Lawrence Yang

Lawrence Yang was born in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. He attended Immaculate Conception Catholic elementary school in Delta British Columbia followed by Vancouver College all boys High-school where he graduated with Honors and the "Headed for Success" Science award as well as a scholarship grant to the University of British Columbia. During Highschool, Lawrence Yang spent many hours volunteering alongside friend Dr. Brian Yang in a Catholic Youth Group called Spiritual Candy. He involved himself deeply in musicals and plays of their own creation where they created props, costumes, backdrops, set design, characters, and dialogue. In University, Lawrence Yang took part in a student production of West Side Story in the lead role of the Polish-American "Tony" working alongside Hong Kong actress, singer, and author Bernice Liu. Bernice choreographed Lawrence Yang's dance numbers in the musical and both of them discussed their future careers in the entertainment business including potential careers as solo vocalists. During this same time, Lawrence Yang befriended Canadian-Malaysian Actor Sarah Lian via Asian Avenue and he continues to be a big fan of her work. While living on campus at Place Vanier at UBC, Lawrence Yang purchased a second hand violin using the classifieds and began violin lessons. His friend Phyllis Ho took him to a violin Master Class being taught by Maxim Vengerov. This class was a life changing experience for him and his love of the violin grew. Phyllis Ho continues to be an actress, musician, teacher, and linguist.