Taiwan Night 2012 May 12, 2012

Taiwan Night 2012 0 May 12, 2012


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CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT

Dr. Tai L. Huang

SECRETARY

Dr. Ming H. Chow

TREASURER

Ms. Stella Su-Hua Huang

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Tai L. Huang

Dr. Ming H. Chow

Ms. Stella Su-Hua Huang

Dr. Li-Ing Liu

Dr. Fu-Lian Hsu

Dr. Ray Chuang

Dr. Minze V. Chien

Dr. Ing-Hour Lin

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Ms. Helen Allen

Dr. Thomas Ko

Dr. Chun-Sheng Lee

Dr. Bill Wu

TACSA COMMITTEE

Dr. Minze V. Chien, Chair

Ms. Cindy Huang, Coordinator

Dr. Chi-Shung Cheng

Dr. Ming H. Chow

Dr. Ray Chuang

Dr. Gaines Ho

Ms. Michelle Hsu

Dr. Ching-San Huang

Ms. Scarlett Huang

Dr. Tai L. Huang

Dr. Guo-Chiuan Hung

Dr. Hannsen Su

Dr. Vivian Tsai

Dr. Bi-Dar Wang

Dr. Bill Wu

JCMSA COMMITTEE

Dr. Minze V. Chien, Chair

Dr. Ming H. Chow

Dr. Fu-Lian Hsu

Dr. Ching-San Huang

Ms. Cindy Huang, Coordinator

Dr. Tai L. Huang

Dr. Thomas Ko

Cover Design: Michelle Hsu

[email protected]

http://TaiwanCultureCtr.org/


Program MC: Charlene Kuo

Soprano Solo 女高音獨唱………………………………… Lucy Chen 陳綠萱陳綠萱陳綠萱陳綠萱

Hui-Chuan Chen 陳慧娟陳慧娟陳慧娟陳慧娟, piano

Two French songs Gabriel Faure (1845-1924) Mandoline. Paul Verlaine lyrics Fleur jetee Armand Slivestre lyrics Depuis le Jour from opera "Louise" Gustave Charpentier (1860-1956) 白牡丹陳秋霖曲陳逹儒詞，李奎然編

月夜愁鄧雨賢曲周添旺詞，李奎然編

Piano Solo 鋼琴獨奏……………………………….. Hui-Chuan Chen 陳慧娟陳慧娟陳慧娟陳慧娟

Prelude No.1, 15 and 16 Frederick Chopin(1810-1849)

Violin Trio 小提琴三重奏…………………………… “So Sweet” Violins 甜美三重奏甜美三重奏甜美三重奏甜美三重奏

Shu-Ting Yao 姚舒婷, violin I

Chi-Yin Chen 陳琪尹, violin II

Yu-Chia Hsiao 蕭郁嘉, violin III

Hui-Chuan Chen 陳慧娟, piano

Carmen Trio Georg Bizet / Marcus Barcham-Stevens

Intermission 中場休息

2012 Taiwanese American Community Scholarship Award Ceremony

Recipients:

Miss Ellen Anderson Gaithersburg High School Miss Nina Lu Montgomery Blair High School

Miss Mary Baker West Springfield High School Mr. Brooks Martino James W. Robinson Secondary

School

Miss Charlotte Bourg Winston Churchill High School Miss Esther Moon Westfield High School

Miss Alice Chang Thomas S. Wootton High

School

Mr. Aravind Sandilya

Ponukumati

Thomas Jefferson High School

for Science and Technology

Miss Veronica Chang Chantilly High School Miss Reyna Steffany

Rios

Columbia Heights Educational

campus

Miss Borahmie Chon Centreville High School Miss Madeline Faye

Ryan

Mount Vernon High School


Miss Zoe E. Dobkin Winston Churchill High School Miss Sarah A. Siddiqui Gaithersburg High School

Miss Amanda Christina

Filie

Thomas S. Wootton High

School

Miss Nicole Wright Northwest High School

Mr. Alexander Rafael

Garzón

Thomas S. Wootton High

School

Mr. Hal Zeitlin Winston Churchill High School

Miss Janet Kim Richard Montgomery High

School

2012 Janet Chang Memorial Scholarship Award Ceremony

Recipients:

Mr. Darryl A. Chang Medical College of Virginia Richmond, Virginia

Miss Alice T. Chuang Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School Providence, Rhode Island

Miss Angela Y Wong Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Trombone Solo 長號獨奏………………………………… Huai-En Tsai蔡懷恩蔡懷恩蔡懷恩蔡懷恩

Hui-Chuan Chen 陳慧娟陳慧娟陳慧娟陳慧娟,,,,piano

Blue Wolf Brad Edwards (b.1963)

Libertango Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)

Jazz 爵士樂………………………………… Peabody Jazz Combo琵琶第爵士小集琵琶第爵士小集琵琶第爵士小集琵琶第爵士小集

Jazz Showcase Huai-En Tsai, Trombone Lauren Shusterich, Jazz Voice Todd Simon, Jazz Piano Blake Meister, Double Bass Byung Kang, Drum Set

Soprano Solo 女高音獨唱……………………………….. Hui-Ju Chen 陳慧如陳慧如陳慧如陳慧如

Christina Hsieh 謝永芹謝永芹謝永芹謝永芹, piano

歹囝仔賴和作詞蕭泰然作曲

阿母的頭髮向陽作詞蕭泰然作曲

The Girl in 14G, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan Jeanine Tesori (b.1961)

Chorus合唱………………………Greater Washington Taiwanese-American Chorus

華府台灣合唱團華府台灣合唱團華府台灣合唱團華府台灣合唱團

反璞歸真鄭智仁詞曲蔡昱姍編曲

火金姑叨位去鄭智仁詞曲林育伶編曲

花開情也開詹益川詞郭芝苑曲

臺灣魂戴正德詞蕭泰然曲


About the Artists 演出者簡介

“So Sweet” Violin Trio consists three Peabody trained young girls: Shu-Ting Yao, Chi-Yin Chen and Yu-Chia Hsiao. They are all brilliant and sensitive violinists with abundant performance experiences on solo and chamber concerts. Please refer to the following paragraphs for their individual biography.

“Her playing is like a bird singing in perfect harmony.”

~concert reviewer of Washington D.C.

“The audience was thrilled and impressed by Yao’s playing with full sound on all

strings……the performance will remain unforgotten.”

~Black Forest Messenger, Triberg Germany

Had been chosen by La Gesse Foundation as their artist of the year, violinist Shu-

Ting Yao 姚舒婷姚舒婷姚舒婷姚舒婷 was frequently invited to give solo recitals during 2011-2012

season. That brought her to perform at many prominent concert venues in Baltimore, Washington DC, Rockville MD, Arlington VA, Lyon of France, Triberg of German, Rochester NY as well as at the Weill Recital of the Carnegie Hall in New York City during the season of 2011-2012. A native of Taiwan, Yao began her music study with violin and piano at the age of seven. She holds Bachelor of Music degree in Performance and Education from National Taipei University of Education (NTUE), Master of Music Degree from the Peabody Conservatory and the Professional Study Diploma from the Mannes College of Music in New York City. She was also a full scholarship doctoral fellow in the Catholic University of America, and also a teaching assistant in CUA’s music theory department where she received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 2012. Her primary teachers include Keng-Yuen Tseng, Nina Beilina, Emil Chudnovsky and Jody Gatwood. Yao won the first prize of the NTUE concerto competition in 2001 and the Baltimore Music Club Competition in 2009. While at NTUE, she was invited to attend Aspen Music Festival and Asia Youth Orchestra. Her talent brought her to perform in Germany, Italy, United States and Taiwan. In 2009, she attended the Masterclass of Kronberg Academy in Germany where she was mentored by most acclaimed violinists and pedagogues of today, including: Gidon Kremer, Christian Tetzlaff, Roby Lakatos, Daniel Hope and Ana Chumachenko.

