After a week of vigorous orchestra coaching by the wonderful musicians of Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and rehearsing by Maestros Michael Palmer. The Atlanta Youth Orchestra is giving its final concert tomorrow, Saturday, June 16. Mr. William Pu will be featuring as a soloist and perform the famous Chinese violin concerto, the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto with Atlanta Youth Orchestra. Some of…

We are pleased to share that WPMA violin student, Kira Doppel (13), won 2nd place in Fiddle Slow Airs and 3rd place in Fiddle in the age group under 15 in recent competition – the Midwest Fleadh Cheoil, held in St. Louis, Missouri from May 11-13. Musicians who place first or second in the Midwest…

Atlanta Youth Orchestra (AYO), a non-profit organization 501(c)3, founded by Mr. William Pu. The mission of AYO is to connect and enrich the lives of young musicians through cultural exchange programs. Ultimately, all student musicians, including the WPMA students, will benefit from the AYO program. However, like all non-profit organizations, AYO needs the public support every step…

Congratulations to the Tuna Quintet ~ the Grand Prize Winner of 2018 Franklin Pond Chamber Music Competition (high school division)! Five members of the Tuna Quintet are Monica Chang (violin), John Cho (viola), Adam Wang (cello), Alex Pu (bass) and Carson Lee (piano) from the William Pu Music Academy. They performed Schubert “Trout” Quintet for the…

Congratulations to Grace Peng (13) and graduating senior Carson Lee, piano students of Dr. Raffi Besalyan at WPMA for winning 2nd and 3rd places respectively in the inaugural U.S. Regional Osaka International Music Competition held on May 12 in Kopleff Recital Hall at GSU. As top prize winners Grace and Carson were selected to compete…

We are extremely delighted and so honored to introduce a collection of 12 beautiful and talented students from the William Pu Music Academy who have won 16 awards at 2018 Georgia Music Teacher Association (GMTA) Competition! Congratulations 💐💐💐 to… Winner of 10-11th grade division, 1st Alternate of Instrumental Concerto, Kirsten Jiwon Lee (violin) Outstanding Performer…