Gao Wins Grant from Minnesota State Arts Board
Gao Hong, Lecturer in Chinese Musical Instruments, has been awarded a $53,600 “Folk and Traditional Arts” grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. As a master pipa player, this grant supports Gao in promoting and preserving the traditional Pudong style of pipa music, and in giving concerts and lectures in three Minnesota locations.
“This is a wonderful grant. I’m so thankful,” Gao told The Northfield News. “I want to get more people involved with pipa music.”
Gao Hong, Lecturer in Chinese Musical Instruments, has been awarded a $53,600 “Folk and Traditional Arts” grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. As a master pipa player, this grant supports Gao in promoting and preserving the traditional Pudong style of pipa music, and in giving concerts and lectures in three Minnesota locations.
“This is a wonderful grant. I’m so thankful,” Gao told The Northfield News. “I want to get more people involved with pipa music.”