Happy new school year! Our very own new Competition Manager, Kevin Zhang, has interviewed Viet Ha, 3rd prize of our junior category in HIMC 2021- please enjoy! What instruments do you play, and how long have you played them? I play both the piano and the violin, but I mainly focus on piano which I’ve been playing for 8 years now. I’ve only been doing violin for 4 years a little before I started middle school. What are some of your musical accomplishments? Some of my musical a

There is nothing more enjoyable than listening to Beethoven's Pathétique (Piano Sonata No.8) or Pastoral on Houston's rainy days. Please enjoy a little introduction to Beethoven written by our new HIMC PR manager, Alex Wang. Ludwig Van Beethoven is one of the most renowned music composers to ever live and left behind a legacy very few could surpass. Beethoven was estimated to be born around December 1770 in Bonn, Germany. Beethoven’s father had rigorously pushed him to succee

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! In celebrating this holiday season, we will be featuring Tri Ha, a junior at Memorial High School, in our weekly blog. In this blog post, we will have a conversation with Tri on how COVID-19 has impacted the everyday life and education of a musician. What instruments do you play, and how long have you played them? I have played the piano as my primary instrument for 11 years and the violin for 6 years. What are some of your musical a

As the first blog post for HIMC, we would like to give you all a warm welcome and introduction to our competition. With our global pandemic