<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453901621032_17224">There will be two free concerts of traditional Chinese music for the Chinese New Year in Northeast Ohio this weekend (Sat. and Sun., Jan. 30 and 31, 2016 at the public libraries in Burton and Hudson).<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453901621032_25697" class=""></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yqtfd18133"><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yqtfd43211"><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yqtfd05009"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453901621032_2859"></div></div></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yqtfd20012"><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yqtfd74327"><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">****************************</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233617"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><b class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_217347">Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble</b></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">克里夫蘭民族樂團</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">presents</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">"Journey to the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits":</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">A concert for the Chinese New Year</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">新年音樂會《花果山遊記》</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190858"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Two performances (same program for both):</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190862"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">1) 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2015</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Burton Public Library</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">14588 West Park Street</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Burton, Ohio</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Free</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190870"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">2) 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 31, 2015</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Hudson Library & Historical Society</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">96 Library Street</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Hudson, Ohio</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Free</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190878"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">The <b class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_208303">Cleveland Chinese Music Ensemble</b> presents a program of festive music from China and Taiwan in celebration of the Chinese New Year (the Year of the Monkey).</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190882"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">The ensemble's instruments include <i class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_219550">dizi</i> and <i class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233652">xiao</i> (bamboo flutes), <i class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233654">sheng</i> (mouth organ), <i class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233656">erhu</i> (fiddle), <i class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233658">sihu</i> (4-stringed fiddle), <i class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233660">pipa</i> (pear-shaped lute), <i class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233662">yueqin</i> (moon lute), gongs, drums, cymbals, and other percussion.</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190886"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Featured vocalist will be Ms. <b class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233667">Yuan Wang</b>, a visiting scholar at Kent State University specializing in Chinese opera and folk singing. The performance will also feature <i class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233669">sheng</i> soloist <b class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233671">Haochen Qin</b> of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China, who is currently pursuing graduate studies in ethnomusicology at Kent State University.</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190890"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">The program will also include stories about the adventures of Sun Wukong, the legendary Monkey King of Chinese folklore, from the classic novel "Journey to the West." Inspired by the fanciful setting of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits (Hua Guo Shan, 花果山), Sun's home in the novel, the performance will treat listeners with a profusion of musical and literary delights.</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190894"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Program:</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190898"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Liuyang River (Liuyang He, 浏阳河)</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Story: The Monkey King on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Mongolian dance music: Uelzuur (Үелзүүр) and Chudraa (Чудраа)</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Sheng solo: Boat Song on Weishan Lake (Weishan Hu Chuan Ge, 微山湖船歌) - featuring Haochen Qin, sheng</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Story: The Monkey King Masters the Art of Cloud-Flying</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● An Embroidered Purse (Xiu Hebao, 绣荷包) - with Yuan Wang, guest vocalist</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Longing for the Spring Breeze (Wang Chun Feng, 望春风)</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Reminiscing About the Past (Huai Gu, 怀古)</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Turtledove Tune (Banjiu Diao, 斑鸠调) - with Yuan Wang, guest vocalist</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Story: The Monkey King Visits the Dragon King of the Sea</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● A Roar of Laughter on the Deep Blue Sea (Chong Hoi Yat Sing Siu, 沧海一声笑) - David Badagnani and ensemble, vocals</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Thunder in the Drought (Han Tian Lei, 旱天雷)</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Story: The Monkey King Eats the Peaches of Immortality</div><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">● Happiness in the New Year (Xin Nian Le, 新年乐)</div></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190914"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Both concerts are free and open to the public and no tickets are required; arrive early for the best seats.</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233700"></div><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">More information for Jan. 30 concert: call (440) 834-4466 or visit <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_202710" target="_blank" href="http://www.burton.lib.oh.us/" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">http://www.burton.lib.oh.us/</a></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233705"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">More information for Jan. 31 concert: call (330) 653-6658, ext. 1010 or visit <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_195477" target="_blank" href="http://www.hudsonlibrary.org/" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://www.hudsonlibrary.org/</a></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_190919"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Links for Jan. 30 concert:</div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_199332" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/499634396886112/" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">https://www.facebook.com/events/499634396886112/</a><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233714"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_199183" target="_blank" href="http://www.burton.lib.oh.us/content/chinese-new-year-cleveland-chinese-music-ensemble" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">http://www.burton.lib.oh.us/content/chinese-new-year-cleveland-chinese-music-ensemble</a><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233718"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233721"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Links for Jan. 31 concert:<br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233724"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_197971" target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/896846920411202/" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">https://www.facebook.com/events/896846920411202/</a><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233728"></div><div class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_197846" target="_blank" href="http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=3850&EventID=263511&PK" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=3850&EventID=263511&PK</a><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233732"></div><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_196632" target="_blank" href="http://engagedpatrons.org/events.cfm?siteid=3850&audience=a" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://engagedpatrons.org/events.cfm?siteid=3850&audience=a</a><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233736"></div><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233739"></div><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Article about guest vocalist Yuan Wang in the "Erie Chinese Journal" (Cleveland, Ohio's Chinese-language newspaper):</div><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_213927" target="_blank" href="http://ecjweb.net/PDF_FILES/ECJ293/ECJ293-04.PDF" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">http://ecjweb.net/PDF_FILES/ECJ293/ECJ293-04.PDF</a><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233745"></div><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><br clear="none" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_233748"></div><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249">Video of guest vocalist Yuan Wang singing an aria from Yihuang xi, a form of local opera from her native Jiangxi province in eastern China:</div><div class="" dir="ltr" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453379997270_5249"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="" id="yiv5499152487yui_3_16_0_1_1453252008432_213959" target="_blank" href="http://www.meipai.com/media/446808597" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212);">http://www.meipai.com/media/446808597</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>