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.

The 25th Annual Music Festival in Honor of Confucius took place on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at the Sherwood Conservatory of Music. The Winners Concert was held at the Chicago Cultural Center on November 22nd at 3pm.

• Download a PDF announcing the names of the 2009 Winners
• Download a PDF poster about the Competition

Chinese Instruments Category (New this year!)
In celebration of our 25th Anniversary, the Chinese Fine Arts Society introduced the Music Festival in Honor of Confucius – Chinese Instruments Category (MFHC-CIC). It was open to nonprofessional players of all Chinese instruments in any age group. In this introductory year, the MFHC-CIC was run in a non-competitive festival manner. Participants were invited to perform a Chinese repertoire piece of their choice, and wereadjudicated by a distinguished panel of judges. As with other MFHC categories, judging sheets were provided to the participants and Huang Zhong participation points were awarded, but there were no placement awards or cash prizes.

At their discretion, the MFHC-CIC Judges and the MFHC committee may select a participant from the Chinese Instruments Category to perform at the 25th Annual MFHC Winners Concert. This year, they chose Angelina Cheng to perform on the guzheng at the concert. Read More »