Born in China, I began studying the Chinese Dulcimer (Yangqin) at the age of six under the tutelage of Professor Yongkang Gan at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music. I am a member of both the Hubei Musicians Association and the China Nationalities Orchestra Society, and have served as an examiner for the Yangqin grade examinations organized by the Hubei Musicians Association.
As a performer, I have been frequently invited as a soloist across Europe, North America, and Asia, and have given masterclasses in China. I also had the honor of representing the Wuhan University–Université Paris Diderot cultural exchange program as the featured Yangqin soloist in Paris, France.
In addition to performing, I have taken on leadership roles in several prominent Chinese orchestras. I served as president of the Wuhan University Chinese Orchestra (2005), a large ensemble of over 40 musicians; the Waterloo Chinese Orchestra (2014) and the Grand River Chinese Orchestra (2019), both mid-sized community ensembles; and most recently, the Qi Ensemble (2023), a chamber group focused on innovative and cross-cultural repertoire.
Conrad Grebel University College - Board Room
140 Westmount Rd. N.
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:00 AM | Name:Charis Chung | Titles: Xiang Shan She Gu by Yun Qu Chun Dao La Sa by Zhao Yuan Shi | Home Festival:Star-MVP |
Time:9:15 AM | Name:Catherine Xiao Ying Wang | Titles: Drum Echos at the Temple Fair by Qu Yun Flower and Youth by Wan Fen Li | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:9:30 AM | Name:Angelina Lou | Titles: Spring Comes to Lhasa by Zhaoyuan Shi Fighting the Typhoon by Changyuan Wang | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:9:45 AM | Name:Silvia Yu | Titles: Spring to Lhasa by Zhaoyuan Shi Harvest Gongs and Drums by Xiuwen Peng /Huiquan Cai | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:10:00 AM | Name:Andria Du | Titles: Chun Dao Lasa (Spring Comes to Tibet) by Bai Deng Lang Ji Yang Bian Cui Ma Yun Liang Mang (Delivering Grain by Horse) by Xianzhong Wei | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:10:20 AM | Name:Amelie Choy | Titles: 伊犁河畔 Along the YiLi River, 1st mvt. (without 散板), 2nd and 3rd mvts. by 成公亮 Gongliang Cheng 寒鸦戏水 Winter Ducks Frolicking in the Water, 1st mvt. (头板、慢板) by 郭鹰 Ying Guo, 曹正 Zheng Cao | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:10:40 AM | Name:Samantha Liu | Titles: Spring Dawn on the Snowy Mountain by Shange Fan, Sang Ge Red Sun On Jinggang Mountain by Manqin Zhao | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:11:00 AM | Name:Maggie Liangzhi Li | Titles: Waves Washing the Sand by Abing (Hua, Yanjun) Falling Flowers Coloring the Green by Tianhua Liu | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:11:20 AM | Name:Ada Wong | Titles: Cui Yu (Sound of Emerald) by Le Liu The Eight Scenery of Chang'an , 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8 by Jieming Yang and Wanfen Li | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:1:00 PM | Name:Jiaqi Li | Titles: Narration: Reflections on the Tang Poem "The Song of the Pipa" by Wu Houyuan Ambush by Chinese Tranditional Music | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:1:25 PM | Name:Grace Xie | Titles: Cui Yu by Le Liu The Heroic Little Sisters of the Grassland by Yingju Wu | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:1:50 PM | Name:Eva Li | Titles: Heroic Sisters Of the Grasslands by Zu Qiang Wu General's Order by Xun Zhi Wang | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:2:10 PM | Name:HengYuan Zhang | Titles: Romantic Breeze Of Spring by Le Liu Little Sisters of Prairie Heroes by Yingju Wu | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:2:40 PM | Name:Sylvia Tang | Titles: Caprice of the West by Jian Min Wang Spring on Xiang River by Zhong Shan Wang | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:3:00 PM | Name:Cecilia Yu | Titles: Spring on Xiang River by Zhongjun Wang The Eternal Sorrow of Lin'an, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th mvts. by Zhanhao He | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:3:25 PM | Name:Yichun Xie | Titles: Endless Yearning by Jianmin Wang Fantasy by Jianmin Wang | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:3:50 PM | Name:Yilin Li | Titles: Sleeves Dance (袖梦) by Le Liu Lotus Blossoming under the Rain (雨莲花开) by Rui Wang | Home Festival:Toronto |
Workshop will be held from approximately 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop