United States Open Music Competition PO BOX 418, 6114 LA SALLE AVENUE, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94611 TEL 510.843.8686 | EMAIL [email protected] | WEBSITE

United States Open Music Competition PO BOX 418, 6114 LA SALLE AVENUE, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94611 TEL 510.843.8686 | EMAIL Info@Usomc.Org | WEBSITE

1 TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL United States Open Music Competition PO BOX 418, 6114 LA SALLE AVENUE, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94611 TEL 510.843.8686 | EMAIL [email protected] | WEBSITE www.usomc.org OFFICERS AND STAFF Co-founder & President: Lamae Loo Co-founder & Vice President: Elaine Lee Executive Secretary: Valerie Le Treasurer: Ivy Chen Music Consultant: Betty Woo BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board Chairman: Katherine Dang Directors: Ivy Chen, Anita Cheung, Valerie Le, Elaine Lee, Gar-Wei Lee, Yvonne Liu, Lamae Loo, Betty Woo 2 2018 USOMC Event Operations Team Cover Design: Edward Yang Program Book: Raymond Pak, Valerie Le, Trang Vu Program Committee: Lamae Loo, Betty Woo, Ariana Yu Adjudicator Coordinators: Lamae Loo, Betty Woo, Yvonne Liu, Trang Vu Accompanist Staff Coordinator: Nicholas Dold Official Accompanists of the 2018 USOMC: Anny Cheng, Nathan Cheung, Nicholas Dold, Gabrielle Lochard, Christopher Salocks, Chen Woo, Yi-Fang Wu _________________________________________________________________________________ Prize Winners’ Concerts Emcee: Irene Fong Gold Medalists’ Special Awards Committee: Dorian Ho, Lamae Loo, Shi-Hwa Wang, Betty Woo, Yu-Jane Yang Competition Week Staff – Volunteer Coordinator: Gar-Wei Lee Assisted by: Ivy Chen, Doreen Chiu, Anita Cheung, Peggy Choy, Katherine Dang, Anson Kwan, Valerie Le, Elaine Lee, Ping Lee, Robert Lee, Yvonne Liu, Raymond Pak, Dr. Shantha Ursell, Trang Vu, Helena Yip, Jonathan Yip, Ariana Yu General Catering Coordinator: Elaine Lee Assisted by: Kyomi Yang, Lillian Leung Special Advisors to the Board: Chrissy Huang, David Loo USOMC Music Library Curator: Ariana Yu Sight-reading Composer: Artur Videographer: Chris Cotter, Integrant Sights & Sounds Photographer: Alisha Justine Cabrera, Photography MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE 27TH ANNUAL USOMC February 18 - 24, 2019 3 Greetings from the President Dear Parents, Teachers, Students and Friends: Welcome to our 26th Annual United States Open Music Competition. We are happy to see you here. Each year we continue to expand! This year more than 1,500 contestants have come from around the world to participate at the USOMC; with a total of 2620 entries in 171 events. What a joy it is to see all the smiling faces and to hear so many terrifically talented performances. Thank you for coming! To celebrate our 26th anniversary, we are happy to continue with the two additional special prizes for our 2018 annual competitions. (1) There will be extra monetary awards of $6000 from the Samuel Tak Lee Scholarship Foundation given in memory of Dr. Billy Loo Sr. at the six Prize Winners’ Concerts. (2) There will also be a Master Class on Sunday Feb. 25th from 2:00 – 5:00 PM presented by Dr. Sharon Mann at her Concert Studio in Berkeley, California. Five winners and alternate winners will be chosen from different events who are Winners of the 2018 USOMC Music Competitions, between the ages of 14 – 16. They will also receive additional monetary awards. Performing in a music competition can be a real challenge. It is not the same as running in the Olympics, where we can all see who crossed the finish line first. There is no such finish line here. In a music competition, musicality, artistry, technique, accuracy, poise, remaining faithful to the intent of the composer – these are some of the key elements which contribute to a great performance. Just to get to this level of performance requires three main essentials: (1) hours of practice each day, (2) learning to keep performance anxiety to a minimum, and (3) being in good health. Combine these factors with the fact that judges may vary in their opinions of how a particular piece ought to sound, and you begin to see the difficulties which can occur in choosing a winner. We do our best to help minimize such difficulties in several ways. We provide a relaxed venue to perform at, with the very best pianos available and in the very best condition. We hire only the very best judges we can find, and we write guidelines to assist them in their decision-making. As usual, we will announce the winners immediately after each of the 171 events. Unlike other competitions which strive to find one winner among many contestants, we prefer to have smaller groups of contestants and award prizes to the best in each group. In this way, we are hoping to offer awards to numerous outstanding performers and to give many of the contestants extra encouragement and inspiration to continue their pursuit of musical excellence. We know how highly important music education is to the growth and development of our younger generation. Every student is a winner just for being here, to receive invaluable comments from esteemed judges and to meet and listen to 1500 contestants perform – are terrific learning opportunities and that should inspire the students to work harder – medals and ribbons are of secondary importance in reality. Board