SF World Music Festival 2012 Brochure by SFWMF

The 13TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL

DOOR DOG MUSIC PRODUCTIONS Presents

THE WORLD PREMIERE OF

NOVEMBER 8-11, 2012 Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Presented in association with Eugene & Elinor Friend Center for the Arts As part of the Thirteenth Annual

SAN FRANCISCO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Table of Contents

Welcome

Tribute to Masters

From The Trenches Of Our World

A Bold Strategy For Social Justice

The Trilogy Series

Festival At A Glance

Main Stage Concerts

Educational & Outreach Concerts

Festival Cast & Crew

About The Artists

Featured International Ensembles

About The Festival Youth Orchestra

About Our Community Partners

Our Funders & Sponsors

About Door Dog Music Productions

For more than a decade, Door Dog Music Productions has staged innovative, trail-blazing productions with master artists and youth in the Bay Area and from many countries abroad as a catalyst for cultural understanding. As we celebrate our 13th San Francisco World Music Festival, we are pleased to bring you the final installation of our Trilogy Series, “The Opera Project: Voices From The Other Side...” Door Dog’s artistic teams, working in Beijing and Baku this summer to gather “on-the-ground” historical opera footage, uncovered a previously untold visionary 1960 meeting in Baku between China’s greatest Beijing opera icon Mei Lanfang (Mei Lan) and Azerbaijan’s greatest Mugham opera icon Bülbül (Murtuza Mammadov)…They became instant friends and colleagues – and decided to do a project next year in Beijing. However, Mei Lanfang and Bülbül both passed away in 1961 within one month of each other, cutting short their plans for artistic exchange. Now, 52 years later, The San Francisco World Music Festival, through the world premiere of “The Opera Project: Voices From The Other Side…” stands ready to bring their long-awaited dream to life with some of the best Chinese and Azerbaijani opera artists in the world. The creative artistic impulse sparked by Mei Lanfang and Bülbül from 1960 is now, through “The Opera Project”, inspiring several of the best traditional opera masters from Azerbaijan, India, Korea, Tibet, Italy and China, to create new music together, and thus actualize this artistic exchange.

Ruth Yafonne Chen Executive Director

Michael Santoro Artistic Director/Founder

Jim Santi Owen Music Director

This three-day commission features three international envoys making their US debut, including Rufat Hasanov, Vusala Musayeva, Ilkin Ahamadov and Elshan Gasimov and Aytan Maharramova of The Land of Fire Consorts from Azerbaijan; Zi Rui, Fei Yu Ming, Li Zhong Hua, and Bai Yun Fei of The China National Peking Opera Company from China; and Dong Won Kim and Il Dong Bae of The Spirit of P’ansori Ensemble from South Korea. Locally, we highlight the work of prominent Bay Area masters, including Azerbaijani kamancha master Imamyar Hasanov, Chinese erhu virtuoso Zhang Xiao Feng, South Indian Carnatic music master Anuradha Sridhar, Tibetan opera master Tsering Wangmo, North Indian tabla master Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, and Orff master teachers Doug Goodkin, Sofia Lopez-Ibor and James Harding. Besides showcasing traditional masters, “The Opera Project” also integrates the music of youth virtuosi from the Festival’s own International Music Youth Orchestra, including members of the Ali Akbar College of Music Youth Tabla Ensemble, Jumping Buddha Youth Ensemble, San Francisco School Orff Ensemble, South Indian Youth Ensemble of Trinity Center for Music, Tibetan School of Tibetan Association Northern California Youth Ensemble, and more. We are honored to share the artistic harvest of this year with you, and hope that you will be inspired by the profound and moving “voices from the other side…”

Zhang Xiao Feng Global Music Director China

Imamyar Hasanov Global Music Director Azerbaijan

Anuradha Sridhar Global Music Director India

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Tribute To Masters

From The Trenches Of Our World… Imagine a world where human beings have all the potential that technology offers plus the ancestral wisdom of our collective world cultures to help navigate this new global terrain – a terrain where languages intersect, cultural traditions merge, and visionaries have an infinite amount of fodder for developing their ideas. Today, human beings actually have the ability to maintain our technology for an integrated globalized world and at the same time not lose all the cultural traditions that have existed for thousands of years.

Festival Award Presentation honoring Chingiz Sadykhov Presenter: Nasimi Aghayev, Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles Saturday, November 10; 9pm Besides bringing select masters from around the world to San Francisco, each year the cast and crew of The San Francisco World Music Festival take a moment during our Fall Home Season to reflect upon and honor the invaluable contributions that immigrant music masters have contributed to America’s music landscape, and in particular, here in the San Francisco Bay Area. For this year we are pleased to highlight and honor the life-long work of Azerbaijani master Chingiz Sadykhov (Çingiz Sadıxov) who currently resides in San Francisco. Mr. Sadykhov is a highly acclaimed pianist from Azerbaijan who graduated from the Bul-Bul Music School in Baku and the Azerbaijan State Conservatory, with a PhD from the Moscow Conservatory under Professor Goldenveyser. Initially Chingiz Sadykhov played classical music but later switched to Azerbaijani music. He has spent much of his life accompanying Azerbaijan's most prominent singers, including Bülbül, the founder of Azerbaijan's professional vocal school; Rashid Behbudov, the singer who most often represented Azerbaijan throughout the world during the Soviet period; and Muslim Magomayev, one of the former Soviet Union's best-known pop stars.

However, in spite of all our technological advances, many traditional cultures, languages and music around the world today are still disappearing even with modern economic development. Right now UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) lists 577 out of about 6,000 human languages spoken world wide as critically endangered (will disappear within one generation), of which Taiwan’s indigenous Thao people is one, having only 10 speakers left since 2008. There are traditions and customs in every rural village of every culture around the globe, where the young generation no longer have any interest in propagating their culture, including their music.

where indigenous cultures and endangered music traditions and musicians are empowered to become self-sustaining, and people around the world have direct access to and enjoy the harvests and products from these music traditions, and perhaps most importantly, where the youths of the future will have increasing diverse resources, more intercultural dialogues and ancestral wisdom to navigate our globalized world. Imagine again, a world where human beings have all the potential that technology offers plus the ancestral wisdom of our collective world cultures to help navigate this new global terrain – a terrain where languages intersect, cultural traditions merge, and visionaries have an infinite amount of fodder for developing their ideas. That world is already happening, through the pioneering work of Door Dog Music Productions. Please join us in make this world possible for our future generations. You can be part of this incredible social change movement already taking place around the world, note by note, apprentice by apprentice, and village by village.

Music, on the other hand, is a very valuable tool. Music is positioned in the center of all human interactions. It is the one thing that we all have as human beings. Music has the power to bypass many social barriers (historical, religious, racial, sexual, economic class, etc.) to positively change social perceptions between people different from each other. The effect of music on public policy, public opinions, the way cultures develop its morals, is profound. We need the diversity of music at a time when we are dealing with globalized human cultures, social mores, and trends. Music becomes a very valid tool and option for catalyzing social change. This is who we are. This is what we do. This is our passion, commitment and dedication to the traditional cultures and peoples of the world. By investing now in the “supply chain” for traditional music from around the world, the “top-soil” of our humanity’s music, we are ensuring a future of music diversity and abundance,

Chingiz Sadykhov also performed as a featured Festival Master for the Seventh Annual San Francisco World Music Festival back in 2005, for the world premiere of the critically acclaimed “The Nowruz Project,” which also introduced prominent masters such as Imamyar Hasanov and Rufat Hasanov (via film) to our Bay Area audiences for the first time. As “The Opera Project” brings together next generation Azerbaijani and Chinese masters hailing from the legacies of Bulbul and Mei Lanfang together on stage for the first time, with masters from India, Korea, Tibet and more, we also very much want to remember and honor the initial groundwork lay by previous masters like Chingiz Sadykhov, whose years of touring and performing with the celebrated Bulbul of Azerbaijan, no doubt contributes to the full and lively circle of international artists coming together for “The Opera Project” today.

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A Bold Strategy For Social Justice THE SAN FRANCISCO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL pushes beyond conventional music categories, leveling the playing field for traditional masters, evolving new artistic processes, providing creative access and technology platforms for the creation of new music integrating centuries-old traditions, and blends economic justice and cultural conservation into the art making process of producing new works. By providing access to the living and evolving music traditions of the world, THE SAN FRANCISCO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL represents an ongoing effort to preserve and reinvigorate some of the world’s richest and most endangered or under-represented musical heritages, before they are no longer accessible to the world.

NEW MUSIC

We bring top-level traditional masters together to create new music out of centuries old traditions, working across social and cultural differences to create global music dialogues.

NEW TECHNOLOGY

We employ new live-streaming technologies to expand the music possibilities for cross-cultural global music collaborations, and develop a new technology platform for international exchange.

NEW INSTRUMENTS

We invest in the supply chain of ethnic instrument makers by helping them to establish microenterprises in their villages around the world.

The Trilogy Series

GLOBAL RECRUITING

of India, “The Epic Project” brought together master performers of Epic songs together for the first time on one stage. Drawing from the world’s oldest Epics, including video projections live-streamed from several countries around the world, this three-day commission featured Ashyg poet minstrel Gulara Zeynalova singing folk dastans of Azerbaijan, a Chinese Nanguan master Wang Xin Xin performing Tang Dynasty epic poetry, and a Krygyz Manas epic chanter Talantaaly Bakchiev telling the story of its hero, Manas, in one of the world’s longest epics!

We comb the earth for rare and unheard of traditional masters to bring to Bay Area and around the world.

GLOBAL RESEARCH

We navigate the linguistic, cultural, and social differences among many cultures in order to bring artists together, developing a music model that combines the perspectives of many cultures to address and solve systemic problems.

