Gala Concert in July in Long Beach

Dick Kenyon & Deanna Cheung, violin
Winnie Hill, viola; Bryna Scheckman, cello

Jonathan Sun, Melinda Lu, Sunny Hwang, violin — Catarina Bang, cello

Chaney Lin & Karyn Haitz, violin
Daniel Kuo, viola; Michael Fan, cello

Mozart Divertimento in D, K. 156, 3 movements
Anna Cottrell, Missy Walker & Abigail Cottrell, violin
Sammy Araya, cello

Mozart Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 159, III. Presto
Christina Knudsen & Christina Ho, violin
Sunny Lin, viola; Stephanie Kim, cello

Sarah Wallin & Karen VandenBroek, violin — Joy Wong, viola; Arthur Yen, cello

Paul Nguyen & Christina Nguyen, violin
Matthew Shen, cello

Darrell Peries, violin; Nathan Cottrell, cello

Jeffrey Kuo & Kevin Carlin, violin
Katie Murtough, viola; Tony Choi, cello

II. Larghetto — Anna Cottrell, violin; Camilla Cottrrell, piano
III. Scherzo. Molto vivace — Jeffrey Kuo, violin; Marla Devich, piano
IV. Finale. Allegro — Anna Cottrell, violin; Marla Devich, piano

supplemented by Kay Pech and Richard Anshutz


Other Performances in 2002
World Premiere Performance of
“…and blue sparks burn” by Melissa Hui
by violinist Marina Sharifi and pianist Justina Nadal
Friends of Today’s Music (Music Teachers Association of California) commissioned Melissa Hui to write a composition for violin and piano and selected CMIsc to perform the world premiere for the MTAC State Convention June 24, 2002, in Los Angeles. The duo was coached by Kay Pech.

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Melissa Hui received her Doctor of Musical Arts from Yale University. Her mentors include Jacob Druckman, Earl Kim and Mel Powell.Completed in February 2002, Hui says, “the work was conceived in October of 2001 soon after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, in New York City and Washington, D.C. While the nation was mourning the tremendous and senseless loss of lives, I was haunted by the images of dust and eerie calm that permeated the news coverage in the aftermath of the disaster. This is my personal response.”