In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, join us for a vibrant live performance livestreamed from the Aga Khan Museum’s Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium, featuring Roa (HyunYoung) Lee, a Korean gayageum artist; Amely Zhou, a specialist in the Chinese erhu and guzheng; and Gandhaar Amin, a Bansuri artist. Together, they represent a rich spectrum of Asian musical traditions. 

The event will begin with a brief artist introduction, followed by live musical performances and a moderated Q&A session, allowing students to engage directly with the performers in real time. 

This virtual experience encourages students to reflect on how culture, heritage, and innovation intersect through music, migration, and storytelling, while building connections to themes in social studies, the arts, and identity.

Learning Outcomes

Students will: 

• Explore traditional Asian musical instruments and forms.
  Gain exposure to instruments such as the gayageum, erhu, and guzheng, and learn about their cultural significance across Asia. 

• Understand how cultural identity is expressed and preserved through the arts.
  Discover how music serves as a tool for storytelling, heritage transmission, and community connection. 

• Reflect on the contributions of Asian communities to Canadian society.
  Recognize the diverse ways Asian artists and communities contribute to Canada’s cultural landscape. 

• Engage in cross-disciplinary learning.
  Connect music and performance with broader themes in history, geography, social studies, and the arts. 

• Develop critical thinking and cultural awareness.
  Listen actively and ask questions that explore the evolution, migration, and reinvention of cultural traditions in multicultural contexts.