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2010-11 Season Registration Print E-mail

 2010-11 Season Registration 

Download registration forms and membership handbook here.
Last day for early bird registration is August 15, 2010.  


 

 
2010 Chinese Instrument International Competition Print E-mail

2010 Chinese Instrument International Competition
World Cup U.S.A.

Registration Deadline
May 21, 2010 (International)
July 21, 2010 (U.S.A.)

Date of Competition
August 20-22, 2010

Location of Competition
Concert Hall, Music Department, San Jose State University, California, U.S.A.

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Tunes of Beijing Opera Print E-mail
May 24, 2009 Celebration Concert
Performed by California Youth Chinese Symphony
Guest Conductor: Guan Ren Gu

 

 

 

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Summer Schedule 2010 Print E-mail

Summer Class Schedule 2010

Every Sunday from June 20 ~ August 8
Classes as usual on July 4 

9:30am - 10:20am Dizi Beginning Level A
 Erhu Beginning Level A
 Cello Beginning Level A
 Liuqin/Zhongruan Beginning Level
 Saxaphone Beginning Level
 Yangqin Beginning Level A
10:30am - 11:20am Erhu Beginning Level B
 Dizi Beginning Level B
 Guzheng Beginning Level 
 Pipa Beginning Level
 Flute Beginning Level B
 Cello Beginning Level B
 Percussion Session A 
 Children's Choir Session A
 11:30am - 12:30pmErhu Intermediate Level
 Guzheng Intermediate Level
 Pipa/Liuqin Intermediate Level
 Yangqin Intermediate Level
 Dizi Intermediate Level
 Cello Intermediate Level
 Percussion Session B
 Children's Choir Session B
12:30pm - 1:30pmYangqin Beginning Level B
1:00pm - 2:00pmSuona Intermediate Level
 Erhu Pre-Orchestra Level

Class Location: 4800 Patrick Henry Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054
(Back of building)
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Mission

A NEW GENERATION OF CHINESE MUSICAL HERITAGE California Youth Chinese Symphony (CYCS) is a non-profi...

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Liuqin

Liuqin (Chinese mandolin) is a high pitch-plucking instrument. For all the difference in size, the s...

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Zhongruan

The Ruan is also known as the moon guitar that appears much later in Chinese history compared to oth...

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Pipa

Pipa (Chinese lute) resembles the Spanish guitar in some ways. It has a pear-shaped wooden body and ...

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Dizi

The Dizi (bamboo flute) is the traditional Chinese flute. Most dizi are made of bamboo, which explai...

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Sheng (Chinese mouth organ)

Sheng is one of the oldest Chinese musical instruments. The instrument existed as far back as 3,000 ...

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Suona (Chinese Oboe)

Suona or Chinese oboe is sometimes also called a trumpet because of its distinctively loud and high-...

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Guzheng

Guzheng (zither or lap harp) was a very popular instrument during ancient times, as early as the War...

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Yangqin

The Yangqin is also called a hammered dulcimer. It is played by hitting strings with a pair of bambo...

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Erhu

Also known as two-string violin, the erhu is a Chinese 2-stringed, vertical fiddle that has a histo...

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Konghou

Konghou (double-string harp) is an ancient Chinese harp. It went extinct sometime in the Ming Dynast...

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Cello

The cello is most closely associated with European classical music. It is part of the standard orch...

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Photo Galleries 2009 Print E-mail

Independence Day Parade (07/04/2009)

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 China National Day Performance (9/27/2009)

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Rehearsal with Guan Ren Gu (March 2009)

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 Student Recital (3/22/2009)

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 Celebration Concert (5/24/2009)

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 Free Summer Class Recital (08/09/2009)

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 Dress Rehearsal (5/17/2009)

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 Summer Class at GCCE(August 2009)

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 Wu Wo Tea Convention Opening Ceremony (10/17/2009)

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Join CYCS Now Print E-mail

2010-2011 Season Early-Bird Registration: 

Download registration forms and handbook here.

Register in one of the following ways:

  • By Mail: mail all forms and payment before August 15, 2010 to:
                    P.O. Box 4192, Santa Clara, CA 95056 
  • In Person: submit all forms and payment in person at CYCS on any Sundays between 10:00am – 2:00pm.
                    4800 Patrick Henry Dr, Santa Clara, CA 95054 (Back of building)
 
What is Grade Exam? Print E-mail

The Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) of China is China's most senior musical institute offering accredited examinations to applicants.

The Standard Grade Examination Committee of the CCOM has the mandate of expanding musical education and its stylistic tradition, and it provides authoritative musical achievement level assessment for overseas Chinese instrumental musicians and students.

 
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