1st Malaysia Ukulele Festival 2018

Congratulations to Uke 4 U : ❴Albert & RayRay Cheng (from Taiwan), Shenny Hau & Lyn Xuan(from Malaysia)❵ for winning the Championship in the Open Category at the 1st Malaysia Ukulele Festival on 1st September 2018.
Thank you teacher Cindy Uke and teacher Stanley Chin for coaching them.
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Korea Aloha Ukulele Festival 2016

Shenny was in the 11th Aloha Ukulele Festival held at the Contennial Hall, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea on Saturday 20 August 2016.

Thanks Professor Changsoo Kim for giving Shenny such a golden opportunity to perform at the 11th Aloha Ukulele Festival in Korea. It was an eye-opener for her to be able to perform on the same stage with other talented ukulele players from Taiwan, Philippine, Japan and Korea.

Below was her performance on that day:

p/s Thanks teacher Stanley Chin for the guidance.
Thanks teacher Kelly Teh for the support.
Thanks Mr. Tang for wonderful video recording.

Shenny Solo Recital 2014 (Part 1)

Shenny had her first solo recital at her music school (Ideal Music).  She played piano, ukulele and sang songs.
We had about 75 audiences and the sale of tickets is donated to an orphanage.

Poster designed by Shenny

 

 

Here is the compilation of Shenny's performance on that evening:

Live Interview @ NTV7 Good Morning Tai Tai (活力早晨)

Shenny and her Ukulele Sunshine Kid team get to join with teacher Kelly Teh for the live interview at NTV7 Good Morning Tai Tai (活力早晨) .  The live interview was done on 18 September 2014 (8am).

On that day, all of them arrived at the NTV7 office by 6.45am.

Before the interview, they had some light make-up and rehearsal.  The NTV7 staff and mc were very friendly to them.

Below was the rehearsal of songs before go on air :

This was the actual live interview:

PPMUM Ukulele Flashmob @ Nexus, Bangsar South City

Shenny and her Ukulele Sunshine Kids took part in Persatuan Pencinta Muzik Ukulele Malaysia  (PPMUM) Ukulele Flashmob @ Nexus, Bangsar South City on 13th September 2014.
 
PPMUM was invited to perform for the grand opening of Nexus at Bangsar South.
It was about 60++ people join the flashmob. 
Shenny and the group were very excited as this was the first public event organize run in flashmob style.  Hopefully, there will be more such event in future.

This is the video clip for that day:

MIGFEST 2014 - Ukulele Competition

Shenny took part in Malaysian International Guitar Festival (MIGFEST) 2014 Ukulele Competition for Junior level on 26 September 2014.

These were the two songs she played:
1) Anak (Freddie Aquila)
2) Ballade Pour Adeline (Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint)

7 judges from different national identities were invited to judge the competition.

Shenny was fortunate to win the championship in this competition.

This is her performance on that day:

Fun in Japan 2014

Ukulele Concert at Sadowara, Miyazaki, Japan



Invited to a Welcome Party after the Ukulele concert



Visit to a kindergarten at Sadowara

 

Visit to a primary school at Sadowara

 

Visit to Lily Old Folks home at Sadowara

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the Newspaper - Malay Mail

Mr Calvin Khong from The Malay Mail came to visit and interview teacher Kelly and her Ukulele Sunshine Kids few days before Chinese New Year.  Shenny and her team members presented a few songs to welcome his visit.

And the interview outcome was published on Saturday, Feb 14, 2014.
 
It was a shock + surprised indeed to find out that Shenny's photo was chosen by the reporter to appear in the newspaper too.
And, Shenny gave a big JUMP when she saw her photo in the newspaper.



Click at image to enlarge to read content of the newspaper.

Shenny was mentioned and quoted in the article too.

 

Children Day 2013

Shenny and her Ukulele Sunshine team member; Lyn Xuan and Yong Juin were given opportunity to perform for more than 2000 students at their school's Children Day.

Ukulele Sunshine Group at The Actors Studio, Taman Tun Dr Ismail - Part 1

A klpac Orchestra's Summer Concert is coming up on 3 Aug 2013 @ 8.30pm (Saturday) and 4 Aug 2013 @ 4pm (Sunday) at The Actor Studio in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail.

Shenny and her Ukulele Sunshine Group (kids & adult) are invited to perform as pre-concert event for the concert.  They will perform around 7.45 - 8.15pm on Saturday and 3.15 - 3.45pm on Sunday at the lobby.  Their performance is open for everyone to watch.

The venue of The Actor Studio is as below:
Jalan Tun Mohd Fuad, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail,
60000, Kuala Lumpur, WP

Shenny's 8th Birthday

Shenny celebrated her eight year old birthday at home two weeks ago.
She invited eight friends and her three favorite teachers (Ukulele, Piano and Art) to her birthday party.
The following were some activities done in the party:
 
First, Shenny and her bestie Lyn Xuan sang A Thousand Years with piano accompanied by Shenny's piano teacher (Nicole Yap).  A Thousand Year song was initially introduced by Lyn Xuan.  Shenny found the song nice and gradually loved the song too.


Second, Shenny and her piano teacher played duet Beauty and The Beast.  All the guests  surrounded at piano side to listen to this beautiful piece.


