Celebrate Chinese culture through music in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. \;Ann Yao pe rforms cutting-edge interpretations of traditional material on the Guzheng \, also known as the\, &ldquo\;zheng&rdquo\;\, one of China&rsquo\;s most ancient instruments. A five-foot long\, horizontal\, plucked zither that t ypically has 21 strings. The zheng is first mentioned in Chinese literatur e in the third century B.C. Born into a musical family in Shanghai\, Ann Y ao grew up immersed in traditional Chinese music. Her grandfather&rsquo\;s home was an important gathering place for traditional musicians from many regions of China. Ann was learning the zheng from her aunt and uncle by t he age of ten\; she developed an interest in and later mastered varied reg ional styles. She was also influenced by the folk and theatrical styles sh e learned from the musicians who frequented her grandfather&rsquo\;s house . Ann went on to study zheng at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Upon g raduation\, she joined Beijing&rsquo\;s Central National Music Ensemble. A fter moving to the United States in the 1980s\, she joined Music from Chin a\, an innovative New York City-based ensemble known for contemporary arra ngements of traditional material. She now performs in a trio and as a solo artist.
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