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Shanghai International Art Music Collaboration

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UH Mānoa Composition graduate student Chris Molina worked alongside composers from Shanghai Conservatory, Yale University, the University of Cambridge, and from Poland and New Zealand to participate in the second annual Hearing China collaboration. From November 10–16, 2016, composers attended workshop training on Chinese instruments, an afternoon performance at the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Center, and daily interviews for a future …

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AYANUJI NU UDUI (綾虹ぬ踊い) – Okinawan Dance and Music: Past & Present

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Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Okinawa’s premier arts university, will present a rich program of folk, classical, and contemporary dance and music from the Ryukyu Islands, including masked dance and lion dance. Two performances: 7:30 p.m. Saturday September 24 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 25 General seating (unreserved). Box office and will-call open one hour before showtime. Doors open approx. 30 …

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AYANUJI NU UDUI (綾虹ぬ踊い) – Okinawan Dance and Music: Past & Present

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Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, Okinawa’s premier arts university, will present a rich program of folk, classical, and contemporary dance and music from the Ryukyu Islands, including masked dance and lion dance. Two performances: 7:30 p.m. Saturday September 24 4:00 p.m. Sunday, September 25 General seating (unreserved). Box office and will-call open one hour before showtime. Doors open approx. 30 …

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Chinese Music Virtuosi Residency at UH Mānoa Music Department

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In February the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa Music Department and the East-West Center hosted the Chinese Music Virtuosi, an ensemble made up of some of Hong Kong’s finest performers and teachers. The group, which performs on traditional Chinese instruments, has toured extensively performing both contemporary and traditional repertoire. While at UH Mānoa, the ensemble took part in a number of presentations …