Annual Conference
The eighth annual conference of the US-China Music Institute will focus on the global phenomenon of guzheng teaching, research, and performance, with a particular emphasis on developments in the West. Scholars, performers, students, ensembles, and guzheng studio teachers from North America and China will come together for three days of performances, workshops, discussions and social events.
Open to the public. Registration requested (see below).
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 会议日程
THURSDAY, APRIL 30
CHINA INSTITUTE IN AMERICA: 100 WASHINGTON ST. NYC
3 - 5PM
Welcome Speeches and Guzheng Studio Performance
6:30 - 7:30PM
Public Concert: Masters of the Guzheng*
*tickets required. link to purchase coming soon.
FRIDAY, MAY 1
BARD COLLEGE: OLIN HUMANITIES BUILDING/OLIN HALL
10AM - 12PM
Presentations by Guest Artists and Scholars: Guzheng as a Global Phenomenon
1 - 3PM
Pedagogy Round Table Discussion
(attendees may register to participate)
4 - 5:30PM
Industry Session with Dunhuang Instrument Factory
With Li Sufang, master instrument technician and National Representative Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage for ethnic musical instrument craftsmanship; and Carol Chang, the founder of California’s Sound of China Guzheng Music Promotion Center, who fundamentally shaped guzheng appreciation and access in the United States.
7 - 8:30PM
Concert: Bard Chinese Ensemble and Guests
SATURDAY, MAY 2
BARD COLLEGE: NORTH CAMPUS CENTER/OLIN HALL
10AM - 12PM
Technique & Interpretation Masterclass
1 - 4PM
Annual Yaji (‘Elegant Gathering’)
Calligraphy, poetry, painting, music, and tea
(attendees may register to participate)
4 - 6PM
Guzheng Ensemble Coaching
7 - 9PM
Concert: GUZHENG TIANXIA 古筝天下
Master solo and ensemble performances
All programs subject to change. Full event details to come.
registration in advance KINDLY requested
Conference events are free and open to the public (excluding the China Institute concert on April 30). During registration, attendees may request to present a short talk or performance during the Pedagogy Round Table or the Yaji.
DIRECTIONS, TRAVEL AND LODGING INFORMATION
László Z. Bitó ‘60 Conservatory Building at Bard College
Photo by Anna Wesolowska.
Bard College is located in the Town of Red Hook, New York, about 90 miles north of New York City. The area can be reached by Amtrak (Rhinecliff Station), Metro North (Poughkeepsie Station), and the Trailways bus line (Kingston).
More information about travel to Bard College here.
For lodging, we recommend looking for hotels in the nearby city of Kingston. Explore lodging options near Bard here.
There are plenty of places to eat on campus and in the nearby villages of Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and Tivoli. More dining options can be found in Hudson, just 30 minutes away by car.
Information about dining on campus here.
Guzheng Tianxia 古筝天下 is presented in partnership with the Central Conservatory of Music, China, and in collaboration with China Institute in America.
