“Wild Geese Descending Onto the Sand” is one of the most famous pieces of music ever composed for the guqin, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. Meant to evoke the sound of geese flying by the ...

Judith and Howard Rubenstein’s travels in China in 1984 had a big impact on them. The trip inspired Howard Rubenstein to create “Romance of the Western Chamber – the Musical.” The family friendly show ...

On February 2, 2024, a group of young musicians from the Zhejiang Conservatory of Music and Shenyang Conservatory of Music, as well as several Chinese universities, performed at Carnegie Hall. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO - If you step inside Shangri-La Gifts and Tea Shop along Grant Ave. in San Francisco's Chinatown, you may get greeted with the sound of tradition. And what you hear echoing from a tiny ...

People often say that music is the great unifier. For instance, you can go to a concert and be surrounded by hundreds or thousands of strangers but everyone has at least one thing in common—love for ...

During World War II, while the United States limited immigration to the country and turned away a barge full of Jewish refugees, one port city kept its doors open to Europe’s persecuted Jews: Shanghai ...

[1.] Ancient Chinese musical instruments -- The dawn of musical culture : China's oldest musical instruments -- The wonder of bronze : a tour of Shang and Zhou musical instruments -- Palace pageantry ...