cheung chau, conductor, cellist - Georgia Southern University
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CHEUNG CHAU, CONDUCTOR, CELLIST________________<br />
<strong>cheung</strong><strong>chau</strong>@<strong>cheung</strong><strong>chau</strong><strong>conductor</strong>.org www.<strong>cheung</strong><strong>chau</strong><strong>conductor</strong>.org<br />
Conducting Positions<br />
2005-- Music Director, Statesboro - <strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Southern</strong> Symphony<br />
2004-- Music Director Sinfonietta Polonia, Poland<br />
Founder of orchestra<br />
Praise in Poznan Glos Wielkopolski & Gazeta Wyborcza<br />
Invitation to perform at Mozart Festival, Poznan<br />
Invitation to inaugurate Wieniawski Festival, Szczawno<br />
Ostrow Television interview and recording<br />
Radio Poznan interview and review<br />
Poznan Premiere of John Rutter Requiem with Poznanski Chór Chlopiecy, Poland<br />
World Premiere of Zródlo, based on text of John Pope II, written by Ralf Gawlick<br />
Numbers of musicians and audiences increasing with every concert<br />
2004-- Assistant Conductor Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra<br />
One of two assistant <strong>conductor</strong>s for Maestro Edo de Waart s inaugural<br />
season as Music Director<br />
Ambassador for the orchestra s educational program Blossom with Music,<br />
conducting concerts for more than 40,000 students from schools in Hong Kong<br />
Conducting repertoire highlights from the coming season<br />
2001-02 Music Director Bethany College/Community Orchestra<br />
1999-01 Conductor - Phillips Exeter Academy String Ensemble<br />
Guest Conducting, Professional Orchestras/Choirs<br />
Vaasa City Orchestra, Finland<br />
Filharmonia Sudecka, Walbrzych, Poland<br />
Filharmonia Swietokrzyska, Kielce, Poland<br />
Filharmonia Wieniawskiego, Lublin, Poland<br />
Poznanski Chór Chlopiecy, Poland<br />
Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Russia<br />
Gävle Symphony Orchestra, Sweden<br />
SAMI Sinfonietta, Sweden<br />
Guest Conducting, Youth and Collegiate Orchestras<br />
Sibelius Academy Orchestra, Finland<br />
Akademiska Kapellet Uppsala, Sweden<br />
Dickinson College Orchestra, USA - sectionals<br />
GYBSO Orchestra, Boston USA - sectionals<br />
New England Conservatory Preparatory School Youth Symphony Orchestra, USA - sectionals<br />
New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble and Jordan Winds, USA<br />
Guest Conducting, Other Orchestras/Ensemble<br />
Chór Nauczycielski im. St. Wiechowicza, Poland Teachers Choir<br />
Bollnäs Symphony Orchestra, Sweden semi-professional, with music teachers and students<br />
Sundsvall Symphony Orchestra, Sweden semi-professional, with music teachers and students<br />
Aspen Festival Orchestra, USA<br />
International Musical Arts Institute Orchestra, USA summer festival orchestra, semi-professional<br />
Westshore Symphony Orchestra, USA community orchestra<br />
Near Future Engagements<br />
Bialystok Philharmonic Orchestra, Poland<br />
Slaska Philharmonic Orchestra, Poland
Professional Teaching Positions<br />
2005-- <strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>University</strong>, Statesboro<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Music Director, Statesboro - <strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>Southern</strong> Symphony<br />
Chair of Strings<br />
Conducting and Chamber music faculty<br />
2001-02 Bethany College, Kansas<br />
Assistant Professor<br />
Director of Orchestra<br />
Conducting, Cello and Chamber music faculty<br />
Department teaching music appreciation, string methods and music history<br />
Student evaluation as exemplar teacher<br />
1999-01 New England Conservatory Preparatory School, Boston<br />
Chamber music faculty<br />
Leading workshops<br />
Leading juries<br />
1999-01 Instructor Phillips Exeter Academy, 1999 - 2001<br />
