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Qiu Xia He
"Qiu Xia He 何秋霞"

InstrumentLevel
Vocals Professional
Other: Pipa琵琶
何秋霞 - 音乐家 琵琶演奏,教学,作曲,音乐编导 Qiu Xia He (chu sha her): Pipa  teacher, performer, composer and music producer Born in the province of Shaanxi China, Qiu Xia has had two notable careers in music: as a performer and teacher back home, and then as performer, composer, producer and teacher in Canada.  Qiu Xia was introduced to playing music at five. At thirteen, recognized as a professional and toured with large ensembles for six years. With intense determination, she overcame all competition and went on to study at the Xian Music Academy where she became an expert in Pipa repertoire and Chinese music. Due to her exceptional achievements, she was invited to the faculty as an instructor after graduating in 1987. Since immigrating to Canada in 1989, through her music, Qiu Xia has made friends all around the world, and has delighted audiences everywhere. Invited as a featured soloist with a few symphony orchestras such as Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Montana USA and Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Czech. With her own ensembles Silk Road Music and JouTou, Qiu Xia has forged her own stamp on the world music stage by extending the technique... more...
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Silk Road Music
pipa (chinese lute)
1991 - present

Past Projects

JouTou
pipa
2002 - The End