Violinist Chi-Yin Chen 陳琪尹陳琪尹陳琪尹陳琪尹 was born in Taichung, Taiwan. She started playing

violin at the age of five. Currently, Chen is a first-year master student at The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University under tutelage of Prof. Herbert Greenberg. Chen’s talent bought her to play in many master classes and mentored by many prominent artists, such as David Taylor, Qian Zhou, Lynn Chang, Zuo Jun, Gregory Lee, Sherry Kloss, Tao-Chang Yu, Alexey Bruni, Lev Klychkov, Espen Lilleslatten. She has played with many ensembles, including Philharmonia Moment Musical, Youth Sinfonietta, Aikuang Sun Taipei Philharmonic, Aikuang Sun Youth Orchestra, Taiwan Pro Arte Orchestra, and Taipei County Sumphony Orchestra. Chen is now a member of Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Peabody Conductor Orchestra, and Baltimore Concerto Orchestra. She will attend Aspen Music Festival in the coming summer.

Violinist Yu-Chia Hsiao 蕭郁嘉蕭郁嘉蕭郁嘉蕭郁嘉 is currently a first-year student in the Graduate

Performance Diploma program at the Peabody Conservatory where she studies with Keng-Yuen Tseng. Miss Hsiao, born in Taiwan, began studying violin at the age of seven. As a top prize winner of the Academy of Taiwan Strings Concerto Competition, she made her solo debut with the Academy of Taiwan Strings at the age of thirteen. In 2006, she performed Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy with Fu-Jian Dance Drama and Opera House Orchestra in Fu-Jian, China. She also gave well- received solo recitals in Taiwan in the summers of 2007 and 2010. Miss Hsiao’s numerous awards include the first prize in the Taiwan Music Competition, the Hsing-Tien Temple Competition, and the 5th International

Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians—Taiwan Pre-Audition; the finalist for the 7th Junior Arts of Toshiya Edo Violin Competition in Japan.


Hsiao participated in several festivals and master classes, to name a few, Christian Tetzlaff Master Class in Library of Congress, the 38th Tibor Varga International Music Festival, the Taiwan Music Festival, and the Shuan-Yin International Music Festival where she studied with Victor Pikayzen, James Buswell, Christian Tetzlaff , Tanaka Chitashi,, and Dmitri Berlinsky. Hsiao enjoys sharing classical music with a wide range of audience. She engages herself in varieties of community outreach concerts. In 2010, she performed for the Elderhostel Program at the Peabody Conservatory as well as the “Wednesdays at Weinberg” at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Kimmel Cancer Center. Thru these experiences, she witnessed the magical powers of music: uplifts spirits and brings peace to mankind. In 2011, at the invitation of the Piatigorsky Foundation, Miss Hsiao toured with violinist Keng-Yuen Tseng and musicians in Montana where they brought concerts to audience whom would not have the opportunities to attend such performances otherwise. In the same year, she also participated in the Taiwanese American Charity & Education Association (TACEA) annual concert at the Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center.

Pianist Hui-Chuan Chen 陳慧娟陳慧娟陳慧娟陳慧娟 was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and began piano

lessons at age six. While in school, she was the winner of the Wonderlic piano competition in Baltimore, placed second place in the Kaohsiung City Competition, third prize in the University Piano Competition and fourth in the Kawai Competition. She was also engaged as rehearsal pianist for Taiwan’s National Symphony Orchestra for two years. Upon graduation, she moved to Baltimore to pursue graduate studies at the Peabody Institute. Hui-Chuan has performed widely throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. An active chamber musician, In 2003, she accompanied soprano Shou- Hua Su in concert at the National Recital Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. In 2004, she collaborated with mezzo-soprano Chi-Chun Chan in the same hall. Hui-Chuan has also participated in many

festivals, including the Chigiana Accademia in Siena, Italy, and Universität Mozateum in Salzburg. This past summer, Hui-Chuan was awarded the fellowship in the field of instrumental collaborative artist to attended the Aspen Festival of Music, where she was under the instruction of Rita Sloan. At Aspen, Hui-Chuan performed with the Apsen Festival Percussion Ensemble in Harris Concert Hall. She was also the only festival student to perform on Aspen’s annual Beethoven series alongside Festival faculty members, playing Beethoven’s 12 variations on Handel's “See the conqu'ring hero comes” from Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45 with cellist Tavi Ungerleider. Hui-Chuan has had opportunities to work with many great musicians, including pianists Leon Fleisher and Sergei Dorensky. In terms of chamber music, she has coached with Christian Tezlaff, Pamela Frank, Victor Danchenko, Roberto Diaz, Laurence Lesser, Richard Aaron, Herbert Greeberg, Stephen Wyrczynski, Amit Peled and Marina Piccinini. Hui-Chuan also regularly accompanies singers. She was appointed by many outstanding performers or teachers as their class

accompanist, including Thomas Grub、John Shirley-Quirk、Phyllis Bryn-Julson, and William Sharp.

Having finished a Master of Music degree at Peabody, Hui-Chuan is currently a student in the DMA program where she holds the position of accompanying coordinator. She is a student of Ellen Mack.

Soprano Lu-Hsuan Lucy Chen 陳綠萱陳綠萱陳綠萱陳綠萱, D.M.A. Ms. Chen is a native of Taiwan. She received her B.A. from National

Taiwan Normal University, her M.A. from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and her D.M.A. from University of Maryland at College Park. Ms. Chen was granted numerous honors and scholarships including the Peabody Scholarship, erman Scholarship, GA and TA scholarships. In Competitions, Ms. Chen won the Ulrich Competition of UMD for Graduate Voice Division in 1997, and the Taiwan Music Competition for Adult Voice Division in 1992. She garnered second prize from Taiwan Teacher’s Singing Competition in 1992, and Taiwanese French Song Competition in 1994. Ms. Chen was also a Finalist from Asian International Vocal Competition in 1996 held in Malaysia. Ms. Chen is often invited to perform in concerts and festivals. In 1997, she represented the student body of UMCP to perform in “Bold Vision Bright Future Campaign Celebration” and “A Celebration of Scholarship.” In 2000, 2002 and 2008 she performed in “Music From Taiwan”. In 2005 she performed in the “Double Ten Celebration Concert” and sang in a series of concerts in Taiwan celebrating Professor Tong-Chuen Yang’s 70th birthday. In 2006, she played the role of Ah-Hsia in the Taiwanese musical “Eternal Hope”. She is currently an active performing member of the Friday Morning Music Club. Her

performing venues include The Sumner School of Music, Buckingham’s Choice, and The Mansion at Strathmore. She has performed as a soloist twice with the FMMC Choral and Orchestra. In 2010, she performed “If God be for us” from Handel’s Messiah. In January this year, she sang “Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit” from Brahm’s Ein Deutsches Requiem. Ms.


Chen is a mother of four: twins Connor and Isabelle are one and half, and their sisters, Sarah and Megan, are ten and eight years old.

