[219] MTSU Chinese Music Ensemble to perform on wood, string instruments Dec. 2

MURFREESBORO — Students from MTSU’s inaugural Chinese Music Ensemble course will put their talents on display in a unique concert performance.

The MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture will present the MTSU Chinese Music Ensemble’s first semester-end concert at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at the center, located in Suite 1600 of the Miller Education Center, 503 Bell St. in Murfreesboro. This event is free and open to the public.

A printable campus parking map is available at http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.

Off-campus visitors attending the daytime event should obtain a special one-day permit from MTSU’s Office of Parking and Transportation at http://www.mtsu.edu/parking/visit.php.

“Throughout the semester, the ensemble members have learned Chinese bamboo wind instruments and various pluck and bowed-string instruments,” said Mei Han, center director and an associate professor of music.

Beginning with the fall 2016 semester, the Chinese Music Ensemble has been offered as a special topics course to all students. The instructors are professors and graduate students from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, and instruments are provided. Registration requires permission from Han and the MTSU School of Music.

“Together with their Chinese teachers, the concert will bring a new musical and cultural experience to the audience,” Han said.

For more information, contact Han at 615-898-5718 or mei.han@mtsu.edu.