Meet Our Teachers

CONCERT CHOIR

Ms. Hsu

Concert Choir  ~  C Class
Advanced class for grades 4th - 12th

Ms. Hsun Hsun Hsu received her bachelor's and master's degrees in vocal performance arts from University of Southern California. She graduated with department honor and received numerous scholarship awards. She was a student of Cynthia Munzer and a member of Phi Kappa Lambda, National Music Honor Society. Ms. Hsu was the Prizewinner of NATS’s Young Artist of the Year in career and apprentice divisions. She was the finalist of the Long Beach Mozart Festival. She received scholarship from Opera Buffs and sponsorship from Taiwan Chi Mei Arts and Music Foundation for two consecutive years.
Her performances/ roles included: Susanna in “Le Nozze di Figaro”, Despina in “Cosi fan tutte”, Ludmila in “The Bartered Bride”, Sister Constance in “Dialogues of the Carmelites” with USC Opera, Ngon Hung in Los Angeles Op- era’s production “On Gold Mountain”, and Dew Fairy in “Hansel and Gretel” with Guild Opera. As a concert soloist, Ms. Hsu has performed with Half Step Chorus, USC Thornton Choral Artists, Mt. San Antonio College Choir, MSAC Women’s Glee Club, and Southern California Taiwanese Presbyterian Church join Choir. In 2000, she was invited to give concerts in Taiwan for spiritual healing after the 9/21 earthquake in 1999. In 2002, she was invited to give join concerts in Taiwan with her college professor Ms. Munzer. In 2009 spring, Ms. Hsu directed a combined chorus of Shepherd of the Valley church, Half Step choir, and Evangelical Formosa Church of LA for a stage production of “The Prodigal Son”. She is the music director of Shepherd of the Valley Presbyterian Church and Half Step Choir. She now also teaches at East Valley Children’s Choir.
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指揮許恂恂在南加大(University of Southern California)教授 Cynthia Munzer 門下 取得了聲樂學士及碩士學位,在校期間獲得多項傑出獎項,畢業時更獲得系上 頒發榮譽獎，以全額獎學金繼續攻讀碩士後研究 (Post Graduate Study)。 聲樂家許恂恂擁有豐富的舞台經驗，在美國曾公開演出多齣著名神劇、歌 劇如: 彌賽亞、費加婚禮、女人皆如此、被賣出的新娘、馬儂、巴斯爾特先 生、羅密歐與茱麗葉...中女主角及其他的重要角色。並當任多個合唱團的獨 唱及指導如 : 南加大 Thornton 合唱團，Mt. San Antonio 學院合唱團 MSAC 女 子重唱、台灣人聖教會、六桂基金會、半音合唱團、台福聖樂團等。曾多 次參加多項並比賽得獎如: 1999 年 NATS (年度青年藝術家競賽)見學組第二 名及 2001 年職業組第三名，1999 年 2001 年 Opera Buffs 獎學金得主，2001 年 大都會歌劇院年度比賽洛杉磯區域優勝獎，2001 年美國加州 The Opera Reading Club of Hollywood 聲樂大賽得主，2000 年長堤莫札特音樂賽優勝獎及 2000 年及 2001 年台灣奇美文 化基金會音樂藝術獎學金。更常常受邀在台灣，美國的音樂活動中演出 : 2000 年應邀回台為 921 大 地震舉辦多場音樂會，2002 年應邀返台與老師 Cynthia Munzer 同台演出等，多年有幸結識了音樂大師 蕭泰然，成為他新曲的首唱者，在一次偶然的機會將他所創作的 “浪子” 編成了劇，並指導美國洛杉 磯台福聖樂合唱團於 2002 年 10 月在交響樂團伴奏下成功演出，及最近於 2009 年 4 月更聯合了半音 合唱團、牧谷教會詩班、及洛杉磯台福教會詩班再次的把浪子以歌劇型式成功的演出。 平時則致力於音樂教育與音樂活動的推廣，目前是牧谷基督長老教會音樂主任，半音合唱團指揮， 東安兒童合唱團指導老師，及美國國家音樂榮譽協會 Phi kappa Lambda 會員，加州音樂教師協會會員。

JUNIOR CHOIR

Ms. Heidi

Junior Choir ~ B Class
Grades 2nd - 4th

Ms. Heidi Kuo was born and raised in Taiwan. She moved to the US with her family during her high school years. She is fluent in Mandarin and English. After graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Azusa Pacific University in 2006, she taught choir with EVCC for three years. She resigned from the teaching position after giving birth to her first child and stayed home, before moving on to homeschooling both her children for a number of years. While homeschooling her children, she continued to be active in teaching music to children in the homeschooling community as well as in her church. She is excited to come back to EVCC to teach choir again and is looking forward to not only teaching children vocal skills but also inspiring the next generation to love music and singing. 

Heidi Kuo在台灣出生長大，在高中期間隨家人移居美國而且精通國語和英語。 2006 年從 Azusa Pacific University 獲得聲樂表演學士學位後，在 EVCC 任教了三年的合唱團。 在生下第一個孩子後，辭去了教師的職務，留在家裡，然後繼續在家 homeschool 她的兩個孩子多年。 Heidi Kuo在homeschool 的同時，積極地在 homeschool 的社群中以及教會裡為孩子們教授音樂。 她很高興能再次回到 EVCC 教唱詩班，期待著不僅可以教孩子們聲樂技巧，還可以激勵下一代熱愛音樂和歌唱。

APPRENTICE CHOIR

Ms. Saylor

Apprentice Choir ~ A Class
Kindergarten - 3rd Grade

Ms. Saylor Valin is a singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and dancer. She has been singing since first grade and has learned musical styles such as pop, rock, jazz, musical theater, and opera.
Saylor passed all ten levels of the Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) Certificate of Merit (CM) state test, which has tests on level-appropriate repertoire, technique, sight reading, ear training, and theory.
​She has been teaching choir and private lessons for many years. She also plays piano, guitar, and ukulele.
She currently has three songs out now. “Nothing In My Head (Except You) [Saylor’s Extended Version]”, “Lockdown” and “In My Way” are available on all streaming platforms.
She is currently working towards her music degree at a university.