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Last weekend, 14 young pianists ages seven to 16 performed their original compositions at the annual Yamaha National Junior Original Concert (NJOC) in Cerritos, California.
These 14 students were chosen from a pool of 6,000 Yamaha Music School students enrolled across the United States based on the quality of their compositions and their playing ability.
This year’s performers included:
Kaya Baird, 7, Irvine, California; Irvine Yamaha Music Center
Madison Chan and Riley Chan, 8, Toronto, Ontario; Yamaha Music School of Toronto
Isabella Ko, 8, Chino, California; Chino Hills Yamaha Music School
Ritwik Suresh Jayaraman, 10, Chandler, Arizona; East Valley Yamaha Music School
Daria Nikolovski, 10, Chandler, Arizona; East Valley Yamaha Music School
Helen Jungen Yeong, 10, Irvine, California; Irvine Music Center
Devin Lu, 11, Paramus, New Jersey; Bergen Yamaha Music School
Aadhitya Raam Ashok, 12, Paramus, New Jersey; Bergen Yamaha Music School
Jonathan Hartanto, 12, Paramus, New Jersey; Bergen Yamaha Music School
Luke Hoang, 14, Chandler, Arizona; East Valley Yamaha Music School
Ty Promreuk, 14, Chandler, Arizona; East Valley Yamaha Music School
Alex Zhang, 14, Lexington, Massachusetts; Yamaha Music School of Boston
Megan Chang, 16, Fullerton, California; Harmony Music World Institute
In addition, Luke Hoang has been invited to perform in Japan at the International Junior Original Concert.
