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Strings in Bloom: Sisters’ Musical Dialogue (Emma Li & Simona Li) | Instructor: Ms. Xiaoou Ma | Vivace International School of Music

    Updated: Nov 2

    Vivace International School of Music

    Strings in Bloom: Sisters’ Musical Dialogue (Emma Li & Simona Li)

    Vivace Student Recital Series 2025-26 Season - IV

    Vivace International School of Music


    Instructor

    Ms. Xiaoou Ma


    Piano Accompanist

    Mr. Ming Yang


    Host

    Miranda Zhang


    Location

    Vivace International School of Music

    Vivace Houston Campus (Dun Huang Plaza)

    9889 Bellaire Blvd, D261, Houston, TX 77036


    Time & Date

    06:00 PM | Oct. 19, 2025 | Sunday


    Ticket


    Audience Age Limit: 6 Years Old & Above

    All Ticket Proceeds Will Be Donated to UNICEF

    Additional Donations Are Welcome


    Students Recital Etiquette: www.VivaceMusic.org/sre


    PROGRAM

    (This Marks the 4th Student Recital for the 2025-26 Season at Vivace International School of Music.)


    Perpetual Motion (Little Suite No.6) by K. Bohm

    ca. 3

    Sonata No.3 in F Major by G. F. Handel

                    I. Adagio

                    II. Allegro

                    III. Largo

                    IV. Allegro

    ca. 10

    Concerto in D Minor for 2 Violins, 1st Mvt. Vivace by J. S. Bach

                    I. Vivace

    ca. 5

    La Folia by A. Corelli

    ca. 7

    Allegro Brilliant by W. Ten Have

    ca. 7

    ------ Intermission | 10 min ------


    Portsmouth 

    Violin: Simona Li & Piano: Emma Li

    ca. 2

    Ashokan Farewell by Jay Ungar 

    Violin: Emma Li & Piano: Simona Li

    ca. 2

    Concerto in A minor ,Op 3, No.6 by A. Vivaldi     

                    I. Allegro

                    II. Largo

                    III. Presto

    ca. 9

    Concerto No.4 in D Major, Op 15 by Friedrich Seitz

                    I. Allegro moderato

                    II. Andante con moto

                    III. Allegretto

    ca. 13

    Duets for Two Violins and Piano by Dmitri Shostakovich 

                   I. Prelude

                   II. Polka

    ca. 5

    ------ Awarding | Group Photos ------


    NO FOOD OR DRINKS WILL BE ALLOWED INSIDE THE SCHOOL


    PARKING

    You may park in the 4-stories garage building behind Vivace Houston (Dun Huang Plaza).


    BEFORE YOU ARRIVE

    • Please self-assess your health before leaving home.

    • Please check-in at the entrance,

    Vivace International School of Music




    Vivace International School of Music


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    Vivace Student Recital Series 2025-26 Season - II | Vivace International School of Music

      Updated: Sep 26

      Vivace International School of Music

      Vivace Student Recital Series 2025-26 Season - II

      Vivace International School of Music


      Instructors

      Ms. Julia Tondera | Dr. Nicole Sun | Mr. Gang Hou


      Piano Accompanists

      Mr. Ming Yang | Dr. Nicole Sun


      Event Host

      Ms. Julia Tondera


      Location

      Vivace Houston Campus (Dun Huang Plaza) | 9889 Bellaire Blvd #D261, Houston, TX 77036


      Run-Through

      Sept. 27, 2025 | Saturday

      05:00 PM | Avalyn Chan, Isabel Arcos, Adele Cheng, Avery Zhang, Nina Chi, Lilia Tsoi with Mr. Ming Yang

      05:30 PM | Jamie Liu, Sylvie Nguyen, Farrah Aquilizan, Layla Aquilizan, Jingfang Li with Dr. Nicole Sun


      Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to allow time for parking.


      Recital

      06:00 PM, Sept. 27, 2025 | Saturday


      Students Recital Etiquette: www.VivaceMusic.org/sre


      Audience Age Limit: N/M


      PROGRAM

      (This Marks the 2nd Student Recital for the 2025-26 Season at Vivace International School of Music.)


