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MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1977
HONG KONG GIRL WINS MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP ******
A HONG KONG STUDENT, 13-YEAR-OLD VIENIES SAN YUEN-YUM, HAS BEEN AWARDED A MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY AT THE WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL IN SOMERSET, ENGLAND. THIS SCHOOL IS ONE OF ONLY THREE SPECIALIST MUSIC SCHOOLS IN BRITAIN.
AN EXAMINER FOR THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC, MR. DAVID STONE, HEARD MISS SAN PLAY THE VIOLIN AT A MASTER CLASS WHICH HE GAVE WHILE IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR. MR. STONE, A DISTINGUISHED VIOLINIST AND CONDUCTOR, WAS INVITED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC DURING HIS STAY HERE.
IMPRESSED BY HER PLAYING, MR. STONE SUGGESTED THAT SHE SHOULD APPLY FOR A PLACE AT WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL AND IT WAS ON HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT SHE WAS HEARD BY AN AUDITION PANEL IN HONG KONG
IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.
IN THE FACE OF SOME STIFF COMPETITION, MISS SAN WAS AWARDED THE PREMIER SCHOLARSHIP.
VIENIES SAN IS THE DAUGHTER OF MR. SAN SEONG TUCK, A PIANO TEACHER. SHE IS A PUPIL OF MR. THOMAS WANG YAU-SAM, THE WELL-KNOWN VIOLINIST AND TEACHER.
VIENIES TOOK UP VIOLIN PLAYING AT THE AGE OF SEVEN AND HAS PASSED WITH DISTINCTION THE GRADE VIII (FINAL) EXAMINATION OF THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC.
SHE HAS WON MANY FIRST PRIZES IN THE HONG KONG SCHOOLS MUSIC FESTIVAL, MISS SAN HAS ALSO BEEN SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY. SHE HAS COMPLETED PRIMARY 6 AT HEEP WOH (A.M.) PRIMARY SCHOOL.
VIENIES, WHO COMES FROM A MUSICAL FAMILY, ALSO PLAYS THE PIANO WHICH SHE LEARNT FROM HER FATHER.
SHE WILL LEAVE HONG KONG BY AIR FOR BRITAIN TOMORROW EVENING. VIENIES WIL BE ACCOMPANIED BY HER MOTHER, MRS. SAN WANG YIEN-YING, WHO IS A VOCALIST. SHE HAS A 23-YEAR-OLD BROTHER WHO PLAYS THE PIANO AND VIOLON-CELLO.
THE HEADMASTER OF WELLS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL ANTICIPATES THAT MISS SAN WILL BE A PUPIL OF HIS SCHOOL UNTIL SHE HAS COMPLETED AN ADVANCED LEVEL COURSE IN THE GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION IN THE SUMMER OF 1982.
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