The Archive · 1936

CHINESE COMPosER'S SUCCESS

Tokyo, Oct, 15, Considerable interest has been aroused in musical circles here by the announcement that an opus by Mr, Tsai Chiekun, a 24-year-old Chie nese student, tag been accepted by the New Symphonic Orchestra, the foremost musical organization Tokyo, for performance on November Me, Tsai's composition, which it enfiled "Chingehiangyuhin or "Fish: ing Boats on the Chingyang River at Night," is hailed as a musical triumph which subtly "combines China' musical traditions" with Western symphonic harmony—Central News

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