Yisian Guzheng Ensemble

Founded in January 2008 by Yisian Shu-Fang Chen, the Yi-Sian

Gu-Zheng Ensemble serves to promote the beauty and knowledge of traditional Chinese zither music to people from all over the world. Still in keeping with the ancient and modern qualities, Ms. Chen has also made compositional arrangements of Gu-Zheng music for greater flexibility for the ensemble’s performance concerts.

 Gu-Zheng, or simply the Chinese Zither, is an ancient plucked string instrument invented in China 3,000 years ago. It is therefore also the ancestor of the Japanese Koto and almost all of the Asian zithers seen today. 

  Consisting of 25 members and still growing, this  ensemble has received high acclaims and has been invited to perform in numerous international events. In so doing, Yi-Sian Gu-Zheng Ensemble will continue to strive for introducing this beautiful instrument and its music to the larger general public.

Website: www. yszither.com

E-mail:    zitherchen@gmail.com