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irenefongIrene Fong Classically trained from the age of 4, Irene Fong combines her sense of adventure, passion and creativity with her love of music to create a sound that is redefined. She performed with the Sounds of Silk string quartet as a founding member for ten years, was a member of the Philadelphia Young Artists Orchestra, and attended the Temple University Preparatory music program for young musicians. After receiving a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, she has continued on to collaborate with artists of various genres includingalternative bands, hip hops groups, DJ's and spectacle performers. She currently performs with Play by Heart, the Modern Gypsies, DJ Timka, and SOTU Productions in New York City.PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITS, SCREENINGSViolinist/Performance ArtBuddha Bar NYCin collaboration with SOTU Productions2009, New York, NYViolinist/Live Soundtrack for "The 1-Man Circus"in collaboration with Rudi Macaggi, The Slipper Room2009, New York, NYViolinist/Actor/Production AssistantManhattan Magic Presents the Modern GypsiesThe Sage Theatre, Times Square2009, New York, NYViolinistDetroit Institute of Art Annual Galain collaboration with SOTU ProductionsNovember 2008, Detroit, MIExhibit of "Ein Traum, Wahr Es", silkscreen on paperArts in Bushwick, Beta Spaces, Group Show at CentottoNovember 2008, Brooklyn, NYViolinist/Character Performer, New York City Wine and Food Festivalin collaboration with SOTU Productions and The Food NetworkOctober 2008, New York, NYFeatured Guest Artist on Violin with Deflon Sallahr and Side EFX(Hip Hop/Classical Fusion)First Thursdays at the Wreck Room.May 2008 - Present (Ongoing), Brooklyn, NYActor and Violinist, "Asphalt, Muscle and Bone"Directed by Bill Hayward, Currently in production.June 2008, New York, NYScreening of "ungefähr freitag", Group Show at CentottoArts in Bushwick, Open StudiosJune 2008, Brooklyn, NYPresentation and Review of Senior Thesis: "SEED: The Green Concierge"Parsons the New School for Design, Senior Thesis Review and Exhibit.May 2008, New York, NYSolo Violin Performance and performative accompaniment to reading of"Parallels"October 2007, New York, NYActor in "Design: Understanding the Elements,"Educational film directed by James Strzelinski for Insight Media.March 2007, New York, NYCVEducation:B.M. with Honors, Violin PerformanceMason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers UniversityMay 2005, New Brunswick, NJExperience:Sounds of Silk String Quartet, Co-Founder, Business Manager, Lead Violinist1997 - Present, Mount Laurel, NJ * Managed public relations and advertising for private and communityservice functions * Negotiated contracts with an extensive list of potential and ongoingclients * Organized and contacted quartet members and substitutes * Handled cash reciepts totaling over $3000Castro Music School, Private Violin and Piano InstructorJune 2005 - June 2006, Fairview, NJ * Taught violin and piano to students between the ages of 4 and 18 * Acted as a mentor to students * Provided technical knowledge and motivation to students * Built confidence and encouraged discipline in studentsSTUDY ABROADResidency in Florence, Italy. Artist in Residence, Café Dionysisviolin accompanist to Panagio Tsakalakos (Greek singer/songwriter).June 2007 - August 2007, Florence, ItalySchoolwave Music Festival, Guest Artistviolin accompanist to Panagio Tsakalakos (Greek singer/songwriter).June 2007, Athens, GreeceOrvieto Festival of Stringsintensive musical study for solo, chamber and orchestral violin performance.July 2004 - August 2004, Orvieto, ItalyLANGUAGESEnglish: FluentMandarin: FluentGerman: Fluent Violin Performance Artist more strings Voice Woodwinds Theater This website was created using MAGIX Website Maker You will need the current version of Adobe Flash Player to view it. Further information can be found at magix.info - the Multimedia Knowledge Community by MAGIX, the market leader for music, photo, and video software. |