International Aimusic Festival
Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Celebration International Aimusic Festival is held in later springs in San Jose, California by Aimusic School. The Festival presents Eastern traditions while emphasizing courtesy, collaboration, comity, and understanding. The school’s mission is to use these values to nurture positive human relationships.
The Festival celebrates the World Intangible Cultural Heritage arts proclaimed by UNESCO and all authentic traditional Chinese music. Aimusic promoted Kunqu, Peking, Yueju, Chuanju Operas, Pingtan, Jiangnan Sizhu and Cantonese music in the last a few years, and is open to staging other traditional performing art forms recognized for their distinct Eastern aesthetics.
In addition to artistic traditions, Aimusic promotes respect for the acoustic qualities in music, and hence advocates for un-amplified sound for all performances. Electricity and technology have brought modern conveniences to daily life, yet they have alienated people from nature in many ways. In times without sound reinforcement, performers’ voices still had to reach everyone in the audience, regardless of the venue: be it a teahouse, a courtyard, or a marketplace. Audiences used to be able to hear the singing clearly even in open spaces. Natural acoustics in cultural activities have been well preserved within the countrysides of China, and in opera houses and concert halls in the Western world. Through this international cultural exchange activity, Aimusic wishes for all to “go green” by listening to unaltered, natural sounds.
Presenting traditional arts in the traditional manner, we cordially invites performing arts groups, music schools, municipal organizations, and folk arts performers to join us. We greatly thank the city of San Jose, the state of California, and the federal government for their generous supports. With original colors, and enduringly natural flavors, all participants will enjoy lifetime benefits from this exceptional experience.
4th International Aimusic Festival
April 28 – May 4, 2019
Opening Ceremony: Autumn & Winter Concert
San Jose City College Main Gym (photos) (videos)
Developing Virtue Youth Chinese Orchestra, Capitol Chinese Orchestra, Aimusic, Youth Orchestra Silicon Valley
Song of Bliss Concert
San Jose State University Concert Hall (photos) (videos)
Aimusic Teaching Artists
Plucked Instrument Masterclass: A Conversation about Tone Quality
Fairmont San Jose (videos)
Speakers: Prof. TAN Longjian & Prof. LIN Ling
Closing Ceremony Concert
California Theater, San Jose (photos) (videos)
Virtuosos from Beijing, Aimusic, Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra
3rd International Aimusic Festival
April 28 – May 5, 2018
Opening Ceremony: Spring Blossom Ensemble Concert
Trianon Theater, San Jose (photos)
Developing Virtue Youth Chinese Orchestra, Sounds of Joy Homeschool and Community Band, Aimusic School, Youth Orchestra Silicon Valley
Spring Solo Recital
San Jose State University Concert Hall (photos) (videos)
Aimusic Teaching Artists
Closing Ceremony: Classical Heritage of China Concert
California Theater, San Jose (photos) (videos)
Aimusic School, Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra
2nd International Aimusic Festival
April 29 – May 6, 2017
Opening Ceremony - Culture & Tradition Concert
San Jose City College Theater (photos)
Capitol Chinese Orchestra, Chiffon Fu Guzheng Ensemble, YOSV, FYCO, Aimusic
Bright Bamboo Flute - Li Zengguang & Li Jifan Dizi Recital
San Jose City College Theater (photos) (videos)
Center for Chinese Music and Culture at Middle Tennessee State University, Aimusic
San Jose Stage Company (photos)
UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage Kunqu, Yueju and Peking Operas
Closing Ceremony - Classical Heritage of China Concert
California Theater (photos) (videos)
UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage Kunqu, Yueju and Peking Operas
1st International Aimusic Festival
April 28 – May 7, 2016
Opening Ceremony: Exhibition––Traditional Arts of Suzhou
San Jose City College Gallery (photos)
Ceremony VIP (from the left): Tang Jun, director of Suzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture; Xiao Xiayong, Cultural Consul of Consulate General of China in SF; Dr. Bryon Breland, president of San Jose City College; Luo Linquan, consul general of Consulate General of China in SF; Allen Peter, chair of San Jose Arts Commission; Wu Jiawen, performer of Suzhou City Pingtan Troupe; Xie Tan, principal of Aimusic School; Yu Zhang, artistic director of Firebird Youth Chinese Orchestra
Guqin & Pingtan Concert
San Jose City College Theater (photos)
Guqin by Xu Junyue, president of Hangzhou West Lake Guqin Society and China Association of Guqin
Traditional Music Concert
San Jose City College Theater (photos)
Developing Virtue Youth Chinese Orchestra from the Ten Thousand Buddha City
Artistic Legacy of Traditional Chinese Music
San Jose City Hall Rotunda (photos)
Aimusic instructors with Cultural Affair officers of the City of San Jose
Closing Ceremony: World Intangible Cultural Heritage Kunqu & Peking Opera
California Theater (photos)
Xiao Xiayong, Cultural Consul of Consulate General of China in SF with the Festival performers