Student achievements (exams, competitions & festivals):
Canada Music Competition:
2022:
Silver: Second Place (14 year old category) Hannah Xu
national finalist (15 year old category): Owen Huang
national finalist (16 year old category): Bowen Xiao
National Audition in 13 year old category: Oscar Liu
National Audition in 13-year-old category: Charlie Wu
Canada Music Competition:
2021:
Bronze: 3rd Place (13 year old category) Hannah Xu
National Audition in 14-year-old category: Owen Huang
National Audition in 14-year-old category): Darren Tsai
National Audition in 15-year-old category: Bowen Xiao
Canada Music Competition:
2019:
Silver: 2nd Place (12 year old category) Lawrence Qian
National Audition in 12-year-old category: Owen Huang
National Audition in 12-year-old chamber category: Lawrence Qian & Owen Huang
National Audition in 14-year-old category: Bowen Xiao
National Audition in 15-year-old category: Kevin Li
2018:
Silver: 2nd Place (16 year old category) - David Wang
National Audition in 15-year-old category: Kevin Li
National Audition in 13-year-old category: Bowen Xiao
2017:
Silver: 2nd place (16 year old category): Harry Xie
National Audition in 14-year-old category: Kevin Li
2016:
Gold: 1st place (16 years old category): Steven Zhang
provincial round finalist (15 year old category): Harry Xie
2015:
provincial round finalist (15 year old category): Steven Zhang
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival Award Recipients:
2019:
11 & under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Medallion: Colin T
12 & under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Medallion: Owen H
13 & Under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Medallion: Bowen X
14 & Under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Medallion: Kevin L
15 & Under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Scholarship: Johnny C
16 & Under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Scholarship: Lawrence Q
2018:
11 & under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Medallion: Lawrence Q
12 & under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Medallion: Owen H
13 & Under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Medallion: Kevin L
15 & Under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Scholarship - Owen H
17 & Under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Scholarship: Harry X
2017:
Open woodwinds VKMF scholarship - Harry X
16 & under Phoenix Music studio saxophone scholarship - Harry X
14 & under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Scholarship - Charles Z
12 & under Phoenix Music Studio Saxophone Scholarship - Kevin L
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival:
2019:
1st Place: 910A - Grade 1 & 2 Repertoire Category: Colin T
1st Place: 910C - Grade 5 & 6 Repertoire Category: Bowen X
1st Place: 910E - Grade 8 Repertoire Category: Kevin L
1st Place: 911A - 12 & Under Baroque Composers Category: Lawrence Q
1st Place: 914A - 12 & Under Modern & 20th Century Category: Owen H
1st Place: 934A : PSA Saxophone Duet (Owen H & Lawrence Q)
2nd Place: 910A - Grade 1 & 2 Repertoire Category: Angel W
2nd Place: 910B - Grade 3 & 4 Repertoire Category: Michael L & Jason S (tied)
2nd Place: 910D - Grade 7 Repertoire Category: Johnny C
2nd Place: 911A - 12 & Under Baroque Composers Category: Colin T
2nd Place: 911B - 15 & Under Baroque Composers Category: Jay Y
2nd Place: 913A - Contemporary & Canadian Composers Category: Lawrence Q
2nd Place: 913B - Contemporary & Canadian Composers Category: Jay Y
2nd Place: 919A - 15 & Under Concerto Category: Felix L
3rd Place: 910C - Grade 5 & 6 Repertoire Category: Owen H
3rd Place: 912A - 12 & Under Classical Composers Category: Hannah X
3rd Place: 914B - 15 & Under modern & 20th Century Category: Kevin L
3rd Place: 935A - 15 & Under Woodwind Chamber Category: PSA Saxophone Quartet (Owen H, Lawrence Q, Michael L, Kevin L)
2018:
1st place: Grade 3 & 4 Repertoire category: Owen H
1st place: Grade 5 & 6 Repertoire category: Kevin L
2nd Place: Owen H
2nd place: David W
2nd place: Grade 10 Repertoire category: David W
2nd place: 15 Years & Under Contemporary & Canadian Composers Category: Johnny C
3rd place: 17 Years & Under Modern & 20th Century Category: Jason L
3rd place: 12 Years & Under Romantic Composers category - Lawrence Q
3rd place: 12 Years & Under Contemporary & Canadian Composers Category: Bowen X