GLOBAL PROJECTS

We work with immigrant musicians in local Bay Area communities to go back to their countries to revitalize and evolve their culture’s traditional music. We establish traditional music schools in culturally endangered villages abroad so as to re-build the supply chain for traditional music.

GLOBAL YOUTH

We empower youths of the world by giving them a voice to express themselves through their traditional music while learning about the global issues facing their peers locally and abroad. Recruiting traditional masters and their youth apprentices from throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world, we train and build an International Music Youth Orchestra that performs, tours and works locally and in villages around the world.

The Opera Project: Voices From The Other Side… November 8-11, 2012

From Beijing’s legendary Mei Lanfang to Baku’s celebrated Bulbul, The San Francisco World Music Festival ramps up innovative programming with "The Opera Project: Voices From the Other Side..." a global opera integrating through live performance and technology live streaming distinguished masters of Azerbaijani Mugham Opera, Chinese Peking Opera, Korean P'ansori Opera, Tibetan Opera, South Indian Carnatic Opera, and Italian Baroque Opera, and more. The goal of “The Opera Project” is to musically and literally bring the world together, where artists and audiences in San Francisco get to experience a global opera with artists from the other side of the world. “The Opera Project” gives voice to previously unheard narratives from around the world, using the power of music to amplify stories of significance to our times. We bring top-level traditional masters together to create new music out of centuries old traditions, working across social and cultural differences to create global music dialogues combining international exchanges, performances and technology. By blending economic justice and cultural conservation into our process of producing new works, we imagine a new world where diversity and differences converge towards a greater whole.

The Epic Project: Madmen, Heroines & Bards From Around the World October 27-30, 2011

Door Dog debuted a three-day commissioned world premiere, “The Epic Project: Madmen, Heroines & Bards from Around the World,” combining 2 geographic music expeditions to Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan to further develop an international social platform for its innovative stage productions, integrating over 7 epic traditions, 11 international masters, 20 local masters, and a 62 member International Music Youth Orchestra. From the Silk Road steppes of Kyrgyzstan and the Yanar Dag fire mountains of Azerbaijan to the Sun Moon Lake forests of Taiwan and the Tamil Nadu rivers

The Ritual Project: Offering | Entering the Fire | Feasting November 19-20, 2010

Door Dog debuted a three-day commissioned world premiere, “The Ritual Project: Offering | Entering the Fire | Feasting”, creating an international social platform for its innovative stage productions so as to harness the power of music to challenge human nature and inspire social change, which integrates interactive live-satellite streaming from abroad for the first time. From every mountain range to every valley of the world, communities seek answers to the mysteries of the future through divinations, rituals, rites, and ceremonies. “The Ritual Project” brought masters and youths from many diverse traditions together through the exploration of ancient rites and rituals, to find balance among the increasingly complex global forces affecting individuals and their communities today – from Tibetan shamanistic rituals of the Himalayan and Pamir Steppes, the pestle music rituals of the Thao indigenous people of Taiwan, ancient divination practices based on Chinese “Yi Jing” oracle, the initiation rites of the West African and Caribbean Santería, the land rituals of the Humaya Singers and Dancers of the Costanoan, Rumsen Carmel Tribe of Ohlone, and the deeply spiritual classical musical traditions of India.

The San Francisco World Music Festival is more than a once a year event; it's an ongoing effort to preserve and reinvigorate some of the world's richest and most endangered musical heritages. The Door Dog Trilogy Performance Series exists to flesh out the evolving potential of different endangered music traditions in our increasingly globalized world. All these live music commissions reflect three distinct yet important aspects of traditional cultures and music from around the world. All three forms (rituals, epics, operas), due to globalization, are being threatened and increasingly harder to maintain in today’s global society. In order to preserve, revitalize and evolve these traditional music forms, Door Dog Music Productions continues to innovate new music productions for the 21st century.

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Main Stage Concerts

FILM SCREENING

WORLD PREMIERE PART TWO

The Festival officially kicks off with a special film screening of "Intangible Asset No. 82" by Australian filmmaker Emma Franz, which documents Australian drummer Simon Barker’s seven years search for the enigmatic Korean Shaman Kim-Seok-Chul, and features two of our Festival's artists, Korean p’ansori singer Bae Il Dong and Korean percussionist Kim Dong Won.

Brimming over with dramatic twists and intensity of emotions, the “The Opera Project” continues with the extreme hardships of love and war, as portrayed by Chinese Peking opera master Zi Rui in conjunction with Azeri mugham opera singers Ilkin Ahamadov and Vusalay Musayeva, and with music leads by kamancha master Imamyar Hasanov and erhu master Zhang Xiaofeng. The percussive fighting notes of Chinese Peking Opera from “The Yang Family Female Generals” joins forces with Azerbaijani Opera’s intricate and melodic mughams from the tragic star-crossed love story of “Leyli and Majnun” to spark one of the most intense combination of musical exchanges, bringing to life the long-awaited artistic hopes of Mei Lanfang and Bülbül.

Co-Presented by The International Buddhist Film Festival Thursday, November 8; 8pm

Festival At A Glance Main Stage Events: Film Screening

Intangible Assets No. 82 by Emma Franz Thursday, November 8; 8pm JCCSF, San Francisco Tickets: $15 Standard

World Premiere Commission 1

The Opera Project: Voices From The Other Side… Friday, November 9; 8pm JCCSF, San Francisco $20 Standard | $30 Premium | FREE to Seniors & Children Under 12

World Premiere Commission 2

The Opera Project: Voices From The Other Side… Saturday, November 10; 8pm JCCSF, San Francisco $20 Standard | $30 Premium | FREE to Seniors & Children Under 12

World Premiere Commission 3

The Opera Project: Voices From The Other Side… Sunday, November 11; 7pm JCCSF, San Francisco $20 Standard | $30 Premium | FREE to Seniors & Children Under 12

VENUES:

JCCSF - Jewish Community Center of San Franisco, Kanbar Hall, 3200 California Street, San Francisco CCRMA Stage - The Knoll, 660 Lomita, Stanford University, Stanford Festival House - 2647 Pine Street, San Francisco

Educational & Community Outreach Events: Music At Stanford: Noon Concert Series A Closer Look at the Music of Azerbaijan Monday, November 5; 12pm CCRMA Stage, Stanford FREE

Winning Best Documentary at the Durban International Film Festival in South Africa, Best Sound in Documentary at the AFI Awards Australia, it was also runner up for the Most Popular Documentary at the Melbourne International Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a special performance by Korean musicians Bae Il-Dong and Kim Dong-Won who have flown from Korea for the San Francisco World Music Festival.

“The Opera Project: Voices From The Other Side…” November 10, 2012; 8 pm

This evening will also feature a tribute to the famed Azerbaijani master pianist Chingiz Sadykhov, members of the Festival’s International Music Youth Orchestra, other master musicians from around the world, and several world premiere compositions.

Vip Reception & House Concert Meet The Opera Masters Wednesday, November 7; 7:30pm Festival House, San Francisco Invitation Only

Festival School Shows

From Baroque to Beijing Opera Thursday, November 8; 10am & 12pm JCCSF, San Francisco Tickets: $10 Adult | $5 Student (K-12) | FREE for Schools in need

Festival School Shows

From Baroque to Beijing Opera Friday, November 9; 10am & 12pm JCCSF, San Francisco Tickets: $10 Adult | $5 Student (K-12) |FREE for Schools in need

TICKETS:

FESTIVAL 2012 PASS: $64 Standard | $89 Premium BOX OFFICE: (415) 292-1233 INFO (415) 561-6571 www.sfworldmusicfestival.org

WORLD PREMIERE PART ONE

“The Opera Project: Voices From The Other Side…” November 9, 2012; 8 pm Featuring the heroines of opera traditions from Tibet and Korea, “The Opera Project” opens with Chaksam-pa Tibetan Opera & Dance Company, directed by Tsering Wangmo, performing Ache Lhamo (Tibetan Opera) of “Nangsa” in concert with Korean P’ansori master Il Dong Bae and Korean shamanic drummer Dong Won Kim performing P’ansori (Korean Opera) of “Simcheong-ga”. As masters of Tibetan opera and Korean opera unite, they weave an evening of alternating stories about two virtuous girls who die tragically but return from the dead to bring blessings to the living. This evening will also feature members of the Festival’s International Music Youth Orchestra, other master musicians from around the world, and several world premiere compositions.

WORLD PREMIERE PART THREE

“The Opera Project: Voices From The Other Side…” November 11, 2012; 7 pm A culminating evening featuring South Indian Carnatic Opera “Nauka Charithramu,” a famous opera within the South Indian musicaldrama tradition about Lord Krishna’s boat journey with vain maidens composed by Saint Thyagaraja, and musically led by Anuradha Sridhar, as well as excerpts from Tibetan, Korean, Baroque, Azeri, Chinese, and Thao traditions, “The Opera Project” converges in a full multi-generational Festival Orchestra integrating 35 traditional masters and over 50 youth virtuosi from the Bay Area and around the world. “The Opera Project” opens out into the real life story of Pakistani girl rights activist Malala Yousafzai, whose courage and sacrifice we honor through the songs by Kurdish youth vocalist Berfin Oztoprak and the recitations of Pakistani vocalist Irum Aftab Musharraf. This evening will also feature the Festival’s Youth Orchestra, other master musicians from around the world, and one fully integrated world premiere composition with all the Masters of “The Opera Project” together on stage.

