Jasmine Jiang and Orion Kim continue the torrid pace of awards bestowed on our Premier Class of young artists. Last Saturday, Jasmine and Orion were among those selected, by audition, to have the honor and opportunity to perform with the Golden Valley Orchestra on March 10th. This is Jasmine's first big "win" after only her first two outings in local competition. In December, as earlier noted, Jasmine was a finalist in the St. Paul Piano Teachers Concerto Competition. She

We are proud and excited to announce that Bea Grant has been named a 2019 Featured Round Artist of Minnesota Public Radio's (MPR) Minnesota Varsity! As a result of this impressive and prestigious program, Bea will have the opportunity to make a professional recording of Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 at the famous Maud Moon Weyerhaeuser Studio, MPR's St. Paul Headquarters. The recording will be made next month, and will be posted in March on MPR's Web-site. At thi

We are very happy to announce that Nita Qiu and Orion Kim are the winners of the Dakota Valley Symphony Orchestra's Concerto/Aria Competition!! This is a very fine regional Orchestra conducted by Stephen J. Ramsey. Nita and Orion will perform with the Dakota Valley Symphony at the Ames Center (formerly Burnsville Performing Arts Center) on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. and at the Children's concert on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Both Nita and Orion will be p