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Celebrate Asia 2023 spotlights old friends and new

January 31, 2023 By Admin Leave a Comment

Douglas F. King Assistant Conductor Sunny Xuecong Xia led Seattle Symphony musicians through Celebrate Asia 2023 on Jan. 29, with a program focused on love and celebration.

Filed Under: Community News, Featured stories Tagged With: 2023, CELEBRATE ASIA, JANUARY 30 – FEBRUARY 5, Seattle Symphony

Seattle Symphony promotes diversity

March 16, 2017 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nina Huang NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY   Seattle is home to many well-known musicians, such as Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, etc. There is also a special place for classical musicians in the Emerald City. Home to internationally acclaimed and one of America’s leading symphony orchestras, the Seattle Symphony is […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2017, Seattle Symphony, VOL 36 NO 12 | MARCH 18 - MARCH 24

Differences create great harmony — Celebrate Asia concert combines music of different cultures to bridge worlds together

February 5, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Emiri Aoki Northwest Asian Weekly Often, vastly different types of things cannot unite or be in harmony when combined. Music is no exception. However, when it works, the effect can be awe-inspiring. I got to see some cool combinations of different sounds across the world coming together during Celebrate Asia, an annual Asian concert […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2016, Alireza Motevaseli, Benaroya Hall, Celebrate Asia!, Charlie Albright, China, Composer Xiaogang Ye, Contemporary Chinese, Emiri Aoki, Jindong Cai, Korean, New Arising, Seattle Chinese Chorus, Seattle Symphony, Tan Dun, Vol 35 No 6 | February 6 - February 12, Yayu Khoe, Yujin Kim, technology

Applause for Maestro Cai

January 21, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Celebrate Asia concert to include chorus, culture, and … cellphones

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2016, Celebrate Asia Jan, China, Chinese New Year, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Gerhard Samuel, Korean, Leonard Bernstein, Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra, Lincoln Center, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Times, Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Peggy Chapman, Seattle Chinese Chorus, Seattle Symphony, Stanford New Ensemble, Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Vol 35 No 4 | January 23 - January 29, culture

Seattle Symphony celebrates Asia

February 19, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Symphony’s “Celebrate Asia” Concert, upcoming Sunday, March 1, features guest conductor Carolyn Kuan. Amongst other pieces, the symphony will be performing the U.S. premiere of “Revive,” a concerto for koto and shakuhachi written by Japanese composer Yugo Kanno.  Another prominent piece, “Xizi,” from Chinese composer Ye Yanchen, […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Hamlin, Carolyn Kuan, Celebrate Asia Composition Competition, Celebrate Asia Concert, Celebrate Asia!, Chinese, Japanese Taiko, NWAW, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Symphony, Taiwnese Aborigine, Vol 34 No 9 | February 21 - February 27, Ye Yanchen, Yoshi Minegishi, Yugo Kanno, attention

A different melody — First Chinese symphony to perform in Seattle

February 12, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ninette Cheng Northwest Asian Weekly One of China’s finest orchestras, the Shenzhen Symphony, will perform a special Chinese New Year special in Seattle on Feb. 25.<!–more–> The 2015 Chinese New Year Concert, featuring China Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the Seattle Symphony and Stanford University, will be playing at Benaroya Hall to celebrate […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Austin Huang, Benaroya Hall, China Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, Chinese New Year Concert, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Erich Kunzel, First Chinese, International Tchaikovsky Competition, Jindong Cai, Keith Lockhart, New Peking Opera, North America, Seattle Symphony, Shanghai Conservatory, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20, Yellow River, Yin Chengzong, Zhao Cong

“The Five Essentials: Arts and the movement for social justice” — Keynote Speech by Ron Chew at National Guild for Community Arts Education Conference

February 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ron Chew For Northwest Asian Weekly The arts can be an instrument for transforming individual lives, restoring communities, and remaking our society into a more tolerant and inclusive place for all. Five years ago, in a report I wrote for Americans in the Arts, I described the emergence of community-based arts organizations. I wrote […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Chinatown, Chinese, International Examiner, Japanese Americans, Post Office, Ron Chew, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle City Council, Seattle Symphony, Space Needle, Vol 34 No 7 | February 7 - February 13, Wing Luke Asian Museum, Wing Luke Museum, communication, culture, letter, poverty

Honoring Japan-US relations

February 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Consulate General of Japan in Seattle recognized contributions to Japan-US relations Jan. 22. In a ceremony held during the New Year’s Reception at the Official Residence recipients were awarded the Consul General’s Commendation.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Canada, Consul General, Great East Japan Earthquake, New Year, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Peace Winds America, Seattle Symphony, US, Vol 34 No 6 | January 31 - February 6

Playing pianos in our parks

August 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Have you see the piano at Hing Hay Park? It’s part of Pianos in the Parks, where 20

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2014, KEXP, King County Parks, Seattle Parks, Seattle Symphony, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15, hing hay park

BLOG: The good and unexpected of Celebrate Asia

March 27, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Celebrate Asia, which was designed to highlight the merits of Asian cultures as part of the Seattle Symphony program, got mixed reviews last Friday. Even with much effort and investment in its sixth year at Benaroya Hall, the audience gave a thumbs-down to the first part of the program — especially “Nam […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: 2014, Celebrate Asia!, China, Chinese, Edvard Grieg, Eric Booker, Erzhan Xu, It Nam Mai, Nguyen Thanh Thuy, Pianist Haochen Zhang, Seattle Symphony, Seattleite Peter Xu, Shuying Li, Snoqualmie Casino, Sponsors Ming Zhang, Stefan Ostersjo, Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 14 | March 29 - April 4

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