For over 5,000 years, music has been essential to Chinese culture. Its language is tonal, its poems were once sung, and traditionally an educated person was understood to be a musical expert. On the world stage, Chinese music enchants audiences from various cultures and opens a door to a civilization that contributes to the richness and diversity of all the humanities.

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With performances on Pipa (琵琶) and Ruan (阮) by musicians from the US-China Music Institute, and a discussion between China Institute’s Head of the School of Chinese Studies, Shenzhen Liao, and US-China Music Institute Director Jindong Cai, Chat on Chinese Music /茶话中国音乐 presents a musical conversation to delve deeper into the journey of Chinese music in the world.

Register online at: chinainstitute.org/event/chat-chinese-music-world-stage/

Music at China Institute 华美音乐 is a collaborative program with the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music, bringing the beauty, wisdom and philosophy of traditional Chinese music to people of all ages and backgrounds in the heart of Lower Manhattan.

Chat on Chinese Music /茶话中国音乐, a public educational series presented by Music at China Institute 华美音乐, invites audiences of all ages to hear performances and chat with top musicians in order to have a deeper understanding of Chinese music.

This page photos courtesy of Hsiao-Fang Lin