Welcome
Melody of China is a San Francisco based Chinese music ensemble. We perform both traditional and contemporary music, as well as new commissioned works in annual concerts and touring performances.
We also have a database of Chinese Artists living in North America and some in other countries. It includes various instrumentalists, dancers, composers, musicologists, ethnomusicologists, and also some non-Chinese musicians who also play traditional Chinese instruments.
News
Welcome! Our website has recently been updated to better serve you. All of our links can still be found from the navigation menu. Please feel free to contact us with your questions or comments.
We also sell professional quality instruments and offer private and group lessons from master musicians. If you are interested, our guide to Chinese instruments can help you learn more about the instruments. Also, visit our sample music page to sample our work.
Upcoming Events
Melody of China to Continue After School Music Program
Jan 01, 2010
Melody of China will continue its free after school music class at Sunset Elementary School in San Francisco beginning in January 2010. Thanks to funding from the California Arts Council's Artists in Schools* (AIS) program, this popular class will allow children to learn a Chinese instrument, including technique and repertoire. Instruments the children will learn include: erhu (two-string bowed fiddle), yangqin (hammered dulcimer), guzheng (zither), ruan (moon guitar), dizi (bamboo flute) and paigu (Chinese drums). Students will learn to play both American and Chinese traditional folk songs.
To learn more about the program, email Yangqin Zhao at: info@melodyofchina.org.
*This activity is funded in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Since April 20, 2001