For immediate release:

Cal State L.A. Violin Professor
Performs for Scholarship Concert

What:
The Music Department at California State University, Los Angeles presents a String Scholarship Concert performed by Jay Zhong, assistant professor of music and director of the Cal State L.A. String Program. He will be accompanied by renowned pianist Ayke Angus, the last assistant to the late-towering virtuoso Jascha Heifetz. Angus is also known for her recent book, Heifetz as I Knew Him, sold internationally in retail bookstores.

Concert:
Together, Zhong and Angus will present classic works by Bach and Mozart, miniature gems of Debussy, virtuosic piece by Wieniawski, and original compositions by Professor Zhong.

When:
Thursday, March 16, 2006, 8 p.m.

Where:
Cal State L.A. Music Hall. The University is located off the Eastern Ave. exit, San Bernardino (I-10) Fwy., at the interchange of 10 and 710 Fwys. Public (permit dispensers) parking available in Lots C and G, or the top level of Parking Structure 2.

Faculty:
Noted as a violin virtuoso, teacher, and composer, Jay Zhong have performed on four continents and appeared as a soloist worldwide. Zhong, the author of A Violinist’s Handbook: A Simpler Manual to Learn the Instrument, has conducted master classes worldwide and previously taught at the Western Illinois University, the Young Musician’s Summer Festival in Purchase, New York, and the Bogota International Music Festival in Colombia, South America. The former member of Western Illinois University’s faculty string quartet earned his Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music and his Master of Fine Arts from the State University of New York at Purchase Conservatory of Music. He received two ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Awards.

More:
Cal State L.A.’s String Program focuses on chamber music training of talented string players. Two types of chamber music classes are scheduled every quarter. The program is actively incorporating master classes that give students opportunities to work with internationally high-ranking string artists. Regular master classes and guest artist recitals, as well as interactive career forums, will widen the learning spectrum of CSULA’s string students.

Info:
Tickets are $25 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors. For tickets or more information, call the Cal State L.A. Music Department at (323) 343-4060.

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