Transpacific History of American Music
Thursday, April 7th - 4:30pm - BASS328
A lecture by Award-winning author and musicologist Dr. Nancy Yunwa Rao, whose work
bridged musicology, music theory, Chinese opera and Sinophone studies. In this lecture,
she discussed the networks and migrations that made Chinese opera a part of North
American cultures, exploring issues of border crossing, visual emblems, and the sounding
of identity.
Wednesday, February 16th - 8:00pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
A concert of traditional and contemporary Korean music by Gamin, a master musician
on Korean wind instruments. She was joined by percussionist Vong Pak and Lyujing Liu
on Chinese hammer dulcimer.
Monday, November 22nd - 6:00pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
The MTSU Chinese Music Ensemble semester concert in person and via MTSU School of
Music online stream.
Monday, November 15th - 4:00pm - MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture
As part of MTSU International Education Week, the CCMC opened its gallery of Chinese
musical instruments to the public. We featured a performance by the MTSU's Chinese
Music Ensemble.
Friday, September 24th - 8:00pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
Pipa virtuoso Gao Hong and oud master Issam Rafea blended musical cultures from China
and Syria to create unique music that sounded both ancient and strikingly modern.
Monday, April 26th - 4:30pm - Online Event: Zoom
MTSU Chinese Music Ensemble performed traditional and contemporary Chinese music as
well as compositions by MTSU students.
Tuesday, March 16th - 2:00pm - Online Event: Zoom
Hearing directly from women of color is essential to understanding the history of
women in the U.S. To celebrate National Women’s History Month, MTSU's Center for Chinese
Music and Culture, Center for Popular Music, and Center for Asian Studies co-presented
120,000 Stories: Nobuko Miyamoto and Her Long Song of Relocation, Race, Love, and
Revolution. In this event, ethnomusicologist Deborah Wong engaged in conversation
with Nobuko Miyamoto, a legendary figure in Asian American arts and culture. Her deeply
personal account demonstrated self-determination through music and dance, offering
strategies for allyship and coalition-building, even as a kind of radical – or revolutionary
– dreaming.
Friday, February 12th - 7:30pm - Online Event: Facebook Live
A special evening of music, dance, and martial arts in honor of Chinese New Year.
Monday, November 16th - 6:00pm - Online Event: Zoom
Friday, November 13th - 6:00pm - Online Event
Lecture and Demonstration on Chinese music.
Friday, October 2nd - 7:00pm - Online Event: Facebook Live
The Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is one of the most important holidays in East Asia. The
MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture premiered this video on Facebook, on October
2nd at 7 pm for a night of song, poetry, dance and music featuring MTSU music faculty,
alumni, and guest artists.
Watch the Recording of This Live Event
Tuesday, September 8th - 4:00pm - Online Event
The RAA's online membership meeting on Tuesday, September 8 with Dr. Mei Han, Director
of MTSU's Center for Chinese Music and Culture. She shared some of the center's instruments
and play an instrument called the zheng, which is a Chinese long zither. She also
spoke to us about the center's history, collaborations with musicians, local schools
and other community, and her weekly video series.
Saturday, February 29th - 8:00pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
CCMC's visiting scholar Jun Tian performed pipa concerto Reflections: Clouds and Blossoms
《云想 花想》by Wang Danhong with MTSU Symphony Orchestra.
Wednesday, December 4th - 7:00pm - MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture
The MTSU Student Chinese Ensemble performed their Winter concert on December 4th at
7:00 PM.
Friday, October 25th - 7:00pm - MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture
The public was able to partake in the high art of drinking fine tea and listening
to exquisite ancient Chinese music. This series of events was a collaboration between
the CCMC and the newly opened tea shop in downtown Murfreesboro.
Thursday, October 24th - 8:00pm - Analog at Hutton Hotel
This concert featured Su Yang, a multiple national award-winner from China, and Jim
Lauderdale, two-time Grammy Award-winners based in Nashville. These two singer-songwriters
shared their experiences as individuals, and together their music explored empathy,
love, and humility.
Wednesday, October 23rd - 5:15pm - MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture
Traversing 700,000 square kilometers over 700 days, the filmmakers bring the stories
of five people who crisscross the Yellow River to perform their art. At the center
of the web is Su Yang, a contemporary artist and musician heavily influenced by the
traditional work of Qin Opera, Shadow Puppetry, Hua’er, and Shaanbei Storytelling,
and his exchange with traditional practitioners.
