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For more information contact:
Dr. Fengshi Yang
Music Director
East Meets West Music Arts
708-357-6714


			Music of the Silk Road to Launch
		  East Meets West Music Arts 1996 Season

	East Meets West Music Arts, a multi-cultural ensemble 
composed of Chinese and American players dedicated to improving 
the understanding of Chinese culture in America, directed by its 
founder and conductor, Dr. Fengshi Yang, will present its New 
Year's Concert, "The Half Moon is Rising in the Sky---The Music of 
Silk Road" on Sunday, January 14, 1996, at 4:00pm in Pfeiffer Hall 
of North Central College (310 East Benton, Naperville). The 
concert which is co-sponsored by North Central College represents 
a major collaboration of many ensembles and individuals. Three 
area choirs---the Naperville Chorus, the Naperville Chamber 
Singers, and the Naperville Chinese Choir---join together 
performing in both Chinese and English for the first time. Guest 
soloists--Carol Loverde, soprano, Theresa Chang, soprano, Roger 
Scanlan, tenor, and from New York, Lianshen Yu, tenor--perform 
newly arranged folk songs with the East Meets West Music Arts 
String Orchestra. Of special interest are the traditional music on 
the Pi'pa (Chinese grand lute), Nocturne, Fengshi Yang's newly 
commissioned composition for French horns, flutes and classical 
guitar, and Borodin's orchestral piece, "In the steppes of Central 
Asia".
	The combination of folk music and art music inspired by the 
regions surrounding the ancient Silk Road provides a most 
interesting program for all. 
	Admission: $15.00 ($20.00 for preferred seating). Tickets and 
information: 708-357-6714 or 312-332-8307