With support from the California Arts Council, Aimusic School will bring an “Authentic Heritage Music of China” presentation to 10 Chinese language schools in Northern California. A learning guide will be distributed priorly. The presentation will be in both English and Mandarin. Students will have an interactive session to ask questions about the cultural treasure by the end of the event. A percussion workshop will be also provided for learning how to play the instruments by a textual notation.
Founded 30 years ago as Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra (FYCO), Aimusic.us services our multicultural community by providing performances, festival concerts, and Chinese music classes. Providing unique Chinese music performances is our first core program. Aimusic is one of the few Asian-American art groups in the nation highly-demanded by our communities. Before the pandemic, we gave over 40 performances and served more than 10,000 residents in the grand San Francisco Bay Area annually. After back to in-person, 5 teaching artists and 40 FYCO young musicians have brought 23 performances to the community last year and the same amount so far this year. We are invited by public libraries, schools, community centers, senior homes, high-tech companies, and cultural celebrations held by government agencies and nonprofit organizations.