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Stockdale High Soloists on Young Artists Spotlight 2015

Joe Moore
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Valley Public Radio

This week on Young Artists Spotlight we hear performances from two talented musicians from Bakersfield's Stockdale High - junior Alice Lee and sophomore Liang (Vicky) Zhao. Both are members of the Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra and the each play multiple instruments.

Alice plays piano, flute and piccolo but her emphasis is violin, which she has been playing for six years. She even has two students of her own now. And Alice is Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra soloist for the 2014-15 season. She plans to major in music, all the way to a PhD professorship.

Vicky plays piano and viola — she performed with both instruments on Young Artist Spotlight. She has been playing piano for 10 years. With her parents, a 9-year-old Liang Zhao (Vicky) came to the U.S. from China and knowing very little English at the time. Music is what helped her gain friends and gain confidence in other academic studies.  She is first chair viola at Stockade High School and plans to continue with her quite evident piano prowess, but she also has an interest in mechanical engineering.