Ms. Meng Cao of The Chinese Traditional Music Foundation will host a seminar to introduce the various schools and styles of the traditional Chinese instrument guzheng (zither) and follow with a performance. This event is open to all faculty and … Read more
Organization: Asian Cultural Council RFP: Individual or Organizational Awards Award Amount: generally do not exceed $10,000 Deadlines: November 2, 2015 by 5pm EST. Award notification is May 31, 2016. The ACC is accepting applications from individuals or organizations and support projects focused on archaeology, architecture, … Read more
James Nyoraku Schlefer, shakuhachi - Yoko Kimura, shamisen & voice - Yumi Kurosawa, koto. The Ciompi Quartet are joined by members of Kyo-Shin-An Arts for a concert encompassing works by Eastern and Western composers. Opening the concert is Debussy's Quartet … Read more
Hindugrass was founded in Los Angeles in 1998 by John Heitzenrater and friends as an acoustic vehicle to explore the commonalities between the classical and folk music of Northern India and the folk and bluegrass styles of Appalachia. The band … Read more
The Chamber Arts Series offers a very special program set outside the boundaries of standard repertoire: the acclaimed Shanghai Quartet and pipa (Chinese lute) virtuoso Wu Man unite to perform three new pieces by contemporary Chinese composers for string quartet … Read more
Singer/songwriter/clawhammer banjo player and US-China Center Fellow of Vanderbilt University Abigail Washburn (Béla Fleck duo, Sparrow Quartet, Uncle Earl) creates inventive cross-cultural takes on folk and old-time music with haunting, bare-bones songs, evocative vocals and earthy sophistication. Fluent in Mandarin … Read more
There will be a lecture-demonstration on Hindustani classical vocal music at UNC on September 15 at the Genome Sciences Building, featuring renowned vocalist M. Balachandra Prabhu. M. Balachandra Prabhu will be describing the theory of ragas, and giving examples of different … Read more
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