Discover China Through its Arts and People
The Chinese Culture Connection (CCC) has been bringing the exciting world of Chinese arts and culture to children and adults throughout New England since 1985. Chinese scholars and artists share their passion and skills in interactive workshops, performances, exhibitons, exhibits and special events that stimulate the imagination and inspire an appreciation for diversity and creativity. CCC draws its support from its friends and a variety of private and public sources, in particular, from the City of Malden, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
In 2001, while serving as president of the Chinese Culture Connection, a nonprofit educational organization, Judith Funkhouser (RISD 63), initiated a free exhibits program promoting Chinese culture for public libraries. The exhibits are made possible by the Ella V. Bowering Collection.
Chinese Culture Connection
238 Highland Avenue
Malden, MA 02148
781 321 6316
mei@chinesecultureconnection.org
It is by poetry that one's mind is aroused; it is by ceremonhy that one's character is regulated; it is by music that one becomes accomplished. - Confucius
Anywhere in the world, music can be a form of perfect communication. It doesn’t care about your passport, language or creed. It just wants to be enjoyed, and as such it is a manifestation of our common humanity. - Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General
Ancient Melodies: Concert of Chinese Classical Music presented by the Chinese Culture Connection September 15, 2001 in Concord, Massachusetts.
The beautiful sounds of traditional Chinese instruments were heard in Concord on Saturday, September 15, 2001, just days after the terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners. In the afternoon while the musicians rehearsed inside the Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden Street, people outside listened. To open the concert the audience, led by soloist Ree Ven Wang, sang as the musicians played "God Bless America." The musicians, Americans of Chinese heritage, were determined to bring their music to Concord.
The president of the Chinese Culture Connection at the time of this concert was Judith Funkhouser.
The Performing Artist's Salon was founded in 1991 by a group of professional musicians, dancers, singers, and teachers as well as non-professional enthusiasts of the performing arts. It is a non-profit organization supported by a grant from the Singtao Daily News.
Chi Zhan Chen, Gang Chen, Cheng Zhou, Zhan Tao Lin, Ting Yi Lan, Ruo Mao Zhen, Ree-Ven Wang, Johnson Wong, Zheng Shan Chang, Saho Jian Huang, Klysler Yen, Jun Qin
One should listen to the sounds of the birds in spring, to the sounds of cicada in summer, to the sounds of insects in the autumn and the sounds of snowfall in winter; listen to the sounds of playing chess in the daytime, the sounds of the flue under the moonlight, the sounds of pine trees in the mountains, and the sounds of ripples on the waterside. - Lin Yutang, 20th century Chinese Philosopher
note: Lin Yutang once said that he felt akin to Henry David Thoreu of Concord, who he believed was the most Chinese of all American authors and that if he translated passages of Thoreau into his own language, he could pass them off as orginal writings by a Chinese poet.
