JUNIOR STRING ENSEMBLE 1

 

Chen Yang has been sharing his love of music and string playing with young musicians at QYO for over 30 years. He crafts unique arrangements of famous pieces of music especially for the musical level of Junior String Ensemble 1 (JSE1). It is pretty awesome having your music ‘tailor made’ for you by your conductor!

 

    • Conductor: Chen Yang  

    • 55-member string orchestra 

    • Standard string repertoire and arrangements 

    • 3 Concerts (Old Museum Concert Hall), Finale (QPAC) 

    • Rehearsals: Saturdays 8.00-10.15am  

    • Weekend music camp:  20- 22 February, 2026 at QCCC Brookfield 

    • Violin AMEB Grade 5 minimum or equivalent  

    • Viola, cello AMEB Grade 4 minimum or equivalent  

    • Double bass AMEB Grade 2 minimum or equivalent  

    • Maximum age 15 years (at 31 December 2026) 

    • Violin 1 (14), Violin 2 (14), Viola (10), Cello (12), Double Bass (5)  

    • All positions are offered ‘within the section’ and seating orders will be arranged and rotated by the conductor. 

JSE1 CONDUCTOR

  • Something mundane being a doctor like what my parents were hoping for.

  • I used to teach Tai-Chi.

  • Loves music, always keen to learn and listens attentively.

  • To play and be recorded for a movie score to an epic animation movie.

  • World peace.

Chen Yang