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Hsun Hsun Hsu received her bachelor and master degrees in vocal performance arts from University of Southern Cali- fornia. She graduated with department honor and received numerous scholarship awards. She was a student of Cyn- thia 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 Founda- tion 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 921 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, Halfstep 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.
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 Read-
ing 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。
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 921 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, Halfstep 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.
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 Read-
ing 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。
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