Asia Pacific Electone Festival 2012
Malaysian Roger Tang Shines in Jakarta
Congratulations to Grand Prix Award winner, Roger Tang
Malaysia BOLEH! Yes, Malaysia did it again!
Roger Tang Chun Yean has made Yamaha Music (Malaysia) proud by winning the Grand Prix Award (ie highest award) at the Asia-Pacific Electone Festival (APEF) 2012 in Jakarta, Indonesia last Saturday.
It was indeed a joyous moment for all Malaysians and our Managing Director, Mr Mamoru Okazaki who attended this festival on the 8 September at the Grand Ballroom Djakarta Theatre XXI, Indonesia.
Roger managed to capture the hearts of the judges with his own composition entitled "Let's Take a Break". With this award, he will compete in the Yamaha Electone Concourse to be held in Tokyo, Japan on the 26 and 27 January 2013.
Roger Tang is currently pursuing his tertiary music education at Yamaha Academy of Arts & Music under the tutelage of Mr Pok Chee Hong. Yamaha Academy is proud in successfully nurturing yet another Electone star after our last Grand Prix winner at APEF 2009. Since then our Malaysian contestants have always been in the top three position at Asia Pacific level and have had the opportunity to compete at international levels of four consecutive years.
Roger Tang Chun Yean has made Yamaha Music (Malaysia) proud by winning the Grand Prix Award (ie highest award) at the Asia-Pacific Electone Festival (APEF) 2012 in Jakarta, Indonesia last Saturday.
It was indeed a joyous moment for all Malaysians and our Managing Director, Mr Mamoru Okazaki who attended this festival on the 8 September at the Grand Ballroom Djakarta Theatre XXI, Indonesia.
Roger managed to capture the hearts of the judges with his own composition entitled "Let's Take a Break". With this award, he will compete in the Yamaha Electone Concourse to be held in Tokyo, Japan on the 26 and 27 January 2013.
Roger Tang is currently pursuing his tertiary music education at Yamaha Academy of Arts & Music under the tutelage of Mr Pok Chee Hong. Yamaha Academy is proud in successfully nurturing yet another Electone star after our last Grand Prix winner at APEF 2009. Since then our Malaysian contestants have always been in the top three position at Asia Pacific level and have had the opportunity to compete at international levels of four consecutive years.
The Asia-Pacific Electone Festival 2012 was jointly organized by P.T Yamaha Musik Indonesia (Distributor), Yayasan Musik Indonesia, Yamaha Corporation Japan and Yamaha Music Foundation Japan.
A total of 15 contestants (comprised of the Junior - 16 years and below - and Open Age Sections) from 7 territories ie Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan pitted their creativity and dexterity on the Electone keyboard. The evening was also filled with the guest star performance by Indonesian talent, Kenan Loui Widjaja with Friends.
A total of 15 contestants (comprised of the Junior - 16 years and below - and Open Age Sections) from 7 territories ie Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan pitted their creativity and dexterity on the Electone keyboard. The evening was also filled with the guest star performance by Indonesian talent, Kenan Loui Widjaja with Friends.
Yamaha Corporation President Mr Umemura (centre) and Mr Gyoten (far left)
with Malaysian representatives
The winners for this year Asia-Pacific Electone Festival 2012 are:
Junior Section
Grand Prix winner (Indonesia: Eunike Tanzil)
2nd prize winner (Indonesia : Viona Natalie Sanjaya)
2rd prize winner (Thailand : Thanagun Dheravijaranayankul) and (Hong Kong : Leung Sheung Man, Selina)
Open Age Section
Grand Prix winner (Malaysia : Roger Tang Chun Yean)
2nd prize winner (Taiwan : Hsuen-Lin Chang)
3rd prize winner (Indonesia : Wilbert Jonathan Deil)
- APEF 2012 contestants and teachers
- Souvenirs presentation
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- Grand Prix Award winner, Roger Tang receiving the award from Presient of Yamaha Corporatioin Japan, Mr Umemura
- Roger Tang with his mentor Mr Pok Chee Hong