Wednesday, October 2nd - 7:30pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
Confucius (551-479 BCE) was a philosopher, educator, and musician. To celebrate Confucius
Day, the MTSU Chinese Music Ensemble performed a variety of traditional and contemporary
compositions.
Tuesday, October 1st - 11:45am - Nashville Public Library
Led by Mei Han, Director of the MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture and an internationally
renowned zheng virtuoso, the MTSU Chinese Music Ensemble performed a concert of ancient
and modern Chinese compositions. Their exotic music and enticing stories soothed the
soul and stimulated the imagination.
Thursday, September 26th - 4:00pm - MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture
A lecture by Dr. Youping Li, Wuhan Conservatory of Music, China, with live demonstration of bronze bells and stone chimes.
Monday, August 26th - Monday, September 16th, 2019- MTSU Center for Chinese Music
and Culture
This exhibition showcased the blurring of these cultural lines manifest in the works
of these award-winning Chinese contemporary artists. These are the works of a new
culture, Neither East nor West. Confined by neither culture and supported by both,
these Chinese artists feel free to follow their hearts.
Saturday, April 27th - 3:00pm - MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture
Concert featuring Du Zhusong, visiting professor from Zhejiang Conservatory of Music,
on Chinese wind instruments, including dizi, xiao( transverse and end-blown bamboo
flutes), hulusi (free-reed gourd), xun (clay flute), and suona (double-reed horn),
and guanzi (double reed pipe).
Thursday, September 26th - 4:00pm - Center for Chinese Music and Culture
Lecture by Dr. Youping Li, Wuhan Conservatory of Music, China (with live demonstration
of bronze bells and stone chimes)
Bronze bells are Chinese musical instruments whose origins date to 4000 years ago.
In ancient Chinese culture, bronze bells were the medium to harmonize heaven, earth,
and humans. Playing the bells was essential for court and ritual music. Confucius
believed that “right music” was able to regulate people’s behavior and harmonize society.
Dr. Youping Li is a leading Chinese music-archaeologist who has excavated more than
a hundred sets of bronze bells. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan
and has given lectures on Chinese bell culture around the world. In this lecture,
Dr. Li discusses the music and social meaning of Chinese chime bells in the age of
Confucius.
Thursday, September 26th - 4:00pm - Center for Chinese Music and Culture
Lecture by Dr. Youping Li, Wuhan Conservatory of Music, China (with live demonstration
of bronze bells and stone chimes)
Bronze bells are Chinese musical instruments whose origins date to 4000 years ago.
In ancient Chinese culture, bronze bells were the medium to harmonize heaven, earth,
and humans. Playing the bells was essential for court and ritual music. Confucius
believed that “right music” was able to regulate people’s behavior and harmonize society.
Dr. Youping Li is a leading Chinese music-archaeologist who has excavated more than
a hundred sets of bronze bells. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan
and has given lectures on Chinese bell culture around the world. In this lecture,
Dr. Li discusses the music and social meaning of Chinese chime bells in the age of
Confucius.
Monday, August 26th-Monday, September 16th - Center for Chinese Music and Culture
China is a nation that has undergone a huge industrial and cultural shift in the past
100 years. In the midst of globalization, individuals from different backgrounds and
cultures share their experiences, lives, food, art, and music. What was known as "East"
and "West" has blurred. Exchanging cultural practices, concepts, and ways of living
are common.
Come view the blurring of these cultural lines manifest in the works of these award-winning
Chinese contemporary artists. These are the works of a new culture, Neither East nor
West. Confined by neither culture and supported by both, these Chinese artists feel
free to follow their hearts.
Friday, April 12th - 8:00pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
MTSU Chinese Ensemble performs a concert of Chinese traditional and contemporary compositions.
Friday, March 29th - 7:30pm - St. Paul Episcopal Church, 116 N Academy
This concert presents ancient Chinese sung poetry by a group of highly acclaimed singers
and scholars from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Poetry is a treasure of Chinese
civilization as the core of spiritual and emotional expression. Historically, especially
during the Chinese Tang and Song dynasties (the 8th- 11th century), sung poetry was
popular in the imperial court. The concert program includes poems written as early
as the 6th century BCE.
