2026 Live Schedule - Chinese Instruments
Day 1 - Saturday, February 28th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Cynthia Qin
8:45 AM
96011 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Grade 1
| 1. | Karina Yao | Tractor is Coming by Haihua Cheng |
96010 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Grade 2
| 1. | Chelsea Kong | Feng Xiang Ge by Traditional |
96009 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Grade 3
| 1. | Stephanie Yao | Good News by Xili Gui |
9:20 AM
96008 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Grade 4
| 1. | Yuli Yulia Jiang | Fang Zhi Mang 纺织忙, Plucked by Tian Yi Liu |
| 2. | Yaxin Lin | 小猫钓鱼 by 黄准 |
| 3. | Iris Yang | Grandma 's Penghuwan by Yejia |
9:50 AM
96007 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Grade 5
| 1. | Aliviah Wang | Festival of the Tianshan by Ling Cao |
| 2. | Marina Yuntong Jia | Dancing of Yao People by Tieshan Mao |
| 3. | Yutong Jiang | Dong Ting Xin Ge洞庭新歌, Plucked by Cheng Ren Bai |
| 4. | Emily Chen | The Tianshan Mountains in Celebration (节日的天山) by Ling Cao / Arr. Minqing Guo |
| 5. | Akilina Wang | Festival of the Tianshan by Ling Cao |
| 6. | Laury Yunshuo Jia | New Song in Dongting by Changyuan Wang |
| 7. | Emma Sun | Dancing of Yao People by Tianshan Mao |
11:10 AM
96041 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Later Tuition - Solos - Plucked - Intermediate - 6-9 Years of Study
| 1. | Ada Wong | Sakura by Zhao Manqin |
96040 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Later Tuition - Solos - Plucked - Beginner - Less than 5 Years of Study
| 1. | Jane Li | High Moutain Flowing Water by Traditional |
11:30 AM
96061 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Ensembles - Senior - Ages 18 and under
| 1. | Toronto Guzheng Ensemble: Sandy Zhang, Amelie Choy, Sophia Hei-Man Chan, Vania Luo, Emma Sun, Catherine Wang, Ada Wong, Jacqueline Wang, Ares Wang, Edwin Sun, Vivian Wu | Dessert Rose by Danhong Wang |
11:55 AM
LUNCH
12:30 PM
96064 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Ensembles - Beginner - Ages 10 and under - Ensembles - Beginner/Junior
| 1. | Toronto Guzheng Ensemble: Jacqueline Wang, Vivian Wu, Alexander Xu, Aileen Zhu, Chelsea Kong, Zhooulin Angela Li, Mayson Wang, Yuli Yulia Jiang, Joanna Lin | Grain Buds by Yin Chen and Siyi Zhou |
96063 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Ensembles - Junior - Ages 12 and under - Ensembles - Beginner/Junior
| 1. | C&C Youth Chinese Folk Orchestra: Nancy Yang, Akilina Wang, Aliviah Wang, Canly Tang, Stephanie Yao, Karina Yao, Florence Zhou, Yijia Chen, Shi-jia Joëlle Wang, Monica Li, Sara Li, Alex Su, Siyu Chen, Yunuo Shi, Laura Zhang | Galloping Horses by Yaoxing Chen |
1:00 PM
96006 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Grade 6
| 1. | Joanna Lin | Xiang Shan She Gu by Yun Qu |
| 2. | Vivian Wu | Flowers and Youth by Wanfen Li |
| 3. | Abbey Huang | 赶花会/Gan Hua Hui by Xuran Ye |
| 4. | Vania Luo | Harvest Gongs and Drums by Zuji Li |
| 5. | Sophia Hei-Man Chan | Xiang Shan She Gu 香山射鼓, Traditional by Qu Yun (曲云) |
| 6. | Zhoulin Angela Li | Big Fish by Lei Qian |
| 7. | Charlotte Lu | 豐收鑼鼓 (Harvest Drums) by 李祖基 (Li Zuji) |
2:00 PM
96005 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Grade 7
| 1. | Catherine Xiao Ying Wang | Fighting the Typhoon 古筝 《战台风》 by Changyuan Wang 王昌元 |
96004 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Grade 8
| 1. | Alysa Qin | Fishermen's Song of the East Sea, 1. Slow introduction 2. Joyful Work 3. Intense Struggle 4. Victorious Ending by Minqing Guo |
| 2. | Jacqueline Wang | Spring Dawn on the Snowy Mountain by Shange Fan |
| 3. | Ziyi Shan | Snowy Mountain in Spring, Sections: 1) Introduction 2) Development 3) Climax & Coda by Fan Shang' e and Gesang Daji |
| 4. | Renata Wang | Dao Jian Ru Meng 刀剑如梦 by Traditional |
| 5. | Alysa Qin | Jasmine Fragrance by Zhanhao He |
96003 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Grade 9
| 1. | Amelie Choy | The Whisper of the Green by Le Liu |
96073 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Flute - Grade 9
| 1. | Andria Du | Delightful Song of the Yi River by Xiang Qu |
3:30 PM
96002 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Grade 10
| 1. | Grace Xie | Chang Xiang Si by Jianmin Wang |
96001 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Plucked - Solos - Advanced
| 1. | Sandy Hengyuan Zhang | Ancient Traveller by Jun Wei |
| 2. | Yichun Xie | Wan Qing by Yiqun Deng |
4:15 PM
96057 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Duets or Trios - Beginner - Ages 6-8
| 1. | Lori Wang & Catherine Zhai | Liu Yang River by Yan Zhang |
96055 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Duets or Trios - Elementary - Ages 11-12
| 1. | Norah Foo & Nova Wu | Passion of The Yellowland by He Huang |
96054 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Duets or Trios - Junior - Ages 13-14
| 1. | Zihui Zhao & Ziqian Zhao | The Fragrance of Jasmine by Zhanhao He |
| 2. | Sophia Hei-Man Chan & Cheryl Chiu | Je m’appelle Hélène by Jean-François Porry and Gérard Salesses, arr. Lina Cao |
| 3. | Yuting Jiang & Yutong Jiang | Summertime by George Gershwin |
| 4. | Eva (Yunni) Yang & Carolyn Chen | Romantic Spring Breeze by Le Liu |
96050 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Duets or Trios - Adult - Ages 29 and Over
| 1. | Nanjie Xi, Jane Li & Qing Li | Teresa Teng Medley, 1st, 2nd & 3rd mvts. by arr. by Xinmei Xiang |
5:30 PM
96062 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Ensembles - Intermediate - Ages 15 and under
| 1. | Toronto Guzheng Ensemble: Sandy Zhang, Amelie Choy, Sophia Hei-Man Chan, Vania Luo, Emma Sun | The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II |
| 2. | Yuan Yin Group - Quartet | Beyond the Clouds by Sha Yuan |
| 3. | Sumer Ruisi Fang, Cecilia Qinyue Yu, Mona Meina Liu, Melody Yue Xuan Li | The Eternal Sorrow in Lin'an, Selected Chapters by Zhanhao He |
96060 - World Music - Chinese Instruments - Ensembles - Advanced - Ages 19-28
| 1. | Yuan Yin Group - GuZheng | Spring of the Snow Mountain by ShangE Fan and GeSang DaJi |
| 2. | Yuan Yin Group - Qin & Zheng | Listening to the Rain on the Mountainside by Qing Yang |