Meet Elana Lin!
One of the student performers at the 2022 Spark to Flame Student Showcase!
Elana started playing violin at the age of 7 and is in Grade 10 at Mount Doug Secondary School. She is in her second year of studying with Simon MacDonald and have previously worked with Tatiana Kostour and Catheryn Kennedy. Elana has been part of the Collegium Young Artists Program since September 2017, the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra since September of 2019 and has received awards from the VCM and Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival.
Why did you apply to perform at Spark to Flame?
I thought that it would be an amazing opportunity for me to perform and work with others. Being a part of orchestra over the past few years inspired me to imagine what it would be like to play a solo work with an orchestra.
What piece are you performing and why did you choose it?
I am performing Bach Violin concerto no.1 A minor, 3rd movement. Besides being stylistically difficult for me, this piece presents different characters and challenges that would help me improve.
What are your aspirations in music?
I have hopes to pursue a music performance degree after high school.
2022 Spark to Flame Student Showcase
Featuring some of Victoria’s brightest and best, the Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM) is proud to present the Spark to Flame Student Showcase on Saturday, March 12th at 7:30pm in Alix Goolden Performance Hall. This in-person, live concert is a magical evening of exciting works for 7 student soloists accompanied by the VCM Chamber Orchestra and led by Maestro Timothy Vernon. VCM faculty artists and local professional musicians join our students to, once again, produce the high-caliber Spark to Flame performance experience that fuels the love of music in our emerging young musicians and audience members alike.