members, staff and volunteers work hard all year to host this event. They donate their time and energy out of love of music and the desire to provide good experiences for the contestants, families, teachers, and friends who attend. If you are able, we welcome you to join us in our endeavors. If you have ideas or opinions about how we can improve USOMC, please let me know directly, or speak with any one of the dedicated board members. We like feedback and are continuously trying to improve the competitions. We sincerely hope all the contestants will be encouraged to continue working hard and to come back and perform again next year. Sincerely, Lamae Loo President United States Open Music Competition 4 We are indebted to many individuals and corporate representatives who support the United States Open Music Competition with their time, talents, and resources. We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors for their continuous support and generosity, and to all the volunteers who have donated their time and efforts to our music program. The USOMC Board is made up of extremely dedicated music lovers. Every board member labors without remuneration. All moneys received, whether from entry fees or donations go directly to the program. If you would like to learn more about our non-profit music organization or how to become more involved, please feel free to contact us. There are numerous ways you can support the USOMC and help to promote the love of music education in future generations. Your participation is very important to us and to every contestant who enters our annual event. PLACING ADVERTISEMENTS in our Program and the Prize Winners Concerts Program will help too. We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you personally. Acknowledgments We gratefully acknowledge the following organizations for their tremendous help in the past as well as in this year’s competition. We owe much of our success to them and want to express our sincere gratitude. The Oakland Inter-Stake Center (Mormon Temple of Oakland) once again graciously accommodates us with the use of its facilities. We so appreciate being able to hold the USOMC in this beautiful setting of the Oakland hills. Steinway & Sons provides us with the very best artist pianos available. Special thanks to Chrissy Huang, who serves as an advisor to our board, and works tirelessly year after year sending these pianos on time and in perfect working condition. The Samuel Tak Lee Charitable Foundation who has offered an unprecedented monetary donation in memory of Dr. Billy Loo Sr. to perpetually support the operation of USOMC. We are awed by this gesture of love. The Scholarship Foundation Donors are truly our silent partners. Their love, support, and generous contributions foster the growth of this unique, music competition. We are especially grateful to Drs. Shantha & Philip Ursell for investing twenty years of their time as well as financial support. The Billy Loo Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund established since July 2016 by friends and families of Dr. Billy Loo Sr. is a newly added contribution to the competition. The USOMC Adjudicators, enthusiastically support the competition by availing to us their time, expertise, talent and love of music, which together are phenomenal contributions to the competition. Mr. D.J. Yun and Mrs. May Xu Yun enthusiastically donated all the Crystal medals for 2018. They have supported USOMC in the past as well (anonymously). Thank you all! The USOMC Board of Directors 5 USOMC Scholarship Foundation Donors The Samuel Tak Lee Charitable Foundation (in memory of Dr. B.W. Loo Sr.) – $250,000 Dr. B.W. Loo Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund – $11,000 The Following are One-time $5000 Donors from 1993 - 2010 Dave and Betty Calfee; Robert and Jenny Hinckley; Dr. & Mrs. David & Tiffany Law; Valerie Le; Elaine Lee; Robert and Ping Lee; Dr. & Mrs. Shiu & Jennie Lee; Jim & Kitty Liu; Allan Loo; Dr. & Mrs. Billy Loo Sr.; Dr. & Mrs. Chung On Ng; Bertha & Arthur Sun; Joshua & Maria Wong; H.P. & Irene Wong 2018 Special Event Scholarship Donors: The following scholarships are given in addition to the winners of specific events: Sight-Reading Solo Prep: Kimmy & Wing Tsao ($100) in honor of all the Music Educators Sight-Reading Solo Elem: Jonathan Tsao ($100) Sight-Reading Solo Junior: Drs. Philip & Shantha Ursell ($100) Sight-Reading Solo Intermediate: Drs. Philip & Shantha Ursell ($100) Sight-Reading Solo Senior: Drs. Philip & Shantha Ursell ($100) Sight-Reading Duet Preparatory – Elementary: Drs. Philip & Shantha Ursell ($100) Sight-Reading Duet Junior: Drs. Philip & Shantha Ursell ($200) Sight-Reading Duet Intermediate: Drs. Philip & Shantha Ursell ($200) Sight-Reading Duet Senior: Drs. Philip & Shantha Ursell ($200) Piano Concerto Junior: Drs. Sean & Katharine May ($100) Piano Concerto Intermediate: Drs. Sean & Katharine May ($100) Piano Concerto Senior: Drs. Sean & Katharine May ($100) Piano Concerto Advanced: Drs. Sean & Katharine May ($100) Complete Piano Concerto: Drs. Sean & Katharine May ($100) Five or More $100 Scholarships will be added to the awards for the best Outstanding Gold Medalists at each of the six Prize Winners’ Concerts from the Samuel Tak Lee Scholarship Foundation in memory of B.W.

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