“Huai-En Tsai uses his trombone manifesting an extraordinary performance…”

“Trombonist Huai-En Tsai gave a brilliant performance…” --The Liberty Times USA

“I can’t praise him enough!” --David Taylor, bass trombonist

Trombonist Huai-En Tsai 蔡懷恩蔡懷恩蔡懷恩蔡懷恩 enjoys his busy concert engagements as a solo

player, chamber musician and orchestral player. As the winner of the Baltimore Music Club Music Competition in 2006, he has given numerous recitals in various styles in many states as well as in his native Taiwan. His distinguished performances received praises from newspapers which including The Liberty Times, Washington Chinese News, The Epoch Times, The World Journal, Baltimore Examiners, Baltimore City Paper, The Towerlight of Towson University and The Albuquerque Tribune. As an active orchestral and chamber musician, he has performed with many prominent ensembles such as Baltimore Symphony, Taipei Civic Symphony Orchestra, the Ministry of National Defense Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan, the Yinqi Symphony Orchestra, the Peabody Symphony and the Peabody Concert

Orchestra. He also shared stages with many distinguished artists such as David Taylor, Dietmar Kublbock, James Olin and Ken Lam. Huai-En holds Bachelor of Arts degree from Soochow University in Taiwan and Master of Music degree from Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree with merit scholarship under tutelage of James Olin at Peabody where he is the only trombonist in the doctoral program in past twelve years. In 2008, he received the prestigious Distinguished Students Scholarship from the Ministry of Education of Taiwan. Since 2007, Huai-En serves as the artistic director/faculty of the Asia Trombone Seminar where he collaborated with many world renowned trombonists to help out younger generation from seven different countries pursuing their goal of being professional trombonists. In his spare time, Huai-En likes to play basketball as well as to watch NBA and MLB. He is also a fan of Hopkins Lacrosse. Other favorite hobbies of his include cooking, visiting art museums and playing with kids. Lauren Shusterich has a musical maturity and sensitivity beyond her years. A natural feel and time, even her pitch has a

jazz musicians intent. Unlike some singers, I never feel as though I’m playing “against” her, we run and walk together. More than just a vocalist, she’s a fellow jazz musician. I’ve always believed that talent is mostly inborn dedication; she has that, and her respect for the music and the musicians that perform it surpasses her youth and experience level. -- Dennis Caiazza (bassist for Clark Terry, Roy Hargrove, Eddie Daniels, Red Holloway, Joshua Redman & more) Lauren is truly one of the most promising young vocalists I have worked with in the 25 years I have been playing and running jazz jams. She has great intonation, articulation, and sense of swing. She is intense, focused, and a serious student of the medium, the history, as well as the masters of jazz. It is exciting to watch her delve into straight ahead jazz with so much passion at such a young age. She is a gifted musician with a tremendous future ahead. – Ron Steen (drummer for Diane Schuur, Eddie Harris, Dexter Gordon & “Father of the Portland Jazz Jam”)

From Portland, Oregon, jazz vocalist Lauren Shusterich was trained at the jazz department of Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. She is currently an active freelance jazz musician and recording artist at Baltimore/ DC area. Todd Simon is a highly sought-after pianist in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore area and currently serves as pianist and saxophonist for the Annapolis-based United States Naval Academy Band, “the Navy’s Oldest and Finest Band.” Born and raised in Dover, DE, Todd’s parents encouraged his early musical pursuits and started him on classical piano lessons in 3rd grade. In 2003 he graduated from Caesar Rodney High School, where he had performed in several different ensembles on piano and saxophone. After deciding to focus on jazz, Todd enrolled at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where he received his Bachelor's of Music degree specializing in Jazz Piano Performance in 2007. While there, he studied piano and organ with Tim Murphy for 4 years and soprano/alto/tenor/baritone saxophones with Gary Thomas for 2 years. In addition to playing multiple instruments in several Peabody ensembles, Todd also contributed original compositions and arrangements. His


composition, "McCoy's Mode," was performed by the Peabody Lab Band in a spring 2007 performance. He has had the privilege of playing in Peabody concerts alongside Conrad Herwig, SamRivers, David Sanchez, Ingrid Jensen, George Garzone, Rufus Reid, and Dave Samuels. Upon graduation, Todd began performing more regularly on the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. jazz scene. During his years as a full-time freelance musician prior to (and since) joining the Navy, he has had the opportunity to perform with Roy Hargrove, Dontae Winslow, Alex Norris, Mike Pope, Donvonte McCoy, Tarus Mateen, Jimmy "Junebug" Jackson, Mike Hawkins, the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra, the Eubie Blake Big Band, the Baltimore City Big Band, the Todd Marcus Jazz Orchestra, the Rumba Club, and The Fabulous Hubcaps, a group his father founded. Todd began his tenure as the pianist with the Naval Academy Band in December 2009, where he performs in the Next Wave Jazz Ensemble, Superintendent’s Combo, and Concert Band, in addition to playing saxophone in ceremonial and marching units. Apart from the Academy Band, Todd remains an active composer and performer well-versed in many musical genres. He is featured on trumpeter Donvonte McCoy’s album “Third Floor” as well as vocalist Tom Moore’s debut CD “Restless Journey,” and has several recording projects of his own that will be released in 2012. He currently can be heard every Friday and Saturday night with the Donvonte McCoy Quintet at the Eighteenth St. Lounge in Washington DC, Thursday nights with the Deandrey Howard Project at Zula in DC, Sundays for brunch at Kellari Taverna in DC, and occasionally during solo piano performances at the Willard Hotel in DC, the American Tap Room in Bethesda, MD and the Copper Canyon Grill in Silver Spring, MD. Recent professional highlights include performing a solo piano recital at Galilee Lutheran Church in Pasadena,MD, and being a featured performer for the Peabody Jazz Program 10th Anniversary Concert, the Carl Grubbs concert at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore, MD, the Mavis Waters group at Westminster Church in Washington DC, and in groups led by Eric Kennedy, Benny Russell, and Rhonda Robinson at An Die Musik in Baltimore.

Blake Meister received his Bachelor of Music in jazz studies from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where he received both the Richard Franko Goldman and Alice and Leary Taylor awards for performance, and his Master of Music in orchestral double bass at Catholic University’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music, under a full-tuition scholarship. His upcoming debut album of original compositions, to be released in early 2012, features Gary Thomas, Paul Bollenback, Marc Copland and Ralph Peterson. He has performed professionally with various international artists, and was a semi-finalist in the 2011 Bucharest International jazz competition. He is a bassist for the American Studio Orchestra, and has also held positions of section bass in the York Symphony Orchestra and principal bass in the Prince George Philharmonic. He has performed at major venues in the United

States, Japan and Singapore, including the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre and Millennium Stage, Shriver Hall and the Shaw Auditorium. Also a dedicated educator, Meister serves on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory of Music, teaching both major and minor lessons, as well as Jazz Improvisation I. He also serves as co-coordinator and faculty for the jazz department of the Peabody Preparatory, teaching piano, double bass, theory and an ensemble. He has been a recipient of the Peabody Faculty Development grant, in addition to multiple Career Development grants while as a student. A native of Philadelphia, Mr. Meister began playing electric bass at the age of twelve, and later took up the double bass and piano while in college. Additionally, he is an active composer and arranger and speaks French. Born in South Korea, Jazz Percussionist Byung Kang started his musical career playing the trumpet at the age of 13. He moved to the United States in 2002 and currently resides in Germantown, Maryland. Byung attended Walter Johnson High School and studied Jazz Percussion with Chris Allen as a freshman. He served as a drummer in the Honors Jazz

Ensemble, starting his junior year. Byung was named as an All-Star Musician in the Chantilly High School Jazz Festival in Richmond, Virginia, and won an award for Excellence in Jazz in Walter Johnson High School. Byung has performed in the Kennedy Center with an All-County Jazz Ensemble. He has also performed in various venues around Bethesda, Maryland, with a combo under his leadership comprised of musicians in his high school. Byung is currently attending Peabody Conservatory, studying for his Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance under the tutelage of Nasar Abadey.

