BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:1.0 TZ:-07 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Vancouver Island Cello Ensemble URL:http://www.harbourliving.ca/event/vancouver-island-cello-ensemble/ LOCATION:Sid Williams Theatre :: 442 Cliffe Avenue Courtenay, V9N 7P1 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:

Presented by Helena Jung and Comox Valley Youth Music Centre (CYMC)

One again, the Comox Valley Youth Music Centre and the Valley’s own much respected cellist, Helena Jung, will present a stunning cello concert that will feature four more remarkable cellists from Vancouver.

It will feature  a singularly unique ensemble, the Vancouver Island Cello Ensemble (VICE), on June 27 at the Sid Williams theatre and will perform a number of well-known classical pieces such as Rossini’s William Tell, Bizet`s Carmen, and Bach`s Brandenburg Concerto No.6.

These days, the cello ensemble is among the most popular of chamber ensembles in the world.  VICE, composed of energetic and keen BC cellists, will present an innovative and fresh sound at the performances in Courtenay.

Lead cellist, Helena Jung, is excited to have the ensemble’s debut concert in four cities in North Vancouver Island. They have already booked several more concerts in Vancouver and across the island.

Helena Jung has had a diverse career as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician and teacher. Helena received her BMus and MMus from Ewha University in Seoul, Korea, and has performed with the Jeunesses Musical World Orchestra, the Seoul Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and the Gyeonggi Provincial Philharmonic Orchestra as principal cellist.  She has played with the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra and the Victoria Symphony Orchestra and had her own recital series, “Cellobration”, since 2007 with various artists and her own students’ ensemble, “Hello! Cello!”.

Song Hwan HAN’s early achievements include the Prime Minister’s Award in Korea. He studied with legendary cellist Andre Navarra, Maurice Gendron, and Janos Starker in Europe. His final exam was at the City University of Vienna, Austria and the Royal College of Music (ARCM) in London, England. He has appeared as a soloist and a chamber musician in many European music festivals.  Mr Han currently teaches in Vancouver, BC.

Sungyong Lim studied at Detmold Musik Hochschule in Germany where he obtained a bachelor’s, master’s degree, and doctorate in performance in cello. He has played in Lyon, Lugano, Luxembourg, Wuppertal, Dusseldorf, Bielefeld and Badmeinberg. He currently teaches in the Vancouver area and he is a faculty member of the BC Conservatory of Music.

Min Jee D’Angelo holds an Artist Diploma from the Vancouver Academy of Music. In 2011, she participated in the Institute of Orchestra Studies which allowed her the opportunity to perform with the National Art Centre under the baton of Pinchas Zuckerman. She is Assistant Principal Cello with the Vancouver Island Symphony and a member of Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra. She also frequently performs with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra.

Seung Youn Lee earned a Diploma in cello at the National Music Hochschule, in Detmold, Germany and studied with Irene Guedel and Andre Navarra at the Vienna Music Hochschule and in Master Courses in Vienna, at the Klagenfurt Music Festival, and in Luzern. She currently teaches at the Richmond Music School and the Arbutus Music Academy.

For more information:  cellisthelena@gmail.com / 250-898-1132

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