Vancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Society

May 15, 2010, 7:30 pm

Stringing Zithers

Tickets at the door $15 general/ $10 student and senior

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or call 604 683-8240

The Vancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Society and the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Gardens is proud to present Stringing Zithers on May 15th 2010 at the Chinese Classical Garden.  A concert for all audiences, The Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble will showcase an innovative collection of Asian zither instruments.

Representing the Zither family from China, the guzheng will lead the Koto from Japan and Kayagum from Korea, in displaying a stimulating multicultural collaboration of traditional and contemporary music. The night’s program will include solos that demonstrate technical skills developed from lifelong training as well as exhibiting the musical brilliance created when the instruments play together.

This concert will feature our very own guzheng player from the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble, Wei Li. He is the first Chinese instrumentalist to be nominated for a 2009 Grammy in performance. Wei Li will be bringing the stringed zithers to life with Guest performers Kozue Matsumoto on koto and Grace Jong Eun Lee on Kayagum and accompanied by our talented ensemble on erhu and ruan.

Musicians

Ji Rong Huang on Erhu (Chinese Violin)
Qing Chang on Ruan (Chinese Lute) & San Xian (Chinese Chordophone)

Featuring:

Wei Li on Gu Zheng (Chinese Zither)

Grace Jong Eun Lee on Kayagum (Korean Zither)
Kozue Matsumoto on Koto (Japanese Zither)

The Vanishing Courtyards in Beijing: Watercolour Paintings

by Weizhi Zhang

May 1-30, 2010

Beijing based artist Weizhi Zhang captured various types of Beijing courtyard gates on his watercolour canvases.

Beijing quadrangle courtyards are the most elaborate examples of Chinese vernacular dwelling.

Since the late 1990’s, these courtyards have been demolished to make way for modern high rise buildings. The exhibition will also present illustrations and maps of the City of Beijing, and a slide presentation on the history and structure of thegates by curator Yue Zhang, the daughter of the artist.

Meet the artist during the Artist Talk: Sunday, May 2nd at 3pm.

Penjing Exhibition

May 8 - 10

Classical Chinese gardens often contain arrangements of miniature trees and rockeries known as Penjing. These creations of carefully pruned trees and rocks are small-scale renditions of the natural landscape.

Free with admission.

Peony Exhibition

May 29, 30

Many varieties exhibited!

Free with admission.

Thank-you to our kind sponsors David and Sheila Jacks of Ferncliff Gardens. To find out more about the spectacular varieties available at Ferncliff visit www.ferncliffgardens.com