working with other amazing team members to make the community a better place.

SUMER FANG was a born music lover. She is also very talented in music. She started playing Chinese Zither at the age of 6 years old. She fell in love of this traditional music instrument right away. As the youngest member in Oakville Starz, she has a lot of opportunities to perform for people and she is pleased to introduce this amazing instrument to more people.

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KACY ZHANG is a Grade 8 student at Appleby College. She designed advertisements and the program cover for this concert. She has been an active Oakville Starz leader who has assisted and organized rehearsals and performances since 2018. She has been studying vocals for more than seven years. She won First Place in the 2019 Canadian International Music Competition Music Duet with Serena Wu. She has also performed at Carnegie Hall and won second place for the New York Global Music Competition in 2019, the Excellence Award for the International Mother's Day Award Ceremony in 2019, and she was a Finalist for the Ontario Music Festival in 20182019. She also won tons of first and second places, gold and silver Awards, and Scholarships in Oakville, Hamilton, Burlington, and Peel Music Festivals since 2014. She also acted in four Musicals produced by Innovative Arts. She also took part in performing many times at the Chinese New Year Gala in Toronto, Oakville, and Milton.

REBECCA XIAO, in grade 11, excels in both studies and behaviour at school. She is a versatile person who is good at drawing, design, and photography. In addition, she has strong writing skills that help her become a popular novelist in Chinese literary website. Furthermore, she has a fondness for video clipping and webpage design. Her dream job is to be a director. Rebecca also manages the website for her school and offers free drawing class for the community, in which she is deeply loved by the students.

EMMA SONG is a grade 11 student at Abbey Park. She is a music enthusiast, playing multiple instruments and works as a dance instructor for the Town of Oakville. In her spare time, she often volunteers at various organizations and has written multiple articles for Oakville Starz as a member of their media team. She has taken part in building their website and social media platforms over the past few months.

JUN YAO QIAN is 16 years old, a leader, and a team-player. She plays four instruments. When she graduated from Grade 8, she received four awards: Halton Student of Excellence, the Arts Award, the Music Award, and the Language Award. She was also elected to lead Student Parliament as the Student Prime Minister. In high school, she was on the Honour Roll for excellent academic grades each year. She has also been selected for the Drama and Science Subject Awards in Grade 10 for being the top student in each respective class. As part of the Show of Hands Drama Festival, she won prizes for Best Production, Best Choreography, and Best Duo. RYAN LIU is a grade 10 student at Abbey Park High School. People can easily remember Ryan by his confident smile. Ryan has had a passion for music since he was little. Currently, he is working on the RCM ARCT in piano performance. Moreover, Ryan plays violin and trumpet. He was a choir member in the Vancouver Choir Leoni Men's Choir and CoroVoce Burnaby Youth Choir. Ryan also played the role of Harold Hill in The Music Man and the role of Horton the Elephant in Seussical The Musical. Ryan won first place and third place of piano performance in the Burlington Music Festival. In 2019, he was the Provincial Finalist for piano in the Provincial Finals Competitions of OMFA. Currently, Ryan is excited that soon he will take part in the Crescendo International Competition in Carnegie Hall. In addition to being a lover of music, Ryan is passionate about swimming and skiing.

KEVIN DENG, a Grade 10 student at White Oaks Secondary School, is optimistic and friendly, and is always willing to help others. Kevin loves music and has passed the RCM Level 10 piano practical exam. He is also knowledgeable in astronomy, and is a super fan of SpaceX, Tesla and Star Wars. Kevin is avid in environmental protection and enjoys a thrifty lifestyle to preserve natural resources.

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GLORIA QIAN, a 15-year-old, sings and plays two instruments. At her grade 8th graduation, she received the Music Award and Citizenship Award. She is also a talented artist; she entered and won the Yearbook Cover Contest in grade 7, and her school asked her to design the cover of the graduation program in grade 8. In grade 9, she was on the Honour Roll and received the Subject Award for Visual Arts. She has attended two singing competitions; The LiangZi Cup International Students Singing Competition and the Beijing Watercube Cup Singing Competition. She reached the Sub-division Finals for Toronto in the LiangZi Cup Competition.

ANGELA ZHENG, 13 years old, is currently doing level 10 piano. Past awards: Angela has gotten second and third place in past peel music festivals for levels 5, 7, 8 and 9 for piano, and has participated in multiple robotics competitions placing top 5 in each, such as Halton skills.

CECI YUEXI LI is an exceptionally music-talented 13-year-old girl who came to Canada two years ago. She began learning musical instruments at the age of six. Currently, Ceci is proficient in playing four instruments: piano, Chinese Lute, Hulusi, and trumpet. She is also a member of Oakville Starz and is actively participating in a wide variety of charity music events, even during the summer holidays. Ceci has won various music competition awards in the Greater Toronto Area. In September 2019, she was also invited and performed successfully in Buffalo, USA. SIQIAN (HELEN) ZHANG, Grade 9 attending Iroquois Ridge Secondary School, likes music and drawing, and playing clarinet and violin. She was one of the first 8 original Oakville Starz members when she was in the eighth grade. She has gone to senior retirement homes to perform ever since Oakville Starz was established.

GRACE ZHOU, 14 years old, loves to read, bullet journal, and ski. She plays the piano, violin, and flute and enjoys writing stories. She currently has 2 short stories published.

SIHUI (CATHY) ZHANG, Grade 7, W.H. Morden Elementary School. She likes music, Rubik's cubing, playing the flute, and crocheting. She is an Oakville Starz Choir member and was one of the first 8 original Oakville Starz members when she was in Grade 6. She has gone to senior retirement homes to perform since Oakville Starz was established.

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About Oakville STARZ

Oakville STARZ belongs to a non-profit organization formed by a group of young individuals and parents who love art, music, and enjoy. We use our strengths in contributing to society.

We have been continuously performing at different nursing homes twice a month，we take turns to create program list, stage management，hosting and collecting feedbacks in every

performance. We are actively participating in many community activities and found raising for sick kids or hospitals.

Behind this group of children are a group of immigrant parents. Years ago, when

arriving in Canada, the parents worked hard and tried their best to integrate themselves

into our constantly changing society. Today, they are doing their best to set up a suitable

platform for their children, helping them manage and build their children's own organization, supporting these Canada-born Chinese children to be self-reliant and hardworking no matter where they are, and know how to love and contribute to society.

Since its founding in September of 2018, Oakville Starz now has nearly two hundred

children, many of them have won multiple international and Canadian awards. These children have also formed their own groups: a choir and a band themselves.

Oakville STARZ 是个一群热爱艺术热爱生活，愿意用自己所长为社会贡献的一群年轻人和父母组建的

非赢利组织。他们一直坚持每月两次到不同的老人院演出，并积极地参与社区的活动。

这群孩子的背后，是一群移民二十年 , 从事专业工作的父母。当年移民后他们踏踏实实，努力工作，

融入当地社会后的今天，他们全力为孩子们铺路搭桥，协助孩子管理和建设这个属于孩子们自己的组织 , 希望这群这里出生的华裔孩子无论在哪里都自立自谦自强，并懂得热爱社会，奉献社会。

现在 Oakville Starz 已有近二百个孩子，很多孩子分别获得过多种国际，加拿大大奖。他们还成立

了自己的媒体组 , 合唱团和乐队。

Website: w w w.oa k vi l l e sta rz .com E mail: oak vi l l e sta rz @g m a i l .com

What are your favourite songs? We will be asking for song requests at the end of the performance!