Sophia Bao

Viola & Clarinet

Viola, ensemble collaboration, and finding ways to play accurately with hearing loss.

The timeline

Through the years.

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  1. Present

    Year
    Latest chapter
    • Present TFS Advanced Strings — Viola and section leadership since September 2023.

  2. 2026

    Year
    • 2026 TFS orchestra — National bronze.

  3. 2025

    Year
    • 2025 TFS orchestra — Provincial silver and Kiwanis gold.

  4. 2023

    Year
    • 2023 Conference of Independent Schools Music Festival (CISMF) — Viola in the strings ensemble for Grade 9 and above. I joined while in Grade 7.
    Viola & Clarinet — original photo
    Viola & Clarinet — original photo
    Viola & Clarinet — original photo
    Viola & Clarinet — original photo

  5. 2021–22

    Period
    • 2021–2022 Senior School Orchestra — Viola section member

  6. 2021

    Year
    2021/01 Clarinet practice at home
    2021/01 Clarinet practice at home

  7. 2019–21

    Period
    • 2019–2021 Junior School Orchestra — Viola section head

  8. 2020

    Year
    • 2020/09 Baroque Music for Viola
    2020/09 Baroque Music for Viola
    2020/09 Baroque Music for Viola
    2020/03 Virtual string quartet club recording
    2020/03 Virtual string quartet club recording

  9. 2019

    Year
    • 2019 Music Creates Future: International Youth Talent Plan — Third Prize, Beijing region
    2019/12 Viola Christmas Concert
    2019/12 Viola Christmas Concert
    2019/12 Viola Concert
    2019/12 Viola Concert
    2019/10 Clarinet
    2019/10 Clarinet
    2019/05 School music performance
    2019/05 School music performance
    2019 Music Creates Future: International Youth Talent Plan – Third Prize in Beijing region
    2019 Music Creates Future: International Youth Talent Plan – Third Prize in Beijing region

TFS Advanced Strings

I have played in TFS Advanced Strings since September 2023, taking on principal viola and section leadership responsibilities.

Listening and playing

Playing viola with hearing loss has encouraged me to explore tactile feedback and intonation, including how adjacent strings can help me check what I am playing.

Royal Conservatory of Music, Viola Level 8 — Honours
Royal Conservatory of Music, Viola Level 6 — First Class Honours

In pictures.

TFS ensemble performance photo
Orchestra award
Viola or RCM certificate
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