UNC China Connection
Chinese jazz education pioneer, Chang Su, also a doctoral student in Jazz Studies at University of Northern Colorado creates opportunities for the musicians in the United States to tour in China. The music tours also provides a great educational experience for the Chinese audience and students to connect to the Western musical cultures and receive masterclasses, lessons and workshops with the educators and performers from the United States. As the managing coordinator, I have been with the annual tour since 2013 to present. The tours have brought UNC Jazz lab 1, UNC faculty jazz quartet and Global Saxophone Quartet to cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjing, Wuhan, Changsha. These groups have visited many schools and conservatories including: Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Tianjing Conservatory of Music, Wuhan Conservatory of Music, Beijing Contemporary Academy of Music, and many other schools and music institutes.
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UNC faculty Jazz quartet at Forbidden City Concert Hall, May 2016, Beijing, China
王敬宣作为全球之声萨克斯四重奏的特邀嘉宾,于2015、2017年两次巡演,演出地点包括北京中山公园音乐堂、武汉琴台音乐厅、长沙音乐厅、包头大剧院、天津大剧院等,并于各地音乐学校交流演出。
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