Tzu Chi USA Southern Region 2024 Charity Concert

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11.17.2024 SUNDAY

2:00 PM

Doors open at 1:30 PM

Tzu Chi USA Southern Region Office
Jing Si Hall

You’re invited to Tzu Chi USA Southern Region’s 2024 Charity Concert!

Please join us for a truly unforgettable day of music and togetherness, and let your heart be inspired as we illuminate the boundless potential of compassion in action. All proceeds will be dedicated to our disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Helene survivors. Your support will mean the world in this time of greatest need.

Donations are a crucial part of this concert. Your contributions will support ongoing efforts to provide aid to those in dire need. Complimentary tickets will be provided with every hurricane relief or charity donation.

Performers

Join us for an afternoon of compassionate musical performances.

Internationally renowned Mezzo-soprano Dr. Paige Wang

Da Ai Choir

Taiwanese Chorus of Greater Houston

Violist Dr. Shaochin Chien and students

Violinist Xin Liu

Guzhen and Pipa player Changlu Wu and North American Youth Chinese Orchestra

Erhu player Yi Fan Chen

Classical and artistic performances by Indonesian and Vietnamese community volunteers, Southern Region volunteers and Tzu Shao

Paige Wang

Paige Wang, an alumna of University of Taipei, emerged as a luminary under the guidance of Mignon Dunn during her pursuit of a master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music. Amidst her sojourn in New York’s vibrant embrace, her melodic repertoire traversed the realms of classical opulence, contemporary balladry, the enchanting stages of musical theater, and the soul-stirring cadence of jazz. Her effervescent presence graced diverse arenas across the United States, Canada, Switzerland, China, and her hometown Taipei.

Shaochin Chien

Dr. Shaochin Chien, originally from Taiwan, obtained her Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music in viola performance from the University of Miami, Florida with full scholarship and teaching assistantship. She was second place winner of the American String Teachers Association solo competition in Florida and performed in many orchestras as viola principals in the US and Asia.

Xin Liu

In 2014, she graduated from the Rice University School of Music with a full scholarship for her master’s degree in music performance. In 2012, she graduated from the National University of Singapore with a full scholarship for her bachelor’s degree in music performance. In 2011, she received a full scholarship and was sent by the school to John Hopkins University as an exchange visiting scholar. She is currently engaged in violin performance, string ensemble performance and violin teaching.

Changlu Wu

Pipa virtuoso Changlu Wu started her pipa training at the age of 6, and entered the primary school affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music at the age of 9. After years of training in primary school and middle school, she attended the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, majoring in pipa, where she was awarded a bachelor’s degree in 1990. She then came to the U.S. and started her study in University of Houston School of Music, majoring in piano.

Yi Fan Chen

A native of Taiwan, she graduated from the Tainan National University of the Arts, majoring in erhu. She is committed to promoting erhu by teaching adults and children. In May 2017, she toured North America and Canada with the Overseas Chinese Affairs Council to perform in “The Sound from the Heartstrings of Homeland”. In 2019, she played as a soloist with the National Taiwan Normal University. From 2018 to 2020, she was a full-time member of the Taoyuan Chinese Orchestra.

WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP

Food Pantry

Amid the pandemic in New York, Tzu Chi Northeast Region continues to distribute vegetables and fruit as usual. Tzu Chi New York volunteers provide this food pantry service weekly. Currently, an average of 2,000 households benefit each month. The fresh produce offered is made possible thanks to food banks, government subsidies, suppliers, charitable donations, and the volunteers’ care. Tzu Chi New York is grateful it can harness the power of love to relieve community needs and looks forward to having more people join the effort, and spread positive energy together.