Asian Student leads a “Musical Journey through East and West” with American and Chinese “Flutes”

San Jose, CA - Sept. 20, 2008 - An Asian Saratoga High School Student, Aaron Garg, will be performing a solo debut "A Musical Journey Through East and West" on Sept. 28th at McAfee Center, Saratoga High School. He will be accompanied by California Youth Chinese Symphony (CYCS – http://www.uscycs.org) conducted by internationally renowned musician Mr. Jian Ding. Mr. Ding led a bay area group of young musicians from California at the Beijing Olympics Kick-off events in Aug. 2007. Aaron Garg was one of the lead musicians that performed solo and as part of the Orchestra conducted by Mr. Ding in Beijing, China.

Program highlights:
    Flute Solo: Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise (Doppler)
    Piccolo Solo: Concerto in C major (Vivaldi)
    A Musical fusion with Chinese instruments (Dizi, Bawu, Hulusi, etc)
    CYCS Instructor Ensemble: Cultures Around China
    CYCS Orchestra: Full Moon, Radetzky March

Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 5:00pm (seating starts at 4:45 PM)
McAfee Center, Saratoga High School
20300 Herriman Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070
RSVP: 408-725-2689, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Websites: www.uscycs.org, http://www.mathedge.org/
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Admission is FREE.