Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Back to Bach Performed at Warren Township Library

Isabel Won, Eric Chen and Josh Park
Musicians from the Back to Bach Project performed various pieces for children at the Warren Township Library.

Josh Park, percussionist; Isabel Won, cellist, and Eric Chen, violinist, are young musicians in the pre-college program at The Juilliard School. They explained various musical terms and performed solo and group selections for children and parents at the library.

Musicians from the Back to Bach Project attend prestigious music schools and volunteer their time to visit elementary schools and libraries to share their love of music.

Eric Chen
Won, a high school senior, began playing piano at the age of three, then the cello two years later. In 2011, she started her musical studies at The Juilliard School. She has been a winner of various competitions including the Grand Prize winner in the National Young Musicians Showcase Competition in 2011.

Chen, a high school freshman, began studying violin when he was three years old and at age eight he had his first solo appearance with the Livingston Symphony Orchestra. He was the Grand Prize winner of the George Nelson Memorial Concert Series Young Artists Competition in 2015.

Josh Park
Park, a high school sophomore, began his studies with piano at age five under Sophia Ososkov. His passion for percussion began in 5th grade when he was given the chance to try any instrument of his choice through the school music program. He is a prize-winning finalist of the Monmouth Symphony Orchestra's 2016 Goldwasser Young Artist Concerto Competition.

See videos from this program below.

For more events at the library, visit the library's event calendar or the Friends of Warren Library Facebook page. To learn more about Back to Bach, please visit their website or Facebook page.