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MUSIC PERFORMANCE OF OUR COMBINED ORCHESTRA
MUSIC PERFORMANCE OF OUR COMBINED ORCHESTRA
Music Director & Conductor Matthew Poon conducting the practices.
2025 STRING MUSIC Art Exhibition & SHCOLARSHIP AWARDS PRESENTATION
2025 STRING MUSIC Art Exhibition & SHCOLARSHIP AWARDS PRESENTATION
弦美中樂藝術展
弦美中樂藝術展
2025 LEADERSHIP & PR COMMITTEE
Edward Lau (Event Co-Chair) | Michelle Lau (Event Co-Chair)
Matthew Poon (Music Director & Conductor)
Tracy Chan (Creative Director)
Anthony Cheng | Amy AuYeung | Dolores Chung
Braydon Lau | Fanny Wong | Jasmine Lau| Reynold Tang
Samie Lee (Scholarship MC) | Sibbie Ho (Scholarship (MC)
ME & Lau Family Foundation embraces diversity by inclusion. We support people with intellectual disabilities and their family members by funding and organizing large scale musical, visual arts and social events that are accessible to all people.
Our key featuring event, String Music Art Exhibition, provides direct employment and live performing opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities and local professional musicians in a string orchestra setting.
Your support to the String Music Art Exhibition is being used to complete these objectives:
Pay musicians with or without intellectual disabilities for the performance,
Rent a venue that is accessible to all performers and guests,
Design and implement a live musical event that can further the careers of local musicians,
Connect people and organizations with a common goal for diversity, inclusion, and accessibility,
Promote the name of people, brands, businesses, and organizations that support people with intellectual disabilities and / or excel in accessibility.
sponsors & Partners |贊助 和 合作夥伴
sponsors & Partners |贊助 和 合作夥伴
2025 ME STRING MUSIC ART EXHIBITION
2025 ME STRING MUSIC ART EXHIBITION
July 25 2025 press conference
July 25 2025 press conference
PROGRAM | 節目
PROGRAM | 節目
O Canada
O Canada
Calixa Lavallée, arr. Matthew Poon
賽馬 | Racing Horses
賽馬 | Racing Horses
劉錫津, arr. 盧亮輝
Fly me to the Moon (1954)
Fly me to the Moon (1954)
Bart Howard, arr. Mike Liu
Alan Chow, voice; Fiona Chiu, dance; Mike Liu, sheng
Unicorn Song (1978)
Unicorn Song (1978)
Peter, Paul & Mary, arr. Sky Yang
Leonard Chen, voice; Kimberly Yang, ruan; Michelle Suen, erhu
Memory (1981)
Memory (1981)
Andrew Lloyd Webber, arr. Kenny Kwan
Christine Trinh-Lee, piano; Sandy Tse, voice
但願人長久 | Wishing We Last Forever (1982)
但願人長久 | Wishing We Last Forever (1982)
梁弘誌, arr. Sky Yang
Cecilia Chow, dance; Lola Gu, voice; Tricia Zhang, guzheng
Part of Your World (1989)
Part of Your World (1989)
Alan Menken, arr. Keegan Xiong
Di Zhang; yangqin Isabelle Cheng, voice
傾城 | Beauty (1997)
傾城 | Beauty (1997)
許美靜, arr. Steven Tam
Chris Lai, piano; Lisa Fung, voice
勁歌金曲 | Hong Kong Golden Medley (2005)
勁歌金曲 | Hong Kong Golden Medley (2005)
古巨基, arr. Matthew Poon & Steven Tam
-- INTERMISSION --
-- INTERMISSION --
電視劇主題曲聯奏 | TV Themes Medley
電視劇主題曲聯奏 | TV Themes Medley
arr. Vincent Ng
笑傲江湖 | The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (1984)
笑傲江湖 | The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (1984)
作曲：顧嘉煇 填詞：鄧偉雄, arr. Mike Liu
John Lau & Lola Gu, voice
You Raise Me Up (2001)
You Raise Me Up (2001)
Rolf Løvland, arr. Kenny Kwan
Gavin Zhang, zhonghu; Lynn Davidson, voice
初心 | A Pure Heart (2019)
初心 | A Pure Heart (2019)
李博禪
Amely Zhou, erhu
CHINESE INCLUSIVE orchestra
CHINESE INCLUSIVE orchestra
中樂融合樂團
中樂融合樂團
PRODUCTION LEADERSHIPS | 製作團隊
