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"Qiu Min Plays the Erhu with great skill and feeling.
The Erhu has such a beautiful quality ! It's a great opportunity for us
to hear and to see this exotic instrument being played at our concerts !"
- Francisco Ailro, Asst. Concert Master,
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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At J. M. Oriental Arts, Inc. we are proud of our unique services for the Education Field
that we have provided for more than10 years.
We are a group of American Citizens who immigrated from China, and Taiwan and have been
professional performers, artists, musicians and educators.
We believe that the arts is the most powerful language to foster cultural affirmation, bridge
cultural understanding and to bring peace and harmony to our multicultural society.
Based on our belief, we have visited thousands of schools. Our live music and dance
performances and art workshops have reached out to over a million of American children and
young adults.
We integrated the authentic Chinese music, traditional arts with current curriculums in K-12
schools. Our books, videotapes, music tapes and other educational materials are designed
to bridge the information gap in the K-12 education, and are now being used by thousands
of educators.
Thank you very much for visiting our web site. We welcome your comments, and suggestions.
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About the
Artist - Qiu Min Ji
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Min Ji is a well-known Chinese Musician, and a certified bilingual teacher in
Illinois. Before emigrating to the United States from China in 1989, Ms. Ji
was a professional Erhu player and teacher.
Since becoming an American Citizen, she has given many
concerts in cultural centers, universities, and at schools and festivals -
including the Chicago Art Institute, Chicago Field Museum, David Adler
Cultural Center, Chicago University Folk Festival as well as many others
nationwide.
Ms. Ji was the featured Erhu soloist in the TV series
entitled "In Our Tradition," sponsored by the National Endowment of
the Arts. Her music has been broadcast in Chicago on station WFMT and was
televised on channel 10 in Indiana. In 1993 Ms. Ji received an invitation from
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra to give 15
concerts of Chinese traditional music accompanied by the Western Orchestras.
As a dedicated educator, and a bilingual and bicultural
musician, Ms. Ji offers numerous assemblies and workshops for k - 12 schools
that include her Chinese Culture Presentations. In addition, every year she
conducts several performance and educational exchanges to China for American
groups.
Ms. Ji's presentations are highly recognized by our
society. Several Chinese language newspapers as well as the Chicago Tribune
and the Daily Herald have featured stories and reports regarding her numerous
efforts.
In addition to the collection of awards that she
received while in China, Ms. Ji was also awarded the 1992 & 1993 Illinois
Art Council Apprenticeship, the 1991 John Kittredge Education Award, and the
Jonathan Memorial Fellowship Award in 1990. Ms. Ji has published "Erhu
and QiGong" in Chinese, and the "Teachers guide to Chinese Culture
and Activities."
About the Artist - Gao Hong
Gao Hong, a well-known Chinese musician - had been a professional Pipa player for about 10 years before she
immigrated to the U.S.
Gao Hong has given numerous touring concerts in China, Japan and the United States, such as New
York, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Minneapolis. Her performances have received honors
including :
International Art Cup Award in Beijing, 1990
Jenome Foundation Travel and Study Award, 1997.
Mcknight Fellowship for performing musician, 1997
Minnesota Artist Assistance Fellowship in 1997.
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