Tuesday, March 12th - 5:00pm - Center for Chinese Music and Culture
A lecture/performance on the Chinese seven string qin (guqin) led by Haiqiong Deng,
a master musician and Ph.D. candidate at Florida State U. Qin is regarded as an instrument
for cultivating sentiment. The performance of qin and the development of aesthetics
are deeply influenced by Taoist thought.
Monday, March 11th-Sunday, March 23rd - Center for Chinese Music and Culture
This exhibition focuses on the Chinese qin, a seven-string fretless zither, that was
considered the highest form of music in China. The qin was studied and performed by
literati for self-cultivation.
Saturday, February 23rd - 8:00pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
The Butterfly Lover's concerto came to Murfreesboro! This classic Chinese musical
tale of love and loss featured erhu virtuoso Wei Xiaodong performing with the MTSU
Symphony Orchestra. An outstanding performer, Wei graduated from China's leading music
school, the Central Conservatory of Music. After coming to the U.S., she has worked
as a soloist with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and is an instructor at the University
of Michigan.
Saturday, February 23rd - 1:30pm - Center for the Arts
Confucius Institute director and Chinese brush painter Dr. Guanping Zheng lead a workshop
on Chinese calligraphy and brush painting. Explore the beauty and peace found in this
ancient art form while being surrounded by masterpieces by Xie Weiqiang.
Friday, February 8th-Sunday, March 3rd - Center for the Arts
Exquisite classical Chinese paintings by renowned artist Xie Weiqiang of Hangzhou,
China.
Friday, February 8th - 6:00pm - Downtown Square
This festive occasion celebrated the Lunar New Year. Dragon Dance, music, martial
arts demonstrations, and lots of fun!
Saturday, February 2nd - 7:30pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
One of the most unique singing on earth: the Grand Song of the Chinese Dong ethnic
group, sung by the famous Dong singing group from Guizhou, China. Joined by the MTSU
Women's Chorale, they performed a variety of songs. The Grand Song is listed as the
UNESCO's World Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Saturday, February 2nd - 2:00pm - Room 160, College of Education, MTSU
Film screening Homecoming: a story of a young Dong woman's struggle in finding her
cultural identity in the fast changing society. Discussions on preservation of Chinese
traditional music with renowned Chinese ethnomusicologist, Dr. Xiao Mei of Shanghai
Conservatory, the film maker Qiaoqiao Cheng, and Dr. Yang Xiao of Sichuan Conservatory
of Music, and Dr. Han Mei, Director of the Center. Fenyun, who is featured in the
film, and her group will be singing at the symposium.
Thursday, November 22nd 2018-Sunday, January 6th 2019 - Nashville Public Library
A Monkey King with supernatural powers who liked to steal peaches; a monk who travel
with a talking pig, orgre and son of a dragon; and a young woman who wears her father’s
armor to replace him in the army are all characters found in famous Chinese stories.
If the last one sounds familiar, Disney made it into a movie called Mulan! These and
many other stories can be found at the Children’s Picture Books from China exhibition
at the Nashville Library. A host of adventures with traditional and contemporary Chinese
illustrations are available to stimulate and excite any young mind. With such amazing
stories, who knew that history, classical literature, and fine art could be so much
fun!
Friday, November 9th - 7:30pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
This concert was performed by MTSU's Chinese ensemble that is comprised of yangqin,
erhu, pipa, zheng, ruan, and dizi. The yangqin (Chinese hammer dulcimer) is performed
by Prof. Jun Xie, associate professor of the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, who at the
time was a visiting scholar at the MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture.
Friday, November 2nd - 7:00pm - Volunteer State Community College
Shaolin Martial Arts group from Henan, China, the birth place of Shaolin Temple martial
art.
Friday, October 26th - 7:30pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
Multi-Grammy winning master harmonica player Howard Levy and Chinese sheng virtuoso
Hu Jianbing performed two historically connected free-reed instruments. Howard Levy
is a founding member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and has performed with Paul
Simon, Bobby McFerrin, and Dolly Parton. Jianbing Hu was a member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk
Road Ensemble and has performed in Carnegie hall, Lincoln Center, and many other prestigious
concert halls. These two musical giants will be joined by MTSU music faculty members:
Dr. Brian Mueller (percussion) and Patrice Atwater (double bass).
