The East Asian Music in the Contemporary World (EAMCW) Initiave is a creative-research initiative founded in 2025 by Hippocrates Cheng and fellow colleagues, in collaboration with North America–based musicians specializing in East Asian instruments and scholars focusing on East Asian music and its contemporary expressions.

As part of the EAMCW Initiative’s New York tour, Hong-Da Chin 陈宏达, Junghwa Lee 이정화, and Thomas Piercyトーマス・ピアシー will present a talk and performance on Friday, 17 April 2026 at 5:00 p.m. at New York University. During the talk, these artists will share their traditional and contemporary music repertoires, their stories performing in the United States.

This event is free, but registration is required.

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