Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents
Pipa Master Class with Gao Hong
Saturday, April 8, 2023
Chapel of the Holy Innocents
9:00 am – 11:00 am EDT/GMT-4
9:00 am – 11:00 am EDT/GMT-4
Improvisation and Ensemble Performance Techniques
Pipa virtuoso, composer, and master teacher Gao Hong returns to Bard after her amazing performance in the annual Chinese New Year concert at the Fisher Center in January, to offer a master class for the pipa students of the Bard Conservatory of Music. Members of the Bard community are welcome to attend this event, which will focus on improvisational ensemble performance. Music or Conservatory students interested in unique improvisational styles and Chinese performing techniques will be especially interested. Gao Hong is a world renowned Chinese pipa artist, composer, educator, and improviser. She graduated from Beijing's Central Conservatory of Music where she studied with Lin Shicheng. Gao has performed worldwide in solo concerts, with symphony orchestras, and with musicians from other cultures and musical genres. Her awards include fellowships from the Bush and McKnight Foundations, a Sorel Medallion in Recording, a Sally Award, 6 gold medals from the Global Music Awards, grants from Mid Atlantic Arts and the Minnesota State Arts Board, and numerous commissions from orchestras, chamber groups, dance troupes, media outlets and other organizations. She teaches at Carleton College and directs the Chinese Music Ensemble, she also is Guest Professor at the Central, China, and Tianjin conservatories.
For more information, call 845-758-7026, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am EDT/GMT-4
Location: Chapel of the Holy Innocents