We were mesmerized by the music of Dr. Sun Hui, Ph.D. She played the Erhu, a two-stringed bowed musical instrument or spike fiddle that is sometimes known in the Western world as the Chinese violin or a Chinese two-stringed fiddle that is about a thousand years older than the violin. It is the most popular of the Chinese huqin family of bowed string instruments. Perhaps no musical instrument is more evocative of China than the erhu even though its origins most likely developed beyond the borders of Chinese culture. It is historically known as the barbarian’s fiddle. She is an Excellence Prize Winner of the National Erhu Competition in Taiwan, Sun has performed throughout Europe and the Americas in many prestigious music venues and in Taiwan’s National Concert Hall and the Taiwan National Opera.
People have been asking where to buy her CDs, please either email Sun or call her to make arrangements to purchase the CDs. Her number 808-202-4875
We also enjoyed the music of our very own musicians on guitars and ukuleles, who were jamming together. Waianae Club President Glenn Arakawa performed an original song he wrote. Thank you Robert Jackson for coming up with the idea to do a jam session!