Monday, October 1st - 8:00pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
World renowned Classical guitarist Johannes Moller performed his arrangements of traditional
Chinese music and his Chinese-inspired compositions. Moller is the 2010 winner of
the most prestigious classical guitar contest: Guitar Foundation of America. He tours
worldwide and is head of guitar studies at the Amsterdam Conservatory of Music. This
unique concert showcased his soulful and emotional performance style.
Wednesday, September 26th - 6:00pm - MTSU Student Union Theater Room 208
The CCMC presented the Tibetan film Tharlo with an exclusive Q/A with the director
and screenwriter Pema Tseden. The film explores Tibetan village life through the eyes
of Tharlo, the village orphan now in his 40s. We watched his life transform in unexpected
ways as he finds love for the first time. Tharlo is the "Grand Prize" winner at 16th
Film Festival Tokyo Filmex and "Best Low Budget Feature" at the 2017 Golden Rooster
awards.
Monday, August 27th - 5:00pm (Eastern Time) - Natalie L. Haslam Music Center
Concert by Mei Han and MTSU Chinese Ensemble.
Sunday, August 26th - 2:30pm (Eastern Time) - Downtown Knoxville and Market Square
MTSU Chinese Ensemble performed at the 5th Knox Asian Festival from 2:30-3:15 pm (Eastern
Time).
Saturday, August 18th - 10:00am - Center for Chinese Music and Culture
The MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture held an open house on August 18 (10
am-12 pm), 2018. The Center has a musical instrument gallery that holds more than
100 Chinese musical instruments, including a replica set of ancient bronze chime bells
made in 433 BCE. During the open house, you are able to visit the gallery, to listen
to lectures and demonstration on traditional Chinese musical instruments.
Saturday, June 16th- Sunday, August 19th - Nashville Public Library
This concert program ranged from traditional Chinese to contemporary compositions
that is performed on Chinese and Western instruments. The ensemble was comprised of
professional musicians and MTSU students.
Friday, April 20th - 7:30pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
This concert program ranged from traditional Chinese to contemporary compositions
that is performed on Chinese and Western instruments. The ensemble was comprised of
professional musicians and MTSU students.
Friday, April 20th - 7:30pm - Nashville Public Library
This concert program ranged from traditional Chinese to contemporary compositions
that is performed on Chinese and Western instruments. The ensemble was comprised of
professional musicians and MTSU students.
Thursday, April 12th-Saturday, April 14th - Nashville Public Library
Have your face painted just like a Beijing Opera performer? Come to the Nashville
Public Library to learn about the many faces of Beijing Opera. Although the program
is designed for children all age are welcome.
Sunday, March 25th - 11:00am - MTSU Business and Aerospace Buidling, STATE FARM ROOM
Kunqu dates back to the 16th century and is characterized by flashy costumes, precise
flowing movements, and powerful storytelling. Most popular between the 16th and 18th
centuries, Kunqu was being performed the same time William Shakespear's plays were
on stage in London. Similar to Shakespearean troubadours, Kunqu troupes traveled with
few props, including long white sleeves called "water sleeves," fans, or calligraphy
brushes. Despite the small number of props, Kunqu repertoire varies from comedy, to
tragedy, to historic reenactment. Today, Kunqu is considered the highest class of
performance and is part of China's cultural canon.
Joseph S.C. Lam, Keynote speaker of this event, is a professor of musicology in the
School of Music, Theatre & Dance at the University of Michigan, and director of the
Confucius Institute at the University of Michigan. Lam specializes in the musics and
cultures of Southern Song (1127-1275), Ming (1368-1644), and modern China (1900 to
present). Lam's recent publications include Songdai yinyueshi lunwenji: lilun yu miaoshu/Historical
Studies on Song Dynasty Music: Theories and Narratives (Shanghai: Shanghai Conservatory
of Music Press, 2012); "'Escorting Lady Jing Home': A Journey of Chinese Gender, Opera,
and Politics" (Yearbook for Traditional Music, 2014); "Ci Songs from the Song Dynasty:
A Ménage à Trois of Lyrics, Music, and Performance." Currently, he is preparing for
publication a monograph entitled Kunqu, the Classical Opera of Globalized China.
Fan Cao is a senior studying at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts and majoring
in Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera performance. Ms. Cao began to learn Beijing Opera
when she was 10 years old and has had performances at the World Heritage Day in Beijing
in 2017. She has also performed at Chinese traditional opera spring gala at China’s
National Grand Theater in 2015.
