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2010 MFHC Winners Announcement

By Julie Ma | Published: October 30, 2010

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.

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Thank you!

By Angela | Published: August 24, 2010

Thank you to all who came and supported the 2010 production of Qi Xi! Our 2010 production was a great success. A special thank you to choreographer Ms. Jin Qiu Yue for her tremendous dedication, passion and attention to detail, as well as all of the performing groups: All Star Kung Fu, Championship Martial Arts, Cheng Da Percussion Ensemble, Chicago Chinese Cultural Center Lion Dancers, Little Star Dance Troupe, Music Institute of Chicago and Skyland Chinese Opera and the musicians troupe led by Alexander Li and Brent Roman. Thank you to the Chicago Tribune, NBC-5 and Timeout Chicago for their great coverage of the event. Select images from the event are also available for viewing on our Qi Xi Images page with much more to come!

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Help us make next year’s production even better! Please visit our Support Us page and donate. Also be sure to sign up for our mailing list for updates about other CFAS events including next year’s production. Read more at our Qi Xi page….

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QiXi Returning to Millennium Park on August 22!

By Julie Ma | Published: June 25, 2010

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We are thrilled to announce the return of our spectacular QiXi (pronounced “CHEE SHEE”) production on August 22, 2010 at 2:30pm in Millennium Park. This engaging presentation of music, martial arts and dance celebrates the ancient Chinese love story of Niulang and Zhinu, the cowherd and the weaver fairy, in a colorful traveling performance which weaves its way throughout Park. See an amazing video or detailed information about the event including a picture gallery from last year’s performance or find out about ways to support the project.

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Migratory Journeys Competition – Submission deadline October 29!

By Angela | Published: May 18, 2010

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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…

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Thank you for attending…

By Angela | Published: April 26, 2010

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Thanks to all who came to listen to our concert on May 16 in Preston Bradley Hall! This eclectic FREE concert showcased traditional and contemporary chamber music for piano, strings, woodwinds, percussion, erhu, and chorus.

The program included works by award-winning composers Chen Yi and Vivian Fung, and the world premiere of 2009 Julia Liu Composition Competition Winner “Away” by Yang Qing. Special Guests Performers included the Fulcrum Point New Music Project musicians Stephen Burns, trumpet; Jeff Handley, percussion and Brandon Podjasek, percussion. The concert also featured: Gerald Carey, flute; Katherine Jui Chang, piano; David Cunliffe, cello; Alexander Li, Erhu; Desiree Ruhstrat, violin, Marta Aznavoorian, piano, Shirley Trissell, piano and the CFAS Chorus, Rita Lopienski conducting.   More info…

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Chinese New Year Celebration was a hit! 2009 Highlights Newsletter

By Peter McDowell | Published: February 9, 2010

QiXiEvent_Web_105QiXiEvent_Web_50Thanks to all who made the Chinese Fine Arts Society’s annual Chinese New Year’s celebration at Navy Pier a huge success! Stay tuned for photos from the event soon. A complete schedule of the festivities that took place on February 14th is here.

If you don’t already have your copy of the Chinese Fine Arts Society’s newsletter – Highlights - which contains a summary of all of our exciting activities in 2009, you can download it here.

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Chinese New Year at Navy Pier: Year of the Tiger

By Peter McDowell | Published: January 23, 2010

QiXiEvent_Web_079Sunday, February 14, 2010
12:00pm-5:30pm

Navy Pier‘s Crystal Gardens
600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago, IL
Free Admission, All Ages

Download PDF of complete program here.

Join Navy Pier and the Chinese Fine Arts Society in celebrating the Year of the Tiger and Valentine’s Day with traditional Chinese performances for all ages. Enjoy Chinese Lion Dancers, live music, martial arts demonstrations, folk dance, calligraphy, arts and crafts, and more! Read More »

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Music Stamps Exhibition Illustrating the History of Opera

By Peter McDowell | Published: January 19, 2010

Stamp aa-abductionThe Chinese Fine Arts Society is proud to present
a Music Stamps Exhibition Illustrating the History of Opera.

This all-afternoon event, held on Sunday, January 24 from 1-5pm, will include a spectacular exhibition of music stamps, collector lecture, music and refreshments.

The results of the Chinese Fine Arts Society’s 2010 Board of Directors election will also be announced at this event.

Location: Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago
750 Pasquinelli Drive #212
Westmont, Illinois
Free and Open to the Public

Download PDF flyer here.

Download PDF program of musical selections here.

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  • HIGHLIGHTS

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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!

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    4 Friendship Plaza
    Addison, IL 60101

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  • Other Chinese Events Around Town

    Chicago Composers Orchestra Spring Concert

    Friday, June 1, 2012
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    For more information visit http://www.chicagocomposersorchestra.org

    Singers on New Ground: China and America in Music

    Saturday, June 2, 2012
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    Curtiss Hall in the Fine Arts Building (10th floor)
    410 S. Michigan Ave
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    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)
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    -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.