Jia-Yi He, Harmonica in Concert @ All Saints Anglican Cathedral

  TULSA, OKLAHOMA - 12/03/2017 (PRESS RELEASE JET)

Jia-Yi He, Harmonica

in Concert

@

All Saints Anglican Cathedral

December 17, 2017

@ 

5 PM

@

4040 E. 91st ST.

Tulsa, Ok

918 298 4014

Program

The Entertainer                                                Scott Joplin                            

Gavotte and Rondo                                          J. S. Bach

Oh, Susanna                                                      Stephen Foster

Flight of the Bumblebee                                   Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

A Suite of Five Pieces for Harmonica             Gordon Jacob

Long Long Ago                                                  Thomas Bayly

Moon Over the Ruined Castle                         Rentaro Taki

Fairy Couple                                                       Huangmei Opera

Juke (Blues)                                                      Walter Jacobs

Skaters Waltz                                                    Emile Waldteufel

Turkish March (Rondo alla Turca)                  W. A. Mozart

Sunshine on Tashkurgan                                  Gang Chen

The Blue Danube Waltz                                    Johann Strauss II

Malaguena                                                          Ernesto Lecuona

Rhapsody in Blue                                               George Gershwin

Jia-Yi He, a world-class harmonica virtuoso, has received numerous awards in international competitions, including: 2nd Place at World Harmonica Championships in Germany, 3rd Place at International Harmonica Competitions in the United States and 2nd Place at International Harmonica Competitions in Japan. He has served as a member of the judging committees in the Asia-Pacific Harmonica Competition in Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Hangzhou and Singapore. Mr. He has appeared as a soloist with the China National Symphony Orchestra, China National Ballet Symphonic Orchestra and the Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra, among others. He has appeared at many television stations including ABC-News, NBC, News 12 Long Island, Queens Public Television, America's Got Talent and Sino Television in the United States. Mr. He has recorded harmonica music for a number of movies, radio stations and CDs. He was invited to perform at the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attended his seminar and learned how to play the harmonica at Harmonica Mass Appeal. The New York Mets have chosen him to perform a pre-game show at Shea Stadium. Mr. He is author of the music book Recital Pieces For Chromatic Harmonica published by Mel-Bay Music, Inc. Currently, Mr. He is on the wind faculty as a harmonica teacher at the Turtle Bay Music School in New York City.

https://youtu.be/TRupAHogVJY