      Evening Guitars N. & R. Faber

      The Entertainer Adapt. Scott Joplin

      Jamie Liu | Piano

      ca. 2

      Minuet in G minor BWV Anh. 115 Johann Sebastian Bach

      Sonatina in C major Albert Biehl

      Sylvie Nguyen | Piano

      ca. 3

      Remember Me (from Coco)

      Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Sonatina in G Major, 1st Mvt. by Ludwig Van Beethoven

      Farrah Aquilizan | Piano

      ca. 3

      Minuet in G major BWV Anh. 116 Johann Sebastian Bach

      Sonatina in C major Op. 36, No. 1 Muzio Clementi

      Layla Aquilizan | Piano

      ca. 5

      Etude by S. Suzuki

      Connor Le | Violin

      ca. 2

      Concerto in B minor by O. Rieding

      Avalyn Chan | Violin

      ca. 4

      The Boy Paganini by E. Mollenhauer

      Adele Cheng | Violin

      ca. 5

      Go Tell Aunt Rhody & French Folk Song by Folk Songs

      Avery Zhang | Violin

      ca. 4

      The Two Grenadiers by R. Schumann

      Nina Chi | Violin

      ca. 3

      Millionaire’s Hoedown by H. Clebanoff

      Lilia Tsoi | Violin

      ca. 4

      Violin concerto No.23 in G Major

      Jingfang Li | Violin

      ca. 7


      ------ Awarding | Group Photos ------


      Recital Rules:

      o    NO FOOD OR DRINKS ARE ALLOWED INSIDE THE SCHOOL

      o    Please set all cell phones and electronic devices to theater or airplane mode to avoid sound interruptions.

      o    During performances, please remain quiet and stay until the end out of respect for each performer, who has worked very hard for this moment.


      PARKING

      You may park in the 4-stories garage building behind Vivace Houston (Dun Huang Plaza).


      BEFORE YOU ARRIVE

      • Please self-assess your health before leaving home.

      • Please check-in at the entrance,

      Vivace International School of Music




      Vivace International School of Music


      Please subscribe Vivace’s Facebook and YouTube channel as below to receive the latest posts of the performances and other events.


      Violin Masterclass with Prof. Espen Lilleslåtten @ Vivace Houston Campus (Dun Huang Plaza) | Vivace International School of Music

        Vivace International School of Music

        Violin Masterclass with Prof. Espen Lilleslåtten

        @ Vivace Houston Campus (Dun Huang Plaza)

        Vivace International School of Music


        (Vivace Masterclass Series 2025–26 Season - I)

        📅 Date & Time

        Wednesday, September 24 | 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM


        📍 Location

        Vivace Houston Campus (Dun Huang Plaza)

        9889 Bellaire Blvd., #D261, Houston, TX 77036


        🎻 Auditor

        $5 each

        (Ages 6 and above. Sign up now at www.VivaceMusic.org/event)


        👤 Host

        Mr. Xiangwei Sun

        🌟 Active Participants:


        Rieding Violin Concerto in B minor, Op 35, 3rd Mvt.

        Cleo Wang 


        Vivaldi Violin Concerto in A minor, 1st Mvt.

        David Zeng 


        Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Mvt. 3

        Georgiana Dawson


        Seitz Violin Concerto No.5, Op.22, 1st Mvt.

        Maya Tino 


        Concerto No. 9 in A minor, 1st Mvt. by Beriot

        Christina Zhou

        Espen Lilleslåtten is currently associate professor of violin at Louisiana State University. Previously he served for fifteen years as concertmaster of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and is currently concertmaster of the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra. During the summers, he is an artist faculty member at the Aspen Music Festival and School, where he is also principal second violin of the Aspen Chamber Symphony.


        He has recently been invited as guest associate concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with Marin Alsop, and has performed with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra as associate principal violist with Klaus Mäkelä, recording Sibelius Symphony No.1 and Kodaly Danses from Galanta.

        As a soloist, he has appeared with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and given recitals at the Bergen International Festival. He premiered the Concerto of Psalms for two violins and orchestra by Dinos Constantinides at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, and at a recital in Carnegie Hall.


        Mr.Lilleslåtten is also an active chamber player. The Amarillo String Quartet, consisting of the string principals of the Amarillo Symphony, has been actively engaged in music education in schools in west Texas spreading enthusiasm for music. For years, Espen was a violinist with the Logos String Quartet, which was based at LSU. He spent two semesters and several summers as a guest artist at the Banff Center for the Arts in Alberta, Canada. Among the artists with whom he has performed chamber music are the Harrington String Quartet, the Aspen Trio, the Pacifica String Quartet, Stafen Jackiw, Isaac Stern, Menahem Pressler, Sylvia Rosenberg, Bonnie Hampton, Natalia Gutman, Lynn Harrell, Joshua Bell, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Joel Krosnick.


        Mr.Lilleslåtten began studying the violin at age five with his father, a violist with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. After receiving his Bachelor of Music degree from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, Mr. Lilleslåtten continued his studies in the U.S., earning his Master of Music degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music as a student of Camilla Wicks, as well as an artist diploma in chamber music and violin performance with Ian Swensen at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.


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        info@VivaceMusic.org

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