The Chinese Fine Arts Society (CFAS) was founded in 1984 as a 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to the education and promotion of the Chinese cultural arts.

Due to security concerns regarding the upcoming NATO summit in downtown Chicago, our APA Heritage month celebration has been cancelled.

Celebrate Chinese culture with us at our Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month celebration at Daley Plaza featuring Chinese classical music, Chinese dance, and martial arts performances.

Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month Celebration
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 12:00 PM
Daley Plaza
50 W. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602

This event is co-sponsored by the Midwest Asian Health Association as part of Hepatitis Awareness Day.

Thank you all for coming!

CFAS is excited to return once again to Preston Bradley Hall for the 23rd Annual All Chinese Music Concert dedicated to the memory of CFAS founder, Barbara Tiao.

Migratory Journeys Sunday Salon Concert
Sunday, April 29, 2012, 3:00 PM
Chicago Cultural Center
Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington Street 60602
FREE admission

The concert highlights established and emerging Chinese-American composers including Migratory Journeys International Composition Competition winners Chen Yao and Tonia Ko. This is the third concert in the Migratory Journeys Concert Series.

The program will include selections from:

• Tan Dun: Seven Desires for Guitar
• Chen Yao: Yearning
• Huang Ruo: Book of the Forgotten
• Zhou Long: Tai Ping Gu
• Lei Liang: A Journey into Desire
• Chou Wen Chung: The Willows Are New
• Bright Sheng: Tibetan Dance
• Tonia Ko: Moon Lullaby

Featured performers are Yuan-Qing Yu, Violin; Catherine Brubaker, Viola; Ken Olsen, Cello; Daniel Armstrong, Doublebass; Kuang-Hao Huang, Piano; Scott Hostetler, Oboe; Lawrie Bloom, Clarinet; Cynthia Yeh, Percussion; YuQi Deng, Zheng; and You Wang, Guitar

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In partnership with the Chicago Public Library, CFAS is pleased to present Melodies of Love and Loss, a concert inspired by the 2012 One Book, One Chicago selection, Gold Boy, Emerald Girl by Yiyun Li as part of our Migratory Journeys Concert Series.

Melodies of Love and Loss: Chinese Music Inspired by Gold Boy, Emerald Girl
Sunday, April 15, 2:00 PM
Harold Washington Library Center
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
400 S. State St. 60605
FREE Admission
Click here to view the full program.

Curated by Yuan-Qing Yu, assistant concertmaster of Chicago Symphony Orchestra and CFAS 2012 Artist-in-Residence, the concert brings together some of Chicago’s leading musicians, including members of Fifth House Ensemble, Spektral Quartet and Camerata Chicago and showcases music composed by both known and emerging Chinese composers.

The program will include selections from:

• Chou Wen Chung: Cursive for Flute and piano
• Huang Ruo: Being for Clarinet and Viola
• Tan Dun: C.A.G.E for piano
• Lei Liang: Five Seasons for pipa quintet
• Vivian Fung: Miniatures for Clarinet and String quartet
• Bin Li: My Hometown Far Away for Piano – World Premiere

Throughout April, the Chicago Public Library and its program partners will offer a variety of events celebrating the book and the people it portrays, including an appearance by author Yiyun Li on April 19th at the Harold Washington Library Center. For more information and a full list of programs visit www.onebookonechicago.org.

Happy New Year, 新年快樂!

CFAS is excited to start off the new year with two upcoming events celebrating Chinese New Year.

Chinese New Year at Adler Plantarium
ADLER AFTER DARK
Thursday, Jan. 19, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
1300 South Lake Shore Dr.
$12 advanced purchase, $9 students and Adler members, $17 at the door.

Ring in the new year in style at this 21+, after hours event. Sip on a Red Dragon cocktail and enjoy performances from some of our finest young artists. Be sure to check out the Chinese Star Chart and the fantastic view of the city skyline while you’re there. Tickets can be purchased at the Adler Planetarium Website.

Chinese New Year at Daley Plaza
Monday, January 23, 2012
12:00 PM
Richard J. Daley Center
118 N. Clark St.

Please join us once again for a FREE lunchtime performance at Daley Plaza featuring exciting dance and music performances from some of our favorite Chinese folk artists from around the Chicago-area!

Please click here for more information about our Chinese New Year Events.

Migratory Journeys World Premiere Concert
Friday, March 16, 2012. 6:30 PM
$20 General Admission, $10 for CFAS Members
Fullerton Hall at the Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue 60603
Gala Dinner Immediately following across the street at
The University Club
76 East Monroe Street 60603

Migratory Journeys Sunday Salon Concert
An All Chinese Music Concert dedicated to the memory of Barbara Tiao
Sunday, April 29, 2012, 3:00 PM
Free admission
Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington Street 60602

CFAS is honored to be a recipient of a prestigious grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of our upcoming Migratory Journeys Music Concert Series. We are one of only 863 organizations and individuals from across the country to receive this award.

This funding helps support the 2012 Migratory Journeys Concert Series which will feature winning works from CFAS’s Third International Music Composition Competition. Held every five years, the 2010 International Music Composition Competition invited composers to create original music inspired by the wandering, resettling, and emigration of Chinese diaspora population through the world.

Winners were selected by a panel of esteemed judges comprised of composers Chen Yi and Huang Ruo as well as Fulcrum Point New Music Project Director Stephen Burns. The concerts, curated by Yuan Qing Yu, assistant concertmaster to the CSO, will be performed by acclaimed Chicago musicians at the Art Institute of Chicago’s Fullerton Hall on March 16, 2012, and at other high profile venues including the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall.

Please visit our Migratory Journeys page for more information, or click here to read about past competitions.

Thank you all for attending! Please join us next year for another amazing concert or check out our Calendar of Events page for more CFAS events!

Sunday, November 20, 2011
3:00 PM
Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street
Chicago, IL

CFAS is excited to present the 27th Annual Music Festival in Honor of Confucius Winners Concert. Admission is free!

The program features 1st place winners of this year’s MFHC competitions including the winning duo of the Virginia Behrendt Scholarship and guest performances from the Chinese Instrument and Voice Category. Repertoire highlights include pieces from the music festival’s Chinese repertoire and “Away” for flute and piano by Yang Qing, a winner of the 2009 Julia Liu Beijing Composition Competition.

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THANK YOU to all who participated in this year’s Music Festival in Honor of Confucius on October 23! The Winners Concert was held on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 3:00 pm in Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Please click here to download the official announcement.

This year’s competition participants were all truly exceptional. Record breaking feats include CFAS’s first ever three-way tie for first place in the Violin Senior division of the Confucius competition. This year’s festival saw the debut of our new Chinese Instruments and Voice (CIVC) division. This performance portion of the event was open to the public and featured an exciting variety of musicians of all age groups. Congratulations to all our winners and thank you for participating at the 2011 Music Festival in Honor of Confucius competitions!

Click here to see the list of winners.

For more information, please visit the MFHC page.

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