Testimonials 2019-21

Thanks & Testimonials 2019

I just got home from the most wonderful night at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. What an amazing, impressive, inspiring, and glorious musical concert experience! Thank you so much for including me, my fellow ACSI colleagues, and our families. All of us were blown away and left feeling so grateful and blessed that we were able to be there to support you, the incredible students and musicians, and the music! (Megan Ilterton, Association of Christian Schools International Student Activities Coordinator)

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I wanted to thank you so much for an incredible concert last night. It exceeded all of our expectations. Such beautiful sound of the orchestra and in such a short time! It was a night truly to remember. It was so meaningful to Nikka to participate – life changing! (Nikka Gershman-Pepper’s parents; flute)

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Thank you for an unforgettable experience for all the kids who performed Monday night at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. It was a beautiful performance in a great venue, but even more beautiful was the fellowship and learning experience my son gained from this opportunity (Liam Thomas’ parents; violin)

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Congratulations on such a wonderful performance!!  One comment I heard was that you picked the best pieces of the night.  They were the ones that people knew and the orchestra performed them very well.  You should be very proud of what you were able to accomplish!!! We are so blessed to be part of this (Ethan Saldana’s parents; viola)

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It’s amazing what beautiful music can be created in a short amount of time. Thank you for your hard work and we look forward to performing with you in the future (Shelby & Chloe’s parents; violin). 

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I would like to express my sincere appreciation to you for your hard work and dedication to the kids with music.  The event at the Disney Hall was unbelievable under your direction.  Your group did a fantastic job, the sound coming through their instruments perfectly.  Your students were very disciplined and organized on stage.  When the kids came on stage, got to their seats,  and started to play, it showed how well you trained them.  Unbelievable beautiful sound in that hall.  I’m sure there were many happy tears from all the families who attended this event.  The kids will remember this very special day playing at Disney Hall.  I too will never forget as well. We have taken Ethan to concerts since he was 3 years old in Arcadia at the Arboretum and a few times at Disney Hall. Never in a million years I thought fast forward he would actually be on that very stage.  Thank you again! We look forward to another great music year (Ethan Saldana’s grandma; viola).

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What a wonderful evening this was! Congratulations on all of your excellent work, and for following through in the imagining and creation of such an event. Your musical vision and leadership has brought about a laudable outpouring of opportunity, support and mentoring for such young and promising musicians! (Joseph Schubert, Ph. D in Musicology)

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Thanks & Testimonials (2020-21 Pandemic Season)

Nationwide Responses to the LAYP Full-Length Virtual Concert Project:

This virtual orchestra program was created to offer music students performing opportunities and allow continued development through live performance during state mandated “stay-at-home” quarantines.

1,990 video clips were edited, and resources were shared with 6,899 K-12 music teachers across the country.

Thank you for sharing all this information. Congratulations to you and your orchestra on this musical (and digital) excellence!

Thank you! This is very interesting and I’m so impressed with your initiative! I’m working hard with my university singers to keep things moving this semester in an all-virtual format. It’s very challenging. We have two virtual projects we are doing together this semester.

Thank you so much for this!!! What a wonderful collection of resources. I am looking forward to sharing them with my kids. 

Thank you for sharing!  I find this really useful and inspiring!  

Could you please explain the format of your rehearsals?  How were you able to rehearse online?

Thank you so much!  I really appreciate the resources.

Awesome, thanks for sharing! Did you edit that in Adobe Premiere? 

Thanks for sharing this. Were you involved in the actual production of these videos? The sound or video editing? 

Thank you for your email. Did you get copyright clearance for some of these arrangements before you made these? I just want to make sure that these are copyright cleared before I can share these. Regarding copyright issues:  you need to reach out to the publishers/content developers and receive written permission with detailed information. For example, you need to communicate that you are making a virtual ensemble that will be shown on YouTube or other means and get a detailed permission from the person who is authorized to give such permissions. 

BRAVO!

Wow! This is awesome! The groups sound great. Thanks for sharing this!

Thank you for sharing. I am going through some of the same steps. Looking forward to watching your videos!

Hello Dr.Chung: I am a music education student at University of the Pacific. I was very interested in how rehearsals are run and the progress you made with virtual ensembles. I was wondering if it would be possible to see the whole rehearsal, and if I could also share this information with my peers. We are trying to gain as much insight on virtual teaching as possible before going into our fieldwork settings.

My goodness – This is an amazing treasure chest of resources that you shared. Congratulations on your success with your virtual concert. I greatly appreciate your generosity by sharing your resources. These are so helpful during these COVID challenges.

Thank you for thinking “beyond your despair!”

I was “wowed” by all you did!!!