Visually impaired artists offer a new vision
4 years, 2 months ago

Visually impaired artists offer a new vision

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Visually-impaired musicians play to celebrate the World Sight Day falling on second Thursday of October. To mark this year's World Sight Day, which is marked on the second Thursday of October every year, a series of events were held to call for more attention to the situation of people with vision impairment and blindness. A concert mainly given by visually impaired singers and musicians was held at Beijing's Tianqiao Performing Arts Center on Monday. Take Five and Yakety Sax, the joyful, passionate songs they performed shattered the stereotype many people have of visually impaired and showed their wisdom and vitality.

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Breaking barriers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Breaking barriers

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The Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind, or KTMOB, performs at Western Academy of Beijing on June 5. In June, the Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind performed at the Korean Cultural Center in Beijing. Themed 600-year history of Blind Kwanhyun music echoes through Beijing, the performance showcased captivating traditional Korean music such as Arirang folk songs, as …

Breaking barriers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Breaking barriers

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By Hou Chenchen | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-11-11 06:27 The Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind, or KTMOB, performs at Western Academy of Beijing on June 5. Themed 600-year history of Blind Kwanhyun music echoes through Beijing, the performance showcased captivating traditional Korean music such as Arirang folk songs, as well as a mix of K-pop and …

Breaking barriers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Breaking barriers

China Daily  

The Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind, or KTMOB, performs at Western Academy of Beijing on June 5. In June, the Korean Traditional Music Orchestra of the Blind performed at the Korean Cultural Center in Beijing. Themed 600-year history of Blind Kwanhyun music echoes through Beijing, the performance showcased captivating traditional Korean music such as Arirang folk songs, as …

Students with the spirit to succeed
3 years, 8 months ago

Students with the spirit to succeed

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Visually impaired pianist Wang Qiuyi plays a sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven at a concert celebrating World Sight Day in October last year. A good performance in this exam enables students to either take part in the admission exams of mainstream music conservatories or directly apply for music majors at nonspecialist universities in spring. So far, according to official websites …

Sounds that will be recorded and stored for the ages
4 years, 5 months ago

Sounds that will be recorded and stored for the ages

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Li Qi, the leader of a folk band in Xianghuan county, southern Shanxi, is in Beijing on June 13 with five other blind musicians, including Du Ying, Wang Xianping and Lu Shuiqing. Li, 51, the leader of a folk band in Xianghuan county, southern Shanxi, was in Beijing on June 13 with five other blind musicians, including Du Ying, Ma …

Sounds that will be recorded and stored for the ages
4 years, 5 months ago

Sounds that will be recorded and stored for the ages

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Ma Xingping takes Lu Shuiqing by the hand, due to Lu's weak eyesight. From 2011 to 2016 he worked at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing with Liu Hongqing, the elder brother of the blind musician Liu Hongquan, who has been researching and promoting blind musicians and their folk music. The first time he watched Zuoquan blind musicians' perform …

Sounds that will be recorded and stored for the ages
4 years, 5 months ago

Sounds that will be recorded and stored for the ages

China Daily  

Li Qi, the leader of a folk band in Xianghuan county, southern Shanxi, is in Beijing on June 13 with five other blind musicians, including Du Ying, Wang Xianping and Lu Shuiqing. Li, 51, the leader of a folk band in Xianghuan county, southern Shanxi, was in Beijing on June 13 with five other blind musicians, including Du Ying, Ma …

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