By David Li, bostonese.com, photos by John Tsou
Boston, August 8, 2014, — The fourth Asian American Festival arts gala was held at the Fenway Center in the evening of August 2, 2014. Close to 300 in the audience enjoyed a night of beautiful music and dance that celebrated the rich cultures and long history of Asian countries.
Saxophone solo Jasmine by Hongwei Gao from Asian American Arts Group (photo by John Tsou).
According to Jing Xia, director of development at Asian American Association of Boston, this year’s Asian American Festival started with a grand dance show Dunhuang My Dream Land by Angel Dance Company at Quincy High School. The performance at Fenway Center was sponsored by Northeastern University.
According to its website aaaboston.org, Asian American Association of Boston was founded in 2010 to serve its members, and bridge Asian Asian American communities and other communities in Greater Boston area.
The following is the program of the performances.
1 Group Dance, Time Travel
Asian American Arts Group
2 Violin, Balada, Horse Racing
Helen Zhou, Julia Zhou from NEC Youth Symphony Orchestra
3 Female Vocal Solo
Reeven Wang from Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association Choir
4 Indian Dance, Dancing’s Star
Jeevani Rayudu, Sonali Surve from Northeastern University
5 Pipa Solo, Sing With You
Meng Xun from Chinese Music Ensemble of Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association
6 Female Chorus, A Song Of Coachmen, Good Person, Good Dream>
Chinese Cultural Connection Arts Group
7 Mixed Chorus Miss Hometown, Midnight Snacks
Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association Choir
8 Bass, Volin, Lute Ensemble
Belinda and other two from Berklee College of Music
9 Dance Solo Flowers Blooming
Maggie from Xiang Tu Dance Group
10 Saxophone solo Jasmine
Hongwei Gao from Asian American Arts Group
11 Dulcimer Solo Painting About Tianshan Mountains
Amy Huang from Boston Dulcimer Guzheng Youth Band
12 Mongol Dance I Come From Grassland
Chinese Cultural Connection Arts Group