2012 New Year Celebration: Honor the Past and Embrace the Future

Please join us at the must-see museum designed by renowned Maya Lin and committed to reclaiming, preserving and presenting the history of Chinese people in the U.S. to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. The evening includes a reception, an award ceremony, kickoff of our alumni mentor program, musical performances, and full access to the museum's current exhibits (families are welcome).

Date: Friday 1/20/2012

Time: 6:00–9:00pm

Venue: The Museum of the Chinese (MOCA) at 215 Centre Street, New York, NY 10013

Direction: http://www.mocanyc.org/about/location_directions

Featured Performance: Violin Solo by Keir GoGwilt

Keir GoGwilt is a junior at Harvard University, concentrating in comparative literature. His views on music are informed by his experiences with language and literature. Keir spent his junior year of high school in China, staying with a host family, studying Mandarin and traveling through rural parts of the country. As a violinist, Keir has performed chamber and solo recitals at venues such as Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Space, the Sarasota Opera House, and Sanders Theater. In the past years he has performed concerti by Beethoven, Berg and Prokofiev. Recently, he premiered the completion of a Mozart piano trio fragment with Robert Levin. He also played the Beethoven Concerto at the Bowdoin Music Festival this summer. Upcoming concerts include solo recitals in New York and Boston featuring the music of Picker, Poulenc, and Ysaye.

Registration: Closed

The event is open to both alumni and friends until full capacity is reached; online registration is non-refundable; no onsite registration will be available.
(活动对校友和朋友开放, 直到满员为止; 网上注册一律不退款; 未事先在网上注册者现场谢绝入内 ).

Dress Code: Business casual or casual chic with a touch of RED

Inquiries:
Yige Guo at yg2196@columbia.edu （volunteering）
Richard Xu at richard9xu@gmail.com （registration）