Asian Music Circuit | Summer Schools

ASIAN MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL 2007
28 JULY - 4 AUGUST
At The Royal Academy of Music

CHINESE MUSIC The 5-day Chinese summer school for adults, offering expert tuition in Chinese instrumental music, including masterclasses on the guqin and erhu. Participants choose the instrument in which they wish to specialize and the relevant artist becomes their teacher for the week.
Mr Zeng Chengwei	GUQIN	31 JUL – 4 AUG	Prof Zeng Chengwei is a world-class guqin master from Sichuan province (South –West China) and represents the "shu" style of playing. We are delighted to welcome him back.The guqin is one of the most ancient and sophisticated instruments in China. An intimate solo tradition, it is inspired by the more meditative aspects of Daoism, seeking mystical communion with nature.

Hu Bin Artist-in-residence	ERHU	31 JUL – 4 AUG	Hu Bin is a well known erhu player. She will offer classes at this year's summer school on both the erhu and gaohu (high-pitched Cantonese fiddle). The earliest version of the instrument, known as the xiqin, was played with a horse-hair and bamboo bow and originated among the nomadic tribes to the north of China during the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). Hence, it is also known as the huqin , the 'stringed instrument of barbarians'.