PRODUCTION LEADERSHIPS | 製作團隊
Prof. Matthew Poon (Music Director & Conductor) | Edward Lau (Event Co-Chair & Producer) | Tracy Chan (Creative Director)
Special Thanks
** Concertmaster
* (Co-)section leader
C Member of the Canadian Chinese Orchestra
E Member of the Edmonton Chinese Philharmonica
I International musician
S Member of the Strings Attached Orchestra
指揮 | Conductor
指揮 | Conductor
Matthew PoonCS
笛子 | Dizi
笛子 | Dizi
Lipeng Wu*C
Calvin Chan
Diane Lin
Frederick Yiu
Joanna Ng (flute)
Linyue Guo
笙 | Sheng
笙 | Sheng
Mike Liu*C
嗩吶 | Suona
嗩吶 | Suona
Alan ChingE
Joshua Zung
Sky YangC
Matthew van Driel (bass)
琵琶 | Pipa
琵琶 | Pipa
Joshua Cheung*
Lilian Yang*C
Vincent NgE
揚琴 | Yangqin
揚琴 | Yangqin
Christopher Leung
Zhang Di*C
Norah Foo
阮 | Ruan
阮 | Ruan
Kimberly Yang*
Tracy Chan*C
Japheth CheungI
Lisa LiE
Poyee Kwong
Xuejiao YangE
Lorne MacDonald (bass)
古筝 | Guzheng
古筝 | Guzheng
Charlene WongE
Jasmine LauC
Tricia ZhangC
豎琴 | Harp
豎琴 | Harp
Miranda Wong
敲擊 | Percussion
敲擊 | Percussion
Bobby Ho*
Kenny Kwan*C
Chloe ChingE
James PhamE
Jenny AdamsE
Joanna Ng
Joseph AdamsE
Rena Yung
高胡 | Gaohu
高胡 | Gaohu
Anna TanC
Nanyen LauE
二胡 | Erhu
二胡 | Erhu
Amely Zhou**C
Michelle Suen*
Bo Zhao
Cristina Ng CordeiroC
Faith Lau
Hedi XiaoE
Javier GutierrezI
Jessica Hu
Peter HeE
Samson YimC
Sophy LiC
Taron Cheng
Valerie Lo
中胡 | Zhonghu
中胡 | Zhonghu
Gavin Zhang*
Wilfred Ho*
Amy Leung
Francis LauCS
Jason WongE
Maria FongC
Simon YungC
Tony K.T. Leung
大提琴 | Cello
大提琴 | Cello
Agnes Chan*C
Dawn Lai*
Jaimie Chan*
Allison Scott
Christopher PetruccelliS
Denise ChikS
Jacob DongE
Joshua ChingE
Malcolm NobleS
低音提琴 | Bass
低音提琴 | Bass
Robert Yu*
Wylie Lam
Yoyo Chen
舞台工作人員 | Stage Crew
舞台工作人員 | Stage Crew
Bonnie Wasser (stage manager)S
Braydon Lau
Dixon Lam
Julia Wong
攝像 & 攝影 | Videography & Photography
攝像 & 攝影 | Videography & Photography
Anthony Cheng
Fanny Wong
Valerie Woo
公共關係及視覺藝術展示 | PR & VISUAL ARTS DISPLAY
公共關係及視覺藝術展示 | PR & VISUAL ARTS DISPLAY
Andrew Tai
Anthony Cheng
Amy AuYeung
Braydon Lau
Dolores Chung
Fanny Wong
Ivy Lam
Jasmine Lau
Reynold Tang
Samie Lee (MC)
Sibbie Ho (MC)
Tracy Chan
Tristan Lau
SPECIAL PERFORMERS | 特別表演者
SPECIAL PERFORMERS | 特別表演者
Orchestra Rehearsals | 管弦樂排練
Orchestra Rehearsals | 管弦樂排練
Art Exhibition
Art Exhibition
Amanda Wharton (she/her) | Community Engagement Coordinator (Central) | Membership and Volunteer (Photo: July 25, 2025 ME String Music Art Exhibition Press Conference)
Art Exhibition Partner - Creative Village Studio
Art Exhibition Partner - Creative Village Studio
ME is happy to partner with Community Living Toronto's Creative Village Studio (CVS) for this year's ME Art Exhibition.
Creative Village Studio (CVS)
Creative Village Studio (CVS)
Community Living Toronto offers Creative Village Studio (CVS) programming across multiple satellite locations, including Community Junction, Advance Road, Foster Connection and The East Mall.
At CVS, we run a variety of classes in painting, card making, photography, knitting, choir, and music. These classes are open to individuals with intellectual disabilities as well as the broader community.
Our vision is to provide supportive spaces for artists of all abilities to enrich their lives through creative expression.
Edward Lau was a board of directors at Community Living Toronto. Michelle Lau and Edward Lau are supporters of the Community Living Toronto. They received the Jim Turner Memorial Award for Outstanding Voluntarism from Community Living Toronto in 2023.
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