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Chinese Singing Contest Season 6 2022 PY The Voice of Concordian Chinese Singing Contest Season 6 took place successfully and celebrated the Chinese New Year and the Lantern Festival 2022.
We would like to express our appreciation to our judges. Ms. Sally has been our honored judge for the past 6 years. Ms. Dessy joined the Voice this year for both the auditions and the Finale. Our student judge Khao Jao Grade 11, who won the Best Voice award of the very first Voice Season 1 six years ago, returned to the Voice this year as a judge. Our guest judge Dr. Guo Xiaohui is the Vice-President of the Chinese Teachers (Thailand) Association. We were very lucky and thankful to have him in our judging panel again this year.
Every year the theme of the Voice is always carefully chosen to be culturally representative and of significant meaning. This year, we chose “Four Gentlemen” 梅兰竹菊。The Four Gentlemen refers to four plants with noble symbolism in Chinese culture and many Asian cultures. The plum blossom that opens in winter represents perseverance and resilience against hard conditions. The orchid in spring symbolizes purity. In summer, the bamboo We also would like to thank our Head of School, Mr. Laurent, rises to the sky, meaning uprightness and integrity. The chrysan- for arranging everything to ensure the live streaming worked successfully. Thanks to the live streaming system, our students themum in autumn is a symbol of being noble and modest. and teachers were able to watch the show live in the classrooms As the year 2022 unfolds, we hope all of us in the community - and cheer for their friends and classmates! students, teachers and parents - are ready to explore the year with valuable qualities just like the Four Gentlemen. Turn your dreams into reality and your efforts into great achievements.
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After auditions, sixteen performances were selected to compete in the Voice Finale on the 17th of February 2022. Their beautiful voices and genuine emotions won the hearts of the judges and audience. Their singing technique grew year after year and their stage presence was the result of their inner confidence and, of course, tremendous work of practice. Their talents would not go without being recognized. And through healthy competition, they pushed each other to rise to a higher level!
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Congratulations to the following students who won the Best Voice Awards: G1C Yumi, G1S Venice, G1S Parima, G1I JJ, G2S Finn, G3C Nita, G3S Times, G4I CJ, G5C Prim, G5C Katie, G5I Sureen, G5S Ken L and G5D Jasmin. Congratulations to the following students who won the Good Voice Awards: G2C Nara, G2S Jaida, G2S Kean, G3C Terter, G5I Leo, G5I Grace, G5C Nita, G5D Plearn and G5D Ploy. Congratulations to the following two students who won the Golden Voice Plaque Awards: G3C Nita and G5D Jasmin. The two girls have won the Best Voice awards for three years in a row. A great show cannot be achieved without a professional team and this team is our wonderful PY Chinese department. All the Chinese teachers, teaching assistants and support teachers spent long days over many weeks to ensure the success of the event. We thank Khun Fang who created all the graphic designs and coordinated the event alongside me; we thank Khun Peanut for coordinating the facility, Khun Game on behalf of the IT team and Khun Ying on behalf of the maintenance team. On behalf of our Chinese department, I would like to thank the school for always giving us the ultimate support and putting faith in our Chinese program. We look forward to the Voice of Concordian Chinese Singing Contest Season 7 next year. Ms. Ariel Yu Wang Elementary Principal and Head of Chinese
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