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.

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.

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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Thank you all for attending! Festival results will be posted no later than Friday, 10/28.

October 23, 2011, 3:15 PM-5:15 PM
Recital Hall at Sherwood Community Music School
1312 South Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605

The Chinese Instrument and Voice Division(CIVC) auditions are open to the public! Participants consist of nonprofessional players of Chinese instruments and vocalists. The performance will take place on Sunday, October 23, 3:15-5:15 PM in the Recital Hall at Sherwood Community Music School.

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Catch CFAS all month on Chicago Access Network Television channel 19. The 2011 All Chinese Music Concert will air on the following dates:

Thursday 5:00 PM, October 6
Friday 12:00 PM, October 7
Saturday 6:30 PM October 22
Sunday 2:00 PM October 29

The program included performances by our 2011-2012 Artists in Residence DUO DIORAMA, comprised of Winston Choi, piano and MingHuan Xu, violin, who curated the concert. Additional musicians include Katherine Jui Chang, piano; Robert Dillon, percussion; Haysun Kang, piano; Cheng-Hou Lee, cello; Sang Mee Lee, violin; Alexander Li, erhu; Melissa Snoza, flute; Masahito Sugihara, saxophone; Jennifer Woodrum, clarinet; Yuchi Chou, conductor and the CFAS Chorus – Lori Ho conducting, Wen Ming Leung, piano accompanist.

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We have a limited number of free tickets to the SOLD OUT Ray Chen Violin Concert at Bennett Gordon Hall in Ravinia this Friday, August 26 at 6 PM. Please email info@chinesefinearts.org or call 312-369-3197 to request tickets. They will be distributed on a first come first served basis, limit 4 tickets per request. Thanks!

Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of this critically acclaimed young violinist, age 21, whose recent performances, including his debut recital at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C., have enraptured both the audiences and the critics. “Ray Chen can do pretty much anything he wants on the violin,” stated the Washington Post, while the Chicago Tribune raved, “… Keep your ear on Ray Chen . . . he’s an exceptional talent.”