Soprano Hui-Ju Chen 陳慧如陳慧如陳慧如陳慧如 is a native of Taiwan. She holds Bachelor of Music and Master of

Music degree from the Fu Jen Catholic University and the University of Maryland, College Park. She received her Doctor of Musical Art degree in Voice Performance at the University of


Maryland, College Park in December 2008 with a thesis entitled, “East meets West: The Effect of the Compositional Style of Western Vocal Music on Contemporary Taiwanese Composers.”, under the guidance of Professor Carmen Balthrop. Ms. Chen has won various competitions, including the first place winner of Taipei Music Competition, the first place winner of Fu Jen Catholic University Concerto Competition, and the Honorable Mention Awards from the Chinese International Vocal Competition in 2008 and 2009. Ms. Chen has been vigorously involved in many different venues of performances, such as Confucius the Teacher (2001, 2010), Taiwan’s story (2001), Little Mermaid (2005), Taiwanese Musical Eternal Hope (2006, 2010) and Bygone years (2007). Her operatic roles include Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Susanna in Mozart’s La nozze di Figaro, Nannetta in Verdi’s Falstaff, Lucy in Menotti’s Telephone and Parrot in The Scarecrow And The Thief, performed in Taiwan and Japan. Aside from her operatic performances, Ms. Chen is also an active concert singer and recitalist. Since 2003, she is regularly invited to perform in the annual concert “Music from Taiwan” and “Double Ten Celebration Concert” in 2005. In 2006, she was heard as the soprano soloist in Handel’s Messiah, with The Maryland Chorus in the Elsie & Marvin Dekelboum Concert Hall. Career highlights have included a 2007 performance of Taiwanese songs in the March for Taiwan event which held in the Capitol Hill for audiences that included United States Senators. In October of the same year, she performed the role of Li-Niget Liu in the first-ever Hakka modern opera My Daughter’s Wedding that debuted at the Taiwan National Theater. In 2008, she returned to Taiwan to sing a solo soprano with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in the Hakka Liu-Tui Night Concert at the Taiwan National Concert Hall. Recent important performances include a concert at the Carnegie Hall in New York, in October, 2011, and a musical performance entitled “The story of Dr. Sun Yat-sen” at the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in November, 2011. Additionally, she is the conductor of Greater Washington Taiwanese-American Chorus, Ya Yin Chorus, Hakka Tung-Fa Chorus in Washington D.C. and the Soprano soloist at St. Luke’s Parish.

Mrs. Christina Mollard (Yung-Chin Hsieh) 謝永芹謝永芹謝永芹謝永芹 graduated from Soochow

University (Taipei, Taiwan) in 2000 with a degree in Piano Performance. In 2004, she relocated to the United States in Maryland where she began accompanying many middle and high school choirs in Montgomery and Howard County. She has also accompanied for the Ya Yin Chorus, the Hakka Tungfa Chorus, the Hua Xia Chorus, and the Tong Xin Chorus. In 2011, she accompanied the Northwest High School Chamber and Treble Choirs at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

The Grater Washington Taiwanese American

Chorus (GWTAC) 華府台灣合唱團華府台灣合唱團華府台灣合唱團華府台灣合唱團 was organized

in 2000 under artistic conductor Mr. Chin-Sung Chen for the express purpose of performing the Taiwanese songs and a tribute to the Taiwanese composers. It later grew into more than 90 fine singers at one time. In the spring of 2001, GWTAC was invited to Taipei to participate in the Presidential Cup Choral Festival. In November 2001, GWTAC jointly performed the selections of Mozart’s “Requiem” with the Choirs of Tung-Hsin Choral Society in memory of the victims of 11 September 2001 Attack. Subsequently, the group performed regularly in Hai-Hwa, “2-28” Memorial Concert, and many other occasions sponsored by Taiwan Culture Center , Taiwanese

Association of America, and other charity organizations. Many people are well settled and established in the new land America . Yet, their lives are filled with love, care, and memory that were intertwined with beloved families and friends across the ocean in a beautiful and unforgettable motherland island that blooms year round. Our singing reflects the eternal love, bond, dream, and sensation associated with the gracious people and picturesque island. Join us and experience chorus performing that is appealing and inspiring. You will hear the sounds from Peng-tung, songs from Ilan, chanting in a farmland, and music inspired by Taiwanese composers. We are dedicated to bring you the beauty of choral music to enrich your soul and advance the choral arts. Your support is very important and will enhance great music work in our community. There are many ways to support the Taiwanese-American Chorus, such as Becoming a Patron or Sponsor, Donating Time or Services, Giving the Gift of Music or Donations…and etc.


2012 Taiwanese American Community Scholarship Award Recipients (In alphabetic order)

Name High School School Location

Miss Ellen Anderson Gaithersburg High School Gaithersburg, Maryland

Miss Mary Baker West Springfield High School Springfield, Virginia

Miss Charlotte Bourg Winston Churchill High School Potomac, Maryland

Miss Alice Chang Thomas S. Wootton High School Rockville, Maryland

Miss Veronica Chang Chantilly High School Chantilly, Virginia

Miss Borahmie Chon Centreville High School Clifton, Virginia

Miss Zoe E. Dobkin Winston Churchill High School Potomac, Maryland

Miss Amanda Christina Filie Thomas S. Wootton High School Rockville, Maryland

Mr. Alexander Rafael Garzón Thomas S. Wootton High School Rockville, Maryland

Miss Janet Kim Richard Montgomery High School Rockville, Maryland

Miss Nina Lu Montgomery Blair High School Silver Spring, Maryland

Mr. Brooks Martino James W. Robinson Secondary School Fairfax, Virginia

Miss Esther Moon Westfield High School Chantilly, Virginia

Mr. Aravind Sandilya Ponukumati Thomas Jefferson High School for

Science and Technology Alexandria, Virginia

Miss Reyna Steffany Rios Columbia Heights Educational campus Washington, DC

Miss Madeline Faye Ryan Mount Vernon High School Alexandria, Virginia

Miss Sarah A. Siddiqui Gaithersburg High School Gaithersburg, Maryland

Miss Nicole Wright Northwest High School Germantown, Maryland

Mr. Hal Zeitlin Winston Churchill High School Potomac, Maryland

Miss Ellen Anderson, Gaithersburg High School Ellen Anderson is a senior at Gaithersburg High School in Gaithersburg, MD. Ellen is a top student academically, as well as leader in her school community. Ellen is an AP Scholar with Distinction. As part of the College Institute Program at Gaithersburg High School, Ellen has taken advanced college-level calculus courses. She is the Co- President of the National Honor Society and Captain of the Varsity Swim Team; achieving All-American status her last three swim seasons. She is also a member of the Student Government Association and Spanish Honor Society. Ellen has been able to give back to the community as a volunteer swim coach and ESOL tutor. Ellen has volunteered for seven summers as a pre-team coach at the North Creek Neptunes Swim Team. She teaches basic stroke work to children ages 4-10. Through the National Honor Society, Ellen was fortunate enough to receive the opportunity to tutor GHS students in the ESOL program. She mainly helped with teaching mathematics and preparing the students for the High School Assessments. She was delighted to help out her schoolmates and make new friends at the same time. Ellen also works in the summertime as a lifeguard. Ellen will

attend Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in the fall, where she will study economics and compete on the Varsity Swim Team.


Miss Mary Baker, West Springfield High School Mary Baker grew up in a busy home with four older sisters in Fairfax County. In high school, she has been an active participant in the art program at her high school and is currently serving as the National Art Honor Society president. She has received two regional keys, a gold and silver, in the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. Between her junior and senior years, she attended the month-long Virginia Summer Residential Governor's School for Visual Arts at Radford University. Outside of her involvement in the arts, she is an active child-care provider in the community, providing weekly babysitting for a neighborhood family in addition to babysitting as needed by other families. Her love for young children has led her to spend hundreds of hours every summer organizing and leading a day camp for young girls at her church. She has also spent countless hours volunteering in

the community. She volunteers weekly at Pohick Regional Library and throughout high school, she has regularly volunteered at ECHO (Ecumenical Community Helping Others) by organizing products, collecting food, and cleaning the center. She also has made blankets for Ronald McDonald House Charities and donated them to the NOVA House. This fall, Mary plans to attend Brigham Young University (BYU) to major in history.

