Wayland Resident to Perform with
Maestro Bruce Hangen and Orchestra of Indian Hill on April 23
Pianist Kyle Chen, 14, son of Ying and Yonghao Chen of Wayland, is the winner of this year’s Student Concerto Competition at Indian Hill Music School.
Kyle was one of seven students from Indian Hill Music School who competed for the chance to perform a piece with The Orchestra of Indian Hill, under Music Director Bruce Hangen. Kyle will perform the Allegro from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 at the Orchestra’s season finale, Saturday, April 23 at 7:30pm at the Littleton Performing Arts Center. The concert will also feature the music of Hindemith and Brubeck. Tickets are on sale now at www.indianhillmusic.org or by calling (978) 486-9524 x116.
“We’re very pleased to be able to offer this wonderful opportunity to our students,” said IHM Executive Director Susan Randazzo. “It is one of the things that makes Indian Hill Music a special place to study.”
Chen, an eighth grader, has studied at Indian Hill Music School for the past seven years, and is a student of Niva Fried. A prize winner in piano competitions of the Massachusetts Music Teachers Association, New England Piano Teachers Association, and Steinway Society, Kyle has also performed at Carnegie Hall as a participant of the American Fine Arts Festival, and played concerts in Moscow through a special scholarship last spring. He has been selected to attend the BU Tanglewood Institute for summer piano studies this coming August.
Founded in 1985, Indian Hill Music School, a non-profit community music school, provides private lessons, classes, ensembles, and summer programs to children and adults of all ages and abilities. The school serves more than 1,200 students annually with a faculty of over 60 professional artist/educators and awarded more than $65,000 in need-based scholarships to students in its service area last year. For more information, call (978) 486-9524 or visit www.indianhillmusic.org.
