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SPECIAL FEATURES SPECIAL FEATURES 05 06 Yamaha Electone Concours (YEC) 2011, Japan by Foo Wei Fung Foo Wei Fung, student of the Yamaha Academy of Arts and Music shares his experience of representing Malaysia at the prestigious YEC 2011, Japan held in February 2012. Special thanks to him for sharing with us his eye-opening experience. A Great Eye-Opening Experience YAMAHA ELECTONE FESTIVAL (YEF) 2012 ~ REGIONAL AUDITIONS Entrance to Yamaha Music Foundation Wei Fung and his contemporaries Wei Fung during Masterclass Wei Fung during his practice break Yamaha Music Foundation Music Director, Teacher, Trainer & Wei Fung Date Region Venue 6 May 2012 Northern Cititel Hotel, Penang 13 May 2012 East Malaysia Auditorium Insitut Latihan Perindustrian 20 May 2012 Central Yamaha Festival Hall, Kelana Jaya 27 May 2012 Southern Grand Paragon Hotel, JB The Yamaha Electone Festival is held annually with the aim of providing Electone enthusiasts a platform for them to express their skills, creativity and passion using the highly versatile Yamaha Electone. Auditions were held in four (4) different venues throughout Malaysia to select ﬁnalists for the Yamaha Electone Festival National Finals held on the 1st of July 2012 at Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Pusat Pelancongan Malaysia (MaTiC) Hall. Being blessed with the opportunity to participate at the Yama- ha Electone Concours (YEC) in Japan was indeed an invalu- able and unforgettable experience for me. As a participant, besides having to prepare more compositions and also to have a mini concert to showcase my pieces to my trainers, family and friends; I too had the opportunity to participate in several master- classes by some of the highly skilled and experienced Electone players – Iwazaki sensei, who was the winner of the YEC from previous years; Yoji Nagano Sensei, who himself had produced countless numbers of today’s famous Electone players and many more. Time and tide wait for no man; once you missed an opportunity, you may never get it back. And so with the opportunity given, I decided that I would do these two things when I stepped upon the land of the rising sun. No.1 - to give my all when I perform and No. 2 - hop onto the bustling streets of Japan and just immerse in the atmosphere there. It was indeed fun and I too did not miss out on the chance to pay a visit to the headquar- ters of Yamaha Music Foundation in Meguro. However, no words could express my joy and honour as I represented my home country – Malaysia to perform in front of many in that grandeur concert hall, the Kioi Hall. At the end of the day, though I didn’t manage to get into the ﬁnals however, I just felt a great sense of achievement for all the experience and exposure gained throughout this journey in preparation for the big day. All in all, thank you to all who have given me this golden opportunity and also for their unrelenting support! All the exposure given will serve as a great motivation for me to excel further in my musical journey. Thank you! Contestants Concours Category Festival Category Northern Contestants Festival Category Concours Category East Malaysia Concours Category Festival Category Contestants Central Contestants Concours Category Festival Category Southern

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SPECIAL FEATURES SPECIAL FEATURES05 06

Yamaha Electone Concours (YEC) 2011, Japan

by Foo Wei Fung

Foo Wei Fung, student of the Yamaha Academy of Arts and Music shares his experience of representing Malaysia at the prestigious YEC 2011, Japan held in February 2012. Special thanks to him for sharing with us his eye-opening experience.

A Great Eye-Opening Experience

YAMAHA ELECTONE FESTIVAL (YEF) 2012 ~ REGIONAL AUDITIONS

Entrance to Yamaha Music Foundation

Wei Fung and his contemporaries

Wei Fung during Masterclass

Wei Fung during his practice break

Yamaha Music Foundation Music Director, Teacher, Trainer & Wei Fung

Date Region Venue

6 May 2012 Northern Cititel Hotel, Penang

13 May 2012 East Malaysia Auditorium Insitut Latihan Perindustrian

20 May 2012 Central Yamaha Festival Hall, Kelana Jaya

27 May 2012 Southern Grand Paragon Hotel, JB

The Yamaha Electone Festival is held annually with the aim of providing Electone enthusiasts a platform for them to express their skills, creativity and passion using the highly versatile Yamaha Electone. Auditions were held in four (4) different venues throughout Malaysia to select finalists for the Yamaha Electone Festival National Finals held on the 1st of July 2012 at Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Pusat Pelancongan Malaysia (MaTiC) Hall.

Being blessed with the opportunity to participate at the Yama-ha Electone Concours (YEC) in Japan was indeed an invalu-able and unforgettable experience for me.

As a participant, besides having to prepare more compositions and also to have a mini concert to showcase my pieces to my trainers, family and friends; I too had the opportunity to par-ticipate in several master- classes by some of the highly skilled and experienced Electone players – Iwazaki sensei , who was the winner of the YEC from previous years; Yoji Nagano Sensei , who himself had produced countless numbers of today’s famous Electone players and many more.

Time and tide wait for no man; once you missed an opportunity, you may never get it back. And so with the opportunity given, I decided that I would do these two things when I stepped upon the land of the rising sun. No.1 - to give my all when I perform and No. 2 - hop onto the bustling streets of Japan and just immerse in the atmosphere there. It was indeed fun and I too did not miss out on the chance to pay a visit to the headquar-ters of Yamaha Music Foundation in Meguro.

However, no words could express my joy and honour as I represented my home country – Malaysia to perform in front of many in that grandeur concert hall, the Kioi Hall. At the end of the day, though I didn’t manage to get into the finals however, I just felt a great sense of achievement for all the experience and exposure gained throughout this journey in preparation for the big day.

All in all, thank you to all who have given me this golden opportunity and also for their unrelenting support! All the exposure given will serve as a great motivation for me to excel further in my musical journey. Thank you!

Contestants

Concours Category Festival Category

Northern

Contestants

Festival Category

Concours Category

East Malaysia

Concours Category Festival Category

Contestants

Central

Contestants

Concours CategoryFestival Category