Miss Charlotte Bourg, Winston Churchill High School Charlotte Bourg, a senior at Winston Churchill High School, has lived in the Silver Spring area as well as in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. She owes her success so far to her parents and older brother. She is interested in Spanish, math, and science classes and plans to continue to focus on those subjects in college. She has also enjoyed playing clarinet in her school band, especially participating in pep band at football games. Her participation in cross country and track has been very important to her throughout high school. A four year varsity runner, she is proud to have been senior captain for all three seasons of the sport. She is a member of Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society), Science National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, and Tri-M Music Honor Society. She enjoys helping other students by tutoring, both as an honor society member and as a job. Having interned in Georgetown University’s Chemistry Department last summer, she is looking forward to a summer of lifeguarding and relaxing before college. She is excited about attending Washington University in St. Louis in the fall and is considering

majoring in Chemistry.

Miss Alice Chang, Thomas S. Wootton High School Alice is a senior at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland. She aims to be a Silicon Valley technology entrepreneur. Currently, Alice is involved in a wide array of community service activities. In her spare time, Alice interns for the City of Rockville’s economic development agency. Her other extracurricular involvements include Global Leaders Environmental Club, the Toastmasters International Youth Leadership Program, and the Wootton Debate Team. Alice is especially interested in exploring green technology and social media as they pertain to social entrepreneurship. Two summers ago, as part of her University of Maryland entrepreneurship course, she outlined a business plan for a motion-sensing “Smart Strip” technology that reduced household energy costs. Last year, she also participated in the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, which involved improving vehicle engine mechanics in order to mitigate heat loss. Outside of school, Alice also enjoys horseback riding and figure skating. Alice will study economics at the University of Chicago in the fall.


Miss Veronica Chang, Chantilly High School Veronica Chang is the proud daughter of two Taiwanese parents. Her years in high school have been spent juggling academics, sports, leadership roles, and community service. She attended Chinese School for 13 years where she is now a teaching assistant, and has realized that being able to help other young students learn the language of Chinese has been one of her proudest accomplishments. Throughout high school, Veronica has managed to balance being the Captain of the Varsity Swim & Dive Team with being the Vice President of her school’s National Honor Society and Math Honor Society. During the summer of 2011, she was chosen to attend the Virginia Summer Governor’s School for Agriculture, where she made countless numbers of new friends while also learning about organic farming and agricultural economics. She also spent many summers coaching her neighborhood swim team and giving swim lessons to younger swimmers. Veronica finds that being able to apply her skill and knowledge to helping others succeed has been a gratifying experience. She plans to major in engineering at the University of Virginia in the fall.

Miss Borahmie Chon, Centreville High School

Borahmie Chon is a senior at Centreville High School in Clifton, VA. At Centreville High School, she is an active participant in Key Club, an international organization orientated toward community service, and various honor societies including National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, and Science Honor Society. She enjoys being a leader and exemplifies this ambition by being the president of Key Club and vice president of National Honor Society. Throughout her high school career, she was an active runner participating in Cross Country and balanced a part time job at the mall. However, Borahmie often seeks “downtime” by spending her Friday nights with friends watching movies or eating frozen yogurt. If she's not out-and-about, then you'll be sure to find her at the park reading her new favorite book. As a student, Borahmie loves to be engaged and challenged. Whenever

she is faced with adversity, she attempts to confront the situation in a confident manner. Her life motto is to “go with the flow” and live each day to the fullest. She plans to spend the next four years of her life at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Miss Zoe E. Dobkin, Winston Churchill High School Zoe Dobkin is a senior at Winston Churchill High School who is always protesting something or fighting for someone’s rights with her sharp wit. She reads the newspaper every day because she finds current events extremely inspirational, and hearing the stories of others motivates her to be a passionate political activist. Her unrelenting restlessness dates back to when she first became a drummer; she was always tapping her pencil or beating out rhythms against the table. To this day Zoe cannot sit still— she craves a vivacious life, she thirsts for more knowledge, and she yearns to fulfill ever-increasing ambitions. She deeply admires her teachers who fuel her intellectual curiosity, and she loves to spark debates inside and outside the classroom. When she is not busy studying for school, Zoe

enjoys leading the Newseum Student Advisory Team as a member of the Leadership Council and organizing events that feature Mary Beth Tinker (from Tinker v Des Moines) for the Future Leaders Council of the American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation’s Capital Area. She also thoroughly enjoys intimidating opposing lawyers as co-captain of her school’s Mock Trial team. Zoe has maintained a 4.0 throughout all of high school. She is a recipient of The Harvard Book Award, and she is also a National AP Scholar with Distinction. She will attend Georgetown University next fall.


Miss Amanda Christina Filie, Wootton S. High School Amanda Filie is a senior at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland. She is greatly involved in her school and community. She co-founded the Forensic Science Club in 2009 which she has presided since and is a member of the Science National Honors Society. She is also president of Wootton’s Chapter of the National Honors Society and enjoys the many community service projects that help the local and global community. Besides Amanda’s interest in science, she has a passion for volleyball. She has been a scholar athlete for four years. She was captain of the 2011 Girls Varsity Volleyball Team earning the Patriots Award for representing the true meaning of being an athlete. In addition to high school volleyball, she has played competitively for club teams and was chosen captain for two seasons. Her other extra-curricular activities include tutoring mathematics and science as well as volunteering in her church. Amanda enjoys singing, playing

piano, and traveling. She will be a chemical engineering student at the University of Maryland at College Park. She looks forward to studying abroad and contributing to the global community.

Mr. Alexander Rafael Garzón, Wootton S. High School Alexander Rafael Garzón is currently a senior at Thomas S. Wootton High School. He was born in Washington D.C. and has lived in his current house in North Potomac, Maryland since he was born. He grew up first speaking Spanish and then learning English as he began attending school. He is currently studying Chinese as a third language and spent a month last summer in Taiwan practicing his Chinese while he visited friends there. At Wootton, he is heavily involved in the Asian American Community with his role as President of the Asian American Club. He is also a part of the math team and a senior advisor for Wootton's Patriot Ambassadors. Apart from his interests in languages, Alex is very interested in engineering and entrepreneurship. After college, Alex aspires to create a technological startup or go into international business using the skills he acquires studying engineering and Chinese as an undergraduate. Alex will attend Princeton University in the fall, where he plans to major in Operations Research and Financial Engineering. In his free time, Alex enjoys running, lifting weights, reading international news, and learning Chinese and about Chinese culture. He also volunteers for the Maryland Board of Elections where he trains for and helps run the election polls during every election. In April 2012, he served as a Bilingual Election Judge at a local precinct for the Maryland Primary.

Miss Janet Kim, Richard Montgomery High School

Janet Kim is a graduating senior enrolled in Richard Montgomery High School’s International Baccalaureate Program. In her free time, Janet is involved deeply with music, taking private lessons with Mrs. Dymond and participating in the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra, including its Philharmonic Wind Quintet, the Montgomery County All-County Band, the Richard Montgomery HS marching band, and the Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair. She’s won finalist status for the past 2 years at the Mid-Atlantic High School Soloist Competition, in which students from over 7 states compete. She is also the winner of the 2010 Potomac Valley Concerto Competition. Over the past year, Janet has been named a National Merit Finalist, a National AP Scholar, as well as a Presidential Scholar candidate. She also enjoys drawing, a hobby she’s continued since she was four years old with her twin sister Barbara, and takes official oil-painting lessons with Mr. Bu. This coming fall, she will be attending

the University of Southern California as a student enrolled in the Viterbi School of Engineering, and intends to earn an additional business degree at the reputable Marshall School of Business.


