Stanford Baipu Chinese Music Ensemble

斯坦福白朴中乐团

Conductor

Hui (Daisy) You

Artistic Director

Hui (Daisy) You is a distinguished Zheng (Guzheng, Chinese Zither) soloist and an acclaimed Chinese music educator. Since 2004, she has been on the faculty of the Department of Music at Stanford University. She currently co-chairs the United States International Music Competition and serves on the Board of Directors of the Chinese Music Teacher’s Association in Northern California. She studied with Baoquan He, Wenyan Sun, Zheng Cao, Ying Guo, Boling Ding, Yanjia Zhou, and Yuzhai Zhao. In 1987, she graduated summa cum laude with a BA degree in Zheng from the Shanghai Conservatory.

Hui You joined the Shanghai Opera as a Zheng soloist after commencement and also won many prestigious awards, including first place in the Shanghai Spring Music Festival in 1986, Awards of Excellence in both the Chinese Instruments Contest held in Beijing in 1989 and the Zheng contest sponsored by Chinese Central TV Station (CCTV) in the same year. She released several popular solo albums featuring traditional and modern pieces.  Since her immigration to the US in 1991, she has appeared as a soloist in the Ohlone Symphonic Pops Orchestra, New Music Works, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, and San Francisco World Music Festival.

Composer

Jinwen Sun

Dr. Jinwei Sun is a composer, conductor, and pianist with a diverse academic background, including a doctorate in Asian music from UC Santa Cruz, a Bachelor's from the Central Conservatory of Music in China, and a Master's from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. 

Sun's compositions have been performed by notable ensembles such as the Del Sol Quartet, International Contemporary Ensemble, and Ensemble Dal Niente, as well as renowned performers across various traditions. Her works have also been featured by major orchestras, including the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra. A student of esteemed mentors like Lei Liang, Brian Ferneyhough, and Cindy Cox, Dr. Sun is also an accomplished performer and conductor, with performances at Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall. 

Committed to expanding music accessibility, Sun has received a Point of Light Award for her contributions to nonprofit music initiatives in Queens.

Musicians

Bowed-string 拉弦声部

Kejun Xu
Erhu, Gaohu

Hexuan Li
Erhu

Di Wu
Erhu

Betty Bingruo Liu
Erhu

Zixin Ping
Erhu

Liam Cobb
Erhu

Ying Jiang
Erhu, Zhonghu

Megan Liu
Erhu

Hanxin Liu
Erhu

Carina Cai
Erhu

Caesar Li
Erhu

Plucked-string 弹拨声部

Bingyi Wang
Guzheng

Luna Yang
Guzheng

Grace Wong
Guzheng

Mingming Li
Guzheng

Anqi Ji
Guzheng

Zifei Xu
Guzheng

Junyi Tao
Guzheng

Thanh Tieu
Guzheng

Chenyi Xia
Guzheng

Jamie Song
Guzheng

Cassi Chen
Guzheng

Siqi Ye
Guzheng

Jin Xie
Guzheng

Ashley Nies
Guzheng

Sharon Cheng
Guzheng

Yujia (Bessie) Zhang
Guzheng

Emily Liu
Guzheng

Bella Chen
Guzheng

Fiona Wang
Guzheng

Hannah Qiu
Guzheng

Siyi Gao
Guzheng

Cora Liu
Pipa

Iris Xia
Pipa

Angela Chan
Pipa

Mo Wu
Pipa

Pearle Lun
Pipa

Rita Xiang
Pipa

Xinyuan Pu
Pipa

Ziqi Liu 刘子琪
Pipa

Ming Sun
Pipa

Xiang Li
Pipa

Sarah Lu-Liang
Pipa

Ziqi Liu 刘子琪Zhongruan

Iona Xia
Zhongruan

Emily Huang
Daruan, Liuqin

Michael Lu
Yangqin

Alice Chen
Yangqin

Ying Zhang
Yangqin

Wind 吹管声部

Dali Cheng
Dizi

Alex Yu
Dizi

David (Fu-Ziwei) Smith
Dizi

Whitney Wang
Dizi

Laura Tong
Dizi

Jolin Shao
Dizi

Lai Wei
Dizi

Nathan Yeung 楊紫熙
Dizi, Dongxiao

Mel Marley
Dizi

Kexin Huang
Dizi

May Zhang
Dizi

Owen Cobb
Sorna

Yuxi Ke
Sheng

Joe Zhou
Sheng

Andy Zhou
Sheng

Lucy Zhou
Sheng

Percussion and Western Instruments 打击乐与西洋乐器

Xincheng Hou
Percussion

Bingyi Wang
Percussion

Ruosong Gao
Percussion

Vincent Xin
Percussion

James Lu
Percussion

Ashley Nies
Percussion

Sharon Cheng
Percussion

Fiona Wang
Percussion

Ulysse Manceron
Percussion

Zhenyan Li
Percussion