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Encyclopedia > Gao Hong

Gao Hong (surname Gao, b. Luoyang, Henan, China) is a performer of the Chinese pipa (pear-shaped lute). Luoyang (Simplified Chinese: 洛阳; Traditional Chinese: 洛陽; pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in western Henan province, Peoples Republic of China. ... Henan (Chinese: 河南; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-nan), is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. ... The pipa 琵琶 (pinyin pípá) is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. ...


Gao has lived in the United States since 1994. She performs traditional and modern Chinese music, with her groups Spirit of Nature and Beijing Trio (a different group from the Beijing Trio which includes Max Roach, Jon Jang, and Jiebing Chen). She has also participated in cross-cultural musical collaborations, performing with jazz musicians and musicians from other cultures. Maxwell Lemuel Roach (born January 10, 1924-) is a jazz drummer and composer. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ...


She is a graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where she studied with the pipa master Lin Shicheng, of the Pudong School of pipa playing. She later became a pipa soloist for the Beijing Song and Dance Troupe. She is currently on the music faculty of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where she teaches Chinese instruments. The Central Conservatory of Music (中央音乐学院) is a university in Beijing, China. ... â–¶(?) (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Pei-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Peking) is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Skinner Memorial Chapel, Carleton College Carleton College is an independent, non-sectarian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. Carleton was founded on November 14, 1866, by the Minnesota Conference of Congregational Churches as Northfield College. ... Northfield is a city in Rice County, Minnesota. ... State nickname: North Star State, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, The Gopher State Official languages None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 8. ...


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  • Gao Hong official site

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