Miss Nina Lu, Montgomery Blair High School Nina Lu is a senior in the Math, Science, and Computer Science Magnet Program at Montgomery Blair High School. Inspired by her own experiences as a child patient, she founded a charitable not-for-profit, Create with Care, a student-run community service group that donates handmade friendship bracelets to sick children in local hospitals. The organization has donated over 1,300 friendship bracelets to this cause. She has attended magnet programs since 4th grade and plans to dedicate her life to computer science and electrical engineering. She is currently deliberating between MIT and the Jerome Fisher Dual-Degree Management and Tech program at the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of class, she is co-captain of her school’s 100-member math team, technical director of her school’s award-winning online newspaper, and president of her school’s web design club. She is an avid quizbowl player, acting as school representative for her school’s academic and science bowl teams. When she is not playing with her two toddler siblings, she spends her time

conducting HIV vaccine research at the National Institutes of Health. Her past research has been recognized in the prestigious national Siemens Research Competition as well as in the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) and Intel’s International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). In addition to placing in the top 5% of all high school students in the American Mathematics Competition (National Honor Roll), Nina is a National Chemistry Olympiad Semifinalist, National Merit Finalist, National AP Scholar with Distinction, Presidential Scholar Semifinalist, and President’s Volunteer Service Award recipient.

Mr. Brooks Martino, James W. Robinson Secondary School

Brooks has been accepted Early Decision to the University of Pennsylvania where he plans to study chemistry as a stepping stone to a career in orthopedic surgery. He will graduate high school from Robinson Secondary School with a 4.43 GPA and an International Baccalaureate diploma. He enjoys working with children and has volunteered for a number of youth organizations, as counselor for a Loudoun County non-profit summer camp, introducing sports through Dreams for Kids to physically and developmentally challenged children, and helping youth wrestling programs as a guest instructor. He worked as a hospital Teen Volunteer, helping nurses and patients in Surgical Services. He was selected as a top Junior/Senior to participate in a program called POISE, to mentor an at-risk eighth grader. He is a 2x Wrestling State Champion and was

Team Captain junior and senior years. He belongs to the National and Science Honor Societies and perform community service for those organizations. He started an afterschool tutoring program for members of the wrestling team who needed help, assigning tutors or tutoring them myself. He received the Outstanding Junior Award for outstanding academics, character, leadership and citizenship, the Athletic Booster Club Award for outstanding leadership, sportsmanship, citizenship and caring, and the John Epperly Award, which is the highest wrestling team honor for commitment, leadership, attitude, academics, and work ethic. He is a Wendy’s High School Heisman School Winner and was named the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Virginia AAA Student-Athlete of the Year.

Miss Esther Moon, Westfield High School Esther was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 26, 1994. She has an 18 year old brother, Daniel and a 15 year old sister, Anna. Her mother and father divorced when she was about four years old and lived in Tappahannock, Virginia for four years. Esther played the violin since she was three years old, danced since she was four years old, and has played soccer since she was six years old. Her mother got remarried when Esther was eight years old and her family moved to Fairfax County. For the first six years living in Fairfax County she was active in the community, participating in Church activities, girl scouts, and other sports activities. Esther was intensively involved in dance between sixth and eighth grade where she spent six days a week, three hours a day at the Joan Izzo


Academy of Dance. Later she started dancing on the dance team at Westfield High School. After freshman year in high school Esther lost her grandfather and her mother divorced again. Her family moved with their grandmother and Esther started working at Rita’s and, later, Texas Roadhouse. Esther participated in clubs, AP classes, and honor societies and took on leadership roles throughout her high school career. She started to do the family’s grocery shopping as her mother became an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Now Esther will attend Virginia Tech where she will major in Biology and hopes to become a dermatologist.

Mr. Aravind Sandilya Ponukumati, Thomas Jefferson High School

Aravind Ponukumati was born on July 5, 1994 in Cookeville, Tennessee. Within the first few years of his life, he moved many times to cities throughout the United States, such as to Arizona, New Mexico, Kentucky, and North Carolina. These experiences gave him insight and creativity in solving a variety of problems from an early age. He then went on to attend Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology with an interest in a technical education and a passion for neuroscience.Aside from academics, Aravind is an ardent chess player and has been an amateur of the game for over twelve years. Currently an Expert rated player, he ranks among the Top 100 youths in the United States and has been to places like New Jersey for the World Amateur Team East and to Tennessee for the 2009 U.S. SuperNationals. Besides chess, Aravind also enjoys playing club tennis and swims in his spare time. He is an active volunteer at the Virginia Hospital Center and works in the Neurosurgery Wing by shadowing doctors, discharging patients, and delivering medications. He is also a member of

SEWA International, USA in the Greater DC metro area, and has contributed to nonprofit donations to blind and tribal school in India. Essentially, Aravind is a curious individual with a passion for learning. He plans on attending Drexel University in the fall of 2012 and majoring in Biomedical Engineering, to see where these opportunities take him in the future.

Miss Reyna Steffany Rios, Columbia Heights Educational Campus

Reyna Steffany Rios is a senior at Columbia Heights Educational campus. Reyna is free spirited, she loves to sing, and she is sometimes described as a rainbow for her creativity and positively. Reyna loves challenges, because she knows that they shape her into a better person. She loves acting, writing, and theater is something that her heart can’t help but leap before. Reyna works with an organization called Young Playwrights’ Theater, this organization helps young aspiring writers and actors expand their knowledge in the arts. Last year, Reyna along with 20 other workshop students wrote a play called Out of the Shadow. This play dealt with the growing problem of bullies. All of those bullied from being: gay, transvestite, immigrant, or simply being a nonconformist took a part in the play. YPT, awarded Reyna the opportunity to see her original play, A Loving Heart. performed on Monday, October 3, 2011 at the Gala Hispanic Theatre. Currently Reyna is working on a new play, titled, When Strangers Meet, which will be performed on June 11, 2012. Besides theater, Reyna loves the

environment, which is why she enjoys being part of The Green Team in her school; which in fact led to her nickname “The Hippie” among her friends. Along with being a tree hugger, Reyna loves to read and take part in her school's Book Club and Poetry Club. Her favorite authors are: Jandy Nelson, John Green, Aprilynne Pike, Scott Westerfeld, and Suzanne Collins. Reyna's favorite quote is: "Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow. ~Douglas Pagels" She will continue to work for her pot of gold but she knows to take a breath and sometimes just choose what color to slide down her everlasting rainbow. She will attend Montgomery Community College or Meredith College next year.


Miss Madeline Faye Ryan, Mount Vernon High School Madeline is currently a senior at Mount Vernon High School in Alexandria, Virginia. She will be attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the Fall of 2012. Madeline plans to earn a degree in environmental science. She believes that a career in environmental science will help find solutions for oil spills, air pollution, sustainability and the need for fuel alternatives. Madeline would like to work for the Environmental Protection Agency or a similar organization in the future. During her years at Mount Vernon High School, Madeline has been involved in many school activities and organizations. She is a member of: the National Honor Society, the Science Honor Society, the Ecology Club, the Honor Court and the Art Honor Society. Madeline has also been involved in athletics. She was a member of the Field Hockey team for three years and a member of the Crew team for four years as both a rower and a coxswain. Madeline’s greatest accomplishment was placing second in state competition in the women’s lightweight 4-boat and advancing to Nationals. Madeline has served in

leadership positions that include: Associate Justice on the Honor Court and Vice President of the Art Honor Society, Captain of the Crew team and Captain of the Field Hockey team. Madeline has been employed at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate as a gift shop employee. She has volunteered at a church-sponsored work camp, and serves as a volunteer usher at her church every Sunday during the school year.

