CAMA's 2008 Annual Concert
A Touch of the Orient
"East Meets West"
23rd Annual Chinese Music Concert
MEANY HALL
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
June 22, 2008 – 2:30 p.m.
For Tickets information please call: (206) 762-8899 or fill out a ticket ordering form here:
Chinese Arts and Music Association will be presenting its 23rd annual music celebration along with a wide panoply of cultural gems from a 9,000 years-old Chinese tradition titled "A Touch of the Orient - East Meets West." The foremost visual artistry of Budong Zhao will be exhibited in the lobby of Meany Hall at 1:00 p.m., complemented with the ancient musical sound of the Orient.
At 2:30 p.m., the featured show of the day will begin displaying the talents of Buyun Zhao and her NW JIGU Ensemble. Buyun Zhao is the director of the Washington Chinese Youth Orchestra. She is considered one of the world's foremost performers on the GuZheng (zither), the lute (PiPa) and the dulcimer (YangQin). Prior to immigrating to the United States, Buyun Zhao became a familiar and well known figure on the Chinese stage when she became China's first female jazz drummer. Upon joining the Chinese Arts and Music Association, Buyun founded and became the director of the Chinese youth drum corps.
Joining the cast of players in the combined youth and adult orchestras, special conductor Roger Nelson will take to the podium to conduct the orchestra and soloists which will include Warren Chang on the Erhu and Wayne Yee on the bamboo flute.
Tickets for the occasion include special reserved seats for $30.00 and general admission for $20.00. These may be purchased on our website here or by telephone: 206-762-8899. Tickets will also be available at the door prior to the concert.
This concert is sponsored in part by the King County 4Culture; The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, City of Seattle; China Harbor; Cultural Center of TECO; AAT TV; China Airlines; AA Pacific Herbs and Washington First Int'l Bank.