Wilson Tong Wedding Violinist

Professionalism. Punctual. Musicianship. Friendship. Best violin music.

Biography

Wilson Tong graduated with master of music degree in Georgia State University in 2013. He played violin in Georgia State University Orchestra under maestro Michael Palmer. He began his music journey with violin and piano at nine. He learned electrone piano in Yamaha program for four years and continued piano training with numerous teachers. He have been playing in Cobb Symphony for six years and graduated in Kennesaw State University with both music education degree and music performance degree. Every year, Tong participated in KSU concerto competition and actively performed in chamber groups, band, and worship team in different events. His current violin teacher is Dr. Christos Galileas, a Greece violinist. His other teacher, Helen Kim, is an active soloist and chamber player in Atlanta. And Dr. Edward Eanes, concertmaster of Cobb Symphony is his previous teacher. Tong also took master classes with Joseph Lin, David Perry, Peter Zazofsky and Maimi strings quartet. He performed violin with Jeffrey Butzer’s band MidWives in Atlanta area in 2007. Tong gives back his musical talent to the next generation through serves as a public school music teacher and a private lessons teacher. He teaches orchestra in Fulton county elementary schools through Music Matters After School. He learned conducting in Quartz Mountain Festival 2011, Conductor Institute of South Carolina 2010 and International Academy of Advanced Conducting after Ilia Musin with Leonid Korchmar and Dr. Oleg Proskurnya 2011. He sang in middle school, high school chorus, baptist church chorus and joined in Atlanta Variasian acapella since 2009 with CDs recording and performing for Chinese New Year and Christmas. He appeared Atlanta are karaoke competitions and will be a judge for GA Tech Chinese singing competition.

He loves teaching and believes music can unify people. Music gives soul to children, wings to mind, and flight to their imagination. He is patient and understand students different needs and goals. His teaching is fun.

He enjoy life through traveling, golfing, taking pictures…

Acoustic violin.