KPAC-Sponsored Concert To Raise Funds For FLHS Scholarships

The Korean Parent Advisory Council (KPAC) is holding a fundraising concert Thursday at the , featuring a group of five accomplished young musicians, including some current students and graduates.

The concert is free to the public, but donations are encouraged, with proceeds going toward four to six $500 scholarships for Fort Lee High School students—something the organization has been doing every year for nearly the past 20 years, according to KPAC president Christina Yoo.

“Every year KPAC has done—whether it was a garage sale, or whether it was the selling of items that we could utilize at home—we somehow came up with the funds, $500, for four to six students,” Yoo said. “But this year, the economy is not well, and we thought maybe instead of selling products, a donation-based, free concert might be more fitting.”

Among the five musicians, whose bios appear below, are violinist Hannah Kim and pianist Sunbin Jeon, both of eighth graders at the middle school. They will be joined by cellist Kyoung Hwan Eddy Kim and pianist Ahran Kate Kim, both Fort Lee High School graduates; and flutist Heesoo Josephine Yim, who along with Kate Kim, is currently studying at the New England Conservatory.

The program for the evening, which also appears below, includes pieces by Faure, Mozart, Vitali, Piazzolla, Haydn and Liszt.

“The program is wonderful, and we hope that many students who want to learn instruments or are thinking about learning instruments can join,” Yoo said. “It’s not just for the adults. The students made the program exciting for even the little children to enjoy.”

Yoo said the scholarships will be given out at Fort Lee High School’s annual Academic Awards dinner on May 16, 2012.

She also said Thursday’s concert will probably not be the only scholarship fundraiser KPAC holds this year.

“We’re going to see how this fundraiser goes, and then we’re planning perhaps a small garage sale for KPAC members,” Yoo said. “Every year, we did it, and everyone was happy.”

The KPAC-sponsored fundraising Concert for Fort Lee High School Scholarships is Thursday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. at the public library.

Program

FAURE – Sicilienne, Op.78

Josephine Yim, flute & Kate Kim, piano

MOZART – Piano Sonata in F Major KV332 – III. Allegro assai

Sungbin Jeon, piano

VITALI – Chaconne in G Minor

Hannah Kim, violin & Kate Kim, piano

MOZART –Violin and Piano Sonata in E Minor KV304 – I. Allegro

Hannah Kim, violin & Sungbin Jeon, piano

PIAZZOLLA – “Oblivion” and “Libertango”

Josephine Yim, flute & Kate Kim, piano

HAYDN – Cello Concerto No.1 in C Major – I. Moderato

Eddy Kim, cello & Kate Kim, piano

LISZT - Legend No. 1, “Saint Francois d'Assise - la predication aux oiseaux”

Kate Kim, piano

PIAZZOLLA – “Otoño Porteño”

Josephine Yim, flute & Eddy Kim, cello & Kate Kim, piano

About the Musicians

Kyoung Hwan Eddy Kim, cello

EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIP, HONORS, AND AFFILIATIONS -Fort Lee High School and Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division, 2007-2009 -La Escola Municipal de Musica "Victoria Dels Angels" de Sant Cugat Barcelona, Spain, 2009 – 2010 -Manhattan School of Music, 2010 – 2011 -Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, 2003-2005 -Community Music School of Webster University Preparatory Program, 2003-2005 -The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center- excellence in participation in the Young Musicians Concert, 2007&2008 -Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division on a Hansoree Scholarship, 2008-2009 -Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division Philharmonic Orchestra, 2007-2009 -Fuchs Chamber Music Competition Winner, 2010 & 2011 -American String Quartet Competition Runner-Up, 2011

Ahran Kate Kim, piano

Kate was born in 1989 and she started to play piano age of 4. She attended the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Art. She won several competitions and performed in Korea. In 2003, she moved to the US and studied at The Juilliard Pre-college. She got 3rd place on New York Music Competition and performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. She was selected by the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society 2007 and 2008. In addition, Kate performed piano trio at the Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. She graduated The Juilliard Pre-college and Fort Lee High School in 2008. Currently she studies with Alexander Korsantia at the New England Conservatory. Also, she received the Bertha L. Harris Scholarship.

Heesoo Josephine Yim, flute

Born in Seoul, Korea. Started flute at age 11. She graduated Sunhwa Arts School in 2005 and moved to Pittsburgh, U.S. to study with Ms. Jeanne Baxtresser at Carnegie Mellon University until 2009. She was a member of Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra while she was in Pittsburgh. She also attended The Juilliard Pre-college class of 2009 from 2008. Now she is studying with Ms. Renee Krimsier at New England Conservatory class of 2013. She also worked in numbers of masterclass for Linda Chesis, Gary Shocker, Marina Piccini, and Jeffrey Khaner.

Hannah Kim, violin

Hannah was born in 1997. At the age of 4, she started playing piano. As time passed by, she also began to play the violin age of 9. She performed in several recitals with her peers at the Manhattan Pre-college. She loves to study and perform chamber music. Currently, she goes Lewis F. Cole Middle School in Fort Lee. In addition, she received the scholarship and studied with Grigory Kalinovsky at the Manhattan Pre-college since 2009.

Sunbin Jeon, piano

Sungbin was born on April 12, 1998 in Seoul, Korea. In 2004, he came to US at the age of 6 to achieve higher education. He started playing piano when he was 7 years old. In May of 2007, he got 2nd place on New York Music Competition and performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. He is going to Manhattan Pre-college since 2009. He is now attending Lewis F. Cole Middle School in Fort Lee NJ as 8th grader.