Folk and Traditional Arts
Folk and Traditional Arts
Master pipa player, Gao Hong, will produce the first English language pipa instructional book and DVD. She will also give concerts and lectures in three Minnesota locations.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Wendy Dayton: Arts and community leader and philanthopist.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; David Glenn, Executive director of the Minnesota Project, ceramic artist; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Drue Fergison: Musicologist with a strong interdisciplinary and ethnomusicological background; Alan Kagan: Professor emeritus, ethnomusicology, School of Music, Univeristy of Minnesota; Mark Lambert: Faculty member, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with ceramics emphasis; Margaret Larson: Voice teacher, choral director, professional singer; professor of voice, McNally Smith College of Music; Niels Strandskov: Arts administrator, Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre and School; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Poet and fiber artist
Executive director Sue Gens (651) 215-1600
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Gao Hong will introduce traditional Chinese music to Minnesota audiences through a concert and workshops. The value of the public concert and workshops will be assessed through brief questionnaires inserted into the concert workshops’ programs and completed by audience members. Responses to these questionnaires will be tabulated and analyzed by myself and team members. 2: Gao Hong will introduce traditional Chinese music to Minnesota audiences through a concert and workshops. The value of the public concert and workshops will be assessed through brief questionnaires inserted into the concert workshops’ programs and completed by audience members. Responses to these questionnaires will be tabulated and analyzed by myself and team members.
The first pipa instructional book in English was written with a companion DVD, and transcription of Chinese scores to western notation. The book was promoted at nine public events in Minnesota. It will be published by Hal Leonard Publishing in 2015. 2: From the very beginning of the project, I would try early drafts of the book out on my students to get their feedback. Many valuable comments from them helped shape the book and made it more accessible. I also sought feedback from composers and regularly.
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