8 Thursday, October 22, 1987 / University Daily Kansan Chen will conduct Chinese orchestra at KU appearance By KIRK ADAMS Staff writer A former KU conductor will return to Lawrence this weekend to direct the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China in its first U.S. tour. The conductor, Zuohuang Chen, led the University Symphony Orchestra from 1985 until 1987, when he returned to his native China to lead one of its most prestigious orchestras. At KU, Chen was honored for outstanding teaching with the Mortar Board Outstanding Educator Award and the H.O.P.E. Award given by the senior class. The 91-piece orchestra will appear in concert at 8 p.m. Sunday at Hoch Auditorium. It will perform classical pieces as well as contemporary Chinese works. The orchestra will begin with Hector Berlioz's "Roman Carmina Overture, Op. 9," followed by "Duo Ye" by Chyne Yi and "Piano Concerto" by Tan Dun, performed solo by pianist Lian. The concert will close with Dovorka's Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88. The orchestra was organized in 1956 in China, but did not perform for almost 14 years during the Chinese Cultural Revolution of the mid-1960s and '70s. Chen was forced to work in the rice fields during the cultural revolution. Jackie Davis, director of the University Concert Series, said Chen cared about his music, and also cared about China. "He's one of the nicest, warmest and most committed individuals I have ever met," she said. "He has a wonderful free spirit. He can stand back and laugh when something goes wrong or if he has to handle work to do because he always has much work to do because he says yes to everyone." Since its revival in the late 70s, the orchestra has played throughout China and also has recorded television and movie soundtracks. It has made two tours of the Far East. The orchestra has recorded the Beethoven symphonies and has performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Philharmonic. The orchestra played two weeks ago in New York City's Avery Fisher Hall. The KU performance will be funded in part by the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. Reservations are required and can be made at the Murphy Hall box office or by calling 864-3982. Jeff Klein/Special to the KANSAN Ming Fang, Beijing sophomore, practices playing the piano. Ming will see his father, Guo-Chong Fang, for the first time in almost two years Sunday, when he comes to Lawrence to perform with the Central Philharmonic of China. Orchestra visit to be father-son reunion By KIRK ADAMS Staff writer Staff writer For one KU student, the visit of the Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China will mean a reunion with his father. In almost two years, Ming Fang, Beijing sophomore, has not seen his father, Guo-Chong Fang, a percussionist for the orchestra. Ming began studying percussion in China because he could not qualify to study piano. In China, Ming said, students who want to study piano are selected by judges on the basis of a performance. He said that only a number of students were chosen. Ming knows most of the orchestra's musicians from his childhood in Beijing and said he was excited about seeing his father. Ming's mother, who conducts medical research in New York City, will travel to Lawrence this weekend to see her son and husband. At the University of Kansas, Ming is a student of Jack Winerock's and hopes to be a concert pianist. Zuohuang Chen, conductor of the Chinese orchestra and a former conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra, encouraged Winerock, professor of music, to listen to Ming play the piano at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Because of Ming's performance, Winerock tried to get funds to help support him. 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