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Visit by Chinese Musicians to Bude Schools

Through the generous grants given to our Charity ‘Sound Waves South West Music & Music Therapy Trust’ by The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust and the Ernest Cook Trust we were able to bring in The Rosewood Duo, two highly talented musicians to eight local primary schools where over 960 children enjoyed the unusual experience of seeing and touching the 141 string Chinese Dulcimar and the 21 string Chinese Harp. Both instruments were skilfully played by Ying and Ran Xiao bringing their own Chinese traditional and folk music to their enthralled audiences

 

You will appreciate that we have many more photos of delighted facinated children (and adults) who greatly appreciated the visit of these two engaging and talented musicians. You will also appreciate that we are unable to put these images onto the web - but rest assured there are scores of children who will remember the visit by the Rosewood Duo for a very long time. A special thank you to the The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust and the Ernest Cook Trust for making this happen!

Biog of the Duo
Ying Han enjoys a diverse performance career, presenting concerts in a variety of styles and settings to both Chinese and Western audiences. Ying began her musical studies at the age of six with the piano, later taking up the Yang Quin (Chinese cimbalom) with Zhou Ying Yun. At the invitation of Prof. Wan Guo Tong, she pursued advanced studies in Yang Quin and also Chinese percussion with Yim Hok Man at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. During her time in Hong Kong, Ying performed extensively throughout southern China and also the UK and Europe, and often played for former HKSAR Chief Executive Tung Chee-Wa. She has also entertained various world leaders and official delegates, including former presidents Zhang Ze Min and Bill Clinton.

Ying's interest in the more European styles of timpani and percussion led to parellel studies at the Hong Kong Academny with Alan Cumberland and later under full scholarship at the RNCM, Manchester, with Ian Wright. She graduated in 2005 from the RNCM's Professional Performers course with distinction. In the UK Ying is busy actively promoting not only the mainstream solo percussion literature but also her native Chinese music, and continues to perform and record with various mixed ensembles all over the country.

Jia Lou was born in China in 1981. She began piano lessons at age four and at the age of twelve, she joined the middle school attached to the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where she studied the harp with Linlin Wei. Six years later, she was accepted as an outstanding student at the Central Conservatory of Music, which is widely regarded as the finest music school in China. She won a scholarship each year and eventually gained a BA in 3 instead of the usual 4 years. Since September 2003 she has been studying as a postgraduate at the RNCM with Eira Lynn Jones. She received her Postgraduate Diploma in Performance in 2004 and she currently just finished her Master's course.

Jia was the first harp student in the conservatory to give a solo concert when whe was 18. She has performed in many cities of China and performed as a soloist in CCTV music channel. Jia was the principal harp player in the Chinese Youth Orchestra. She has appeared in many top orchestras in China such as the National Symphony Orchestra, the Chinese Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and the National Ballet Orchestra of China. She has also given solo recitals in Manchester and played in some ensembles, chamber and symphony orchestra. Jia fosters very strong interest in Chinese traditional and folk music by playing on the western musical instrument.