Sunday, November 7th, 3 PM
Chinese Dulcimer (*Yangqin) player Junko Aono is a native Japanese artist who grew up playing classical piano. She began formal lessons on Yangqin from a Chinese instructor while studying the Chinese language at Waseda University in Japan. Having debuted her first CD Fantasy of Silk Road in 1993, Ms. Aono immigrated to the US in 1999 and has been performing in solo concerts and with classical and jazz ensembles all over the Bay Area. Released in 2009, her second CD Peace of Mind was broadcasted on the air. Having received her Bachelor of Music from The University of Illinois and her MA from the Julliard School, clarinetist Sylvia Loebach has performed with a variety of chamber music groups as well as with the Mexico City Philharmonic. www.junkodulcimer.com
*The biggest and the most complex instrument in the dulcimer family, the Yangqin originates from the Persian Santur. Its range of tones is about four octaves with 135 strings. Its strings are struck by thin bamboo sticks that are rubber-tipped.
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