THE 1st ANNUAL PLUCKED INSTRUMENT FESTIVAL
Blue Pipa, Inc. presents …
藍調琵琶藝術團
THE 1st ANNUAL PLUCKED
INSTRUMENT FESTIVAL
(Two Free
Concerts)
Saturday, March 31, 2007, at 2:00pm.
The Chinese Community Center, Manhattan (62 Mott Street)
Sunday, April 1, 2007, at 2:00pm
**The Flushing Auditorium, Queens Borough Library–Flushing Branch
41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY
The first annual Plucked Instrument Festival explores the similarities—and
differences—shared by plucked instruments from around the world, including
the Arabic oud, the African kora, the Japanese koto, the European lute and
the Chinese pipa. This concert features some of the world finest
instrumentalists—Simon Shaheen (oud), Abdou Mboup (kora), Masayo Ishigure
(koto), Christopher Morrongiello (lute) and Min Xiao-Fen (pipa)—
performing traditional compositions as well as exciting contemporary
works.
* This program is made possible by the New York City Department of
Cultural Affairs and Blue Pipa, Inc.
**This program is made possible (in part) by the Queens Council on the Arts
with public funding from the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Blue Pipa, Inc, and
the Queens Library. www.queenslibrary.org