Gao Hong, 
Senior Lecturer in Chinese Musical Instruments and Director of the Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble, received a USArtists International (USAI) grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. The Gao Hong and Issam Rafea Duo will perform at the Beijing Music Festival in China. USAI is the only national initiative in the United States solely devoted to supporting performances by American artists at important international cultural festivals and arts marketplaces abroad.