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Event Cancelled – Asian Pacific-American Heritage Month Celebration, May 17

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 [...]

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ACMC dedicated to Barbara Tiao

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 [...]

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Melodies of Love and Loss

中文 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, [...]

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2012 Chinese New Year

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. [...]

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Save the Date for Migratory Journeys!

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 [...]

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Please join us at the 27th Annual MFHC Winners Concert!

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 [...]

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2011 MFHC Winners Announcement

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 [...]

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You’re invited to the 27th Annual Music Festival in Honor of Confucius!

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 [...]

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    Migratory Journeys Program Book Cover
    Commemorative program books from the Migratory Journeys World Premiere Concert on March 16 are now available at the CFAS Store!

    Read reviews of the Migratory Journeys World Premiere Concert which took place on March 16 at the Art Institute of Chicago!

    Chicago Classical Review
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    UPCOMING EVENTS
    Visit our Calendar of Events page for a complete list of upcoming events.

    CFAS Young Artists Ensemble
    Sunday, May 20, 2012, 2:00 PM
    Addison Public Library
    4 Friendship Plaza
    Addison, IL 60101

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  • Other Chinese Events Around Town

    Chicago Composers Orchestra Spring Concert

    Friday, June 1, 2012
    7:30 PM
    Ruth Page Theater
    1016 N Dearborn
    Chicago, IL

    For more information visit http://www.chicagocomposersorchestra.org


    Singers on New Ground: China and America in Music

    Saturday, June 2, 2012
    4:00 PM
    Curtiss Hall in the Fine Arts Building (10th floor)
    410 S. Michigan Ave
    Chicago, IL

    Currents is about how Chinese and American music feed and sustain each other with a lively exchange of sounds and concepts, featuring music by living American and Chinese-American Composers:

    -Zhou Long’s Li Sao Cantata (performed in collaboration with the Chicago Composers Orchestra)
    -Chen Yi’s As in a Dream
    -Bright Sheng’s Three Chinese Love Songs
    -John Cage’s The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs
    -A newly commissioned work by Chicago composer Randall West

    For more information visit http://singersonnewground.com


    Blossom of Spring Chinese Dance Show

    Saturday, June 23, 2012
    2:00 PM
    Malcolm X Community College
    226 W. Jackson
    Chicago, IL 60606
    $50 VIP seating
    $10 Suggested Donation

    Experience the beauty of Chinese dance at Blossom of Spring Chinese Dance Show presented by Jin Qiu Yue Dance Studio. Don't miss the stage production of QiXi, a dance drama depicting the story of Zhinu, a celestial maiden, and Niulang, a cowherd, whose forbidden love caused the creation fo the Milky Way. Tickets are available for preorder now.

    Contact atam [at] chinesefinearts [dot] org for more information.