Chen Rui is a Chinese actor with the Jiangsu Kunqu opera troupe who seeks to bring
new life to classical Chinese opera, not only by performing them, but by reforming
and presenting them to a variety of audiences. Chen was invited by the University
of London and the SOAS to give a talk and performed Kunqu in 2014 and 2016. In 2016,
Chen traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark to give a lecture on Kunqu opera commemorating
the 400th anniversary of the deaths of Xianzu and Shakespeare at the Gammelgaard Culture
and Arts Exchange Center. He performed “The Startling Dream” and “Seeking the Portrait”
from The Peony Pavilion and “Sweeping Pine Needles” from The Tale of the Pipa. In
attendance were members from the cultural office of China’s embassy in Denmark and
the Chinese Cultural Center of Copenhagen. Chen’s lectures and performances have been
well received and covered by the Chinese Overseas Network and English news channel,
China Central Television.
Saturday, March 3rd - 3:00pm - Center for the Arts
A workshop led by Dr. Guanping Zheng, a professor at MTSU Media Art Department who
is known for Chinese brush painting, digital imaging, animation, and graphics. In
this workshop, Dr. Zheng demonstrated and taught how to use brush on rice paper.
Saturday, February 24th - 8:00pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
MTSU Symphony Orchestra concert featuring Mei Han (zheng, the Chinese long zither)
and Du Zhusong (suona, Chinese double reed).
Friday, February 16th - 7:30pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
The Zhejiang Conservatory of Music Traditional Chinese Orchestra is composed of award-winning
faculty members and its outstanding students. On this Chinese New Year's Day, The
ZJCM brought traditional Chinese music from China's east coast region right to our
doorstep!
Friday, February 9th - 7:00pm - The Center for the Arts 110 W. College St., Murfreesboro
Dr. Yang, director of SCA institution of Qingdao University of Science and Technology,
is a modern ink-painting artist best known for mixing Western modern art and Chinese
traditional ink art. He will directed a family friendly hands-on workshop on Chinese
calligraphy and Painting.
Friday, February 9th - 6:00pm - Murfreesboro Town Center
Witness a Chinese tradition that dates back over a millennia! Talented performers
from Memphis' Confucius Institute performed the Dragon Dance in the Murfreesboro Town
Center as part of the Murfreesboro Art Crawl. This tradition brings good luck to the
community and is a celebration of the Chinese New Year.
Tuesday, February 1st - 3:00pm - Andrew Woodfin Miller Education Center
Grammy-winning American songwriter, acclaimed banjo player, and activist, Ms. Washburn
has an inseparable relationship with China. She speaks Chinese fluently and sings
Chinese folk songs. In this lecture she talked about her inspiring life experience
from learning a foreign language to discovering a whole new world.
Tuesday, January 30th - 7:00pm - Center for the Arts
Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition was part of the first Murfreesboro Festival
of Chinese Arts. The exhibition opened on Jan. 30th followed by a hands-on workshops
on Chinese calligraphy and brush paining by Dr. Nan Liu.
Monday, December 4th - 6:00pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
Saturday, November 11th - 10:00am - Cannonsburgh Village
‘Boro International Festival is a celebration of the rich cultural diversity of Murfreesboro
and Middle Tennessee communities. The festival aims to bring people from multiple
nationalities and cultures together to celebrate and appreciate the diversity of our
community.
Saturday, October 21st - 7:30pm - St. Paul's Murfreesboro
A unique concert of Japanese ichigenkin (one string koto), shakuhachi (bamboo flute),
and Chinese qin (7 string long zither), and xiao (bamboo flute) to exhibit the historical
and aesthetic roots encompassing the essence of Daoist/Zen ideals.
A Musical Journey Through Time and Space
Friday, September 22nd - 8:00pm - MTSU Hinton Hall
Drawing from centuries of cultures migrating across the Silk Road, PANGEA weaves a
rich musical tapestry derived from music traditions of Mongolia, China, Central Asia,
and Europe. The deeply passionate vocals of guitarist Erkin Abdulla, highlighted by
the multi-instrumentalist Hong Wang, dance over the lush soundscape of Albert Chang's
and keyboards, this is a concert demonstrates the potential of the human spirit and
seek an inner harmony common to all.