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Educational & Outreach Concerts

Music At Stanford: Noon Concert Series

The Land Of Fire Consorts: A Closer Look At Music Of Azerbaijan November 5; 12pm A noon-time concert on Stanford campus introducing The Land of Fire Consorts from Azerbaijan, featuring kamancha master Imamyar Hasanov, tar Master Rufat Hasanov and nagara master Elshan Gasimov performing a musical introduction to the microtonal and improvisational tradition of classical Azeri Mugham, taking audiences on a musical tour of Azerbaijani music with repertoire from folk traditions, classical compositions, and the art music mugham. The Stanford Music Department is also offering a course on Azerbaijani classical music this Winter Quarter 2012-2013, taught by the great kamancha master, Imamyar Hasanov, as the part of The San Francisco World Music Festival Lectureship at Stanford University, launched to honor and advance scholarly opportunities in American universities for traditional masters of the highest caliber from historically underrepresented cultures of the world.

Festival School Shows

From Baroque To Beijing Opera November 8 & 9; 10am & 12pm “From Baroque to Beijing Opera Festival School Show” weaves together many of the world’s most celebrated operas – from Azerbaijan, China, Korea, India, Tibet and more, including Ache Lhamo (Tibetan Opera) of “Nangsa”, the Italian Baroque Opera of “L’Orfeo” by Claudio Monteverdi, Azerbaijani Mugham Opera “Leyli and Majnun” by Uzeir Hajibeyov, South Indian Carnatic Opera “Nauka Charithramu” by Saint Thyagaraja, Chinese Peking Opera “The Yang Family Female Generals”, P’ansori (Korean Opera) of “Simcheong-ga” and shamanic songs of Thao Grandmothers from Taiwan. An outgrowth of 17 years of youth programming, this production is our Festival’s commitment to building bridges for youths of the Bay Area to experience together the cultures of the world. Each show includes on-the-ground film footage from countries abroad, legendary opera stories, as well as traditional music of cultures around the world.

Online Live-streamed Concerts Vip Reception & House Concert Meet The Artists November 7; 7:30pm

In honor of our upcoming world premiere for “The Opera Project”, and to celebrate the arrival of ten international music masters, there will be a Meet The Artists VIP Reception & House Concert hosted by the Directors of the San Francisco World Music Festival at the Festival Residency House, for a special night of culture and music from around the world.

For those in the community and around the globe unable to attend these events, please TUNE-IN-LIVE to our website at www.sfworldmusicfestival.org on the same day and time for a LIVE-STREAM of the concert.

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Festival Cast & Crew The Creative Team Michael Santoro Artistic Director / Founder Multi-Media Films Director & Editor Jim Santi Owen Music Director Imamyar Hasanov Global Music Director / Azerbaijan Zhang Xiao Feng Global Music Director / China Anuradha Sridhar Global Music Director / India

Administrative Team Yafonne Chen Executive Director

Festival Masters

Vidya Balan South Indian Dance Master

Festival Youth Orchestra

Jim Santi Owen Percussion Master

Bay Area Members:

Doug Goodkin Orff Master Teacher

AZERBAIJAN

KURDISTAN

Imamyar Hasanov Azerbaijani Kamancha Master

Özden Öztoprak Kurdish Vocalist & Bağlama Master

Sofia Lopez-Ibor Orff Master Teacher

Vina (South Indian classical) Guhan Venkataraman

Rufat Hasanov Azerbaijani Tar Master

PAKISTAN

Adam Cockerham Baroque Opera Theorba Master

Mridangam (South Indian hand percussion) Arun Shriram

Hallie Pridham Baroque Opera Viola De Gama Master

Tabla (North Indian hand percussion) Eman Essa Gurkirat Singh Rahul Joshi Ram Kaundinya

Ilkin Ahamadov Azerbaijani Mugham Opera Master Vusala Musayeva Azerbaijani Mugham Opera Master Aytan Musayeva Azerbaijani Mugham Singer Elshan Gasimov Azerbaijani Nagara Master

CHINA

Irum Aftab Musharraf Pakistani Poetry Recitation

TIBET Tsering Dorjee Bawa Tibetan Actor, Dance & Musician Chaksam-pa Tibetan Dance & Opera Company: Tsering Wangmo Artistic Director, Singer and Dancer Sonam Tsering Tibetan Music Master

Xiao Feng Zhang Chinese Erhu Master

Krystal Barghelame Special Projects Researcher

Rui Zi Chinese Peking Opera Dan Master

Martina Ng Graphic Designer

Yu Ming Fei Chinese Peking Opera Jinghu Master

Tashi D. Shazur Master of Tibetan Opera, Tibetan Singer, Composer, Performer

Yen-Wen Chen Graphic Designer

Zhong Hua Li Chinese Peking Opera Bangu Master

Nyima Gyalpo Master of Tibetan Opera, Musician, Dancer

Max Puglisi Music & Administration Intern

Yun Fei Bai Chinese Peking Opera Staging Master

Tsering Lodoe Tibetan Singer, Dancer & Musician

KOREA

Sonam Pelmo Master of Tibetan Opera, Dance & Music

Tashi Dhondup Tibetan Dancer & Musician

Ye Jin Lee Korean Translator/Community Outreach Intern

Il Dong Bae Korean P’ansori Master

Tenzin Ngawang Tibetan Singer, Dancer & Musician

Tonya Shen Chinese Translator

Dong Wong Kim Korean Percussion Master

Tenzin Nyeden Tibetan Dancer & Musician Tashi Tsering Tibetan Dancer & Musician

Production Crew Frederic O. Boulay Production Director & Designer Emily Ann Paulson Stage Manager Brandon Battglia FOH Audio Engineer Guthrie Saunders Backstage Audio Engineer Neal Skacel Audio Technician & Assistant Stage Manager Jacqueline "Jax" Steager Master Electrician Kirk Schroeder Video Documentation Anbukarasan Tamizhmani Web Live-Stream Rooster Productions Scene Shop Adam Puglielli Technical Director

Aida Huseynova Azerbaijani Translator

INDIA

Production Designers

Anuradha Sridhar South Indian Carnatic Music Master

Tsering Dolma Tibetan Opera Singer & Dancer

Matthew Antaky Scenic / Lighting Designer

Shriram Brahmanandam South Indian Mridangam Master

Tsering Y. Kashitsang Tibetan Singer, Dancer & Musician

James Block Festival Photographer

Swapan Chaudhuri North Indian Tabla Master & Commissioned Composer

Tsering D. Sangpo Tibetan Singer, Dancer & Musician

Tyler Barnhardt Carpenter

Lhakyi Dolma Tibetan Singer, Dancer & Musician

Kyle Kremling Carpenter

Frédéric O. Boulay Production Director & Projection Designer

Vocals / Violins (South Indian classical) Nyantara Narasimhan Maya Srinivasan Shriya Anand Dhanya Jayagopal Surabi Murali

James Harding Orff Master Teacher

Nicole Buckoski Managing Director

Lainey McKinlay Marketing & Social Media Intern

USA

Ewa Muszynska Scenic Artist Lara Shimasaki Master Carpenter

Daf & Vocals (Kurdish drum and voice) Berfin Öztoprak Erhu (Chinese fiddle) Brian Chow Liuqin (Chinese lute) Nathan Cheung Guzheng (Chinese zither) Garyan Wong Yangqin (Chinese dulcimer) Vicky Kong Xiao Ruan (Chinese guitar) Billy Phannavong Orff Mallets & Marimba Sophia Chupein Matthew Kamimoto Nicholas Kamimoto Thibault Jamey Maya Paredes-Hernandez Henry Wisniewski Savanna Andrews Dranyen & Vocals (Tibetan lute & voice) Tenzin Dechen Tenzin Nyima Dechen Chuteng Karma Karma Tenzin Woeser Tashi Tashi Tenzin Dolma Tenzin Wangmo Tenzin Kunchalk Tenzin Choedon Tenzin Lhadon Tenzin Seldon Tenzin Choenyi Tenzin Deden Tenzin Menlha Tenzin Yungzom Jesseca Speckar

Swe (Small Korean Gong) Yongsoo Lee (lead) Cherry Youn Janggoo (Hourglass shaped Korean Drum) Dongyoun Jang (lead) Yeji Lee Kailyn Kim Jaekeun Choi Buk (Barrel Shaped Korean Drum) Wooyong Choi (lead) Leticia Valverde Hanwool Park Brit Silva Jing (Large Korean Gong) Chanhyuk Park Peter Mun

International Members: Jany Tilek Village Ensemble Komuz (Kyrgyz lute) Alina Bekkeldi kyzy Jyrgal Mambetjan kyzy Gulnara Aidarbek kyzy Jangulu Syrgak kyzy Saadat Kamchybek kyzy Gulina Syrgak kyzy Adina Esenbek kyzy Azamat Kanymet uulu Jainagul Shairbek kyzy Jazgul Janybek kyzy Alymbek Bakyt uulu Adilet Cholponbek uulu Guldana Nurlan kyzy Aijanat Kanybek kyzy Amantur Suyunbek uulu Tilekbai Jyrgalbek uulu Aidana Dokturbek kyzy Asel Janbolot kyzy Aidana Nurlan kyzy Janara Anarbek kyzy Marlis Turusbekov Aksana Kenjebek kyzy Alina Muratbek kyzy

Ita Thao Village Music Ensemble Chu Yin (Thao Pestles) 王麗芬 Wang Li Fen 謝明智 Xie Ming Zhi 陳建光 Chen Jian Guang 陳慧真 Chen Hui Zhen 黃麗卿 Huang Li Qing 陳修心 Chen Xin Xing 丹志文 Dan Zhi Wun 石豐正 Shi Feng Zheng 毛婷敏 Mao Ting Min 石翠萍 Shi Cui Ping 袁秋娟 Yuan Qin Juan 石桂花 Shi Gui Hua 黃玉惠 Huang Yu Hui 石筱瑩 Shi Xiao Ying

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About The Artists The Creative Team

