Meet the Faculty Xiyan Wang, Piano Patrick O’Connell, Guitar Meet the Faculty
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HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Meet the Faculty Xiyan Wang, Piano Patrick O’Connell, Guitar Meet the Faculty “Simply sensatonal” ‐ Colin Murdoch, San Francisco Conservatory iyan Wang, a native of Guangzhou China, started her piano studies at the age of five. of Music, President X At the age of 12 she was admitted to the Xing Hai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou as a student of Mei Li. After receiving several local and regional competition awards, she was “An exceptonal guitarist! His precision, accuracy, clarity, and con‐ granted scholarship at Interlochen Arts Academy Michigan in 2001, where she began studying trol rank with the best I have seen” piano under Thomas J. Lymenstull, Dr. Stephen Perry and chamber music under Yoshikazu ‐ Ray Chester, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Guitar Department Nagai. Ms. Wang graduated with honors in Piano Achievement and was awarded the Fine Arts Chair Award in Music. She received awards from the PianoArts of Wisconsin National Concerto Competition in 2002, and performed at Northwestern University of Chicago's "From Vienna to hile Still a student at the San Francisco Con- Harlem" Piano Festival in 2003. In 2004, Ms. Wang was chosen to give performance for the W servatory of Music, Patrick began his profes- Chinese Government Delegation in Washington DC on behalf of the Emerson (NYSE: EMR) sional performing career with a solo appearance at global manufacturing Carnegie Hall. Upon graduating with a Masters de- and technology company. Ms. Wang is a recipient of the Phyllis Wattis Scholarship while stud- gree, he joined the San Francisco Guitar Quartet with ying at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she earned her BM and MM under the whom he has recorded an album entitled "Chasing tutelage of Mack McCray. In 2005, she began giving private piano lessons in the bay area. She Light" which features many new works dedicated to has been working closely with chil- the ensemble as well as Patrick's own arrangements. He has been a featured performer dren ranging from 5-18 years old. In with the SFGQ in numerous festivals and concert series around the country, and interna- 2007 during her study at the conserv- tionally. Notable performances include La Guitarra California festival in San Luis Obispo, atory, she received the Presser Schol- the San Francisco Jazz Festival, Dresdner Gitarrenfest in Germany, Second Sundays Clas- arship Award. Ms. Wang just graduat- sical Guitar Concert Series in New York City, the Monadnock Music Festival in New Hamp- ed with her Professional Studies Di- shire, and the Festival of Contemporary Music in San Francisco, California. In 1998, Patrick ploma from the San Francisco Con- entered the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University under merit scholarship. Dur- servatory of Music in May 2011. Ms. ing his undergraduate studies his teachers were renowned guitarist Manuel Barrueco and Wang has been active as a soloist as guitar department chair Ray Chester. He received a Bachelors of Music degree in 2003. In well as collaborating pianist with other 2004, Patrick attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he was awarded a instrumentalists including members of merit scholarship to study with world famous guitarists David Tanenbaum, Dusan Bogda- the SF symphony in performances. novic, and Mark Teicholz. Mr. O'Connell received a Masters of Music degree in 2006. As a She also continues to teach today in young man, Patrick O'Connell traveled the country participating in master classes held by music schools and privately through- artists such as Christopher Parkening, Manuel Barrueco, Frank Koonce, Antigoni Goni, out the bay area, and is with the ac- Scott Tennant, Aniello Desiderio, and Tilman Hoppstock. Visit San Francisco Guitar Quar- companying staff at the San Francis- tet website: www.sfgq.com co Conservatory of Music. Here’s a link to Patrick’s Suzuki credenals . hp://suzukiassociaon.org/people/patrick‐oconnell/ HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF HOLY NAME CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC MUSIC Meet the Faculty Shannon Wolfe, Voice Meet the Faculty Joseph Maile, Violin hannon Wolfe is a radiant and versatile performer iolinist Joseph Maile has been passionate about teaching and chamber music from S specializing in vintage jazz, musical theater, classical V very early on in his musical studies and he has worked and performed in various en- song and opera. In 2010, Shannon founded the Skylark sembles throughout the United States. Mr. Maile has been interested in teaching ever since Trio, an ensemble which brings to life the best of radio, his first year of graduate studies at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Mr. Maile stage and screen songs from the 20's, 30's and 40's. The taught at the Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program at the Shepherd School of Music Skylark Trio was the featured act in the Spring of 2011 for for two years as well as in Houston-area schools. In San Francisco, Mr. Maile teaches the 25th Annual San Francisco Flower and Garden Show private violin lessons at Music City Academy and this coming summer he will be going to held at the San Mateo Expo Center. Yellow Barn Music Festival’s Young Artist Program in Vermont to coach young musicians The trio regularly plays for private parties, gallery openings, and Bay Area fairs and festivals. from leading conservatories from around the country. Mr. Maile has had experience teach- She is the founding member if Vocallective, a group of singers and instrumentalists dedicated ing students of all ages and is comfortable teaching complete beginners how to start play- to the art of vocal chamber music and in July of 2011 sang the inaugural concert, "For the Love ing. For young players, instruction starts out slow and steady and under the Suzuki Method of France" featuring the songs of Gershwin, Porter and Edith Piaf. where the child is taught “by ear” while using written music to help. When the student is ready, they are usually given more difficult and traditional works to study from the classical On stage, Shannon's credits include the role of Madame Herz in Mozart's The Impresario with violin repertoire. Much focus is placed on building good physical form and ease of playing the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as well as La Poesie in the chamber opera Les Arts for the student, so scales and etudes are important. But music is about much more than Florissants and Soprano Soloist in both Vivaldi's Gloria and Bach's Magnificat with the Con- just technique, and exploring what makes music fun and all of the things that a violin can do servatory's Baroque Ensemble. Additional roles include Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi with North- are a very important part of Mr. Maile’s Approach to ern Arizona University Opera, and Belinda in Dido and Aeneas at the Vancouver Early Music learning the instrument. As a chamber musician, Mr. Society's Baroque Summer Music Festival. Maile has collaborated with numerous artists, includ- As an actress, Shannon has performed the roles of Sophie in Honour by Joanna Murray Smith ing Ian Swensen, choreographer Mark Morris, Nor- and Alice in Pizza Man by Darlene Craviotto at Seydways Studios, where she is currently stud- man Fischer, James Dunham, Roberto Diaz, ying acting and the trigger method with acclaimed director, teacher and actor Bobby Weinap- Menahem Pressler, Gilbert Kalish, Donald Weiler- ple. Additionally, in June 2010 she completed an acting on camera workshop with filmmaker stein and bay-area composer John Adams. Origi- Daniel Gamburg of Enlightened Pictures and shot scenes from the television show, Brothers nally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Mr. Maile received his and Sisters and Always Sunny in Philadelphia which can be viewed in HD quality Bachelors degree in violin performance at the Juilliard (www.shannonmariewolfe.com) School under the tutelage of Itzhak Perlman and Cathy Cho and his Masters degree in violin perfor- As a teacher, Shannon is on faculty at the Holy Name Conservatory of Music where she teach- mance at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice Uni- es singing. In her studio, students learn singing, performance and musicianship skills. Shannon versity with Kathleen Winkler. Mr. Maile has an Artist believes that by appealing to and challenging each student's unique talents and skills, she Certificate degree in Chamber Music Performance helps them cultivate a life-long love of music. Shannon holds a Master of Music from the San studying with Ian Swensen at the San Francisco Con- Francisco Conservatory of Music as well as a Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in Soci- servatory of Music. ology from Northern Arizona University. Enjoy Shannon's Website: www.shannonmariewolfe.com .