Jasmine Guzheng Academy Was Founded in 2000 As a Community Guzheng Music School in Maryland

Jasmine Guzheng Academy was founded in 2000 as a Community Guzheng Music School in Maryland. The Guzheng Acamemy fulfills the multi-cultural music needs locally. It provides individual or group instructions for all ages and gives each student a solid foundation for performing guzheng music. Many of academy students, served as a guzheng soloist, have participated in many major events in the local, regional, and national places. In February of 2007, the Lunar Chinese New Year Festival, Jasmine Guzheng Academy presented Guzheng solo and group performances at the Kennedy Center, one of the nation’s most elegant concert halls.

Lili Zhang, as the Academy Music Director and Instructor, graduated from Nanjing Institute of Arts with major in Guzheng performance in China. Since 1996, she has participated in many large performances organized by the different music groups and associations in Washington metropolitan area. Lili Zhang started her professional musical training when she was selected by Nanjing Little Red Star Children's Performing Arts Group, the very famous Children's music group in China. Before coming to the USA, Lili Zhang won several prizes in regional and national competitions in China. She is showcased as a soloist in many movies / TV series in China.

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古筝演奏家张立立老师，茉莉花古筝艺术团音乐指导，出生于古都南京，自幼学习古筝，上小学的时候，就被入选为中国著名的“小红花艺术团”，作为“小红花” 的演员，童年时代的艺术表演，为她的艺术之路奠定了坚实基础。鉴于她的出色的音乐基础和丰富的表演经历，1987 年，以优异的成绩被南京艺术学院音乐系古筝演奏专业录取。从此，开始了她的音乐生涯。在南京艺术学院就读期间，及 1991 年毕业之后，多次与交响乐团合作，担任独奏、重奏，其中包括与著名作曲家何佔豪先生合作，并在他创作的电影音乐中担任独奏。张老师 1994 移居美国，一直从事古筝演奏及教学工作。