Convocation: Gao Hong and Friends

World-renowned Chinese pipa player, composer, and Carleton faculty member Gao Hong, along with musicians from from India, Japan and China, presented a special convocation titled “Asian Fusion: A Celebration of Diversity.” Sitarist Shubhendra Rao, a leading disciple of Ravi Shankar, taiko drum master Kenny Endo, and Indian veena player and vocalist Nirmala Rajasekar joined Gao for a rousing cross-cultural presentation in Carleton’s Concert Hall. The convocation performance focused on the work of each individual artist, emphasizing their different cultural backgrounds and musical customs as well as the collaborative process in which the musicians came together in concert that fused these varying traditions.