| Wednesday |
March 24, 2:30 p.m. |
| Cali School of Music, Chapin Hall |
| Seminar: |
Rhapsody in Red: How Western Classical Music Became Chinese |
| Jindong Cai (Stanford University, Director of Orchestral Studies and a guest conductor in China), Sheila Melvin (journalist and author), and Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin (flutist and editor) discuss the history of classical music in China. |
| Thursday |
March 25, 7:30 p.m. |
| Cali School of Music, Leschowits Recital Hall |
| Concert: |
Chinese and Chinese-Influenced Music |
| Cali school students and faculty, along with guest flutist Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, perform Chinese-influenced music by both Chinese and Western composers. |
| Saturday |
March 27, 7:00 p.m. |
| Memorial Auditorium |
| Concert: |
Huaxia Chinese Chorus |
| Huaxia Chinese Chorus will present a concert at Montclair State University as part of Montclair State University’s Chinese Festival of Arts and Humanities 2010. Featuring traditional Chinese choral music by Huaxia Chorus, and invited guest artists Ying Huang, Qian Qin, Wei Tan, Peitang Wang, Weizhong Lu, Binuo Chen, Xinqiu Yao, Yi Zhou, as well as Zhiying Chorus. The program includes traditional Chinese choral music, solos, instrumental music, and Peking Opera. |
$10, $15 and $45. (Free for MSU students with Student I.D.)
See http://www.hxchorus.org/2010SpringConcert/ for ticket, program booklet advertizing and donation information
Sponsored by Montclair State University Global Education Center and the Office of Education and Community Outreach |
| Thursday |
April 22, 7:30 p.m. |
| Kasser Theater |
| Concert: |
Montclair State University Symphony Orchestra |
| Guest solois Weigang Li of Shanghai Quartet. Conducted by Paul Hostetter, the concert features the Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto, which became popular after the Cultural Revolution, and has become an embodiment of China in transition. $15. (Free for MSU Students with Student I.D.) |
| Sunday |
April 25, 3:00 p.m. |
| Kasser Theater |
| Concert: |
Shanghai Quartet |
Specail guest renowned jazz bassist Christian McBride, double bass, joins the Shanghai Quartet in an eclectic program that includes selections from ChinaSong, a piece that celebrates the group's rich Chinese heritage. $15. |
Peak Performances @ Montclair: 973-655-5112, Fax: 973-655-4008,
Online: www.peakperfs.org, email: peakperfs@mail.montclair.edu |
| All other events are free |
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This Festival was made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. All views, findings, conclusions or recommendations in this festival do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. |
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