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Sam Wei-Chih Sun is a pianist, an accompanist and a music educator from Taiwan. He received a BA degree in Piano Performance with a minor in Cello and Vocal Performance from Taipei Municipal Teachers College. In May 2005, he received a Master‟s degree in Conducting from Azusa Pacific University. The following year, he was awarded the “2006 Chinese Overseas Outstanding Youth Award”. In 2011 he received the outstanding alumni award from the Joint Alumni Association of Taiwanese Teachers College and Normal University. In 2011 he conducted the full orchestra for an opera election concert. In 2015 he taught the vocal master class for choir at Taiwan and Xiamen. In 2017 he taught the vocal master class for choir at Hua-lien city, the same year he conducted the Hua-lien choir for their annual concert, and its first time choir music collaborated with drama. He was the conductor for Taiwanese Formosan Church Chorale, the Arcadia Chinese Chorus, Orange County Chinese Christian chorale and New Orange County Children‟s Choir (NOCCC). Currently, Mr. Sun is the conductor for the Southern California Taiwanese Hakka Chorus, the Southern California TPC Master Chorale, Irvine Chinese Chorus, Irvine Feel young chorus, and music director of East Valley children choir. He conducts many concerts and collaborates with many professional soloists. He is the music director at Good Shepherd Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Monterey Park. Additionally, he is a member of the Music Teacher‟s Association of California (MTAC), and serves as an adjunct Professor of Music at Azusa Pacific University, Citrus Community College, and the Chinese for Christ Calvin Chao Theological Seminary.
指揮〆孫偉志
Sam Wei-Chih Sun, Conductor
指揮家，鋼琴家，音樂教育家。出生於台灣的一個平凡基督教 家庭。父親是教會牧師，所以在環境的薰陶以及母親的啟蒙習 琴。大學進入台北市立師範學院，就讀音樂教育學系。主修鋼 琴，副修大提琴與聲樂。2005 年畢業於 Azusa Pacific University 合唱指揮碩士。2006 年獲洛杉磯傑出華人青年獎。 2008 年指揮莫扎特歌劇「費加洛婚禮」。2011 年南加州師範 院校聯合校友會年度傑出校友。2011 年歌劇選粹音樂會指揮大 型管弦樂團。2015 受邀至台灣，廈門指導聲樂及合唱教學。 2018 年 7 月受邀在花蓮舉辦合唱聲樂講座。同年 10 月擔任花 蓮知音合唱團演唱會客席指揮與朱德剛戲劇導演配合合唱團與 戲劇聯合演出。 2019年Chapman concert hall 爾灣華聲合唱團30週年音樂會曾任美國台福教會聖樂團指揮，洛杉磯中華歸主神學院音樂系合唱指揮和音樂理論教授，橙縣華人基督徒詩班指揮，NOCCC 兒童合唱團指揮。現任
Monterey Park 好牧者台灣基督長老教會 Music Director
南加州台灣基督長老教會聖樂團指揮
加州音樂教師協會鋼琴教師
南加州台灣客家合唱團指揮
東安兒童合唱團指揮
爾灣華聲合唱團指揮
爾灣飛揚合唱團指揮
Azusa Pacific University 及 Citrus City College 兼任鋼琴教授。
指揮〆孫偉志
Sam Wei-Chih Sun, Conductor
指揮家，鋼琴家，音樂教育家。出生於台灣的一個平凡基督教 家庭。父親是教會牧師，所以在環境的薰陶以及母親的啟蒙習 琴。大學進入台北市立師範學院，就讀音樂教育學系。主修鋼 琴，副修大提琴與聲樂。2005 年畢業於 Azusa Pacific University 合唱指揮碩士。2006 年獲洛杉磯傑出華人青年獎。 2008 年指揮莫扎特歌劇「費加洛婚禮」。2011 年南加州師範 院校聯合校友會年度傑出校友。2011 年歌劇選粹音樂會指揮大 型管弦樂團。2015 受邀至台灣，廈門指導聲樂及合唱教學。 2018 年 7 月受邀在花蓮舉辦合唱聲樂講座。同年 10 月擔任花 蓮知音合唱團演唱會客席指揮與朱德剛戲劇導演配合合唱團與 戲劇聯合演出。 2019年Chapman concert hall 爾灣華聲合唱團30週年音樂會曾任美國台福教會聖樂團指揮，洛杉磯中華歸主神學院音樂系合唱指揮和音樂理論教授，橙縣華人基督徒詩班指揮，NOCCC 兒童合唱團指揮。現任
Monterey Park 好牧者台灣基督長老教會 Music Director
南加州台灣基督長老教會聖樂團指揮
加州音樂教師協會鋼琴教師
南加州台灣客家合唱團指揮
東安兒童合唱團指揮
爾灣華聲合唱團指揮
爾灣飛揚合唱團指揮
Azusa Pacific University 及 Citrus City College 兼任鋼琴教授。
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。
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。
Ms. Fong is a volunteer conductor of the EVCC parent choir. She grew up in Taiwan and started playing piano at the age of six. She was a student of world-renowned conductor - Helen Quach (指揮家郭美貞). She was a piano instructor at Yamaha music center in Taiwan for 4 years when she was in college. She had taken piano performance in San Francisco Conservatory, and also received a master degree in computer science in USF. She is a retired math teacher/educational consultant from the state of N.J. She had been a music director of youth orchestra and youth choir for 15 years. Currently, she is a member of Mountainside Master Chorale in Claremont.
