Kelvin Zheng

New Jersey Music Educators Association – All-State Orchestra

Kelvin Zheng is a violist from East Brunswick, New Jersey where he is the principal violist in his high school’s chamber orchestra. He has participated in Central Jersey Regions orchestras since 7th grade, while also participating in All State orchestras every year besides his freshman year, when he was part of the Honors Chamber Orchestra. Outside of these, he has attended the ASTA/NJ Chamber Music Institute at Mason Gross, as well as the Philadelphia International Music Festival during his summers off. When he isn’t playing the viola, he enjoys participating in Model United Nations conferences, learning German, and skiing in the Poconos. He’ll be attending NYU Stern in the fall studying finance, where he hopes to continue his musical career in a college orchestra.

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The Governor’s Awards in Arts Education began in 1980 to promote awareness and appreciation of the arts, recognizing the creativity, talent and leadership of the award winners. Each year, awards are presented to approximately 20 educators and 80 students. National and statewide organizations select the students for their exemplary work in creative writing, speech, dance, music, theatre and visual arts and the leaders for their exceptional commitment and contribution to arts education. The program also recognizes arts educators and arts education advocates, whose leadership has helped nurture the development of students in the arts across the state.

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The Governor’s Awards event is a partnership of the Arts Ed NJ, the Department of Education, Art Pride New Jersey Foundation, the Department of State and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Additional support is provided by: the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics; Art Educators of New Jersey; Art Administrators of New Jersey; Dance New Jersey; New Jersey Council of Teachers of English; New Jersey Speech and Debate League; New Jersey Music Educators Association; New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Writer's Theatre of New Jersey; Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey; New Jersey Thespians and Young Audiences of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. The cooperating organizations, award sponsors and individual members of the planning council dedicate their time to make sure that excellence in the arts is rewarded, and work tirelessly throughout the year to plan this special event. The Governor's Awards in Arts Education ceremony are a major collaborative effort of the arts, education and state government.