Sunday Dec 12, 2021 5:00 – 6:30pm
Markham People’s Community Church, Chapel
22 Esna Park Drive, Markham

Featuring:
Tak Ng Lai, Senior Strings Conductor
Joyce Lai, Junior Strings Conductor
Sky Yang, Erhu Soloist
Cindy Tao, Dizi soloist ** Simba Tao, Percussion
Doris Hua, Tina Sievers, Harmony Ho, Zoe Clarke, violin Soloists
Noah Clarke, Cello

Gustav Holst: St. Paul’s Suite
卖菜 Hawking
秦腔主题随想曲 Capriccio on the Theme
of Qin Qiang
Henry Purcell: Rondo
Joseph Brackett: Simple Gifts
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Four
Violins, 1st mvmT
W.A. Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Christmas Carols Singalong

Tickets $20

As per government covid regulations, all ticket holders
over the age of 12 need to show a valid vaccine
passport and supporting ID.

Cindy Tao is a member of the Canadian Youth Chinese Orchestra, and a dizi player. Cindy started learning dizi in 2019 and immediately fell in love with
its melodious sound and exquisite performing gestures. After moving to Toronto, she is studying dizi with her dizi teacher Lipeng Wu. While progressing quickly, Cindy performed in Canadian Chinese Orchestra’s annual concerts and recitals.

Sky Yang is currently 14 years old. In his free time, he likes to compose and play music. He plays a variety of Chinese and Western instruments, like the erhu, suona, piano, bass clarinet and bassoon. Not only is Sky a part of numerous Chinese orchestras, but he has also won several awards for composing music on the provincial and national level. In the future, he hopes to compose more jazz, orchestra, and Chinese music. He loves public speaking. Throughout his early years, Sky developed an interest in the speech arts. He has won many awards in the public speaking category at the North York Music Festival and has also competed in public speaking competitions. Furthermore, he has been given many opportunities to star in TV shows and broadcasting.