Miss Sarah A. Siddiqui, Gaithersburg High School

Sarah Siddiqui currently attends Gaithersburg High School and is planning on attending the University of Maryland. She has maintained her 4.0 GPA throughout high school and by taking Advanced Placement and Honors Courses she has achieved a weighted GPA of a 4.75. Her passion lies within the sciences, leading her to peruse a degree in biology. Last summer she worked at The National Institutes of Health in the Section on Growth and Obesity. This upcoming summer she will be working there again, but in the National Institute of Mental Health. In the future she wishes to pursue a career in either pharmacy or dentistry. Sarah is extremely involved in the extra circular activities at school. She is the Vice President of Fundraising of the National Honor Society, treasurer if The Going Green Club, Co-Founder of the Tutoring Committee for The National Spanish Honor Society, Vice President of the National Spanish Honor Society, and member of The Interact Club. In her free time she enjoys reading novels, playing soccer and hanging out with her friends.

Miss Nicole Wright, Northwest High School

Nicole Wright was born March 12, 1994 in Silver Spring, Maryland and is the oldest of four children. Her formal education began at National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Maryland. In the middle of the 3rd grade, she moved to Boyds, Maryland and attended Spark Matsunaga Elementary School, and later Kingsview Middle, and Northwest High School. Nicole is easy going and gets along with everyone. She describes herself as, “a little nerdy”, but says it’s not the first thing that you would notice about her. In school, her extracurricular activities include the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society, Northwest Ambassadors, and Drama where she performs as a dancer in the school plays. Outside of school, Nicole stays grounded by attending church regularly. On June 5th, 2012, Nicole will graduate from the Academy of Biotechnology program at Northwest High School. Her participation in the

Biotechnology program has been a great stepping stone for her future goal of becoming an orthodontist, but her accomplishments go beyond the classroom. At graduation, she will be awarded the Certificate for Meritorious Service. This award is given for performing 260 or more community service hours (Nicole has performed over 330). Nicole has worked hard throughout high school achieving a weighted GPA of 4.32 and that hard work has


resulted in her being accepted into several wonderful universities. In August, Nicole will attend High Point University in North Carolina and begin her journey to become an orthodontist.

Mr. Hal Zeitlin, Winston Churchill High School Hal Zeitlin is currently a senior at Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland. Hal began serving his community in the 7th and 8th grade, volunteering fifty hours each summer to the elderly at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. For three years, Hal has been a mentor to many students, through his work with the company Peer2Peer tutors. This year Hal serves as a Brand Ambassador for Peer2Peer, reaching out to parents and school officials about the educational company. Hal is the president of his BBYO chapter, a youth lead organization founded on community service, social action, and advocacy. Through his time in BBYO, Hal has been responsible for adopting a road in his neighborhood, expanding the BBYO special needs program, fundraising hundreds of dollars for war torn cities in Europe, and providing

direct service in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, New Orleans, and his home, Washington, DC. Hal found enjoyment in student government, serving as Winston Churchill High School’s Vice President last year and being nominated as a final two candidate for the student chair on the Montgomery County Board of Education. Hal is serving his second term on the Maryland Youth Advisory Council and spent two weeks this year in Annapolis, Maryland as Maryland Senate Page. Hal will be studying economics at Emory University next fall.

Taiwanese American Community Scholarship Award

In order to enhance the relationship between Taiwanese American and the community where Taiwanese American lives and to provide encouragement and inspiration of young Americans to excel in leadership, community services as well as academic achievement, the Taiwan Culture Center (TCC) of the greater Washington area is proud to sponsor the “Taiwanese American Community Scholarship Award (TACSA)”. TACSA is a nationwide program which is available in many metropolitan areas. The TCC Board of Directors (BOD) invites all senior students to apply for this scholarship.

Qualification & Application

• All graduating high school seniors of the ten selected schools are eligible to apply. One or more awards will be given to each chosen school, provided there are sufficient applicants from that particular school.

• All graduating high school seniors in the Washington DC metropolitan area who are not from the ten selected schools are also eligible to apply. There will be one or more awards in this (At-Large) category if there are at least five applicants in this category.

• It is open to all qualified students from all ethnic groups. Limited to citizens and permanent residents of USA.

• The deadline of application is generally in mid-April of each year.

Evaluation criteria: Leadership (30%); Community Services and Extra Curricula Activities (30%); Academic Achievement (30%); A written essay of no more than 500 words on “My Most Rewarding Experience of Participation in Community Services” Essay (10%) The application forms are available at the following web link: http://www.TaiwanCultureCtr.org/tacsa/.

Aknowledgement

The Scholarship Committee would like to express our appreciation to all school officials who help us in reaching out to so many high school seniors over the years. This year we received a record number of applications from 27 high schools in the area. We have received 20 applications from Thomas Wootton High School alone ( a record in TACSA 10 year history!) and 14 applications from Winston Churchill High School. Many thanks to our committee members for their review work. We congratulate all award recipents and their parents on receiving this award. It is highly competitive among so many well qualified applicants. Many thanks to all students who participated in this program. We want to wish them the best of luck in their persue of higher education. Last but not least, we would like to express our sincere gratitue to our financial sponsor and supporters. Without the financial support we received the program would not be possible. The committee would also like to welcome three young ladies joining our team; our new coordinator Cindy Huang, and committee members -- Scarlett Huang and Michelle Hsu. Michelle is a graphic designer who designs our cover page this year.


2012 Janet Chang Memorial Scholarship Award Recipient

(In alphabetic order)

Name Medical School School Location

Miss Alice T. Chuang Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School Providence, Rhode Island

Mr. Darryl A. Chang Medical College of Virginia Richmond, Virginia

Miss Angela Y. Wong Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mr. Darryl A. Chang, Medical College of Virginia

Darryl Chang, a first-year medical student at the Medical College of Virginia (VCU/MCV), is an active member of his school and community. He is co-president of MCV’s Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association and president of the Radiology Interest Group. Before medical school, he served as the pharmacy manager at CrossOver Health Center, Virginia’s largest free health care clinic. He carries a strong sense of civic duty in making health care more readily available to those in need. As a medical student, he continues his involvement with CrossOver as a volunteer and volunteer coordinator for MCV students. Darryl is also an MCAT and GRE instructor and tutor. He graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry from UVA, where he served as president of the Chinese Christian Fellowship and editor-in-chief of an undergraduate magazine, played tennis on the men’s club tennis team, and sang in an a capella group. Besides tennis and singing, other interests also include photography and running. He has run in nearly a dozen races. Darryl embraces his identity as a Taiwanese-American. He has served as a

residential advisor and the leader for organizing the youth program at the TAC/EC conference. During college, he organized UVA’s first night market to give the student body a taste of Taiwanese culture. Although born in the U.S., he spoke better Taiwanese than English until he was five years old, and he continues to speak Taiwanese with his family today.