Director of Chamber Music<br />
Conductor of String Ensemble<br />
Cello instructor<br />
As Cello Soloist<br />
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Macau Chamber Orchestra<br />
Hemet Symphony Orchestra Brentwood-Westwood Symphony Orchestra<br />
Selected Solo Performances<br />
Yale Club, New York Jordan Hall, Boston<br />
Fine Arts Recital Hall, Pasadena Southwestern College Kilmer Series, Kansas<br />
Old City Hall, Gdansk, Poland City-Hall, Shatin, Hong Kong<br />
Lilla Salen, Stockholm, Sweden Irish Radio, Hong Kong Radio and Television<br />
As Member of Huntington Piano Trio, 1997 2000, selected performances<br />
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall Lake Placid Center for the Arts<br />
Jordan Hall Montclair Chamber Series, NJ<br />
International Musical Arts Institute Chamber Music Series,<br />
Live performances on WGBH Boston Radio and summer outreach concerts<br />
As Member of Atma Piano Trio, 2002 present, selected performances<br />
2002 (Poland)<br />
City Art Gallery, Zakopane Club of Music and Literature, Wroclaw<br />
National Museum of Musical Instruments, Poznan Gorka s Castle, Szamotuly<br />
Old City Hall, Gdansk Pomeranian Dukes Castle Slupsk<br />
Winter 2003<br />
Bürgerhaus Am Alten Stadttor, Leimen, Germany,<br />
Galerie Melnikow, Heidelberg, Germany Lilla Sala Stockholm/Sweden<br />
2004 (Poland and US)<br />
Kornik Castle, Kornik White Hall, Poznan<br />
Chopinesque Confrontations, Antonin XXVII Szymanowski Festival, Zakopane<br />
XXII Festival of Organ and Chamber Music, Slupsk Second Mozart Festival - Poznan<br />
Old City Hall, Gdansk Dickinson College<br />
Penn State <strong>University</strong> Mercer <strong>University</strong>
Other Chamber Performances<br />
Principal <strong>cellist</strong> of New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra<br />
Yale Cello Ensemble Merkin Hall Performance<br />
Awards and Scholarships<br />
First Prize Artist of Tomorrow competition, Los Angeles<br />
First Prize Commercial Radio Prize, Hong Kong<br />
Winner American String Teachers Association Competition, Los Angeles Division<br />
Stanley Knight Award for outstanding performance in cello, Yale <strong>University</strong><br />
St. Botolph Club Foundation Grant, Boston<br />
Young Musicians Foundation Scholarship, Los Angeles<br />
Shell Scholarship, Hong Kong<br />
Full Scholarship R.D.Colburn School for Performing Arts,<br />
Yale <strong>University</strong> School of Music Harid Conservatory<br />
Scholarship New England Conservatory of Music<br />
Education<br />
2002- Royal Conservatory, Stockholm, Sweden, Conducting Studies by invitation of Jorma<br />
Panula<br />
2005 ant. New England Conservatory, Boston DMA candidate in conducting and cello<br />
performance<br />
1995 Yale School of Music Masters in Cello Performance (Certificate of Performance<br />
received 1992 and converted to Masters of Music in 1995 after receiving<br />
Bachelor s of Music degree)<br />
1995 Harid Conservatory Bachelor s of Music in Cello Performance<br />
Conducting Teachers<br />
Jorma Panula, Frank Battisti, Joseph Wilkomirski<br />
Masterclasses<br />
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Valery Gergiev, David Zinman, Alan Gilbert, Murry Sidlin<br />
Cello Teachers<br />
Eleonore Schoenfeld, Aldo Parisot, Colin Carr, Johanne Perron<br />
Master classes and Coachings<br />
Boris Berman, James Dunham, Claude Frank, Erick Friedman, Yo Yo Ma, Peter Ounjian,<br />
Eric Rosenblith<br />
Summer Festivals/Schools<br />
2001 Aspen American Academy of Conducting<br />
2000 Northwestern Conducting Workshop<br />
1999-- International Musical Arts Institute, faculty artist and <strong>conductor</strong><br />
1996 European Mozart Academy,<br />
1987 Music Academy of the West<br />
Affiliations<br />
2003-- American Symphony Orchestra League<br />
1999-- Conductor s Guild
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