Sunday, August 27th - 1:15pm - Knoxville, TN
MTSU Chinese Ensemble are Du Zhusong (suona, double-reed horn), Liang Wei (erhu, 2-string
fiddle), Lili He (pipa, 4-string lute), Mei Han (zheng, 21-string zither), Zini Wang
(percussion). They performed exicting traditional and contemporary Chinese music.
Teaching Chinese Music in American Higher Education Institutions
Friday, May 26th - 10:00am - MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture
Monday, April 10th - 10:00am - Leu Center for Visual Arts
World renowned Chinese musicians performed a concert of Chinese traditional music
at Belmont University.
Sunday, April 9th - 3:00pm - MTSU's Hinton Hall
Chinese Music Ensemble's Spring concert. The program included traditional and contemporary
Chinese music as well as jazz influenced composition.
Monday, April 3rd - 7:30pm - Immanuel Baptist Chruch, Nashville
The first collaboration between MTSU Women's Choral (under the direction of Professor
Angela Tipps) and the Center for Chinese Music and Culture. The event was presented
by the American Guild of Organists.
Saturday, February 25th - 8:00pm - MTSU Hinton Hall
Visiting professor Ji Jie (jinghu-fiddle) and Li Zengguang (dizi-bamboo flute) are
featured soloists performing with MTSU Symphony Orchestra.
Sunday, February 12th - 1:00pm - MTSU Miller Education Center Atrium
CCMC joined Intersection Music in this family concert exploring the music of China
featuring a combination of Chinese instruments and Western instruments. The program
highlited works by distinguished Chinese/American composers Zhou Long and Chen Yi,
Wu Fei (world premiere), and Randy Raine-Reusch & Mei Han.
Saturday, February 11th - 2:00pm - MTSU Hinton Hall
CCMC joined Intersection Music in this family concert exploring the music of China
featuring a combination of Chinese instruments and Western instruments. The program
highlited works by distinguished Chinese/American composers Zhou Long and Chen Yi,
Wu Fei (world premiere), and Randy Raine-Reusch & Mei Han.
Friday, January 27th - 7:30pm - MTSU Hinton Hall
Sparks flew when Chinese yangqin (hammer dulcimer) master Yuening Liu, met her American
counterpart, US national champion David Mahler in this first collaboration between
Chinese and American hammer dulcimer vertuosi. Dr. Liu is a professor of the Central
Conservatory of Music, Beijing and Sino-America Fullbright Research Scholar. David
Mahler is a Nashville based composer and multi-instrumentalist. Together they will
showcse hammer dulcimer music around the world. Joined the performance are: Mi Xuanye
(yangqin), graduate student from the Central Conservatory, Dong Nan (pipa), professor
of China Conservatory of Music, and Mei Han (zheng), director of MTSU Center for Chinese
Music and Culture.
Friday, December 2nd - 3:00pm - Center for Chinese Music and Culture
The inaugural performance of MTSU’s Chinese Music Ensemble!
On Friday 3pm December 2nd, the members of MTSU Chinese Ensemble showcased their new
musical skills. Their teachers, masters musicians from Beijing also performed a selection
of Chinese traditional repertoire.
Saturday, October 22nd - 2:30pm - Schermerhorn Symphony Center's Curb Education Hall Nashville
The MTSU Chinese Music Ensemble performed at the Nashville Symphony Orchestra’s Free
Day of Music.
Friday, October 14th - 7:30pm - MTSU Hinton Hall
Performance of Beijing Opera, Silk Bamboo Music (traditional genre) and contemporary
compositions for Chinese instruments.
Thursday, October 13th - 4:30pm - MTSU Saunders Fine Arts
The Beijing Opera workshop is conduced by a group of professors/performers from the
National Academy of Chinese Theatre Art. The workshop featurs Beijing Opera history,
performance style, and face painting.
Wednesday, September 21st - 7:30pm - MTSU Hinton Hall
Join the Center for Chinese Music and Celebrate Coufucius Day. Enjoy Chinese music,
dance, and poetry. Musicians: Jie Ji: erhu (2-string fiddle), Zengguang Li: dizi and
xiao (bamboo flutes), Xuanye Mi: yangqin (hammer dulcimer), and Dr. Mei Han zheng
(21-string long zither). Dancers: Roxanne Crew, Jen-Jen Lin and Nashville Chinese
Cultural Club. Poetry reading: Taffy Xu
