Samir Chatterjee
Masayo Ishgure
Min Xiao-Fen
3 Concerts in Queens
June
13, Saturday, 2009 at 3pm
Min
Xiao-Fen's Blue Pipa Trio &
special guest Mimi
Jong
Dean Johnson
bass
Steve Salerno
guitar
Min Xiao- Fen
pipa
Mimi Jong
erhu
Admission: Free
at Corona Plaza
July 26, Sunday, 2009 at 3pm
Meet the Asian Masters
with Samir Chatterjee, tabla; Masayo Ishgure, koto and Min Xiao-Fen, pipa
at Hindu Center
45-52 Kissena Blvd Flushing, Queens, NY 11355
Admission: Free
Sunday, July 26th, 2009 at 6pm
Meet the Asian Masters
- a lecture/performance
with Samir Chatterjee, tabla; Masayo Ishgure, koto and Min Xiao-Fen, pipa
at Queens Museum of Art
NYC Bldg., Flushing Meadows Park Corna, NY 11368
Admission: Free
Samir Chatterjee is a virtuoso tabla
player from India, and his performances and compositions are widely
acclaimed. He recently performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in
Oslo, Norway. Chinese pipa soloist/singer/composer
Min Xiao-Fen, internationally known for
her virtuosity and fluid style, has received high acclaim for her
classical, new music and jazz performances. Master Japanese koto player
Masayo Ishgure was recently awarded the
honor of participating in the 33rd "Ikusaikai" program sponsored by NHK
(Japanese Broadcasting Corporation). This once in a lifetime event will
feature Mr. Chatterjee's composition "Wings."
Made possible with funds from :
New
York City Department of Cultural Affairs; the Decentralization Program, a
regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by
the Queens Council on the Arts; Detroit Institute of Arts; and Blue Pipa,
Inc..