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Like many arts organizations, we are facing a very challenging funding environment. Any donation is much appreciated! Click here to go to our donations page, or learn about a fun way to become a backer of this year's QiXi production by clicking on the QiXi image below!
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Enter our Drawing to Win!Round trip Main Cabin Air Transportation to Shanghai or Beijing for two, courtesy of American Airlines will be raffled at the Qi Xi After Party. You do not need to be present to win! Raffle tickets are just $10 each or 3/$25 and can be purchased at our online store or by calling 312-369-3197.
Free Registration ending on July 31!
CFAS is pleased to announce its Third International Music Composition Competition, “Migratory Journeys.” Prizes will be awarded to composers who create new works inspired by the wandering, resettling, and emigration of Chinese diaspora population through the world. First prize Professional division: $3500, Student division: $500. Click here for links to information and competition guidelines and to register. After free registration ends on July 31, a $25 registration fee will apply.
QiXi: A Chinese Love Story
We are honored that Millennium Park has asked CFAS to reprise QiXi: A Chinese Love Story, our traveling performance which made its debut in July, 2009. This year's performance will be presented August 22, 2010 at 2:30 pm, beginning at Cloud Gate. Adler Planetarium will present companion programming for this year's event. Read more...
Music Festival in Honor of Confucius
This is our annual music performance competition open to young classical musicians of all cultural backgrounds from the greater Chicago area. The 2010 MFHC will be take place at Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College Chicago on October 24, 2010. The new repertoire listing is here!
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Chinese Moon Festival
CFAS aims to be a resource for readers to go to for interesting tidbits about Chinese culture in general and we think the Moon Festival is a great place to start. This information will be found in our Resources section. The Moon Festival is a significant holiday for Chinese people (and Koreans and Vietnamese as [...]
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Chicago Sinfonietta – West Meets East on October 4th
The Chicago Sinfonietta is offering visitors of this web site a 30% discount to attend their opening concert of the season – West Meets East on October 4 at 2:30pm.
The nation’s most diverse symphony orchestra, The Chicago Sinfonietta, proudly marks the start of its 23rd season with West Meets East. Guest conductor Maestro Mei-Ann Chen, [...]
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University Symphony Orchestra at U. of C. on October 1st
Two Time International Competition Gold Medal Winner Shanghai Jiao Tong University Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Cao Peng will perform at Mandel Hall at the University of Chicago on Thursday, October 1, 2009.
Admission is free and the performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. The address is 1131 East 57th Street in Chicago.
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CFAS Ensemble on WFMT October 17
We congratulate the CFAS Ensemble on being selected to perform on WFMT’s live radio program “Introductions,” their newest series that celebrates the Chicago region’s most talented pre-collegiate classical musicians. The live performance was held at WFMT’s Levin Performance Studio and the show aired for one hour starting at 11AM on Saturday morning October 17th. Learn more [...]
In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Chinese Fine Arts Society pays tribute to its late founder, Barbara Tiao with an exquisite classical music concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion – In Tribute: A Chinese Voyage. The performance features luminaries such as internationally renowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine, erhu player Betti Xiang, Chicago Symphony Orchestra assistant concertmaster Yuan Qing Yu and clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, the Chicago Pro Musica and the Cheng Da Percussion Ensemble. This concert is part of Millennium Park’s new series, Dusk Variations: A Chamber Series taking place on select Monday nights this summer.
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China Spectacle in Millennium Park: Qi Xi
Kicking off the celebration of Chinese Cultural Week in Chicago and CFAS's 25th Anniversary on Sunday, July 19 at 2:30 pm is the China Spectacle – an engaging performance of music and dance which celebrates Qi Xi - the ancient Chinese love story of Niulang and Zhinu, the cowherd and the weaver fairy.
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New! Music Festival Chinese Instrument Category
In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, the Chinese Fine Arts Society is pleased to introduce the Music Festival in Honor of Confucius – Chinese Instruments Category (MFHC-CIC). It is open to nonprofessional players of all Chinese instruments in any age group.
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25th Annual Music Festival in Honor of Confucius Winners Announced!