Michael Santoro

Artistic Director / Founder

Michael Santoro, a musician, stage director, producer, and educator of world music, has been laying the groundwork for integrative global music productions like “The Opera Project” (2012), "The Epic Project" (2011) and “The Ritual Project” (2010) for almost two decades. Over these years, he has dedicated himself to introducing nonwestern music and social consciousness through innovative staged presentations, bridging the divide between professional performance art, arts education, and human rights activism. In 1995, Mr. Santoro founded and is currently Artistic Director of Door Dog Music Productions, a Bay Area non-profit organization that introduces various world musical traditions. In 2000, he co-founded the San Francisco World Music Festival, bringing master musicians from various parts of the Middle East, Asia, the Bay Area, and more. For the past decade, Mr. Santoro has been commissioned to develop original works incorporating Chinese music, dance, and innovative staging presentations, and is currently researching Nan Guan music in Taiwan and traditional operas in China. He launched “The International Music Youth Orchestra” (2009), a multi-element professionally staged production incorporating new music performed by a global youth and master musicians from around the world. Over the past decade, Michael has contributed to the larger arts community as an advisor and leader in the field of traditional arts. He was an adviser to the Kennedy Center for their Festival of China (2005), was a co-founder of the Green Yayla Cultural Arts Festival in the mountains of Turkey near the Black Sea, and has served on grant panels throughout the Bay Area. As musician, Michael Santoro specializes in performance of the Chinese dong xiao (vertical bamboo flute).

and South Indian master percussionists, T.H. Subash Chandran and K. Sekar. Owen studied Jazz with Charlie Haden, James Newton, and Tootie Heath and African drumming and dance from the Ladzekpo Brothers. He holds a Bachelor’s of Humanities from New College of California and a Master’s degree in World Music from California Institute of the Arts and was a Fellow of the American Institute of Indian Studies from 1998-2000. Owen has worked with internationally renowned artists including: Pharoah Sanders, Hamza el Din, Alonzo King, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Subash Chandran, K. Sekar, Chitresh Das, Kartik Seshadri, Sharam Nazeri, Steve Smith, Terry Riley, Alam Khan, John Santos, Joseph Jarman, Yair Dalal, Bikram Ghosh, Ganesh Kumar, Jai Uttal, Myra Melford, Alessandra Belloni, Gamelan Sekar Jaya, Kyaw Kyaw Naing, Rova Saxophone Quartet, Omar Sosa, and Steve Gorn. Owen is also the co-director and founder of the Indian percussion ensemble, Tabla Rasa with whom he produced the San Francisco Festival of Sacred Drumming, Dance and Song and Sacred Drums of India concerts. A dedicated teacher, Owen is on faculty at the Ali Akbar College of Music, Dominican University, the Jazz School, and LINES Ballet and travels around the world teaching master classes for adults and youth.

of studying at the Conservatory College Program without having to take the strict auditions. From 1980 to 1984, Ms. Zhang studied under the nationally acclaimed professor Lan Yu Song at the Department of Chinese Instruments at the Central Conservatory of Music, earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Music in 1984. From 1984 to 1997, Ms. Zhang was a member of the National Traditional Orchestra of China, touring within China and abroad. As a soloist, Ms. Zhang was featured by the Beijing Radio Broadcasting Station, one of the largest radio stations in China, in a show entitled, “Zhang Xiao Feng’s Solo Performances.” Additionally, Ms. Zhang has performed erhu with traditional ensembles touring throughout China as well as to Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the United States. Xiao Feng Zhang currently serves as on the Board of Directors for Door Dog Music Productions, and Director of The Jumping Buddha Ensemble.

Global Music Director / Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Kamancha Master

Highly respected both in Azerbaijan and in the U.S. for his versatility as a kamancha soloist and arranger, Imamyar Hasanov is bridges the vast divide between his traditional scales and those of other cultures. As an artist of impeccable character, Imamyar is a uniquely gifted musician with numerous achievements in fostering the vitality and public appreciation of Azeri traditional music. With his extensive knowledge of both Azeri traditional and Western classical music, knowledge of many of the world’s traditional instruments, and innovative arranging techniques, Imamyar has not only contributed to the preservation of Azeri traditional music, but has created a body of work which has brought this music to the forefront of both the classical and world music fields. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Imamyar started playing the kamancha at the age of seven and eventually became the youngest soloist in Azerbaijan's National Music Instruments Orchestra. He holds a Master's Degree in Art and Music from the Azerbaijan State Conservatory.

Anuradha Sridhar

Anuradha Sridhar hails from a family of musicians which can be traced back to the saint composer Thyagaraja himself, who discipled her great-great grandfather, Lalgudi Ramayyar. The daughter and disciple of the ingenious violinist Lalgudi Srimathi Brahmanandam, and the niece of the maestro Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, Anuradha is the founder of Solfa Creations – an organization dedicated to propagating Carnatic music and its composers. A versatile teacher with great acumen on vocal, instrumental and rhythmic aspects of Carnatic Music, Anuradha launched in 1989 the Trinity Center for Music in the San Francisco Bay Area to nurture Carnatic music and groom highcaliber students in America. Since her arrival in the Bay Area, Anu has been actively involved in promoting the cause of Carnatic Music. Ever challenged by a technically demanding repertoire, Anuradha has ventured into thematic concerts that required painstaking research; she thrives on unearthing complicated rhythm structures, rare ragas and forgotten compositions. Anuradha has collaborated with musicians from other genres in the Pan Asian Music Festival hosted by Stanford University. She has choreographed and performed "Vadhya Vrindha" - a musical ensemble of various South Indian classical instruments involving many local Bay Area artists.

About The Designers Jim Santi Owen Music Director

Serving as the Music Director of the San Francisco World Music Festival since 2009, Jim Santi Owen is an American percussionist, educator, performer, composer and producer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Drumming since the age of eight, he has devoted over 21 years to the study of the classical percussion traditions of North and South India with tabla maestro Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri

Xiao Feng Zhang

Global Music Director / China Chinese Erhu Master

Xiao Feng Zhang specializes in the Chinese two-stringed fiddle, the erhu, and has performed with renowned orchestras, ensembles, and as a soloist all over the world. At the age of 17, Ms. Zhang was accepted by the Central Conservatory of China (Junior Division) in Beijing, China. In 1980 she graduated with honors, earning her the privilege

Frédéric O. Boulay Production Director & Designer

Global Music Director / India South Indian Carnatic Violinist & Vocalist

Imamyar Hasanov

Butterfly” and “Faust”, with Festival Opera “Wozzeck” for Ensemble Parallel, and “Cosi Fan Tutte” for Opera San Jose. His recent designs for dance include works for Liss Fain Dance Company, ODC Dance Company, IM’IJ-RE Dance, Robert Moses Kin, Zhukov Dance, Dance, Flyaway Productions, Caminos Flamencos and SJ Dance CO. His stage designs have also recently been seen at The Z Space theater production of “A Round-Heeled Woman”, the Sundance Film Festival Awards Show, The Astoria Music Festival, Utah Symphony’s Production of Bernstein’s “MASS”, the Left Coast Leaning Festival of performances, the San Francisco international Music Festival and “show Boat” for the Oakland Symphony. Mr. Antaky is a Six-time nominee and three-time recipient of the Isadora Duncan award for outstanding visual design.

Matthew Antaky Scenic / Lighting Designer

While pursuing a degree in the fine arts in Southern California, Mr. Antaky turned his interests to the performing arts and in 1983 moved to San Francisco to study visual and theatrical design at San Francisco State University. Since 1985 Mr. Antaky has created and collaborated on both scenic and lighting designs for all of the performing arts including Theater, Opera, Dance and Music. His work has been seen though out the United States and in many countries around the world. Mr. Antaky’s recent opera designs include productions of “Madame

“The Opera Project” is his 12th collaboration with the San Francisco World Music Festival since 2003. He is a native of France and has been a Director of Production, Projection Designer, and Technical Director for over 350 productions over the past 25 years. His artistic sensibility combined with his capacity to visualize and manage timesensitive projects and multi-disciplinary teams has been integral to the development of many cutting-edge multi-media projects and world premières. Frédéric has also been the Director of Production for Ensemble Parallèle and Festival Opera for many years and has recently collaborated with companies such as MFDP|SF, West Bay Opera, Livermore Opera, Cutting Ball Theatre, Flyaway Productions, Theatre of Yugen, Liss Fain Dance, Chitresh Das Dance Company and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to name a few. He holds both a Masters in Theatre Design & Production and an Executive MBA. His company Oaktown Productions provides management, projection design, and construction services for performing arts organizations since 2005.

James Block Festival Photographer

For almost forty years James Block has been an active participant in the San Francisco Bay Area art scene. Beginning in film he has collaborated as a writer or as a cinematographer in many documentaries. These include the feature length film “Follow the Child: The Life of Maria Montessori” and “Survival Run”, the story of Harry Cordellos, the blind marathoner. This short film won over 40 international awards. He has also produced a number of music videos, which launched Bay Area artists in the early eighties. Phasing into still photography, Mr. Block has mounted several one-man exhibitions. Those shows have documented regional musicians in the genres of world music, and classical and avant-guard electronics. His books include a photo essay of culture clash in Baha, California and a documentation of artisans restoring a 1915 high-rise. His long time association with the San Francisco World Music Festival has yielded a large body of images featuring musicians performing in their own cultural environments as well as on stage.

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Festival Masters Yun Fei Bai Chinese Peking Opera Staging Master

Ilkin Ahamadov Azerbaijani Mugham Opera Master

Ilkin Ahmadov was born in the Hovuslu village of Jabrajil region in 1984. In 2001 he was accepted to the Republic’s Art Gymnasium named after Azer Nasib Alakbarov. In 2002 he entered the Azerbaijan National Conservatory and successfully graduated in 2006. In 2005 Ilkin Ahmadov was a winner (second place) in mugham television contest devoted to 120th anniversary of Uzeyir Hajibayov. In 2008 he was awarded with President grant-holder per order of the President of Azerbaijan Republic. In the same year he was invited as a soloist to Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater where he played part of Majnun in "Leyli and Majnun", part of Garib in "Ashug Garib", and the part of Karam in "Asli and Karam" operas. Ilkin Ahmadov represented Azeri Mugham art in a number of countries, including USA, Japan, Germany, Austria, China, Jordan, Mexico, Russian, Turkey, and Italy, etc. He graduated with a Master's degree from the National Conservatory and also with a Diploma of Honor.

