The next day the dean phoned and offered me the scholarship. Kwan started playing piano at the age of five and switched to organ when he was 17. He was also the first recipient of the Sutton organ scholarship, established by the Victoria family in 1996 to provide financial support to organ students and to afford them opportunities to gain experience. In Kwan's case, it opened the door to his organ assistantship at the Church of St. John the Divine in downtown Victoria for the past three years with organist Dr. Jeffrey Campbell. Given the choice, Kwan prefers pieces from the French romantic era of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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