Lyu Lian
Faculty > Strings Violin Lyu Lian Availability 1 hour lessons 45 minutes lessons 30 minutes lessons Lyu Lian started playing the violin at the age of five. In 2013, she joined the East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai, China, where she received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in violin performance. She received her second […]
Violin Student Elyse Santoso Wins Gwinnett County Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition!
Elyse Santoso is a violin student of Mr. William Pu in WPMA’s Buford campus. She recently won the Gwinnett County Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition. Because of her win, she will be featured in the GCYO March concert, performing “Csardas” by Vittorio Monti with the ensemble. Brava, Elyse!
Carlos Brena
Faculty > Strings Violin Carlos Breña Availability 1 hour lessons 45 minutes lessons 30 minutes lessons Carlos Breña is currently studying a Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance while working as a Graduate Assistant at University of Georgia and as a teacher at the Community Music School at the University of Georgia. He […]
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WPMA Partners with Duluth Middle School Orchestra Program
Thanks to a grant from the Duluth Fine Arts League, the William Pu Music Academy now offers lessons to deserving students at Duluth Middle School Orchestra. The DMS orchestra is led by co-teacher Ms. Grace Parsons and Ms. Katherine Mathis, who came up with the idea of and funding for this project. Mr. William Pu […]
Karen Lin
Faculty > Strings Violin Karen Lin Availability 1 hour lessons 45 minutes lessons Dr. Karen Lin is currently a member of North Fulton Music Teachers Association and a registered Suzuki teacher with the Suzuki Association of Americas. Dr. Lin is also a retaining judge for the Federation Festival of the National Federation of Music Clubs. […]
Jian Shang
Faculty > Strings Violin & Viola Jian Shang Availability 1 hour lessons 45 minutes lessons Born in China, Jian Shang completed middle and high school at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music. At the age of 15, he won first prize at the Shenyang Teenage Music Competition and was the principal chair in the conservatory orchestra. […]
Patrick Ryan
Faculty > Strings Violin Patrick Ryan Availability 1 hour lessons 45 minute lessons Mr. Ryan is a professional violinist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He holds a Master of Music degree from Eastman School of Music where he studied with Charles Castleman and a Bachelor of Music degree from The Florida State University where he received […]
William Pu
Faculty > Strings Violin William Pu Availability 1 hour lessons The distinguished Chinese-American violinist, William Pu, has served in key roles for two of the premiere orchestras in the United States. For the past twenty-five years, Mr. Pu was the Assistant Concertmaster for the Houston Symphony Orchestra and the Associate Concertmaster for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Send Inquiry […]
Noriko Clift
Faculty > Strings Voilin Noriko Clift Availability 1 hour lessons 45 minutes lessons A native of Tokyo, Japan, Ms. Clift has a Bachelor’s degree from the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music and a Master’s degree from Indiana University Jacob School of Music where she was an Assistant Instructor to her Professor Henryk Kowalski. Upon graduating from Indiana […]
