![]() ![]() ![]() In the age of COVID-19, these performances have gone virtual. They founded Sing for Hope in 2006 with the same mission in mind: to uplift people in need with live musical performances. It was then that Zamora and Yunus decided to start singing in hospitals, schools and of course, that firehouse nearby. “There is a place for the arts in times of crisis.” “As music students, we were left wondering what to do,” she said. The school shares a block with a firehouse that lost 13 first responders that day, Zamora said. That’s where they were during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Manhattan-based organization was founded by Camille Zamora and Monica Yunus, who met as opera students at The Juilliard School. She and her mother have made videos of herself playing piano in their Great Neck home for the nonprofit Sing for Hope. When the pandemic began, Liu wanted to continue helping people through her music. “I played very well, so I always make people cry with happy tears,” said Liu. ![]() Last year, she placed first in both the Crescendo International Music Competition and the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition.Įven though she’s seen the lights of Carnegie and Steinway Hall, Liu said her favorite stage is the Great Neck Social Center, where she’s performed for senior citizens since she was 5. Xiaoyan Liu, also known by her stage name LeLe, has been playing piano since age 3. ![]()
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