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.

Thursday, February 3, 2011
12:00 p.m
Richard J. Daley Center
50 W. Washington Street, Chicago, IL

and

Sunday, February 13, 2011
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens
600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL

Chicago’s Chinese Fine Arts Society celebrates the Chinese New Year with colorful, traditional music, dance and martial arts performances at Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Chicago, on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at Noon and at Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, on Sunday, February 13, 2011 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Navy Pier’s Chinese New Year Celebration is a part of the Neighborhoods of the World series, Sundays, Feb. 6 – Apr. 3, 2011, in the Crystal Gardens.

Sunday, February 13
Performances at Navy Pier’s Crystal Gardens will feature:

• Lion Dance and Martial Arts by the Chicago Chinese Cultural Center Lion Dance Troupe
• Chinese Fine Arts Society’s Chinese Instrument Ensemble featuring YuQi Deng, Guzheng;  Alex Li, Erhu; Kerry Leung, Bamboo flute; and Brent Roman, Yangqin.  GuZheng, Erhu, and Yangqin are traditional Chinese instruments.
• Jin Qiu Yue Dance Studio featuring students of Northwestern University, members of Little Star Dance Troupe, Flying Fairies Dance Group, and The Oak Park FCC’s Dancing Daughters
• Bei Dou Kung Fu All Stars
• Peking Opera excerpt
• Hakka Dance Troupe led by Rei Ling Chang
• CFAS Chorus, under the direction of Lori Ho
• Shadow Puppet Show led by Lori Ho
• The Magical Strings of Youth of the Betty Haag Academy of Music
• Fashion Show including traditional Chinese costumes from various dynasties

For more information, visit www.NavyPier.com.

Thursday, February 3 – THIS EVENT WAS CANCELLED BY DALEY CENTER DUE TO THE WEATHER
Performances at Daley Center will include:

• Lion Dance by the Chicago Chinese Cultural Center Lion Dance Troupe
• The Bartlett International Chorus under the direction of Rita Lopienski
• Chinese Folk Dance and Opera led by Rosa Yeh
• Soprano Laura Fredrickson, soprano and Phyllis Muhling, piano
• Brent Roman on Yangqin, a traditional Chinese instrument

Both performances are free and open to the public.

The Chinese Fine Arts Society is pleased to invite you to the 26th Annual Music Festival in Honor of Confucius Winners Concert! Sunday, November 21 at 3:00 PM in Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street in Chicago.

Congratulations to all of our competition winners! Here is the program for the concert:

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THANK YOU to all who participated in this year’s Music Festival in Honor of Confucius on October 24! The Winners Concert will be held on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 3:00 pm in Preston Bradley Hall at the Chicago Cultural Center. The concert program will be available shortly. Please see below for a complete listing of this year’s prize winners.

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For more information, please visit the MFHC page.

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our Third International Music Composition Competition!   The competition was announced on May 3, 2010 and is open to compsers worldwide. Free registration deadline is July 31, 2010, after which a $25 Registration Fee will apply. Submission deadline is October 29, 2010. Prizes will be awarded to composers who create new works inspired by the wandering, resettling, and emigration of Chinese diaspora population through the world.
Professional division awards:
First place – $3,500; Second Place – $2,000; Third Place – $1,000.
Student Division Awards:
First Place – $1,000; Second Place – $500; Third Place – $250. Read more…