3rd place: 12 Years & Under Modern & 20th Century Category: Bowen X
3rd place: 12 Years & Under Modern & 20th Century Category: Owen H
2017:
1st place: Open Modern & 20th Century Category - Harry X
1st place: 15 & under Baroque Category - David W
1st place: 15 & under contemporary category - Charles Z
1st place: 15 & under woodwind concerto category - Charles Z
1st place: Grade 9 repertoire category - David W
1st place: Grade 8 repertoire category - Jason L
2nd place: Open woodwind concerto category - Harry X
2nd place: 17 & under contemporary composers category - Kevin X
2nd place: 17 & under modern & 20th Century category - Kevin X
2nd place: 15 & under Romantic category - Charles Z
2nd place: Grade 6 Repertoire category - Harrison L
2nd place: Saxophone Quartet (Chamber Ensemble) category
3rd place: 12 & under Romantic category - Kevin L
2016:
Quartet (Chamber Ensemble) Competition - 1st place
1st place: Harry X
2nd place: Harry X
2nd place: David W
2nd place: David W
2015:
1st place: Harry X
2nd place: Harry X
CANADIAN YOUTH BAND ACHIEVEMENTS:
NATIONAL YOUTH BAND OF CANADA (NYB):
2020: Alan Chen (Alto)
2018: Harry Xie (Alto)
2017: Harry Xie - 1st Chair (section leader)
2016: Steven Zhang (Alto)
BCMEA HONOUR BAND:
2022: Bowen Xiao (Alto 1); Eric Ou (Alto 2); Owen Huang (Alto 2)
2017: Harry Xie
2016: Harry Xie
RCM EXAMINATIONS:
2022 RCM Exams:
Edward Tan: RCM 6 Theory - first class honors with distinction (winter session) - 96
Nick Liu: RCM 8 Theory - first class honors (winter session)
Nick Liu: RCM 8 Saxophone - first class honors (summer session)
Owen Huang: RCM 8 Saxophone - First Class Honors (summer session)
Edward Tan: RCM 5 theory - first class honors with distinction (summer session) - 93
Raymond Li: RCM 6 Saxophone - honors (summer session)
Eric Ou: RCM 8 Saxophone - first class honors with distinction (summer session) - 90
Edward Tan: RCM 5 Saxophone - Honors (Spring session)
Kai Wang: RCM 6 Theory - first class honors (Spring session) - 90
Angel Wang: RCM 6 Clarinet - Honors (Spring session)
James Wong: RCM 6 Saxophone - First Class honors (spring session)
Lawrence Qian: RCM 8 Saxophone - First class Honors (winter session)
Eric Zhang: RCM 2 Saxophone - First class Honors (Fall session)
Darren Tsai: RCM 8 Clarinet - First Class honors with Distinction (fall session) - 90
2021 RCM Exams:
Hannah Xu: RCM 6 Saxophone - First class honors (summer session)
Zheng Wu: RCM 6 Saxophone - First Class honors (summer session)
Kai Wang: RCM 6 Clarinet - First class honors (summer session)
Nick Liu: RCM 6 Theory - first class honors with distinction (summer session) - 100
Eric Ou: RCM 6 Saxophone - first class honors (summer session)
Sunny Yang: RCM 6 Saxophone - Honors (fall session)
Darren Tsai: RCM 6 Clarinet - First class honors (fall session)
Kevin Li: RCM 8 Saxophone - Honors (fall session)
Bowen Xiao: RCM 8 Saxophone - First class honors (fall session)
Kimi Guo: RCM 3 Saxophone - First class Honors with Distinction (fall session)
Haoming Xia: RCM 3 Saxophone - Honors (fall session)
Michael Lyu: RCM 4 Saxophone - Honors (fall session)
Nick Liu: RCM 6 Saxophone - First class Honors (fall session)
Angel Wang: RCM 5 Clarinet - First class Honors (fall session)
Oscar Liu: RCM 4 Saxophone - First class honors (fall session)
Owen Huang: RCM 6 Saxophone - First class honors (fall session)
2020 RCM Exams:
Darren Tsai: RCM 4 Clarinet - First class honors with distinction (fall session) - 90
Edward Tan: RCM 4 Saxophone - First Class Honors (summer session)
Ingrid Li: RCM 5 Saxophone - First Class Honors with distinction (summer session) - 92
Charlie Wu: RCM 4 Saxophone - First Class Honors with distinction (summer session) - 90
Kai Wang: RCM 4 Clarinet - First class honors with distinction (summer session) - 94
Lawrence Qian: RCM 6 Saxophone: First Class Honors (summer session)
Eric Ou: RCM 5 Saxophone: First Class honors (spring session)
Raymond Li: RCM 4 Saxophone - first class honors (spring session)
Oscar Liu: RCM 3 Saxophone - first class honors with distinction (spring session) - 90
Leo Yan: RCM 2 Saxophone - Honors (spring session)
Nick Liu: RCM 4 Saxophone - first class honors (spring session) -
Alan Chen: RCM 8 saxophone - First Class honours (fall session)
Andy Wan: RCM 3 saxophone - Honours (fall session)
Angel Wang: RCM 4 Clarinet - Honours (winter session)
Brian Sun: RCM 4 saxophone - First Class Honours (winter session)
Bowen Xiao: RCM 6 saxophone - First Class Honours (winter session)
