Chris Stephens playing the Chinese pipa; background instruments from left to right are Persian tar, Indian sitar, Egyptian oud, and Turkish saz.
Bard College Conservatory of Music Presents
The US-China Music Institute presents Chris Stephens - World Musician
Friday, April 22, 2022
Bard Hall
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
World Music Workshop
Local musician Chris Stephens will offer a special educational performance featuring a collection of historic lute instruments from the Silk Road, including the Chinese pipa and the sitar of India, each performed in their traditional style along with American folk music on the Banjo. Chris will discuss and demonstrate each instrument's unique specialties and highlight their similarities stemming from their shared history.About:
Chris Stephens is a multi-instrumentalist musician specializing in the connections among Silk Road lutes and the banjo. Originally a sitar student of Hindustani music master Ustad Imrat Khan, Chris took interest in the relationships between instruments related to sitar and through years of practice and immersive listening has been teaching himself the traditional music of China, Persia, and the Middle East for over 10 years. Originally from Missouri, Chris has brought his music program around the Midwest US during his musical career, and now resides in New York’s Hudson Valley. Website: WorldMusician.co
This event is free to the public and is sponsored by the US-China Music Institute. Non-Bard community members must submit proof of vaccination to attend. Register at: https://forms.gle/1fQbjYVj8xp9XUL8A
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail uschinamusic@bard.edu.
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Bard Hall
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