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Students Hit High Notes in YCEF Music Competition
School News
05 Jun, 2020
10 : 00
YCIS Shanghai students achieved outstanding results in this year’s Yew Chung Education Foundation (YCEF) Young Musicians – Music Competition. Almost 400 applicants from across the YCEF network participated, with 96 making it to the final rounds.
Competing students were required to upload a video recording of a solo musical performance on a traditional Western or Chinese instrument, including piano, percussion, harp, strings, woodwind, brass, and voice. Each entry was then adjudicated by a panel of external judges, based on five areas: musicality, technical proficiency, tonal quality, presentation, and memorisation.
The Judges included:
- Dr Liz Lane: Celebrated British composer, performer, and Senior Lecturer at the University of the West of England.
- Mr Pavlo Beznosiuk: One of Europe's most respected Baroque violinists
- Mr David Greenlees: Guest Principal Violist with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Royal Ballet Sinfonia
The students who placed in the top three of each category received prizes, while special gold, silver, bronze, and attendance certificates were awarded to the other contestants.
The YCIS Shanghai winners from our Pudong and Puxi campuses were:
1st Prize
Leonel
Year 4 / PX
Piano
Elena
Year 12 / PD
Chinese Instrument
2nd Prize
Daniel
Year 3 / PX
String
Elena
Year 12 / PD
Vocal
3rd Prize
Timothy
Year 2 / PX
Piano
Isabella
Year 7 / PX
Vocal
Gold Award Daniel
Year 3 / PX
Piano
Adrian
Year 4 / PX
String
Yicheng
Year 5 / PD
String
Isabella
Year 7 / PX
Piano
Silver Award Aimee
Year 3 / PX
String
Sissi
Year 3 / PX
Piano
Justine
Year 3 / PD
String
Eason
Year 3 / PD
String
Lawrence
Year 3 / PD
String
Melody
Year 3 / PD
Piano
Jessica
Year 5 / PD
String
Yunkai
Year 6 / PX
Piano
Bronze Award
Callum
Year 1 / PX
Vocal
Joyce
Year 4 / PD
Piano
Competition is not always the first thought when considering Music or Drama, but there is no doubt that the added pressure of being pitted against others can help some of our students strive for their very best. And they have done just that, thriving in this year’s music competition, perfectly aligning culture and the arts as per our school motto. - Mr Nick Adgemis, Head of Performing Arts, YCIS Shanghai, Pudong
Competitions like this one enable students to express themselves creatively in a fun and memorable way. They provide transferable skills and enhance the students’ overall learning experience at YCIS.
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