In the evening of October 7, Boston Beijing Opera Association (BBOA) will present its annual performance at Cambridge Family YMCA Theater (820 Mass. Ave, Cambridge MA 02139). In this year’s performance, audience will not only enjoy classical Beijing Opera programs but also erhu, guzheng and saxophone performances by well-known musicians Hongwei Gao, Hui Weng and Pei Yin. Singer Jin Wei will also perform Italian Opera “O mio babbino caro” (“Oh My Beloved Father”). (more…)
Just as Asian Americans are celebrating the August Moon Festival on September 30 for this year, Eclipse Mass Media will proudly present two wonderful events to the community. (more…)
On August 12, Lost Years won the Best Documentary Award at 2012 Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF). In the afternoon of the same day, in a large classroom of Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston Chinatown, the film premiered in Boston in front of an audience of 200, some of whom had tears in their eyes while watching the scenes of inhumane and injustice treatments of Chinese immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s in North America, New Zealand and Australia.
（L to R）Tina Chien, Nancy Eng watching director Kenda Gee answering questions from the audience. (more…)
Boston, September 21 — Just as leaves are turning to all kind of colors all across New England, two wonderful shows by the Cultural China will be staged in Boston at John Hancock Hall. Dozens of top performers from premier art and music organizations in China will bring unforgettable performances to Boston audience. (more…)
Do not miss the chance to experience Chinese culture at its best! The 9th China Today Arts Week will be staged in the United States on September 15. Top performers and master craftsmen will showcase the best of contemporary arts of China in live performances and art exhibitions. (more…)
The American Chinese Art Society (ACAS) will be sponsoring the Sixth New England Chinese Dance Competition on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the ACAS Activity Center. The Competition is a not-for-profit event. Beginning in 2005, the New England Chinese Dance Competition has been held every other year. (more…)
In the evening of August 10, well-known pianist George Li performed at the 21st annual music festival at Walnut Hill. As a 17-year-old, George Li is a seasoned pianist well beyond his age. As usual, his performance was full of passion and dedication, and received thundering applause and standing ovation from the audience.
Alfred Brendel gave George Li master piano lesson at Verbier Festival Academy in Switzerland. (more…)
I have been taking pictures of performances of local Chinese art and music groups for years. On July 27, 2012, I found myself at Lexington Town Hall Auditorium, taking pictures of talented students performers from China. They were the Chinese Culture Land – Talented Juvenile Troupe, that toured Canada and US in July. Boston was their first stop in the US. The troupe performed spectacular Chinese folk dances and songs, martial arts, and acrobatics among others for local residents.
Kong Ying performs Peking opera.
The young performers were congratulated by Lexington town manager Carl Valente, and applauded loudly by the audience in the packed auditorium. Mr. Valente also mentioned the upcoming 300 year celebration of Lexington's township. More details can be found at： www.lexington300.org.
The key of taking good pictures of performers is finding the best angle and shooting at the right moment when the light is on the performer in focus. Please check out some pictures I took on that evening below.
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WASHINGTON, July 24, 2012 (PRNewswire) — In an exclusive interview with AARP The Magazine, Hollywood legends Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones discuss the often taboo subject of mid-life sexuality. It’s the theme or their new movie, the highly anticipated Hope Springs, which focuses on a couple embarking on an entertaining yet poignant adventure to regain their sexual passion. The indomitable icons speak about their upcoming project, finally learning to live for the moment and why “nobody can tell [them] anything.”
Meryl Streep & Tommy Lee Jones In “Hope Springs”. (more…)
On Saturday, July 14, at 8:30 p.m., luminaries of the classical music world and beyond—including Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor, John Williams, Keith Lockhart, Emanuel Ax, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Peter Serkin, Andris Nelsons, and David Zinman gathered to celebrate Tanglewood’s 75th anniversary season with a gala program that also spotlighted the festivals’ three major orchestral forces—the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and the Tanglewood Music Center orchestras, as well as the Tanglewood Festival Chorus.
Keith Lockhart leading the Boston Pops at Tanglewood 7.14.12 (Hilary Scott)
John Williams leading the Boston Pops with James Taylor 7.14.12 (Hilary Scott)
Emanuel Ax and Stephan Asbury shake hands after a performance of Haydn’s Piano Concerto in D at the Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Gala 7.14.12 (Hilary Scott)
Yo-Yo Ma with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra 7.14.12
Andris Nelsons leading the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra and Anne-Sophie Mutter 7.14.12 (Hilary Scott)
Andris Nelsons leading the BSO in his Tanglewood debut on 7.14.12 (Hilary Scott)
Seiji Ozawa was presented the first-ever Tanglewood medal by John Williams and Yo-Yo Ma in absentia at the 75 Anniversary Celebration of Tanglewood 7.14.12(Hilary Scott)
All of the performers at the Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Concert take a bow after the finale 7.14.12 (Hilary Scott)