方老師是 EVCC 家長合唱團的志願者指揮。她在台灣長大，六歲開始彈鋼琴。師從世界著名指揮家郭美貞。大學時曾在台灣YAMAHA音樂中心擔任鋼琴講師4年。她曾在舊金山音樂學院學習鋼琴演奏，並在舊金山大學獲得計算機科學碩士學位。她是來自新澤西州的退休數學教師/教育顧問。她曾擔任青年管弦樂團和青年合唱團的音樂總監 15 年。目前，她是在Claremont市Mountainside Master合唱團成員。
方老師是 EVCC 家長合唱團的志願者指揮。她在台灣長大，六歲開始彈鋼琴。師從世界著名指揮家郭美貞。大學時曾在台灣YAMAHA音樂中心擔任鋼琴講師4年。她曾在舊金山音樂學院學習鋼琴演奏，並在舊金山大學獲得計算機科學碩士學位。她是來自新澤西州的退休數學教師/教育顧問。她曾擔任青年管弦樂團和青年合唱團的音樂總監 15 年。目前，她是在Claremont市Mountainside Master合唱團成員。
Accompanists
Love Class - Ms. Venessa
Vanessa Kuo is a thirteen-year-old pianist. She has been playing the piano since she was four, having participated in many recitals and competitions. She was also an accompanist for her school choir. In addition to piano lessons, she has also taken lessons in musical theater, dance, and choir. She is very excited to be a piano accompanist for EVCC this coming season.
Vanessa Kuo 是一位十三歲的鋼琴家。 她從四歲起就開始學鋼琴，參加過許多獨奏會和比賽，也為學校合唱團伴奏過。 除了鋼琴課，也參加過音樂劇、舞蹈和合唱團的課程。 她很高興今年能為 EVCC 合唱團伴奏。
Vanessa Kuo 是一位十三歲的鋼琴家。 她從四歲起就開始學鋼琴，參加過許多獨奏會和比賽，也為學校合唱團伴奏過。 除了鋼琴課，也參加過音樂劇、舞蹈和合唱團的課程。 她很高興今年能為 EVCC 合唱團伴奏。
Joy Class - Ms. Charlotte Fong
老師在台灣求學期間，小學國中擔任合唱團伴奏，唸蘭陽女中時曾參與合唱團指揮，當時女中與其他九所高中的合唱團，受台灣省立交響樂團陳澄雄邀請，參與貝多芬第九交響曲的演出，負責分部的伴奏。高中畢業後進入政治大學新聞系就讀，來到美國之後在南伊利諾大學轉音樂系主修鋼琴演奏，而後在聖路易華盛頓大學進修鋼琴演奏碩士。目前在Claremont community school of music 伴奏小提琴學生。
Parent Class - Mr. Joseph Dee
Joseph is the volunteer pianist of the EVCC parent choir. He was born in Taiwan, moved to the US and grew up here homeschooled, he started playing piano at 6 years old with his mom as his teacher, he then got to perform at NYC Carnegie Hall for three times. He is currently the pianist at Orange County Taiwanese Presbyterian Church since 2020 and organist at EFC East Valley church since 2019. Joseph have also been joining various choirs since he was 11 years old, he is also a former student of EVCC for 3 years, with Hsun Hsun Hsu (許恂恂) as his teacher, he is currently a member and the bass part teacher for Elite Chorus choir (以利合唱團), led by conductor Cliff Yang (楊子清) and world-renowned pianist Lynn Huang (黃令先) in Hacienda Heights.
鄭兆榮是EVCC家長合唱團的司琴。他出生於台灣，後來移民至美國並在這長大，六歲在他母親的指導下開始彈琴，曾經在紐約市的卡內基音樂廳演奏三次，他現今自2020年擔任柑縣台灣長老教會的司琴，並自2019年在東安台福基督教會司風琴。鄭兆榮自11歲至今都有在參與不同的合唱團，他也曾是EVCC兒童合唱團的學生。目前，他是在楊子清指揮和著名鋼琴家黃令先指導之下的 “以利合唱團” 的成員，並擔任此團男低音的聲部長。
鄭兆榮是EVCC家長合唱團的司琴。他出生於台灣，後來移民至美國並在這長大，六歲在他母親的指導下開始彈琴，曾經在紐約市的卡內基音樂廳演奏三次，他現今自2020年擔任柑縣台灣長老教會的司琴，並自2019年在東安台福基督教會司風琴。鄭兆榮自11歲至今都有在參與不同的合唱團，他也曾是EVCC兒童合唱團的學生。目前，他是在楊子清指揮和著名鋼琴家黃令先指導之下的 “以利合唱團” 的成員，並擔任此團男低音的聲部長。
Staff - Pastor Joe Lin
Pastor Joe Lin
EFC East Valley
EFC East Valley