Il Dong Bae Korean P’ansori Master

Born in Suncheon, Korea, Bae Il Dong graduated in 1986 from the Mokpo National Maritime University, and was a former Principal Member of the Gwangju Municipal Folklore Art Troupe from 20022003. At present, he is the Inheritor of the Intangible Cultural Property No. 5 Pansori (Chunhyang-ga) and the Representative of The Gumin Pansori Institute. He was taught by the masters Geum-Hyang Yeom (GangSan Je Simcheong-ga), WooHyang Seo (Dongpyeon Je Chunhyang-ga, Gangsan Je Simchoeong-ga), and DoGeun Gang (Dongpyeon Je Heungbo, Sugung-ga). From invitation performances at Korea-China Cultural & Economic Exchange (2003) and the “Five Leading Master Singers” hosted by National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts (2004), Bae Il Dong has also performed at the Melbourne International Film Festival (2009), the Gwangju World Music Festival Korea (2010), the Performing Arts Market in Seoul (2010), Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (2011), and Cambelltown Performing Arts Centre, Australia (2012). He has also appeared in documentary film “Thank you, Mr. Kim” as the leading role (2010).

'Mr. Bai Yun Fei was born in 1976. A National Third Class Performer, Mr. Bai Yun Fei in 1988 was admitted into The China Traditional Opera Institute, Junior Division, to study Peking Opera performance art. In 1995, he entered The China National Peking Opera Company, working in the First Troupe of the China National Peking Opera Company, Staging Masters Fine Arts Center, and later also in The China National Peking Opera Company business department. Besides numerous national performances in China, he has also toured as a Staging Master and Peking Opera martial arts performer with The China National Peking Opera Company to many countries, including Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Greece, among many others.

Tsering Dorjee Bawa Tibetan Musician, Dancer, Actor

Born in Toe Bawa (Nyari region) in the western part of Tibet, Tsering Dorjee Bawa started training in music, dance and theatre at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in Dharamsala, India at the age of 16. In 1994, he graduated with a degree of advanced studies in Tibetan secular dance, music, opera, and sacred/monastic dance. In 2000, he earned his Master degree in every field of Tibetan Performing Arts, and was appointed as a special teacher at TIPA, having also done extensive research on Tibetan performing Arts, in particular theatrical arts, regional folk songs, traditional opera, and Tibetan musical instruments. He has toured worldwide, acted in number of films, including the Oscar nominated “Himalaya,” collaborated with Michael Becker to create the original soundtrack for the 2009 Emmy Award winning documentary “The Women of Tibet: A Quiet Revolution,” performed in theater, and also worked with number of well known artists and performers. He is currently the music and dance instructor for the Tibetan Association of Northern California.

Shriram Brahmanandam South Indian Mridangam Master & Vocalist

Shriram Brahmanandam was initiated into the mrudangam by the renowned guru Harihara Sharma, trained with C.V. Kuppuswami, and completed training with Kumbakonam Rajappa Iyer. Shriram has won awards for "Best Mrudangist" in the Indian Fine Arts Society and in the Youth Association for Classical Music. He has also teamed up with Lalgudi. G. Jayaraman, T.K. Govindarao, N. Ramani, Shashank, Suguna Purushothaman, R.K. Venkatrama Sasthri, and Balamuralikrishna. Today, Shriram is one of the most sought

after accompanists in the United States, having also performed at the annual Cleveland Carnatic festival and at the Lincoln Center in New York. Having collaborated with percussionists and musicians of other musical systems such as Hindustani, Folk, and Pop, he has also performed drum fusion concerts with celebrated western drummers Anandan Sivamani and Anthony Brown. A prolific composer, Shriram zealously looks for opportunities to create new rhythmic compositions (mohras and korvais). Shriram has also been training several disciples for the last few years in Sunnyvale, California.

Swapan Chaudhuri North Indian Tabla Master

Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri is a phenomenon in the arena of Indian Classical Music. A highly respected tabla master, he is a recipient of the prestigious American Academy of Artists Award, the Sangeet Natak Academy Award from the Government of India, Excellence in Performing Arts Award from the Global Indian Congress in San Francisco, and has been nominated to the esteemed International Percussive Arts Society's Hall of Fame. Swapan started learning tabla at the age of five from the late Pandit Santosh Krishna Biswas of Calcutta, the eminent exponent of the Lucknow Gharana. He is Director of Percussion at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California and in Basil, Switzerland for intensive training in North Indian Classical Music. As Chair of the World Music Department at California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles, California, he also maintains a rigorous touring and recording schedule throughout the year.

Yu Ming Fei

Chinese Peking Opera Jinghu Master

Mr. Fei Yu Ming was born in 1952 and is considered a National Class One Musician. Since early childhood, Mr. Fei followed his father Fei Wun Zhi to study the Jinghu, and was later admitted to the prestigious The China Traditional Opera School, specializing in Jinghu (Peking Opera “violin”). With an extraordinary creativity that surpassed others, and bright and fond of studying, he not only mastered the art of Peking Opera vocal music, but also all the major Peking Opera music genres, including The Mei School, The Cheng School, The Xun School, and The Zhang School, studying and researching the most effective ways to extend the artistry of Peking Opera performers as a skillful instrumental accompanist. Adept and skilled in playing, creating lively and imaginative sounds, Mr. Fei is not only skilled in performing the Jinghu, but is also a talented Peking Opera composer, composing operatic vocal music for many new operas, including: "The Grand Spirit, "Madame Gan Tang”, "Memories of Wu Sha", "Lean Horse Imperial Censor", "Destined Chinese Sky Marriage", "Ten Brothers", "Mouse Takes A Wife", "Peacock Robes", "Empress Han Wun". He also set much of Mao Zedong's poetry to music, many of which became popular audience favorites.

Elshan Gasimov

Azerbaijani Nagara Master

Elshan Gasimov was born in Baku city on November 06,1960. He was admitted to the secondary school No.63 of Khatai district in 1968 and graduated from the same school in 1978. In that same year, he was admitted to Musical College named after Asaf Zeynalli, as percussionist. In 1984 Elshan graduated from the Musical College. Elshan Gasimov was a member of an instrumental ensemble under the administration of Islam Rzayev since 1978. He was a member of the ensemble of national musical instruments under the administration of Agasi Mashadibayov from 1979-1980. From 1984 - 2010 he was a percussion teacher in Creative Center of Khatai district. From 2010 till present time he works as a teacher in Child Art School at the Jeyranbatan settlement. From 1989-1991 he was a member of the “Dilkesh” ensemble under the administration of Mammadbagir Bagirzade. From1991-2000 he was a member of the ensemble of Zeynab Khanlarova. Elshan Gasimov has represented Azerbaijan in Turkey, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Australia, China, Taiwan, Cyprus, Iran, and Austria, etc.

Doug Goodkin Orff Master Teacher

Doug Goodkin is an internationally recognized teacher of Orff Schulwerk, having taught courses in over 39 countries worldwide. He has been teaching children between three years old and eighth grade at The San Francisco School for 38 years, beginning in 1975. He also teaches regularly at The Orff Institut in Salzburg, directs The San Francisco Orff Certification Course and teaches his own course on Jazz and Orff Schulwerk throughout the world. He is the author of seven books on music and education. His work has been described as “a long, earnest and continuing struggle to present music of integrity in a way that affirms our collective humanity.” Doug received the Orff Pro Merito Award in 2000.

James Harding Orff Master Teacher

James Harding studied classical clarinet at Yale University and the Mozarteum in Salzburg and has played Balinese music in Gamelan Sekar Jaya since 1990. He currently teaches children from preschool through middle school at The San Francisco School, where he has taught since 1990. James was local co-chair of the 2007 Orff National Conference, gives workshops throughout the U.S. and Canada and has also taught in Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Thailand and at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. He is the author of the recently published From Wibbleton to Wobbleton. The Opera Project: Voices From The Other Side...

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Rufat Hasanov

Azerbaijani Tar Master

Rufat Hasanov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan in 1982. He started playing the tar at the age of 7. One of his first successes was the 1st Degree Diploma he was awarded at the 3rd Baku Music Competition in 1997. This competition was dedicated to the memory of legendary tar player Haji Mammadov, the People's Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Rufat holds a Master's degree from the Azerbaijan National Conservatoire. He is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree and is now working as Deputy Director of Music at the Modern Education Complex named after Heydar Aliyev. He has participated in concerts and festivals in Azerbaijan, England, France, Italy, Turkey, Georgia, Turkmenistan, as well as Houston and Washington D.C. in the USA. Rufat has been holding the position of teacher of tar at Azerbaijan National Conservatoire since 2010. Rufat Hasanov resides in Baku, Azerbaijan.

class of the Music Department of The China Traditional Opera Institute, joining The China National Peking Opera Company, as the Third Troupe’s main Percussion Master Instructor, performing in hundreds of national performances and overseas tours with The China National Peking Opera Company over his 20 years career. In "Dream of The Morning Bell,” under Peking Opera star Wang Rong Rong, Li Zhong Hua served as the lead conductor of the Peking Opera percussion and orchestra, which won the Ministry of Culture’s only national “Most Outstanding Collective Instrumental Music Band Award” at its inaugural Arts Festival, and conducted the first half of a new theatrical opera called "Northern Red Young Woman," which later won the Ministry of Culture “Five Workers Project Award.” More recently, Mr. Li Zhong Hua was also invited to the U.S. to give lectures on “The Art of Chinese Peking Opera Percussion” presented by Asia Society of New York in 2006 as well as to perform in 2008 for The San Francisco Opera’s world premiere production of “The Bone Setter’s Daughter” by Chinese American novelist Amy Tan.

