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Lifting Music with Traditional Chinese Instruments

Sara Heng Xi Ying, WAU! Ensemble

18-Feb-16 14:30

Lifting Music with Traditional Chinese Instruments

Guzheng player, Sara Heng, introduces us to the traditional Chinese musical instrument and tells about the birth of the WAU! Ensemble made up of six young Malaysians who met each other in music conservatories in China. She gave us a peek into a particular piece which will see the musicians improvise during its upcoming debut performance.


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