Third, Shenny and her bestie Lyn Xuan entertain the crowd by singing A Thousand Years again while Lyn Xuan tried to play the song with ukulele.


Then, they had sometimes to play ukuleles (only those friends know ukulele joined the performance):

 After that, they had some games:

Before party ends, Shenny opened the birthday presents:

Shenny and her Ukulele Sunshine Kids have a mission to achieve during this school holiday.  They are going to perform in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on 1 June 2013.

This is our official concert banner used in Sabah.
It is designed by Teacher Kelly's husband, Mr. Tang.



And, this is one of songs which Shenny will perform solo there: 

春がきた Spring has come

Glad that Shenny's papa will be joining us for this round. 

As Special Guest

Shenny was invited as special guest to perform at a graduation concert organized by Ideal Music on 18 April 2013.

She performed two songs using ukulele as described below: 

1) El Condor Pasa



2)You Are My Sunshine:


(P.S. There was a different between these two songs. 
The difference was that Shenny had performed "You Are My Sunshine" for numerous times on stage while "El Condor Pasa" is the FIRST time. 
Though there was a slight hiccup at "El Condor Pasa", but mommy felt very proud of her attempt.  Also, she spent less than 3 days to practice the song.)

Different Kind of Holiday Fun - Meet Ukulele Masters

Shenny and her Ukulele Sunshine Group headed north to Penang during last March school holiday (28/3/13 - 31/3/13).  Not all the members were able to make it.  However, there were a total of 30 persons to visit Penang this time.
The reason for us to head north was to meet up with Hawaiian Ukulele Master Mr. Kimo Hussey and Taiwanese Ukulele Master Mr. David Chen.  They were invited by Mr. Chew (the owner of Manuel Ukulele) to come to Penang Island to run workshops as well as hold a solo concert at Wawasan Open University.  And, Shenny and her group were given opportunity to perform on the same stage with them too as a pre event concert.

Indeed, this is an exciting trip with lots of knowledge gained from the two Ukulele Masters.
Mommy would like to thank teacher Kelly for organizing this trip and also thanks her for driving us to Penang (4 hours to Penang and 9 hours from Penang).  We had a few cars go to Penang but mommy and Shenny took a lift from teacher Kelly's car.  Papa didn't come with us.

Below are some photos of what we had done in this wonderful trip and definitely this is a memorable holiday trip for Shenny too:

28/3/13 - First day activities -
1 & 2 & 3 -> Quick rehearsal in the hotel room group photos at Wawasan Open University's main entrance
4) Quick blunt for dinner (cookies & cakes) and took dinner / supper later
5 & 6) Performances on stage
7 & 8) group photo with Ukulele Masters, participants and audience

Solo Concert: 1) Mr. Kimo Hussey from Hawaii
2) Mr. David Chen from Taiwan

30/3/13 - Third day activities - Attending Mr. Kimo Hussey's workshops and get autograph from him.

28/313 - 31/3/13 - Various activities -
pool fun, makan makan, ukulele jamming at pool side and inside the hotel room, 
sleep with friends in the same room and sight seeing.

Ukulele Sunshine Kids at The Actors Studio, Kuala Lumpur

On the stage..

Shenny and her friends ranging from Age 6 to 8 years old, started to learn ukulele since August 22, 2012, barely 3 months ago and they get to perform for their first Public Performance on STAGE at The Actors Studio (at Lot 10 - Rooftop), Kuala Lumpur for Halloween Concert by KLPAC Junior String Ensembles conducted by Mr. Takahisa Ota on 30th and 31st October 2012.

This was a surprise performance for the audience as it was not listed in the performance list. And the organizer was glad that the audience loved it.

Before the performance, the Emcee approached Shenny and luckily she was able to introduce the songs confidently.


Two performance song are Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in three languages and Pearly Shell.


Another performance song is You Are My Sunshine.


And their next coming up performance will be at KLPAC on 17th November (8.00pm) and 18th November(2.30pm). On that day, they will perform more songs with the Ukulele Sunshine Adults. They will perform at the lobby before the KLPAC Orchestra "Winter Concert 2012" begins.  For those interested, you may drop by KLPAC either these two days.

And their next next appearance will be at Wisma Bentley Music, Mutiara Damansara on 24th November 2012 for "Love Is Hope" Charity Concert.
For those interested, you may drop by the venue and purchase the ticket (RM 30 / person) on spot.

And some photos at The Actors Studio:

With teacher Kelly

Shenny and Lyn Xuan.

Group photo with Mr. Takahisa Ota

Shenny and her group Ukulele Sunshine Kids on the news

Shenny and her friends made their first maiden Ukulele public performance at the Event of A Century Moonlight in Petaling Street in conjunction with the Mooncake Festival on 16 Sept 2012. Teacher Kelly Teh has named their group as Ukulele Sunshine Kids.
And they were being featuring in the NTV7 News at 10.30pm on that day.

And this was the recordings of their performance on that night.
They had presented three songs: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, You Are My Sunshine, It's A Small World.

And some interesting photo taken before and after performance...

Rehearsal before performance

Shenny's close shot

人山人海。。但我们的四铉琴阳光孩子一点也不怯場..The Petaling Street is full of locals and tourists...but Shenny and her group Ukulele Sunshine Kids were not having any stage fright at all

Interviewed by NTV7 reporter, but it was not shown on the news