MLCCC's Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival
On October 15, 2011, the Main Line Chinese Culture Center hosted Philadelphia's
first Mid-Autumn Chinese Festival at the
Independence Seaport Museum
on the beautiful Delaware River waterfront, signaling the renewed importance of
Chinese-American relations in an increasingly global economy and culture.
The daylong event began at 11 a.m. with a multicultural mix of exhibits, food and
retail vendors, and free music and dance performances in the museum's auditorium.
The event culminated with an
evening concert
and post-concert reception featuring world-renowned Bright Sheng's brilliant reinventions
of Chinese folk tunes,
Curtis
Institute of Music
alum and young rising star Ya-Jhu Yang's enchanting songs Rain Out at Sea and her
new trio for pipa, erhu and cello performed by Curtis graduates. It was a unique
celebration of Eastern and Western music.
The event was listed in many news media including
here
in the
Global Philadelphia.
Dr. Jun Huangpu, the chairman of the board, was also interviewed by the Comcast
Newsmakers. The
interview
was broadcast throughout the region before the event.
Vidoe clips of the evening performance can be viewed on our
gallery page.
DATE:
October 15, 2011
TIME:
Day Event: 11am - 5pm
Concert:
6pm - 9pm
LOCATION:
Independence Seaport Museum
MEDIA NEWS:
Global Philadelphia