Sofia Lopez-Ibor Orff Master Teacher

Dong Wong Kim

Korean Percussion Master

Korean Traditional Percussionist and Improvisational Vocalist Kim Dong-Won has helped to forge new possibilities for Korean music and performed with western classical, jazz, and international musicians. He seeks to create new artistic languages with music from around the world as it encounters traditional Korean music. Since 1984, Kim Dong-Won has studied various traditional percussion music, such as farmer's drumming and dance, shaman music, Pansori accompaniment, and music theory. In 1987, he was a political prisoner, sentenced for playing music at the funeral ceremony of Lee Seok-Gyu, who was killed by policemen in a pro-democracy protest against the Korean military dictatorship. From this experience, he thought more deeply about society and art. That was the turning point of his life; when he began to study traditional music more profoundly as a search for the truest methods of communication. He has performed in Europe, the U.S.A., Japan, and many other countries, especially as a member of "The Silk Road Ensemble," led by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He is a practitioner in 'Taepyongmu' (the 97th Korean "intangible cultural asset"). At present he is a Visiting Lecturer at the Basel Musik Akademie, Switzerland, and a Professor at Wonkwang Digital University.

Zhong Hua Li

Chinese Peking Opera Bangu Master

Mr. Li Zhonghua was born in Hebei in 1964. A National Class One Musician, Mr. Li Zhong Hua specializes in Peking Opera Ban Gu Percussion. He graduated from the first instrumental music college

Sofia studied flute, recorder and music education at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid, Spain and is a graduate of the two-year course at the Orff Institute in Salzburg, Austria. She is the president of Orff España, co-directs their summer course and teaches seminars and courses throughout the world. She is the co-author of Quien Canta Su Mal Espanta and author of the recently published Blue is the Sea: Music, Movement and Visual Arts in the Orff Schulwerk. With over 29 years of experience teaching children of all ages, Sofía is in her 15th year of teaching at The San Francisco School.

Vusala Musayeva

Azerbaijani Mugham Opera Master

Vusala Musayeva was born in 1986 in Aghdam region of Azerbaijan. She got her first musical education from secondary music school named after Rafig Babayev. Her first Mugham Teacher was the Honored Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan Fehruz Mammadov. In 2002 Vusala became a winner of The Child Festival Competition "Goncha-2002" In 2004 she was accepted to the Musical College named after Asaf Zeynalli. She was a winner of the Mugham Television Competition devoted to 120th anniversary of Uzeyir Hajibeyov in 2005. After graduation from Musical College in 2008 she was invited to Azerbaijan Opera and Ballet Theater as a soloist where she played the part of Leyli in the opera "Leyli and Mejnun," part of Asli in opera "Asli and Karam", part of Shahsanam in opera "Ashig Garib". In 2009 Vusala entered Azerbaijan National Conservatory. Vusala Musayeva was awarded the Laureate of International Mugham Competition ll in 2011. Vusala represented Azerbaijan in Switzerland, France, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Tatarstan, and Turkey, etc.

Tsering Wangmo Tibetan Opera & Dance Master

Tsering co-founded the Chaksam-pa, the Tibetan Dance and Opera Company, in 1989 and now serves as its Artistic Director. A secondgeneration exile Tibetan, Tsering was born in 1967 in a refugee camp in Mysore, Southern India. Educated in a local Tibetan school, she studied traditional Tibetan music, dance and opera at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in Dharamsala in northern India. Her classically trained voice is featured on Chaksam-pa albums, in films, and on her Solo CD “Forbidden Voice.” She has served at the Vice President of the Tibetan Association of Northern California and taught Tibetan children for many years. Tsering founded the Tibetan Cultural Preservation Project under the umbrella of San Francisco’s Culture Conservancy, and published a 200-page book of songs from the Kongpo region of Tibet. In 2006, she received an ABC TV Channel 7 “Profiles of Excellence Award” in recognition of her contribution to the preservation of Tibetan Culture. Tsering has performed throughout the world in Europe and Asia and throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, including at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York, Warner Theater, Berkeley Greek Theater, and Marin Civic Center.

Rui Zi

Chinese Peking Opera Dan Master

Ms. Zi Rui was born in Henan in 1990. In 2002 she was admitted to The China Traditional Opera Institute, Junior Division, to learn the art of Peking Opera performances. Since 2002, she has learned the art of performing Peking Opera from the following masters: Teng Luo Ying, Zhang Jing, Li Weikang, Ma Xiaoman, Wang Zhiyi Ma Shuai, Chen Shufang, Shen Jian Jin, Liu Xiu Rong, and Yi Mei Jun. In July 2011 she entered The China National Peking Opera Company, Second Troupe, performing many times on the national stage with outstanding literary and martial arts talents, starring in leading roles in repertory operas such as "Female General of Yang Family," “Shi Lang Seeks Mother,” "Farewell My Concubine,” "Lady Zhao Jun Crosses Frontier,” “Mu Guiying Assumes Command,” and "Lian Jin Feng," etc. She joined CCTV’s first Student Opera Contest in 2010, and won the Bronze Medal that year. Today, she is considered China’s National First Class Virtuoso Peking Opera Youth Performer.

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Featured International Ensembles The Land of Fire Consorts

The China National Peking Opera Company

Founded by Artistic Director Rufat Hasanov and Music Director Imamyar Hasanov, “The Land of Fire Consorts” is dedicated to cultural bridge building through the classical and traditional folk, operatic and mugham music of Azerbaijan. Rufat Hasanov is highly respected both in Azerbaijan for his versatility as a tar soloist and arranger, bridging the vast divide between his traditional scales and those of other cultures. Having impressive credentials, he leads the field with his experience and vision to catapult Azeri music onto the world stage. As an artist of impeccable character, Mr. Hasanov is a uniquely gifted musician with numerous achievements in fostering the vitality and public appreciation of Azeri traditional music. From the masterful performances of tar master Rufat Hasanov, kamancha master Imamyar Hasanov, to the next-generation mugham rising stars Vusala Musayeva and Ilkin Ahmadov, combined with the fiery rhythms of percussion master Elshan Gasimov, this distinctive Azeri cultural ensemble has toured England, Turkey, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Germany, France, Italy, U.S. and other countries since 2004, and has collaborated on various international projects around the world, from the 6th San Francisco World Music Festival (2005) to the Nevroz Festival in Istanbul (2010). With their combined extensive knowledge of both Azeri traditional and Western classical music, knowledge of many of the world’s traditional instruments, and innovative arranging techniques, “The Land of Fire Consorts” has not only contributed to the preservation of Azeri traditional music, but has created a body of work which has brought this music to the forefront of both the classical and world music fields.

Four of the most distinguished masters from The China National Peking Opera Company, Peking Opera singer Zi Rui, Jinghu master Fei Yu Ming, Bangu master Wang Xi, and Staging master Bai Yun Fei, makes their US debut this year at the 13th San Francisco World Music Festival. The China National Peking Opera Company was established in 1955 with Mei Lanfang, the great Peking Opera performer, as the inaugural president. The current president is Song Guanlin. Today, The China National Peking Opera Company consists of three troupes of nationally celebrated performers, playwrights, directors, composers and stage designers and has accumulated the finest repertoire of productions ranging over the wide diversity of Peking Opera performance styles as well as innovative pioneering works. For decades, the National Peking Opera Company has devoted tremendous resources in restoring and preserving existing operatic repertoires, as well as creating new works of the highest artistic quality. In the last fifty years, the CNPOC produced more than 500 traditional or new dramas with different subjects and genres. Since its foundation, the Company has been a significant proponent of cultural exchange on the international stage and has performed in over fifty countries across five continents. The China National Peking Opera Company has visited over 50 countries, such as the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Romania, the UK, Australia, and the former Soviet Union, and is a frequent performer at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since its debut at the Kennedy Center 25 years ago and has been invited to performed on several occasions as a main attraction in their programs.

Chaksam-pa Tibetan Dance and Opera Company Chaksam-pa, the Tibetan Dance and Opera Company, is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 by a small group of master performers trained by Tibetan elders at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts (TIPA) in Dharamsala, India. Chaksam-pa was the first Tibetan organization formed in California and is still the only Tibetan performing arts company in North America. The name “Chaksampa” means “Bridge Builder” in Tibetan. The name is inspired by the 14th Century Tibetan Saint Thangtong Gyalpo, the founding father of Ache Lhamo, Tibetan Opera. According to legend, Thangtong Gyalpo recruited villagers to build iron suspension bridges over Himalayan rivers and financed the construction by staging local opera concerts. Chaksam-pa’s mission is to promote and document Tibet’s rich traditional performing arts to keep Tibetan culture alive for future generations. Chaksam-pa aims to teach young Tibetans and build bridges of cultural exchange with audiences and artists around the world. The group has performed throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Their repertoire ranges from Tibetan opera and ancient monastic dances to Tibetan folk songs and dances.

