Asian Art Museum of San Francisco


			Performances

	Subscribe to our feed		Asian art and culture comes to life through live performances at the Asian Art Museum. Performances throughout the year encompass dance, music, storytelling, theater and more.
			asian pacific american heritage month performances May 2008
			Concert: Gayageum (Korean stringed instrument) Presented by the Asian Art Museum as Part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival Thursday, May 22 7:00 pm Samsung Hall Rae-sook Han performs a concert of traditional and contemporary compositions for the gayageum (12-stringed Korean zither). Han holds a master's degree in music from Seoul National University and performs professionally with the Seongnam Municipal Troupe of Korean Traditional Performing Arts. Han is recipient of several prestigious awards and has performed as a soloist with the Korean National Kugak Orchestra, among other ensembles. San Francisco International Arts Festival information: www.sfiaf.org or (800) 838-3006.
			Melody of China with Special Guests Wu Wei and Carl Stone Presented by the Asian Art Museum as part of the San Francisco International Arts Festival Saturday, May 24 2:00 pm, Samsung Hall Local ensemble Melody of China presents a concert of new and traditional music that both celebrates the past and points to a new direction in modern culture. The evening features renowned composer and electronic musician Carl Stone's new commission, performed by the ensemble along with Hong Wang on erhu, (bowed, single string instrument) and Wei Wu on sheng (mouth organ). In addition to Stone's new work, Hong Wang and Melody of China also perform traditional music on the matouqin (Mongolian horse head fiddle), bringing ancient folk melodies to life. San Francisco International Arts Festival information: www.sfiaf.org or (800) 838-3006.
	Guqin artist Wang Fei.		matcha kicks off again in june! Don't miss the great performances that are part of the MATCHA series. First Thursdays June through November 5:00 pm– 9:00 pm Enjoy live performances, gallery tours, and art activities while mingling with friends over cocktails at this monthly mixer. For details, please click here. Thursday, July 3: Music of the Sages July's MATCHA channels the ancient strings of China's philosophers, sages, and emperors. Enjoy the spiritual song of guqin (goo chin), China's seven-stringed zither with a three thousand year history. Try your hand at brush painting, stroll the galleries and special exhibitions on a docent tour, or simply enjoy a drink and hang out with friends. Co-presented with the North American Guqin Association.
			For information about Tea Ceremony Presentations please click here.
			Lead funding for the Asian Art Museum's education programs and activities is provided by the Bank of America Foundation. Major support for education programs and activities is provided by the Freeman Foundation and the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation. Additional support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, the Louise Rosenberg & Claude Rosenberg Jr. Family Foundation, HSBC Foundation, Goldman Sachs Foundation, the Mary Tanenbaum Fund, the United States-Japan Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, Cisco Systems Foundation, Citigroup Foundation, the Joseph R. McMicking Foundation, the Robert and Helen Odell Fund, Dodge & Cox, the Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation, and the Joel E. Ferris Foundation. Support for AsiaAlive is provided by the Wallace Foundation, Wells Fargo, and the Walter & Elise Haas Fund.