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 {lang zh}演奏竹笛，巴乌，簫等

  系中國竹笛專業委員會會員。曾為張立忠民族管樂工作室竹笛教師，兼任大連機場前小學、新華小學、大連海浪模特藝術學校竹笛教師。閆亦修8歲起師從於著名民族管樂演奏、教育家，中國竹笛專業委員會常務理事，遼寧省笛簫學會會長張立忠先生學習竹笛、巴烏、葫蘆絲、塤、蕭、排簫等管樂。 2000年春，在張立忠老師的推薦下，拜中國音樂學院笛子大師張維良為師。 2003年1月，參加全國青少年，獲民族管樂獨奏一等獎；2006年10月，獲得第86屆《桃李芬芳》全國青少年民樂觀摩音樂會民族管樂一等獎，等等。閆亦修多次受邀參加電視台的青少年欄目、文藝綜合欄目演出，經常參加政府、中外交流、報社及各種大型慶典的演出，積累了豐富的演出經驗。她曾受邀在北京人民大會堂表演獨奏；來美之後，多次受邀參加領館以及社會各社團的演出活動。在2010年8月，閆亦修成功在達拉斯舉辦了個人竹笛獨奏音樂會，廣受好評。

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{lang en} Plays bamboo flute, Bawu, Xiao, etc 

Yixiu Yan is the member of Chinese Bamboo Flute Professional Committee and former Chinese flute teacher in many orchestral music studios and schools in Dalian, China. She studied the Chinese flute from Lizhong Zhang and Weiliang Zhang since she was 8 years old. Ms. Yan possesses tremendous experiences in playing Chinese flute, Xiao, Bawu, Xun, etc. She performed in many significant events showing her great versatility and mastery of those Chinese pipe instruments. Ms. Yan got the 1st prize of solo on the competition of China’s pipe musical instruments playing in Jan. 2003; she gained the 1st prize on the 86th competition of national teenagers’ Chinese musical instruments playing in Oct. 2006;  in July 2001, Ms. Yan played a Chinese flute solo at china great hall of the people; in April 27, 2010, she was invited to perform a solo the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China, Houston; in Aug. 2010, she was invited to perform Chinese traditional music in solo concert in Dallas.

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 {lang zh}演奏古筝，琵琶和大提琴

 张淑娟学习古筝已有7年，琵琶3年，大提琴5年。她目前是Klein高中第一年的学生，是该校乐团的大提琴手。2009和2011年，张淑娟曾在所在学区的solo and ensemble contest中作为大提琴手获得excellent and outstanding player award。同年作为HYCA的成员参加古筝独奏和合奏而得奖。她参加休士顿华夏民乐团已有三年。

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{lang en} Plays Gucheng，Pipa, Cello, etc

Amanda has been playing the guzheng for 7 years, the pipa for 3 years, and also the cello for 5 years. She is currently attending Klein High school as a freshman and also as a cellist in the school orchestra. In the year 2009 and 2011 Amanda won the excellent and outstanding player award in her school district solo and ensemble contest, also in those same years she was awarded as a member of HYAC in playing the guzheng for solo and ensemble. Out of school, she has been a member of HCTMG  for 3 years..

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 {lang zh} 演奏古筝

著名吹奏樂藝術家，從事音樂藝術50餘載。 9歲學習笛管，14入學天津戲劇學校，19歲進入天津京劇團。精於演奏笛簫、嗩吶，及彈撥樂、打擊樂等樂器。曾於20世紀70年代出訪美國，加拿大，日本等地巡迴演出，旅美後，為休斯頓的音樂舞台奉獻大量中國音樂精品的演奏，廣受好評。

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{lang en}Plays Bamboo Flute, Suona, etc

Zequan Li, a well-known Chinese woodwind musician, has dedicated himself to music performance for over 50 years. He started learning Chinese flute at the age of nine, continued his music study at Tianjin School of Opera at 14 and served in Peking Opera Orchestra at 19. Zequan is well versed in Dizi, Xiao, suona and also some string and percussion instruments. He performed in America, Canada and Japan back as early as 1970s. After moving to America, he contributed significantly to Houston’s music society with numerous widely-praised Chinese classic music performances.

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Plays Erhu

Swee Koh was born in Malaysia.  Music has always been his passion since his young age and he started to learn the Erhu in the middle school. He has won many major awards from Malaysia nationwide competition, both in group and individual, including the Erhu champion in 1991.  Swee moved to the US in 1993 to obtain his engineering degree.  During that period, he was invited to lecture and perform in various universities, schools and other cultural events in various states and cities.  His performance is characterized by vigorous and mastery, emotions and beautiful.  In the past decades he has been very active in Houston and mostly performs for cultural and charity concerts and events.

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Swee Koh was born in Malaysia.  Music has always been his passion since his young age and he started to learn the Erhu in the middle school. He has won many major awards from Malaysia nationwide competition, both in group and individual, including the Erhu champion in 1991.  Swee moved to the US in 1993 to obtain his engineering degree.  During that period, he was invited to lecture and perform in various universities, schools and other cultural events in various states and cities.  His performance is characterized by vigorous and mastery, emotions and beautiful.  In the past decades he has been very active in Houston and mostly performs for cultural and charity concerts and events.

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 {lang zh}演奏古筝

現就讀於休斯頓大學酒店管理學院，9歲開始習箏， 12歲師從著名古箏演奏家沙裡晶學習古箏，達到九級水平，於2001參加深圳芳吟少兒彈撥樂團，赴駐港部隊深圳基地慰問演出，於2002年參加芳吟杯古箏大賽獲少兒組二等獎，2003年參加芳吟彈撥樂團專場音樂會，大學期間，曾多次參加校園文化節，音樂會及各種大型演出。2010年加入休斯頓中華民樂團，參加了2011年， 2012年民樂團新春音樂會，歷屆音樂沙龍，路易斯安那州州立大學音樂會，民樂團夏季室內音樂會等。

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{lang en} Guzheng Player

Xiaoye Li is now a graduate student in the Conrad N. Hilton College of the University of Houston. She started playing Guzheng at the age of nine. Learning from the renowned Guzheng artists, Xu Yao and Lijing Sha, she has got the official certificate of the ninth level in Guzheng. Xiaoye joined the Fang Yin Children’s Musical Group in 2001 and got the Silver Award at the Fan Yin’s Cup Guzheng Competition in 2002. She also participated in the monthly music salon and concerts in Shenzhen Art School and had gained a lot of recognition and applause from the audience. Xiaoye joined the Houston Traditional Chinese Music Group in 2010 and has performed in the Chinese New Year’s Concert in 2011 and 2012. She also participated in the concert in Louisiana State University in June, 2011 and the Chamber Music Summer Concert in Aug, 2011. Throughout the year of 2011, she also performed in music salons held by the Houston Chinese Traditional Music Group in the Oriental Art Center in Houston.

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