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Committee
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The
following members were
elected to these positions on the Executive Committee on the 29 th August 2011.
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Other
Honourable Members of the Orchestra:
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MEI
FOON LAM - PRESIDENT,
LIBRARIAN/COSTUMER
Mei is one of the co-founding members of Chao Feng Chinese Orchestra
and a key project leader. She has been in the Orchestra Committee since
Chao Feng was established. She was President in 1991 and 1992, and Vice
President from 1993 to 2002. In 2007, she was elected to be the
President again. Mei also manages the music scores, instruments and the
costumes. Mei plays pipa (Chinese lute) with the Orchestra.
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MEI
FOON LAM
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YAT
PING CHAN - CONDUCTOR
Mr Yat Ping Chan was graduated from the Advanced Diploma in Performing
Art (Music) and Professional Diploma in Performing Art (Music) at the
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He had been sponsored by the Tom
Lee Music Foundation to study dizi in Bieijing and Shanghai following a
number of dizi virtuosos.
Chan has been an active member in Chinese music performances, teaching
and conducting for years in Hong Kong. He was appointed as Hong Kong
Jing Ying (the best of the best) and Hong Kong Young Music Talent. He
also founded, led and conducted many Chinese music groups including
Hong Kong Juvenile and Youth Chinese Classical Orchestra.
Chan's performances are worldwide including cities in China, Taiwan,
United Kingdom, United States, France, Australia, Austria and Japan.
His name had been chosen to be included in the "Hong Kong Famous
Biography". His achievements are outstanding.
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STEVEN
KWONG - VICE PRESIDENT
(EXTERNAL AFFAIRS)
Mr. Steven Kwong is currently Vice President of the
Orchestra and a key project co-ordinator. Steven has played Dizi
(Chinese bamboo flute) for a number of orchestras in Hong Kong. He was
Vice-President of the Hong Kong Music Lover Chinese Orchestra and
assisted them in producing a number of cassette tapes and CDs and
organised international tour performances to China, Singapore, Taiwan,
Macau and the United States. Steven also plays a key role in the Chao
Feng Chinese Orchestra's musical arrangements, training and conducting
and is the key public relations officer for the group.
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STEVEN
KWONG
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THOMAS
WONG
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THOMAS
WONG - VICE PRESIDENT
(INTERNAL AFFAIRS)
Mr. Thomas Wong became a member of the Chao Feng Chinese Orchestra in
1996 at the age of ten years old. His early participation in the
orchestra introduced him to the different aspects of Chinese music and
developed his interest in the erhu. In 1998, he began studying erhu
under renowned erhu master Mr. Pan Geng Shen. Since then he has
participated in numberous solo and group performances with the Chao
Feng Chinese Orchestra both locally and abroad. Thomas' aim is to
increase exposure and awareness of Chinese music in Australia,
particularly for the younger generations, and has volunteered many
performances for high schools, universities and the community. Thomas is now the
concert master of our orchestra.
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SELINA FUNG - GENERAL MANAGER
Selina Fung was our Vice President (Internal Affairs)
she has been Treasurer for many years and bring many
talents to the group. She is principal Guzheng (Chinese
zither) player with the orchestra, she teaches guzheng
and often gives solo performances. She also plays erhu,
zhonghu and percussion for the Orchestra. Selina has
been studying the konghou (Chinese harp) from
world-renown soloist Cui June Chi. Selina founded the
CFCO Guzheng ensemble; all of its members are her
students.
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SELINA
FUNG
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BELINDA WONG
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BELINDA
WONG - Founder member
Belinda
was the lead Yang Qing player at the Won Kown Chinese Orchestra in Hong
Kong since 1972 before migrating to Australia. She is one of the
founding members of the Chao Feng Chinese Orchestra.
Due to family
commitments, she was absent for approximately ten years
(1986-1997). When she returned to Chao Feng Chinese
Orchestra in 1997, she also brought her son, Thomas, and
daughter to the orchestra. Thomas is now 22 years old, he
is the concert master. Her youngest
daughter Jan who is a music student at University of Melbourne, also very much
involved with the orchestra. She plays percussion and she is
the treasurer of our orchestra.
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Mr.
WILLIAM SUEN -
Founder, Former presidant and Conductor
William Suen won the intermediate section
of the HKSMA schools' music
competition in Hong Kong playing the xiao in 1972. In 1973 he won the
open section of the same competition and was also a finalist of the
dizi intermediate section. From 1972 to 1973, William was the
vice-chairman of the St. Louis Secondary School Chinese Orchestra and a
member of the Hong Kong Youth Chinese Orchestra from 1973-1975. In 1978
he was involved in the foundation of the Melbourne Chinese Musical
Group
affiliated with the Chinese Unity Association, Melbourne. In May 1982,
he was active in the formation of the Chao Feng Chinese Orchestra and
held the position of musical director for the Orchestra's first four
years. He was also president in 1989.
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WILLIAM
SUEN
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WEN LO
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MR. WEN LO - FOUNDING MEMBER AND FORMER PRESIDENT AND
CONDUCTOR
In
May 1982, Wen Lo
together with William Suen, Mei Foon Lam, Stephen Wu, Gary Chan and
many
other others left the Melbourne Chinese Musical Group and formed the
Chao Feng Chinese Orchestra. Wen Lo was both president and principal
conductor until 1988.
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JUNE
CHAN - CONDUCTOR
Ms. June Chan is conductor of the Orchestra. June has a
Master of Music from Australian Catholic University, is a
qualified conductor and piano teacher and founded the
acclaimed Melbourne Chinese Choir in 1991. June joined the
Chao Feng Chinese Orchestra in 1997 and has conducted three
of the Orchestra's major concerts including "Melodies of
China" in 1998; "The Way We Were" concert in Hong Kong in
1999 and the joint concert with Keat Hong Chinese Orchestra
in Singappore in 2001. In 1998 June received an Australian
Catholic University postgraduate award for her research on
"Piano Nocturnes in the Nineteenth Century"
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JUNE CHAN
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DONG
YAN MA
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DONG YAN MA - MUSIC
ADVISOR
Mr. Ma learned both erhu and banhu as a child from masters Tang Liangde
and Liu Mingyuan. After several years at the Central Conservatory of
Music studying under Li Heng, he studied at the China Central
Conservatory of Music. After graduation, he joined the China Central
Chinese Orchestra as Deputy Concert Master. His many solo performances
have earned critical acclaim and he has performed with regional
orchestras in Singapore and Hong Kong. Mr. Ma migrated to Australia in
1996 after which he was employed by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra as
a huqin performer. He returned to Melbourne in year 2000.CFCO is lucky
to have him as our Music Advisor.
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Ms.
YING YANG
Pipa
Soloist, Pipa & Zhong Ruan teacher (CFCO Plucked instruments
advisor)
At the age of
7. Ying Yang started to study pipa from her mother, Tsang Hing Yung- Pipa
Lecturer at Szecheun School of Music. In 1980-1983 she studied pipa
under lecturer Li Kwong Chua. 1983 she entered the Chinese School of
Music and studied under the famous Pipa Master Lim Zi Zheng. In that
period of tme she also studied Zhong Ruan, Guzheng and acquired
outstanding results. 1987 she graduated with a Bachelor of Chinese
Cultural Studies. In the same year she entered the Beijing Chinese
Cultural Orchestra as a Pipa and liuqin performer, and performed many
highly successful concerts oversea. While she lived in Singapore, she
tutored in a Chinese music school. In August 2000 she migrated to
Australia.
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YING YANG
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