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Kevin
Zhang
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Kevin
Zhang studied the Laosheng (Older Male) role, under YU
Xiaotong of the Yang style of acting-singing in Dalian.
He was winner of the Jing Opera Performance Premier Award
at the Dalian Arts Festival in 1997. He is one of the
youngest members of the Dalian Opera Association. Kevin
is a versatile performer and also sings the roles of the
Xiaosheng (Young Male), and Qingyi (Lady). Since 1999,
he has performed frequently in the UK and also in Europe. |
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Kathy
Hall
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Kathy
Hall studied the Qingyi role of the Mei Lanfang style
of acting-singing under the late Y D Bao, a Mei specialist.
She also studied under former Kun Opera actress Yiping
Le. She was a founding member of the Hong Kong Peking
Opera Club and regularly performed in Hong Kong before
settling in the UK. She is the founding Chairman of the
London Jing Kun Opera Association. She was awarded a 2004 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fund Travelling Fellowship, and went to Hangzhou in 2005 for 4 weeks of intensive lessons with Kun Opera doyen, Wang Fengmei. Kathy
was Vice Principal of a Hong Kong secondary school, and
subsequently Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Arts Development
Council. |
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Qin Liang
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Qin Liang graduated in daomadan (Military Lady's role) from the Performance Department of the National Academy of Chinese Opera, Beijing , in 1999. She was accorded an ‘All A's Student' for two years running. She graduated in 2002 from the Music Education Department of the Wuhan Conservatory of Music, majoring in Dance. She performed briefly with the Beijing Army Region Comrades-in-Arms Jingju Troupe, and was tutor in the Wuhan Hubei Industrial University for two years. She won many awards at the provincial level. |
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Joanna
Qiu
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Joanna
Qiu (Jinghu & Strings Lead) graduated in instrumental
music from the Tianjin Opera School and the China National
Beijing Opera College, majoring in Yueqin (Moon Lute)
and Jinghu (Bamboo 2-string Fiddle). After graduation
she performed with the Beijing Opera Company for nearly
ten years, and then she was Yueqin player for the re-established
Mei Lanfang Beijing Opera Troupe from 1996 to 1999. She
has toured in China and abroad, and has recorded for a
special series of Beijing Opera music. Since settling
in the UK in 1999, she has taught as well as performed
frequently in solo and group performances, and workshops. She plays a wide range
of Chinese musical instruments. |
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Ying
Wan
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Ying
Wan (Drum/Clapper/Small Gong) graduated in composition
from the Shoobi Music Academy in Tokyo. His compositions
included music for woodwinds, strings, piano, as well
as jazz and electronic music. He has worked in film and
television music in Japan and China, and also as a conductor,
singer, and orchestral player. His main interest is in
percussion. Since settling in the UK, he has worked in
Chinese music both in the UK and in Europe as a music
arranger and percussionist. |
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Haishuo
Liu
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Haishuo
Liu (Bo) graduated from the Beijing Opera School in 1996,
specialising in percussion. He also studied both Western
and Chinese drumming in a Vocational Secondary School
attached to the China National Music University. |
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Xuming Li
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Xuming Li studied instrumental playing at the Shenyang Music Academy in Northeast China. He worked with the Shenyang Opera and Dance Troupe for seven years. His speciality is the Yangqin (Dulcimer), Erhu (Orchestral Second Fiddle), and Dizi (Bamboo Flute). He is a frequent performer and workshop leader. |
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Qi
Zhang
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Qi
Zhang (Yueqin) graduated from the Shandong Provincial
Arts School,
and was Yueqin player with the Shandong Provincial Beijing
Opera Troupe. He also plays a range of Chinese musical
instruments. Having been trained in the Laosheng (Old
Male) role at a young age, he has kept up his interest
in singing. Since settling in the UK in 2000, he has performed
frequently. |
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