Yamaha Students Perform Original Compositions - Anaheim, CA Jan 2010
Three Talented Young Composers Perform Original Compositions With A Family Member at Winter NAMM Crowd Favorite
ANAHEIM, Calif.-The Yamaha Music Education System hosted its popular Junior Original Concert (JOC) Series on Friday, January 15 and Saturday, January 16, 2010 at Winter NAMM 2010 and featured three exceptional Yamaha Music School students performing their own original compositions.
For the first time ever, concert event will feature "family ensembles," in which the young composers will perform accompanied by a family member.
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Valerie Narumi, age 10, a student at Harmony Music World Yamaha Music Academy in Fullerton, California, performed "Adventures in Ice Cream Land," along with her mother, Motoko Narumi, who performed on harp.
Pianist Phillip Matsuura, age 14, of Irvine California, played his original composition "Sonatine for Flute and Piano." His mother, Mary Paschal, accompanied him on the Flute. Phillip attends Irvine Yamaha Music Center.
Eight year old piano student Tissiana Vallecillo of Chandler, Arizona, performed her original piece, "Adversity" with her sister, Renata Vallecillo, 10, who will also play the piano. Tissiana attends East Valley Yamaha Music School in Chandler, Arizona.