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2009 Grade Exam evaluations have been mailed out. Candidates who receive distinction are invited to perform in the concert recital on Nov 21, 2009. Performance is open to the public. Free admission.

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Chinese New Year Celebration at Foster City Print E-mail

February 14, 2010 (Sunday)
Lagoon Room of the Foster City Recreation Center

Foster City Logo11:00-3:00PM
650 Shell Boulevard
Foster City, CA 94404-2501

Free Admission

Live Chinese music of dizi, yangqin, guzheng, erhu and pipa performed by CYCS students.

 
Music & Arts for Chinese New Year Print E-mail
San Jose Arts Museum 
February 14, 2010
San Jose Arts Museum
110 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Free Admission

Celebrate Year of the Tiger. 11:00 am–5:00 pm.
Enjoy a variety of family activities – music, art-making,
storytelling, taekwondo, lion dance,  and much more. Join us!

CYCS ensemble performs live Chinese music at 3:00pm.

 

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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

Enrollment is open all year round. Please select the program you are interested to enroll in and give us some basic information. Once we receive your enrollment, we will contact you for attending the class. You can use the same link below to enroll for summer program.

Instrument Class

CYCS Orchestra

 
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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