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The Chinese Culture Talks lecture on Chinese folk music in Washington DC

(Chinaculture.org) Updated: 2015-12-12 08:44 Comments

The Chinese Culture Talks lecture on Chinese folk music in Washington DC

Forty students of the Yu Ying Charter School choir performed the Chinese melody Hong Yan with the Orchestra at Yu Ying Charter School on Dec 10. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A lecture on Chinese folk music was held at Yu Ying Charter School, Washington DC on Dec 10. Artists from the China National Music Orchestra and keynote speaker Zhou Yi from New York gave a presentation on Chinese folk music and musical instruments for the students and teachers of the school.

The lecture opened with a performance from the famous Chinese melody of Boisterous Elation. Celebrated Pipa performer Zhou Yi gave the students a vivid introduction on the classification of Chinese traditional musical instruments and special performing art with a live demonstration of the artists from the Orchestra. The young audience of this American school excitedly applauded and cheered on the Chinese performance.

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