<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">~~~ </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13029" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">Rare Northeast Ohio appearance by one of China's most renowned musicians</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_57" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">~~~</span><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13033" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_60"><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13036" style="font-size:
10pt; background-color: transparent;"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13035" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">GUO YAZHI'S WORLD OF WINDS: THE LEGEND OF SUONA</span><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13036" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392437183571_19218" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">《郭雅志的管乐世界 -- 唢呐传奇<span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392986473891_28440" style="font-size: 10pt;">》</span><br clear="none"></span></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13038" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">A concert of traditional Chinese music</div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13038" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 2,
2014</div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13040" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">Frohring Recital Hall (c<span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392437183571_21287" style="font-size: 10pt;">orner of Dean Street and S.R. 700)</span></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13042" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_72" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Hiram College</span><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13044" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_76" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Hiram, Ohio</span><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13046" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">A Hiram Community Trust
Event</div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13048" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">Free and open to the public; no tickets required (arrive early for best seats)</div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13050" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13052" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">* * * * *</div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13054" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13056" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">Making his first Northeast Ohio appearance, the internationally renowned virtuoso multi-instrumentalist <span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14123" style="font-weight: bold;">Guo
Yazhi</span> (郭雅志) <span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_191" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">will present a colorful showcase concert at </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13058" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Hiram College's Frohring Recital Hall on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 3 p.m. </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13060" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">In the program, Guo will play more than ten different traditional Chinese </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_94" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">wind instruments, displaying the charm and subtlety of such rarely heard instruments as the </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_97" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"><span
id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392437183571_20565" style="font-style: italic;">xun</span> (an ancient clay ocarina dating back 7,000 years); the <span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14125" style="font-style: italic;">guanzi</span> and </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13062" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14121" style="font-style: italic;">shuangguan</span> (single and double oboes with clarinet-like tone); and various </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_102" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">sizes of <span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14781" style="font-style: italic;">suona</span> (a shawm with metal bell). Pieces to be performed include </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_105"
style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">"Tapping Jujubes," "Phoenix-Tail Bamboo Under the </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13064" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Moonlight," and "A Hundred Birds Court the Phoenix," among others.</span></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_109" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13066" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">Guo will be accompanied for several selections by the area's own <span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_114" style="font-weight: bold;">Cleveland </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_117" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14359" style="font-weight: bold;">Chinese Music
Ensemble</span>, whose instruments include the <span style="font-style: italic;">dizi</span> (bamboo flute), </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13068" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-style: italic;">sheng</span> (mouth organ), <span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_7_1392986473891_177" style="font-style: italic;">erhu</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">gaohu</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">yehu</span>, and <span style="font-style: italic;">tihu</span> (fiddles), <span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392437183571_21290" style="font-style: italic;">pipa</span> and <span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_14_1392437183571_151" style="font-style: italic;">yueqin</span> (lutes), drums, gongs, and other </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_120" style="background-color: transparent;
font-size: 10pt;">percussion.</span></div><div></div><div><span></span></div><div class="yiv0019089900yqt3865291674" id="yiv0019089900yqtfd08073"><div class="yiv0019089900yqt4249386591" id="yiv0019089900yqtfd43884"><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_122" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13070" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">This program is sponsored by the Music Department and the Hiram Community <span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_127" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Trust. For more information contact Professor Tina Dreisbach at (330) 569-7539.</span></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13072" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_131"
style="background-color: transparent;">About the visiting artist:</div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13074" style="background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13077" style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_135"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_183" style="font-weight: bold;">Guo Yazhi</span> (b. 1966) is China's premier performer of the </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14991" style="font-style: italic;">suona</span>, also playing nearly 30 other musical instruments such as the <span style="font-style: italic;">guanzi</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">bawu</span>, and saxophone<span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14993" style="background-color: transparent;">. A native of </span><span
id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13076" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Shanxi province in northern China, he trained at the prestigious Central </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14361" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Conservatory of Music in Beijing, </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392437183571_20291" style="font-size: 10pt;">where he taught for several years following his graduation</span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14361" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">. He </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_144" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">has released a dozen CDs, performed as a soloist with orchestras throughout China and around the </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_147" style="background-color:
transparent; font-size: 10pt;">world, and frequently appears on CCTV, China's national television network (see video links below). </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_150" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">In June 1998 he was selected by the Chinese Ministry of Culture as one of </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_153" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">China's most outstanding musicians, and was invited to give a solo </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_156" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">performance for the heads of state during President Clinton’s visit to </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_159" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Beijing. Between 1999 and 2011 he served as principal </span><span
id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392437183571_21275" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">suona</span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14119" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"> performer for the Hong Kong </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_162" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Chinese Orchestra, winning a </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_14_1392437183571_78" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Hong Kong Arts Development Award for Best Artist (Music) in 2012.</span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_14_1392437183571_59" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;"> Also a performer of jazz and popular music (often in </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_165" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">combination with
traditional Chinese music), he has invented a sliding reed device that allows the <span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_14_1392437183571_143" style="font-style: italic;">suona</span> to be played chromatically, and is currently studying at the </span><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_14117" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">Berklee College of Music in Boston.</span></div><div></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392437183571_20271"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_14_1392437183571_33"></span></div><div><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_15_1392437183571_30"></span></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div class="yiv0019089900yqt0752019853" id="yiv0019089900yqtfd08398"><div class="yiv0019089900yqt3973674836" id="yiv0019089900yqtfd94858"><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_167" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div
id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_167" style="background-color: transparent;"><span id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392437183571_20279" style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt;">More information about the concert:</span><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_174" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_174" style="background-color: transparent;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://news.hiram.edu/?p=9432">http://news.hiram.edu/?p=9432</a><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_174" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_173" target="_blank" href="http://www.hiram.edu/majors-and-minors/music/calendar" style="color: rgb(25, 106,
212);">http://www.hiram.edu/majors-and-minors/music/calendar</a></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_179" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_9_1392317222599_178" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/182316701967056/%E2%80%8E" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">https://www.facebook.com/events/182316701967056/</a></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392437183571_19253" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><br clear="none"></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392437183571_19249" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;">Guo Yazhi videos:</div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13091" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13090" target="_blank"
href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caZknSYWr7Y" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caZknSYWr7Y</a></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13088" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13087" target="_blank" href="http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/CetEQoZuS5Y/?FR=LIAN" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/CetEQoZuS5Y/?FR=LIAN</a></div><div id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13085" style="font-size: 10pt; background-color: transparent;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" id="yiv0019089900yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1392317222599_13084" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPGjG9CW36A" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPGjG9CW36A</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>