By Sara Nerone | Founder
Dear Friends,
You are receiving this email and update because over the years you have so kindly supported our after school music education program in Vietnam. This month we want to share with you a story about one of our first students and now one of our violin teachers, Huy.
In 2012 we met Huy who had joined our first group of music students learning violin. He was in middle school at the time, and such an enthusiastic student. Huy quickly picked up the violin, and was recognized right away by our summer team of U.S. volunteer musicians as a very talented young musician. Over the years he continued to progress and naturally became a leader in the group and a reliable example for the younger students.
When Huy was accepted to college, we offered him a part-time job teaching our youngest students when he returned home on the weekends. At that time, because Huy was living in Nha Trang City during the week, we were also able to send Huy for his own private violin lessons with a professional teacher. With this additional training Huy excelled, and in just one year advanced through multiple levels of classical violin.
Huy graduated from college last year and is well on his way to having a successful career as an electrical engineer. Huy has always said even with a new career he planned on staying with us as a teacher during the week at night and on the weekends. This past summer Huy approached us about wanting to have further violin training before he started to look for a job in his town. He had the opportunity to move to Ho Chi Minh City for six months, to intensively train in classical violin. We supported this decision whole heartedly and this past September, Huy made the move. It didn’t take long for Huy to impress us once again.
In January he was asked to perform at the opening of an art exhibit along professional musicians and ensembles. Later in the month he entered his first competition, winning a silver medal, as a very talented, young musician, at the Asia Pacific Arts Festival for Peace, held this year in Vietnam. It is widely thought in Vietnam that only the wealthy can afford to concentrate on learning to play an instrument like the violin. We are so happy that with your continued support, we have been able to make sure that students from any socioeconomic level can realize their dreams as well.
It has been a privilege to watch Huy grow as a musician, but even more, watching him grow into a compassionate, determined young man has been one of the greatest joys we’ve had. He is looked up to and respected in the community of artists and musicians your support has help create and support. As always, we thank you so much.
Take care,
Sara
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