Amely Zhou awarded a first prize at 2010 Kiwanis for erhu

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AmelyZhouCongratulations to Amely 周嘉丽 for placing first in the Kiwanis Music Festival. Her entry was for erhu in the non-Western, bowed string open class. She will be performing the award winning work Sanmen Gorge Rhapsody 三門峽暢想曲 at our May 15, 2010 concert.

自幼學習音樂,2001年考入深圳藝術學校,主修二胡,副修鋼琴。師從張雷,期間曾得到張尊連教授,以及劉虹教授的指導。並且參與多次閔惠芬的教學講座。曾多次隨學校民樂隊外出參加各類大型活動,其中有舉辦了深圳春節晚會音樂會。于2005年評爲在校優秀民樂學生,並且舉行了音樂會。

2006年來到加拿大,參加了多倫多民樂團。其間,參與了大部分樂團的演出. 並且同時開始教導二胡。2010年在Kiwanis的比賽中,獲得了一等獎。

Amely Zhou began her music studies at an early age. In 2001, she was accepted into the Shenzhen Arts School, where she majored in erhu, and minored in piano. Her teachers include Zhang Lei, Zhang Zunlian, and Liu Hong. She has attended numerous masterclasses by Min Huifen. With the school orchestra, she participated in many large scale events, including the Shenzhen Spring Festival Concert. In 2005, she was recognized as an outstanding music student and performed in recital.

In 2006, Amely came to Canada and joined Toronto Chinese Orchestra, where she participated in many of the performances. At the same time, she started teaching erhu. In 2010, she was awarded as a first prize at the Kiwanis Music Festival.