Edward Tan: RCM 2 saxophone - First Class Honours (winter session)
Eric Ou: RCM 4 saxophone - First Class Honours with Distinction (winter session)
Brent Lu: RCM 2 saxophone - Honours (winter session)
Charlie Wu: RCM 2 saxophone - First Class Honours (winter session)
Hannah Xu: RCM 4 saxophone - First Class Honours with Distinction (winter session). - 90
Kaixin Wang: RCM 2 clarinet - First Class Honours with Distinction (winter session). - 93
Michael Lyu: RCM 2 saxophone - First Class Honours (winter session)
Raymond Li: RCM 3 saxophone - Honours (winter session)
2019 RCM Exams:
David Wang: RCM 10 saxophone - First class honours with Distinction (summer session) - 92
Johnny Chen: RCM 7 saxophone - Honours (spring session)
Michael Li: RCM 4 saxophone - Honours (spring session)
Nora Song: RCM 3 clarinet - First class Honours (spring session)
Brian Sun: RCM 4 saxophone - First class Honours (spring session)
Colin Tung: RCM 3 saxophone - First class Honours (spring session)
Hannah Xu: RCM 3 saxophone - First class Honours (spring session)
Jay Ye: RCM 6 saxophone - Honours (spring session)
Kevin Li: RCM 6 saxophone - First Class Honours (winter session)
Angel Wang: RCM 2 clarinet - First class Honours (winter session)
Owen Huang: RCM 4 saxophone - First Class Honours (winter session)
Larry Gao: RCM 3 saxophone - Honours (winter session)
Brian Sun: RCM 3 saxophone - First Class Honours (winter session)
Lawrence Qian: RCM 4 saxophone - First Class Honours (winter session)
2018 RCM Exams:
Bowen Xiao: RCM 4 saxophone - First class honours (summer session)
Ray Zhang: RCM 2 clarinet - First Class Honours (summer session)
Jay Ye: RCM 4 saxophone - first class honours (spring session)
Owen Huang: RCM 3 saxophone - honours (spring session)
Sunny Yang: RCM 4 saxophone - honours (spring session)
Bowen Xiao: RCM 2 saxophone - first class honours (winter session)
Alan Chen: RCM 6 saxophone - honours (winter session)
Megan Chow: RCM 6 theory - first class honours with distinction (winter session)
2017 RCM Exams:
David Wang: RCM 9 saxophone - first class honours (summer session)
Harrison Liu: RCM 6 saxophone - first class honour (winter session)
Kevin Xia: RCM 6 saxophone - honours (winter session)
Harry Xie: RCM 10 saxophone - first class honours (winter session)
Megan Chow: RCM 6 saxophone - first class honours (summer session)
Jason Li: RCM 8 saxophone - honours (winter session)
Alan Chen: RCM 4 saxophone - first class honours with distinction (winter session) - 91
Johnny Chen: RCM 6 saxophone - honours (winter session)
Andy Duan: RCM 4 saxophone - first class honours (spring session)
Kevin Li: RCM 4 saxophone - honours (winter session)
Ray Zhang: RCM 2 piano - first class honours (spring session)
2016 RCM Exams:
David Wang: RCM 8 saxophone - first class honours with distinction (summer session)
Tina Niu: RCM 4 saxophone - honours (summer session)
Charles Zha: RCM 6 saxophone - first class honours (summer session)
Harrison Li: RCM 4 saxophone - first class honours (winter session)
David He: RCM 8 saxophone - Honours (winter session)
2015 RCM Exams:
Justin Tung: RCM 8 saxophone - Honours (summer session)
Harry Xie: RCM 8 saxophone - first class honours (Spring session)
Jason Li: RCM 6 saxophone - honours (spring session)
David Wang: RCM 6 saxophone - first class honours with distinction (recipient of RCM provincial gold medal - mark of 96)
Johnny Chen: RCM 5 saxophone - honours (spring session)
Andy Duan: RCM 3 clarinet - first class honours (spring session)
Leslie Chen: RCM 4 saxophone - Honours (winter session)
2014 RCM Exams:
Harry Xie: RCM 6 saxophone - first class honours (Summer session)
Steven Zhang: RCM 10 saxophone - Honours (Summer session)
Brilliance Zhang: RCM 10 saxophone - Honours (spring session)
Jason Li: RCM 4 saxophone - First class Honours (spring session)
Ian Jiang: RCM 8 saxophone - First Class Honours (spring session)
Justin Tung: RCM 6 saxophone - Honours (spring session)
David He: RCM 6 saxophone - Honours (spring session)
Alex Wu: RCM 8 saxophone - Honours (winter session)
Tommy Liu: RCM 8 saxophone - Honours (winter session)
2013 RCM Exams:
Brilliance Zhang: RCM 8 Saxophone - Honors (winter session)
Ian Jiang: RCM 6 saxophone - First Class Honors (Spring session)
Justin Tung: RCM 4 saxophone - First Class Honors (spring session)
Jason Li: RCM 4 saxophone - Honors (spring session)
Alex W: RCM 6 saxophone - Honors (winter session)