Qizhi enrolled in the undergraduate double-degree program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music in the Fall of 2020 to study guqin performance.
Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies guqin under CCOM Professor Zhao Jiazhen.

Danni enrolled in the double-degree program at the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music in the Fall of 2020 to study guqin performance. Through Bard’s partnership with CCOM, she studies under CCOM Professor Zhao Jiazhen.

Kendall Griffith joined the Bard Conservatory in the Fall of 2022 with a major in pipa performance. Originally from Boston, she has been studying pipa for several years, as well as the Chinese language. At Bard she is studying with master teacher Zhang Hongyan, the head of the Traditional Instruments Department at the Central Conservatory of Music.

Yifan started at Bard in the Fall of 2020, enrolling in the double-degree program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, where he studies dizi with Professor Chen Tao.

Beitong enrolled in the first year of the Chinese instrument double-degree program at the Bard Conservatory in the Fall of 2018 to study erhu. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies with CCOM Professor Yu Hongmei. Her second major is global and international studies.

Lucina Yue is a candidate for the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture at the Bard College Conservatory of Music. She is focusing on guzheng performance. She is also an accomplished player of the konghuo, a form of Chinese harp.

Wenjun Lu (Jessy) is a pipa major in the Bard College Conservatory of Music. She attended the Affiliated Secondary School of Nanjin University of The Arts to learn pipa. Later, she studied with Professor Zhao Jie of the Central Conservatory of Music. Her master teacher at Bard is CCOM Professor Zhang Qiang.

Xiaoyan has shown a strong interest in music since her childhood. She started to learn pipa from a professional pipa teacher at the age of eight. After graduation from primary school, she was admitted to the Affiliated Middle School of Guangxi Art University. She takes an active part in many national instrument competitions and all kinds of performances, and served as the leader of the school's Chinese orchestra and the school’s pipa group, which achieved results in many competitions. Xiaoyan was admitted to Bard Conservatory in 2020, where she studies under Central Conservatory of Music Professor Zhang Qiang.

Yuling is majoring in ruan in the double-degree program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies with CCOM Professor Xu Yang. Her second major is Chinese studies.

Wenrui Shi is a candidate for the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture at the Bard Conservatory. Wenrui studies Guqin with master teacher Zhao Jiazhen of the Central Conservatory of Music.

Chen Wang came to Bard to study erhu in the Fall of 2019. Her master teacher is Professor Chen Wang of the Central Conservatory of Music.

Wang Kehan (Eric) is majoring in guqin performance in the Bard College Conservatory of Music. He studies with Professor Zhao Jiazhen of the Central Conservatory of Music, and has performed with her many times. He won the gold award in the China Instrumental Music Competition held by Eastman Conservatory of Music in 2018 and the Hongqin Cup Gold Award twice in 2019.

Betty enrolled in the first year of the Chinese instruments double-degree program at the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music in the Fall of 2018. Betty studies guzheng under Professor Zhou Wang of the Central Conservatory of Music. Her second major is art history.

Yixin enrolled as a guzheng major in the first year of the double-degree program in Chinese instruments at the Bard Conservatory in the Fall of 2018. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she is studying with CCOM Professor Zhou Wang. Yixin’s second major is mathematics.

Zhe Wang is a candidate for the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture at the Bard Conservatory. His focus is on Guqin performance. Zhe studies with master teacher Zhao Jiazhen of the Central Conservatory of Music.

Yijie is a ruan major in the Bard College Conservatory of Music double-degree program. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies ruan with CCOM Professor Xu Yang.

Lu Xi, or Lucy, is a candidate in the Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture at the Bard Conservatory. Lucy is studying ethnomusicology and pipa performance.

Eric Zheng will pursue a Master of Arts in Chinese Music and Culture at the Bard Conservatory with a focus on suona performance. He is studying with suona master and Bard faculty member Yazhi Guo. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Eric previously studied saxophone performance at Michigan State and Northwestern University.

Yining came to Bard from Texas in the Fall of 2021 to major in Chinese percussion at the Bard College Conservatory of Music’s Chinese instrument double degree program. She is studying with Professor Qiao Jia of the Central Conservatory of Music.

Qizhi enrolled in the undergraduate double-degree program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music in the Fall of 2020 to study guqin performance.
Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies guqin under CCOM Professor Zhao Jiazhen.

JinOu started at Bard in the Fall of 2019. As a student of the double-degree program at the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, Jinou is majoring in pipa performance and global and international studes. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, JinOu studies under the guidance of CCOM Professor Zhang Qiang.

Yifan started at Bard in the Fall of 2020, enrolling in the double-degree program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, where he studies dizi with Professor Chen Tao.

Beitong enrolled in the first year of the Chinese instrument double-degree program at the Bard Conservatory in the Fall of 2018 to study erhu. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies with CCOM Professor Yu Hongmei. Her second major is global and international studies.