Spirit of P’ansori Ensemble Rough-hewn, quavering, soulful song accompanied by a single drum is the hallmark of p’ansori, the centuries-old Korean folk opera style that has enjoyed a resurgence in recent decades. Singer Il-Dong Bae and drummer Kim Dong Won are among the finest contemporary practitioners of the art, with the former famed for his interpretation of the epic song Shimch’ŏngga (The Song of the Filial Daughter). Emerging during the mid Chosŏn era (1392-1910), p’ansori is a style of epic story singing performed by a vocalist and drummer (kosu). The vocalist narrates long dramatic tales through speech, song, and action, while the drummer accompanies the singer and gives calls of encouragement (ch’ŭimsae) such as ŏlssigu (righton!) at the end of vocal phrases. Traditionally, in order to master the various elements of p’ansori, singers would spend long periods (100 days) in isolation, singing into waterfalls in order to “break” the voice and reveal the “true” tone. Bae Il Dong, a performer steeped in the eastern school (tongp'yŏnje) of p’ansori, is one of the few contemporary singers to follow this harsh tradition

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About The Festival Youth Orchestra A natural evolution of Door Dog’s youth arts education programs, the International Music Youth Orchestra promotes and preserves ethnic music here in the Bay Area as well as in endangered villages around the world. Thanks to funders like the Sam Mazza Foundation, we have been able to create this orchestra and bring together youth and master musicians from around the world since 2009. This dialogue between youth from many countries, having diverse global perspectives, is an effort to promote and preserve ethnic music here in the Bay Area, as well as, to provide youth from oppressed or endangered cultures of the world a voice to express themselves through their traditional music. Reaching across the globe to unite the youth of the world through music, the International Music Youth Orchestra brings together youth from all over the Bay Area, 10-20 years of age, combining a diverse range of our world’s musical traditions and cultures, from the ragas of South India to the chamber music of China. In addition to investing in the youth of the Bay Area, Door Dog has also traveled to the rural mountains of Nepal, Taiwan, and Kyrgyzstan to help pass on to youth their traditional music. All members of the Orchestra are students of renowned Bay Area teachers and schools, including: All members of the Orchestra are students of renowned Bay Area teachers and schools, including:

Ali Akbar Collage of Music Youth Tabla Ensemble Directed by Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri Assisted by Jim Santi Owen

The Ali Akbar College of Music Youth Tabla Ensemble is extremely blessed to be studying under Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, one of India’s most revered tabla masters. Following in the footsteps of their older guru brothers and sisters, these talented, highly devoted young tabla players bring unique musicality to their rendering of tabla compositions. With Swapanji’s rigorous training and the dedication of their parents at an early age, they are embracing the tradition of North Indian classical music with sincerity and devotion. Tabla is a classical percussion instrument of North India, and is taught through the medium of vocal percussion syllables known as bols, which are used both as a pedagogical tool and in performance, where performers often recite traditional compositions before playing.

South Indian Youth Ensemble of Trinity Center for Music Directed by Anuradha Sridhar

A versatile teacher with great acumen on vocal, instrumental and rhythmic aspects of Carnatic Music, Anuradha launched Trinity Center for Music in 1989 to train stellar students in Carnatic Music. Believed to have evolved over at least 4,000 years from Sama Veda, one of the four Hindu scriptures. Carnatic music is based on melodic scales and rhythmic cycles known as Ragas and Talas, respectively. Composer Saint Thyagaraja revolutionized the field of music and revitalized South India from 1767 to 1847. In March 2008, Anuradha received the Best Teacher Award at the prestigious Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana annual music celebrations. Anuradha’s students have bagged innumerable first prizes in all categories of the various competitions world wide including the Best School Award at Cleveland. The young talented musicians, under her able guidance have performed for the Youth Orchestra of the San Francisco World Music festival since 2007.

The San Francisco School Orff Ensemble Directed by Doug Goodkin, Sofia Lopez-Ibor and James Harding

The San Francisco School Orff Ensemble is a select group of Middle Schoolers. The Orff Ensemble not only learns pieces, but participates in the creative adaptation of them through body percussion, movement and instrumental arrangement. Trained in the Orff approach in their school music program, they move freely between singing, dancing and playing a wide variety of percussion instruments, Orff instruments (xylophones), recorder and more. The Orff approach is a trans-cultural study of music that accents breadth of musical expression over depth—children have a basic foundation in diverse styles adapted to the Orff instruments and often add their own improvisational, compositional and choreographic ideas. The three music teachers—Doug Goodkin, Sofiz Lopez-Ibor and James Harding—are also the group's directors.

The Jumping Buddha Youth Ensemble Directed by Xiao Feng Zhang

The Jumping Buddha Youth Ensemble consists of five young, talented musicians from the Bay Area. Founded in 2009, they are directed by Xiaofeng Zhang, who studied music and majored in the erhu at the Central Conservatory of Music in China in the 1980's. A well-

known Chinese master musician in the Bay Area, Zhang has been teaching in the Chinese music program at Laney College in Oakland since 2001, where most of the ensemble musicians are also current members of the Great Wall Youth Orchestra. Within that orchestra, these musicians represent the best of each instrumental section. All of the instruments played in The Jumping Buddha Youth Ensemble are traditional Chinese instruments, which are still widely used in China. The Jumping Buddha Youth Ensemble has also performed in the San Francisco World Music Festival in 2009.

Tibetan School of Tibetan Association of Northern California Youth Ensemble Directed by Tsering Dorjee Bawa

The Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC) was founded in 1990 with 11 Tibetans and one non-Tibetan spouse, and became a non-profit organization in 1994. A single communitybased organization established to meet the needs and aspirations of all Northern Californian Tibetans, the founders chose as the organization’s motto: “Unity of purpose; Strength in diversity” and selected the legendary “Four Harmonious Friends” as its logo from traditional Tibetan mythical folk tales. The mission of TANC is to preserve the Tibetan culture and to promote self-rule in Tibet. To this end, TANC seeks to raise awareness about Tibet in the United States and to support the development of Tibetan social, cultural and artistic traditions in Northern California. The TANC Office/ Community Center is located in Richmond, CA, and has a membership of approximately 1,500 Tibetan residents and friends in Northern California.

EGO Korean Traditional Percussion Group Directed by Yongsoo Lee

EGO is Berkeley’s only Korean traditional percussion group consisting of dedicated Cal students who love to play and perform. Since 2000, EGO’s mission has been to share the joy and beauty of Korean traditional percussion with nearby communities. Members hope to preserve and spread awareness of Korean culture through the Bay Area by teaching, practicing, and performing P’ungmul, which is Korean folk music tradition. EGO has performed at various UC campuses, as well as in the Sandisk International Festival, the Asian Art Museum, the Giants vs. Cleveland game, and most recently, the 20th Annual Korean Cultural Festival at Union Square. By introducing audiences to

the exciting and engaging culture of P’ungmul, EGO aims to promote communal spirit while sharing a piece of Korean history through music. For info, see www.ucberkeleyego.com.

Djany Tilek Village Kyrgyz Music School

Directed by Mr. Nurbek Serkebaev, Mr. Nurbek Doolotaliev & Mr. Zainidin Imanaliev Coordinated by Taalim-Forum (Director Ms. Almagul Djumabaeva)

Since 2009, Door Dog Music Productions started a traditional music village school in the Jany-Tilek Village in the mountainous Ak-Talaa district, Naryn region of Kyrgyzstan to help pass on and revitalize their Kyrgyz music. For the past four years, we have been funding the teacher salaries for Nurbek Serkebaev and Nurbek Doolotaliev as well as administrative operations for this village school and have enlisted the NGO partnership of Taalim Forum, working closely with it Director, Almagul Djumabaeva, to commission 2 short films, one featuring select members of this music school (2009) and the other filmed by Kyryz youth about Kyrgyz music and featuring 23 Komuz youth players and several youth “Manas” tellers (2010). One of their teachers Nurbek Serkebaev made his San Francisco World Music debut last year, performing in “The Epic Project” (2011).

Taiwanese Ita Thao Village Music School

Directed by Ms. Mao Jou Mei 毛久美 Ms. Ga Buit Mao) Coordinated by Mr. Diang Bao Dan Thao Shaman Teachers: 朱育秀: Ms. Zhu Yi Xiu，石至寶: Ms. Shi Zhi Bao，石玉英: Ms. Shi Yu Ing，陳賢美: Ms. Chen Xian Mei

In 2012, Door Dog Music Productions started a Thao music village school for 5 Thao grandmothers to pass on their pestle music repertoire to the next generation of 15 Thao music performers. Several of the Thao apprentices have begun performing with the Thao grandmothers in regional events and celebrations. They are planning to open a second music class for young children in the Sun Moon Lake neighborhoods, and are now working closely with our Door Dog staff to start cross-cultural music projects and the building of a music lab in the heart of Ita Thao Village. We have also been building a microenterprise for Thao traditional instrument makers in the Sun Moon Lake Ita Thao village of Taiwan. Authentic, high quality Thao pestles suitable for professional musicians and youth, are now being made and sold to musicians, educators and students throughout Taiwan, Hong Kong and San Francisco.

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The 13TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL

About Our Community Partners The San Francisco World Music Festival is more than a once a year event; it's an ongoing effort to preserve and reinvigorate some of the world's richest and most endangered musical heritages. Since 2009 and 2010, Door Dog has been working hard to help “breathe new life” into a Kyrgyz village in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan as well as a Thao indigenous community in central Taiwan.

Taalim-Forum, Kyrgyzstan Directed by Almagul Djumabaeva, Taalim-Forum Public Foundation is a noncommercial nongovernmental organization. It was established in May 2006 by the initiative of the university instructors. Kyrgyz word Taalim meaning Education reflects the mission of the organization – to promote interdisciplinary and innovative educational teaching/ learning approaches and development of partnership and collaborative relations with educational institutions and individuals. The word Forum means Open ground for all interested groups and individuals to share and exchange ideas and views on variety of educational issues. TaalimForum develops and organizes different educational activities by working with school children, university students, school teachers and university instructors, researchers, local communities and wider public. Since 2007 with the support of the Christensen Fund (USA) TaalimForum is actively involved in the work on developing and applying principles of holistic education and spreading bio-cultural knowledge.

