Hornell Public Library- Leah Ou
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Leah Ou is...
A musician who not only performs masterfully on the pipa, her traditional Chinese folk instrument, but also uses it to teach Chinese culture. With a two thousand year history, the pipa produces a myriad of intriguing sounds: melodic, percussive, peaceful, and otherworldly. Leah’s presentations emphasize pride in Chinese musical culture and authenticity of expression.
Leah Ou was born in Chengdu, China, and there she began her classical training at age 6. She has been performing and teaching professionally for eleven years. In 2019, she completed a master class with Wu Yuxia, a premier-level Pipa performer. Her diverse repertoire includes 2000 year old compositions, improvisations and contemporary songs with a full rock band accompaniment.
She has performed in the World Music Concert at Eastman School of Music, the Hidden Garden Concert at George Eastman Museum, an interactive demonstration of the pipa for SUNY Geneseo Musicology students, teaching mindfulness through music in a number of school settings and serves as pipa teaching artist at The Hochstein School. Experience, creativity and inspiration: all of these are essential to the programs offered by Leah Ou.
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