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East Meets West: A Cross-Cultural Experience

Event Type: Music
Facility: School of Music (MUS)
Presented By: School of Music
Description: 
The USF Confucius Institute, USF World, and School of Music present a variety of traditional 

Chinese music for the guzheng, guqin and pipa, as well as contemporary music for Chinese and 

Western instruments. The featured guest artist is guzheng virtuoso Deng Haiqiong, along with visiting 

scholar Zhan Jingyi on pipa, visual artist Nan Liu, Professor Bob McCormick and the USF Percussion 

Ensemble, tuba teacher Jay Hunsberger, pianist Megasari Honggokusuma, and composer Chihchun 

Lee. The well-known Chinese music on the program includes Blossoms on Spring Moonlit Night, The 

Ambush, and Plum Blossom Melodies. Of special interest is the world premiere of Double Concerto for 

Tuba, Zheng and Percussion Orchestra by award-winning composer Chihchun Lee





Co-sponsors: USF World, Global Citizens Project, Chinese Students & Scholars Association, Global 

Citizens Project, INTO USF, Chinese Culture & Language Club, Department of World Languages, 

Asian Alliance, Project Pengyou, Honors College, Office of Multi-Cultural Affairs
Date: 9/16/2016
Ticket Information: A Free Event.
 
Performance Location: Zinober Concert Hall
Performance Start: 7:30 PM
Performance End: 9:00 PM
 
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