Wenjun Lu (Jessy) is a pipa major in the Bard College Conservatory of Music. She attended the Affiliated Secondary School of Nanjin University of The Arts to learn pipa. Later, she studied with Professor Zhao Jie of the Central Conservatory of Music. Her master teacher at Bard is CCOM Professor Zhang Qiang.

Xiaoyan has shown a strong interest in music since her childhood. She started to learn pipa from a professional pipa teacher at the age of eight. After graduation from primary school, she was admitted to the Affiliated Middle School of Guangxi Art University. She takes an active part in many national instrument competitions and all kinds of performances, and served as the leader of the school's Chinese orchestra and the school’s pipa group, which achieved results in many competitions. Xiaoyan was admitted to Bard Conservatory in 2020, where she studies under Central Conservatory of Music Professor Zhang Qiang.

Wang Kehan (Eric) is majoring in guqin performance in the Bard College Conservatory of Music. He studies with Professor Zhao Jiazhen of the Central Conservatory of Music, and has performed with her many times. He won the gold award in the China Instrumental Music Competition held by Eastman Conservatory of Music in 2018 and the Hongqin Cup Gold Award twice in 2019.

Betty enrolled in the first year of the Chinese instruments double-degree program at the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music in the Fall of 2018. Betty studies guzheng under Professor Zhou Wang of the Central Conservatory of Music. Her second major is art history.

Yijie is a ruan major in the Bard College Conservatory of Music double-degree program. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies ruan with CCOM Professor Xu Yang.

Yining came to Bard from Texas in the Fall of 2021 to major in Chinese percussion at the Bard College Conservatory of Music’s Chinese instrument double degree program. She is studying with Professor Qiao Jia of the Central Conservatory of Music.

Qizhi enrolled in the undergraduate double-degree program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music in the Fall of 2020 to study guqin performance.
Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies guqin under CCOM Professor Zhao Jiazhen.

JinOu started at Bard in the Fall of 2019. As a student of the double-degree program at the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, Jinou is majoring in pipa performance and global and international studes. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, JinOu studies under the guidance of CCOM Professor Zhang Qiang.

Yifan started at Bard in the Fall of 2020, enrolling in the double-degree program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, where he studies dizi with Professor Chen Tao.

Beitong enrolled in the first year of the Chinese instrument double-degree program at the Bard Conservatory in the Fall of 2018 to study erhu. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies with CCOM Professor Yu Hongmei. Her second major is global and international studies.

Chang enrolled in the first year of the double-degree program in Chinese instruments at the Bard College Conservatory of Music to study erhu. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies erhu with CCOM Professor Yu Hongmei.

Yuling is majoring in ruan in the double-degree program at the Bard College Conservatory of Music. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies with CCOM Professor Xu Yang. Her second major is Chinese studies.

Betty enrolled in the first year of the Chinese instruments double-degree program at the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music in the Fall of 2018. Betty studies guzheng under Professor Zhou Wang of the Central Conservatory of Music. Her second major is art history.

Yixin enrolled as a guzheng major in the first year of the double-degree program in Chinese instruments at the Bard Conservatory in the Fall of 2018. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she is studying with CCOM Professor Zhou Wang. Yixin’s second major is mathematics.

Yijie is a ruan major in the Bard College Conservatory of Music double-degree program. Through Bard’s partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, she studies ruan with CCOM Professor Xu Yang.

Lin Chenxiehang is a second year graduate student at the Central Conservatory of Music, where she studies erhu with Professor Yu Hongmei. During the 2020-21 academic year she has served as a US-China Music Fellow at the Bard College Conservatory of Music, where she teaches erhu and provides support for the Chinese Ensemble.

Liu Yiqiu is a second-year graduate student at the Central Conservatory of Music, where she studies pipa with Professor Zhang Qiang. During the 2020-21 academic year, she has served as a US-China Music Fellow in the Bard Conservatory, teaching pipa and supporting the Bard Chinese Ensemble.

Qi Miao is a first year graduate student at the Central Conservatory of Music, where she studies guqin under Professor Zhao Jiazhen. During the 2020-21 academic year, she has served as a US-China Music Fellow for the Bard College Conservatory of Music, providing teaching for Bard’s undergraduate guqin majors and supporting the Bard Chinese Ensemble.

Sun Waiki is a first-year graduate student at the Central Conservatory of Music, where she studies ruan with Professor Xu Yang. During the 2020-21 academic year, she has served as a US-China Music Fellow at the Bard Conservatory, providing ruan teaching and support for the Bard Chinese Ensemble.

Xu Xinyi is in her second year in the postgraduate degree program at the Central Conservatory of Music, where she is studying guzheng under Professor Zhou Wang. During the 2020-21 academic year, Xinyi is serving as a US-China Music Fellow for the Bard College Conservatory of Music, providing teaching and program support for Bard’s guzheng majors and the Bard Chinese Ensemble. (Not performing in the Spring Concert.)