Miss Alice T. Chuang, Brown University, Warren Alpert Medical School

Alice Chuang grew up in California with her mother, and visits family in Taiwan every year. While attending Villa Park High School, she received multiple state medallions in the “Health Science” category of Science Olympiad competitions, and graduated as the Valedictorian and a California State and National AP Scholar in 2007. Alice was also an eight-year choir member and Alto section leader, and believes that music and compassion are as powerful as academia. As a high school senior, she was admitted to Brown University’s combined B.S.-M.D. “Program for Liberal Medical Education.” After moving to Rhode Island for college, she mentored younger students and taught SAT math classes at low-performing high schools. Alice additionally volunteered in medical clinics in California and Keelung Municipal Hospital in Taiwan, and conducted research in various laboratories. In Taiwan’s National Yang Ming University, with the Tissue Engineering Laboratory, she analyzed cell regeneration under electromagnetic stimulation. As a research intern at the National Institute of

Standards and Technology in Maryland, she developed novel cavity-preventing products. At Rhode Island Hospital, she completed a thesis investigating cartilage lubrication and osteoarthritis prevention. Alice graduated from Brown University with a degree in Biomedical Engineering with Honors in 2011, and is currently a first


year medical student at the Warren Alpert, Brown Medical School. She now coordinates free glaucoma and vision screenings for underserved Spanish-speaking populations in Rhode Island, leads the Bionic Human engineering elective, and performs with the “Choral Rehydration Therapy” a capella group at charity events and hospitals.

Miss Angela Y. Wong, Jefferson Medical College Angela Wong is a first-year medical student at Jefferson Medical College. Angela graduated from Brown University in 2009 with Honors in Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cell Biology and a Bachelor of Arts in Hispanic Studies. Angela was the Co-Chair of the Brown Taiwan Society where she hosted events such as a campus-wide Nightmarket. Before medical school, Angela worked at Massachusetts General Hospital working in clinical public health research in prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS domestically and internationally, which sparked her interest in public health and infectious diseases. At Jefferson, Angela is the President of the Asian Pacific American Medical Students Association (APAMSA) with whom she has organized many events, including a Hepatitis B screening in South Philadelphia. In her free time, Angela enjoys playing piano, running, and cooking. Angela hopes to

always see the cup half-full, and is greatly appreciative of her family and friends for continuing to fill her cup.

Janet Chang Memorial Scholarship Award

The Taiwanese American students currently enrolled in any medical schools in the United States will be eligible to apply; provided that the JCMSA winners need to be present in person during the Award Ceremony to receive the scholarship award. The definition of “Taiwanese American (TA)” is either one or both parents/grandparents are originated from Taiwan, and their parents/grandparents and/or applicants often participated in the TA-community activities. [All Taiwanese-Americans in the first year and second year medical school in the region are eligible to apply. ] The deadline of application is generally in mid-April of each year. Award: A plaque and $1,000 will be awarded to the winning applicant.

Evaluation criteria:

[ Academic Achievement: 1st year student—50%; 2nd year student—60%; [ Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) score: 1st year student—20%; 2nd year student—10%; [ Community Activities and Services participated (5%) [ An Essay –“My Taiwanese Heritage.” (500 words or less) (25%)

The application forms are available at the following web link:

http://www.TaiwanCultureCtr.org/scholarship/JCMSA/.


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Acknowledgement 感謝 Taiwan Culture Center welcomes your participation in this award ceremony and concert. We would like to express our deep appreciation for all our sponsors, supporters, performers, TCC’s permanent members, volunteers, and other supporting organizations. Thank you so much! If we miss any, please accept our apology. Taiwan Culture Center needs your continuing support.

感謝音樂會贊助者、音樂會演出者、文化中心永久會員、廣告贊助者、工作人員及眾多義工的

支持、付出與努力，以下名單若有疏漏，敬請見諒。台灣文化中心須要您的持續支持與鼓勵。

台灣文化中心理事及音樂會工作人員：

理事長：黃泰郎義工：梁永三

理事：周明宏節目總策劃：蔡懷恩

理事：許福連節目小冊編輯：簡明子, Scarlett Huang

理事：簡明子節目小冊封面：Michelle Hsu

理事：張素華廣告：莊瑞源、趙夏蓮、黃泰郎

理事：劉麗英音樂會票券：柯耀庭、黃泰郎、賴霓緣、張素華、林英侯

理事：莊瑞源莊瑞源、趙夏蓮、龔斐蓓、黃美雲、李俊昇

理事：林英侯 Printing: Richard Dee

及所有音樂會工作人員

永久會員贊助者 Permanent Member Sponsors

蔡武男沈芬蘭夫婦游宏仁林佳惠夫婦陳朝岳佘麗珠夫婦

李東璧黃美瑞夫婦江應鐘楊錦華夫婦陳吳富子女士

陳柏南林麗莉夫婦黃泰郎陶芳芳夫婦施仁春孫秋金夫婦

許耀慶胡紹真夫婦陳正文吳美玲夫婦董宏雄林鈴枝夫婦

周明宏龔斐蓓夫婦林鳴庸鄭夙容夫婦紀華山陳和女夫婦

李俊昇陳惠英夫婦柯耀庭黃美雲夫婦吳倍茂劉麗英夫婦

黃炫鈆林祥屏夫婦簡明子賴霓緣夫婦蘇仁宏林雅珍夫婦

朱石象朱潤婷夫婦黃慧玲薛約翰夫婦林英侯洪淑卿夫婦

劉焜榮蔡秀燕夫婦孫思榮洪麗卿夫婦張恆銘廖秀英夫婦

梁永三先生林玉琴女士 Tyson Yu 先生

吳淑珍女士 Mr. & Mrs. Tim & Valerie Chng 余國禎張愛子夫婦

許福連王瑞瑞夫婦張貴洋陳如媜夫婦趙夏蓮女士

魏哲男林淨媺夫婦蔡富美女士

CFC Donors (CFC ID: 16436) 經由 CFC 的贊助者 Peter Au Yue-Hwa Chang Chichang Chen Ming H. Chow

Tony T Chuo Eugene E Huang Ronald J. Lai Chang S. Lao

Wu-Lang Lee Cynthia Lin Sue-Ching Lin Jenhoune H. Su

Hong S. Tung Sulane Wu Anonymous


2012 台灣文化中心音樂會贊助者(Sponsors of Taiwan Night 2012 Concert ) 柯耀庭黃美雲夫婦周明宏龔斐蓓夫婦 TECRO Culture Center

李東璧黃美瑞夫婦簡明子賴霓緣夫婦董宏雄林鈴枝夫婦

蔡武男沈芬蘭夫婦林英侯洪淑卿夫婦吳倍茂劉麗英夫婦

朱石象夫婦劉焜榮蔡秀燕夫婦何鎮山張富娥夫婦

徐颂鹏夫婦方榮震夫婦陳金松夫婦

李俊昇陳惠英夫婦林崑峯夫婦李奇鴻夫婦

曽俊明張芬瑩夫婦廖淑玲女士陳文彦林智美夫婦

江應鐘楊錦華夫婦梁啓文張瓊雲夫婦黃勝田夫婦

李瑞鳳女士張貴洋陳如媜夫婦林玉森女士

陳見旭夫婦黃炫鈆林祥屏夫婦蕭光哲夫婦

吳哲雄黃茂美夫婦紀華山陳和女夫婦張開昌夫婦

李延平張蔭治夫婦林愛仁先生 David Lin

游宏仁林佳惠夫婦賴國龍蔣瑠珍夫婦 Laura Martin

黃泰郎陶芳芳夫婦趙弘雅莊素慧夫婦 Audre Chiang

余國禎張愛子夫婦梁永三先生 Steven

吳淑珍女士吳麗娟女士 Anonymous

許福連王瑞瑞夫婦黃世安許桂棠夫婦

台灣文化中心在此感謝所有贊助此次音樂會的朋友們，贊助名單繼續增加中，但因時間緊迫，匆促編排恐有疏

漏，敬請原諒。若您的大名被遺漏了，請通知我們的理事，TCC 將在下次更正。


駐美國台北經濟文化代表處業務簡介業務簡介業務簡介業務簡介 Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States

地址：4201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016

電話：(202) 895-1800

Taiwan Night 2012 May 12, 2012

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