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Plays Hulusi, bawu, accordion, riam. erhu, etc. 

Dr. Wan Yang, used to be a scientist, who got his Master Degree in Arizona State University and PhD in the University of Vermont, major in Molecular Biology, currently is an Executive Vice Chairman of a big financial firm. Dr. Yang started learning music during his teenager, he joined a music band at middle school and had access to many kinds of musical instruments. He can play Accordion, Erhu, Bamboo Flute, Xiao, Hulusi, Bawu, Ruan, and Trumpet etc. He has been taking Accordion lessens with Mr. Mario Pedone, a world famous accordionist. He, with three other music fans (Jiahua Yang, Lei Xin and Zhuoxi Peng), found the “Houston Chinese Traditional Music Group” about four years ago, and has been the President since then. He has participated many formal performances and played various instruments for different societies, corporations and Senior Citizens.

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Plays Hulusi, bawu, accordion, riam. erhu, etc. 

Dr. Wan Yang, used to be a scientist, who got his Master Degree in Arizona State University and PhD in the University of Vermont, major in Molecular Biology, currently is an Executive Vice Chairman of a big financial firm. Dr. Yang started learning music during his teenager, he joined a music band at middle school and had access to many kinds of musical instruments. He can play Accordion, Erhu, Bamboo Flute, Xiao, Hulusi, Bawu, Ruan, and Trumpet etc. He has been taking Accordion lessens with Mr. Mario Pedone, a world famous accordionist. He, with three other music fans (Jiahua Yang, Lei Xin and Zhuoxi Peng), found the “Houston Chinese Traditional Music Group” about four years ago, and has been the President since then. He has participated many formal performances and played various instruments for different societies, corporations and Senior Citizens.

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Plays Piano

Jiena Gu, At the age of 12, she tested into The Middle School of Shanghai Conservatory where she majored in piano and composition. Upon graduation, she took her talents to the U.S. to study piano and composition at Oberlin Conservatory. She completed her studies at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and earned a masters degree. During her schooling in the U.S., Ms. Gu has gained rave reviews for her performances in Iowa, Ohio, and Texas. In addition, she has also won numerous contests for her original composition and ensemble pieces. Most recently, she has written accompaniments for Houston’s Chinese Student Association and Hua Xia Chinese School’s school song. She is currently a member of Houston Music Teachers Association (HMTA), Music Teacher National Association (MTNA) and American College of Musicians USA (Piano Guild)..

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Plays Piano

Jiena Gu, At the age of 12, she tested into The Middle School of Shanghai Conservatory where she majored in piano and composition. Upon graduation, she took her talents to the U.S. to study piano and composition at Oberlin Conservatory. She completed her studies at The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and earned a masters degree. During her schooling in the U.S., Ms. Gu has gained rave reviews for her performances in Iowa, Ohio, and Texas. In addition, she has also won numerous contests for her original composition and ensemble pieces. Most recently, she has written accompaniments for Houston’s Chinese Student Association and Hua Xia Chinese School’s school song. She is currently a member of Houston Music Teachers Association (HMTA), Music Teacher National Association (MTNA) and American College of Musicians USA (Piano Guild).

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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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  秦川， 管理学与金融学双硕士，中国音乐家协会二胡学会会员。现为休斯顿中华民乐团二胡声部首席及独奏演员。7岁开始学习二胡，13岁获得中国音乐家协会考级十级。自从学琴以来，多次获得省级及国家级比赛大奖。

2007年，以优异的文化成绩和二胡专业成绩取得全国艺术特长生资格，考入中国华中科技大学并成为大学生艺术团二胡声部首席。大学期间，参与演出了数十场大型文艺晚会，包括《春华秋实》，《同歌同行》,中法文化节等。2008年，代表所在大学参加了“中国大学生艺术节”并或一等奖。

来美之后，秦川活跃在国际的舞台上，于2013年初加入休斯顿中华民乐团。参与演出了2013年《醉胡迷弦》夏季音乐会，2014年新春民族音乐会，2015年新春综艺晚会等。她的独奏《二泉印月》《秦腔主题随想曲》，重奏《一帘幽梦》《欢乐歌》，合奏《新赛马》《红楼梦》组曲等深受众多观众喜爱。除音乐会之外，她多次被邀请在北美多个城市演出。每到一处都反响热烈。她的琴声时而低沉，时而高亢，时而婉转，时而悲戚，惟妙惟肖地展现了中国古老乐器的美妙与情愫。2015年4月，她入选为“TED talk”演讲者，讲述她的乐器及音乐故事。2015年5月，她将在加州大学的赞助下举办个人独奏音乐会。

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{lang en}Plays Erhu

Chuan Qin, holding the dual master’s degrees of Management and Finance, is the member of Chinese Musicians Association. Currently, she is the first-chair erhu as well as the soloist of Houston Chinese Traditional Music Group. Started learning erhu at the age of seven, Chuan obtained the certificate of grade-ten of erhu from Chinese Musicians Association when she was thirteen years old. Since then, she gained many awards of province-wide and nation-wide competitions.

In 2007, with the outstanding academic and erhu grades, Chuan got admitted to Huazhong University of Science and Technology China, majoring in Financial Management. At the same time, she became the first-chair erhu of College Student Art Group in the university. During the period of being first-chair, she attended dozens of well-known performances. In 2008, she represented her school in “National University Student Art Festal” and won the first place.      After coming to the United States, Chuan is still active in the erhu presentation and performance.  She became the first-chair of Houston Chinese Traditional Music Group in 2013 and joined several concerts. Besides the concerts, she was invited to perform in different cities and countries. In April 2015, as a TED talker, Chuan is going to give a public lecture of her instrument and her music career. One month after that, in May 2015, she is going to have her individual concert sponsoring by the University of California.  

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