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SUMMARY:Free Family Concert: Year of the Dragon
DESCRIPTION:Perfect for ages 3-7\, this free family concert will explore the music and stories of the Chinese Zodiac and celebrate 2024’s Year of the Dragon! \nOn this 50-minute program\, international erhu virtuoso Dr. Chia-Yu Joy Lu of Wesleyan University will play alongside a NHSO violinist Stephanie Hug and NHSO pianist William Braun. The erhu is a two-stringed instrument played with a bow that is not only popular in China\, but in East Asian countries that are influenced by Chinese culture. \nThe concert’s music will include Two Tigers\, Thunder in a Drought\, Joy & Happiness\, Grasshopper Tricks the Rooster\, Beautiful Flowers and Full Moon\, and more. While the music plays\, a Chinese calligraphy artist will simultaneously hand-draw characters on a screen and families will have the opportunity to practice writing the characters in provided program books. \nRegistration is required for this event. Please click here to register.  \n\nAbout the Guest Artist \nBorn and raised in Taiwan\, Dr. Joy Lu has studied erhu since her childhood and was awarded several prizes in erhu and zhonghu (alto erhu) performances. She is a musician\, researcher\, ensemble director\, conductor\, music teacher\, and language educator\, holding a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University\, an M.A. in Ethnomusicology from the University of Sheffield\, U.K.\, and a B.F.A. in erhu performance and music education from National Taiwan Normal University\, Taiwan. She has published a music textbook (Music Textbook for Vocational High School\, 2006\, Kuang Mau Books Co.\, LTD)\, erhu music scores\, and erhu music albums that have been distributed in Taiwan and China. She has appeared in Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Yale University\, and Boston College\, and has been directing Wesleyan Chinese Music Ensemble for over a decade. In 2020\, she helped to establish the Smith College Chinese Music Ensemble and has served as its music director since then. \n\nConcert Sponsor
URL:https://newhavensymphony.org/event/family-dragon-ansonia-24/
LOCATION:Ansonia Library\, 53 South Cliff Street\, Ansonia\, 06401
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SUMMARY:Free Family Concert: Year of the Dragon
DESCRIPTION:Perfect for ages 3-7\, this free family concert will explore the music and stories of the Chinese Zodiac and celebrate 2024’s Year of the Dragon! \nOn this 50-minute program\, international erhu virtuoso Dr. Chia-Yu Joy Lu of Wesleyan University will play alongside a NHSO violinist Stephanie Hug and NHSO pianist William Braun. The erhu is a two-stringed instrument played with a bow that is not only popular in China\, but in East Asian countries that are influenced by Chinese culture. \nThe concert’s music will include Two Tigers\, Thunder in a Drought\, Joy & Happiness\, Grasshopper Tricks the Rooster\, Beautiful Flowers and Full Moon\, and more. While the music plays\, a Chinese calligraphy artist will simultaneously hand-draw characters on a screen and families will have the opportunity to practice writing the characters in provided program books. \nPlease note: Registration for this performance is full. Click here to sign up for the wait list or call (203) 924-1580 ext. 5108. \n\nAbout the Guest Artist \nBorn and raised in Taiwan\, Dr. Joy Lu has studied erhu since her childhood and was awarded several prizes in erhu and zhonghu (alto erhu) performances. She is a musician\, researcher\, ensemble director\, conductor\, music teacher\, and language educator\, holding a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University\, an M.A. in Ethnomusicology from the University of Sheffield\, U.K.\, and a B.F.A. in erhu performance and music education from National Taiwan Normal University\, Taiwan. She has published a music textbook (Music Textbook for Vocational High School\, 2006\, Kuang Mau Books Co.\, LTD)\, erhu music scores\, and erhu music albums that have been distributed in Taiwan and China. She has appeared in Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, Yale University\, and Boston College\, and has been directing Wesleyan Chinese Music Ensemble for over a decade. In 2020\, she helped to establish the Smith College Chinese Music Ensemble and has served as its music director since then. \n\nConcert Sponsor \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n 
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LOCATION:Plumb Memorial Library\, 65 Wooster Street\, Shelton\, 06484
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