Asian American Music Society

Past Performances

November 25, 2009

Winners from the society’s unique international competition for elementary, middle, and high school students in the categories of woodwind, piano, string, and voice, perform in concert.

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November 16, 2008

The winners of this unique competition for elementary, middle, and high school students perform woodwind, piano, string, and vocal pieces.

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May 5, 2008

Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and Korean Children’s Day with performers from the Chinese Music Society of Greater Washington. Presented in cooperation with the Asian American Music Society.

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November 12, 2007

The Asian American Music Society’s International Competition—unique to elementary, middle, and high school students in the categories of woodwind, piano, string, and voice—commenced at the end of October. Now see the winners perform in concert.

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May 6, 2007

The Japanese Choral Society of Washington, the Chinese Washington Chorus, the Korean Men’s Ensemble, and Asian American Music Society Children’s Ensemble collaborate for Asian American Heritage Month. Presented in cooperation with the Asian American Music Society.

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November 5, 2006

Winners from the 2006 competition for elementary school, middle school, and high school students in woodwind, piano, string, and voice categories will perform.

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August 15, 2005

The Asian American Music Society and the Embassy of Indonesia present an evening of Indonesian gamelan music (gongs, stringed instruments, wooden xylophone, bronze kettles, and drums on carved teakwood frames) and a shadow puppet show in which finely carved and decorated puppets are illuminated behind a white screen by a puppet-master.

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August 14, 2005

The Asian American Music Society and Korean Cultural Service present “Songs of a Forgotten War,” commissioned by the Catholic University of America—19 movements composed by 19 composers, reflecting the 19 soldiers of the Korean War Memorial on the National Mall; and the world premiere of Reflections on Marguerite Higgins' “War in Korea,” commissioned by the Korean Cultural Service.

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Additional Resources

Artist's Official Website: http://www.aamsopera.com/

Millennium Stage Home Page

Part of the Performing Arts for Everyone Initiative

About the Artist

The Asian American Music society (AAMS) was founded in 1989 as an organization dedicated to the continued appreciation of all music. AAMS has performing members, regular members, an executive committee and a board of directors representing China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, and other Asian American cultures. AAMS supports the Asian Pacific American Council (APAC), the Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC), and the National Association of Professional Asian American Women (NAPAW) functions, as well as other Asian embassy events to promote cultural diversity by blending eastern and western styles, and creating opportunities for musicians from all corners of the world. AAMS produced the world premiere Chinese contemporary opera Lang-Ying for the Asian Song Festival and Asian Chamber Music Festival at the Kennedy Center for the Asian American Heritage Month celebration, as well as the Lunar New Year Festival. They have performed at NASA, GSA, NIH, HUD, FDA and the Japanese and Korean Embassies during past Asian American Heritage Months.