On Sunday, Oct. 25, the college’s fine arts department introduced pianist, Ching- Yun Hu, who showed students and those in the audience her passion and style for piano playing.
Dr. Barbara Browne, piano instructor, choral accompanist and cultural events coordinator, who was also the coordinator of this event said, “I think Ms. Hu has an amazing technique, that’s very impressive and that is coupled with an amazing interpretive sense. I find that she is one of the greatest artists who we’ve had play here.”
“I want the [students] to hear her amazing skill, her passion for what she does, her years of training and practicing and all of that good stuff which inspires not only piano students, but just every student who comes to hear it,” Browne said.
During intense parts of her performance, the audience was able to see Hu moving back and forth in her seat, while during more subtle parts, she nodded her head lightly. Michael Bonilla, freshman accounting major, said, “The selection of music that she picked is not boring because it puts you on the edge of your seat because it’s joyful and then out of nowhere it just scares you and makes you pay attention more.”
Many people who gathered together after Hu’s performance seemed to be in awe of what they witnessed, describing her playing with one word: passion.
“[If I could describe Hu in three words, they would be] poetic, musical and expressive,” Browne said.
Ching-Yun Hu owns two music festivals, one in Taiwan and one in Philadelphia.
She started playing piano when she was five years old and is the only professional musician in her family.
Although she is extremely busy during the day, she finds time to practice her piano for at least four hours a day.
Hu said, “I hope that the young people are not doing music because they want to become famous.”
She had some inspiring words to say to young musicians saying, “If they want a career in music, the number one thing they need is passion, really strong passion, the willingness to do anything for music.”
Hu is a very inspirational and passionate performer and all musicians, young and old, can look to her for leadership in what they plan to do with music in their lives.