Ita Thao Village, Taiwan Known to most as one of the most scenic areas in Taiwan, Sun Moon Lake, is also ancestral home to the Thao people. The Thao are the smallest of the officially recognized indigenous peoples in Taiwan. There are only 600 partial Thao people and 17 full blooded Thao left in the world today, with only 5 or 6 who can still fully speak their language. Over two years, Artistic Director Michael Santoro and Executive Director Yafonne Chen spent time in their village learning and documenting their traditional music, as well as, the many social and economic problems the community faces. Although only around 200 Thaos or 49 households still live in near the Sun Moon Lake Resort, and with a few as tourist stage performers and vendors, most of the Thao people’s culture, music, language and traditional ways of life are fast disappearing as their youth continue to leave their village for work elsewhere. The Thao elders are concerned that their culture and people may not survive pass the next few generations as outside societies and modernization of their lands continue to erode their traditional ways of life. Door Dog’s effort to put them on the "world stage" in San Francisco via virtual live performance ritual in 2010 provides an important opportunity for the Thao elders to use their pestle music to "call humanity" to give their endangered culture a fighting chance.

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The 13TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL

Our Funders, Sponsors & Partners The 13th annual San Francisco World Music Festival is presented in association with The Eugene & Elinor Friend Center for the Arts. The Festival's International Music Youth Orchestra is made possible by generous funding from the Sam Mazza Foundation. The Opera Project has been made possible by the Azerbaijan America Alliance, Bothin Foundation, California Arts Council, a state agency, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, CEC ArtsLink, Columbia Foundation, Fleishhacker Foundation, March Foundation, Panta Rhea Foundation, Sam Mazza Foundation, San Francisco Grants for the Arts, W.A. Gerbode Foundation, WESTAF, Zellerbach Family Foundation, and Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation. The Opera Project has also been made possible by our sponsors and community partners, including the Ali Akbar College of Music, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Oliver & Sabec, P.C., Plyboo: Smith & Fong, San Francisco School, Taalim-Forum, Tibetan Association of Northern California and Trinity Center for Music.

Special Thanks! About Our Festival Residence Boutikia

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Boutikia is a vacation rental and corporate housing management company. The company founders initially started out small, buying and remodeling 3 homes in San Francisco. From there, they spent the next few years learning the ins and outs of the vacation rental industry through their own properties. Today, Boutikia has expanded their number of properties, but is seriously dedicated in fulfilling each guest’s vacation rental needs. By having a small, close-knit group of employees, Boutikia is able to focus on each and every guest that stays with us, giving them the personal touch needed to ensure a wonderful living experience! We work hard to provide any accommodation request, whether it is a corporate, private, holiday, or long-term rental, and even event accommodations. For information, check out www.boutikia.com.

SOURCE: Mainstream international comfort vegan/vegetarian food prepared in unique ways, located in the heart of San Francisco on 11 Division Street at DeHaro. We believe in living a conscious life: Our philosophy centers on kindness, respect and compassion for all life forms. Our inspired menu highlights all vegan and vegetarian cuisine that supports love and contributes to keeping the earth's natural ecosystem in balance. We believe in choice: Instead of telling you how you should eat or what you should eat, we offer eclectic and delectable choices for every palate. Whether you choose a brick oven pizza topped with house-made mozzarella or truffle mac and cheese. Whether you enjoy your food steamed, dehydrated, blended or grilled. Whether you crave a veggie burger or a raw salad, we are your source for choice. Find us at www.source-sf.com.

Festival Housing

Festival House Caterer

Our deepest appreciation goes out to the Door Dog Board of Directors, Esther Adams, Nasimi Aghayev, Lane Arye, Varalakshmi Ayala, Krystal Barghelame, Jim Block, Frederic O. Boulay, Boutikia LLC, Mimi and Peter Buckley, Nicole Buckoski, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Gina Chen, Yafonne Chen, Yen-Wen Chen, Deborah Clearwaters, Diana Cohn, Jeanette Cool, Bruce DeMartini, Almagul Djumabaeva, Doug Goodkin, James Harding, Robert Hood, Henry Hu, Linda Howe, Aida Huseynova, Stephen Kent, Mary Khan, Amy Kitchener, Ye Jin Lee, Sofia Lopez-Ibor, Gaetano Maida, Joanna Manqueros, Marty McGee, Lainey McKinlay, Kalpana Mohan, Lenore Naxon, Martina Ng, Max Puglisi, Brooke Oliver & Elba Rivera, Al & Mary Lu Owen, Jim Santi Owen, Haeli Santoro, Kyle Santoro, Michael Santoro, Steven Shen, Tonya Shen, Dan Smith, Atesh Sonneborn, Anuradha Sridhar, Sharadha Srinivasan, Dore Stein, Liana Szeto, Techung, Anbukarasan Tamizhmani, Tracy and Fred Thieriott, Sonam Tserzom, Reshma Vasanwala, Libby Weathers, Sungho Yang, Sherman Yee, Ru-Jun Zhou, Ali Akbar College of Music, KPFA, KTSF Channel 26, The Korean Consulate, The Korean Cultural Center, San Francisco School, The International Buddhist Film Festival, The San Francisco Film Society, Presidio Dance Theater, Taalim Forum, Smithsonian Folkways, Tangents Radio, Tibetan School of Tibetan Association of Northern California, Trinity Center for Music, and the parents of all the youth performers.

The 13th San Francisco World Music Festival is dedicated in loving memory to Long-time Bay Area percussionist, musician and teacher

Geoffrey Gordon who passed to the other side on September 6, 2012 His music will live on in the rhythms and melodies of musicians all over the world for decades to come.

You are Missed!!

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The 13TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL

Wang Wei, Chinese Percussion Liu Wei Shan, Chinese Guzheng Music Doug Goodkin, Orff Music Specialist Sofia Lopez-Ibor, Orff Music Specialist James Harding, Orff Music Specialist Tsering Dorjee Bawa, Tibetan Music Tsering Wangmo, Tibetan Opera & Dance Techung, Tibetan Opera & Folk Music Yogini Jangchup Palmo, Tibetan Sacred Music 毛久美 (Mao Jou Mei), Thao Pestles Specialist 陳賢美 (Chen Xian Mei), Thao Pestles Specialist 朱育秀 (Zhu Yi Shyou), Thao Pestles Specialist 石至寶 (Shi Zhi Bao), Thao Pestles Specialist 石玉英 (Shi Yu Ing), Thao Pestles Specialist Nurbek Serkebaev, Kyrgyz Music Zainidin Imanaliev, Kyrgyz Music Mandjou Kone, Bobo & Fulani Music Specialist Tony Cerda, Ohlone Music & Culture Specialist Jackie Rago, Venezuelan Music Specialist Abbos Kosimov, Uzbeki Percussion

WORLD MUSIC IN SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS Wang Wei, Chinese Percussion Jennifer Lim, Chinese Music

PRODUCTION TEAM

Frederic O. Boulay, Production Director Emily Ann Paulson, Stage Manager

ABOUT DOOR DOG MUSIC PRODUCTIONS Door Dog Music Productions is the leading international live music productions laboratory in the global marketplace for inter-cultural diversity experiments and social research. Over the last 17 years, we pioneered a “risk-taking music producing process” that brings people together across societal differences. Our live music productions open up increasing social space for cultural diversity and ignite social activism to enable collective cultural synergy.

MISSION

Door Dog Music Productions 1007 General Kennedy Avenue, Suite 215 San Francisco, CA 94129 (415) 561-6571 info@doordog.org http://www.doordog.org

Michael Santoro, Artistic Director/Founder Jim Santi Owen, Music Director Imamyar Hasanov, Global Music Director/Azerbaijan Zhang Xiaofeng, Global Music Director/China Martina Ng, Graphic Designer Yen-Wen Chen, Graphic Designer Matthew Antaky, Scenic/Lighting Designer Jim Block, Special Projects Photographer Krystal Barghelame, Special Projects Researcher Ananya Ashok, Mentorships Program

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

YOUTH ORCHESTRA MASTER TEACHERS

Brooke Oliver, Oliver & Sabec Law Group Robert Hood, Tax Accountant Henry Hu, International Law

CREATIVE TEAM

ADMINISTRATION

Jim Block Kalpana Mohan Michael Santoro Dan Smith

ADVISORS

STAFF 2012

The mission of Door Dog Music Productions is to harness the power of music to cultivate human nature and inspire social change. In addition to supporting and revitalizing traditional music cultures around the world, we create multi-generational, trans-cultural dialogues through our innovative staged productions, music research, documentary films, and educational resources. Our unique position within the arts field enables us to develop new strategies for promoting global synergy and the diversity of cultures around the world.

Zhang Xiao Feng, President Varalakshmi Ayala, Secretary Jim Santi Owen, Treasurer Esther Adams

Brandon Battglia, FOH Audio Engineer Delicate Productions, Backstage Audio Engineer Neal Skacel, Audio Technician & Assistant Stage Manager Jacqueline "Jax" Steager, Master Electrician Kirk Schroeder, Video Documentation Anbukarasan Tamizhmani, Web Live-Stream Scene Shop, Rooster Productions Adam Puglielli, Technical Director Ewa Muszynska, Scenic Artist Lara Shimasaki, Master Carpenter Tyler Barnhardt, Carpenter Kyle Kremling, Carpenter

Yafonne Chen, Executive Director Nicole Buckoski, Managing Director Martha Cooper, Accounting Phoebe Huang, International Public Relations Tonya Shen, Translator/Copywriter Max Puglisi, Music & Administration Intern Lainey McKinlay, Marketing & Social Media Intern

Anuradha Sridhar, South Indian Carnatic Music Swapan Chaudhuri, North Indian Music & Percussion Imamyar Hasanov, Azerbaijani Music Zhang Xiaofeng, Chinese Music

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