RMT Members Branch Calendar
Dear members,
The audition to select our branch’s representatives for the upcoming BCRMTA Junior Piano Competition and BCRMTA Multidiscipline Competition was held on April 12 at Showcase Music Academy.

Following eight outstanding and highly engaging performances, adjudicator Dr. Rosa Hong is pleased to announce the following results:

 
BCRMTA Junior Piano Competition

Congratulations to Melody Zhu, student of David Vandereyk, who will represent the Vancouver/Burnaby Branch at the BCRMTA Junior Piano Competition in September 2026 !

 

Warm congratulations also to Julia Gao, student of Wayne Weng, who has been named alternate representative.

BCRMTA Multidiscipline Competition
 
Congratulations to Verity Leung, student of Wayne Weng, who will represent the Vancouver/Burnaby branch at the BCRMTA Provincial Multidiscipline Competition in September 2026!
 
Warm congratulations also to Elliana Sun, student of Wayne Weng, who has been named alternate representative.
Below are the programs performed at the audition:

1. Vanessa Lum

  1. Nouvelle Étude no. 1

  2. Gallop

  3. Shimmer

Frédéric Chopin

Christos Tsitsaros

Heather Schmidt

2. Eldrick Liang

  1. Fantasia in C minor, KV 475

  2. Prélude (Vieille sous la porte Saint-Jean)

W. A. Mozart

Maurice Dela

3. Melody Zhu

  1. Prelude & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851

  2. Prelude in C Major, Op. 12 No. 7

  3. Shimmer

J. S. Bach

Sergei Prokofiev

Heather Schmidt

4. Julia Gao

  1. Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, K. 282

  2. Nocturne Op. 15 No. 1 in F Major

  3. Toccata

W. A. Mozart

Frédéric Chopin

David L. McIntyre

5. Caeden Jun Kai Lau

  1. Danse Frenetique

  2. 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80

  3. Une Barque sur l'Ocean

Clermont Pepin

Ludwig van Beethoven

Maurice Ravel

6. Verity Leung

  1. Sonata in E-Flat Major, Hob.XVI:52, 1st Mvt

  2. Etude No.6 in D minor, "Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti"

  3. Concert Waltz on Themes from Donizetti's Lucia and Parisina

F. Joseph Haydn

Marc-Andre Hamelin

Franz Liszt

7. Gonzo Michael Kelly

  1. Barcarolle in F# Major, op 60

  2. Sonata in A Major, D 664 - 1. Allegro Moderato

  3. Aural Tectonics: Fragments, Shards, and Jagged Little Pieces - 1. Powerful, decisive

Frédéric Chopin

Franz Schubert

Kelly-Marie Murphy

8. Elliana Sun

  1. Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 22, 1. Allegro

  2. Nocturne E.93

  3. Rondo a la Mazur in F Major, Op. 5

Ludwig van Beethoven

Eckhardt-Gramatté

Frédéric Chopin

Thank you to all students and teachers for their preparation and participation in yesterday’s audition. Wishing everyone all the best as they continue their musical journey throughout the rest of the year.

Sincere thanks are also extended to Dr. Rosa Hong for adjudicating, Showcase Pianos for their generous sponsorship of the event, and past president Hailey Wong for overseeing and organizing the audition.