Qiu Xia He (Pipa teacher, performer, composer and music producer) Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, November 21, 5-6:30 pm
in the series Early Music Vancouver at Green College: Cultures of Performance
Born in the province of Shaanxi, China, Qiu Xia studied at the Xian Music Academy where she became an expert in Pipa repertoire and Chinese music. Since immigrating to Canada in 1989, Qiu Xia has made friends all around the world through her music. She has been invited as a featured soloist with several symphony orchestras, including the VSO, and with her own ensembles, Silk Road Music and JouTou, has put her stamp on the world music stage, extending the techniques and approaches of the traditional Pipa.