Events
Upcoming Events:
May 19, 2013 A Cultured Gathering – Peak of Green Tea Season
Come join us and taste fresh green teas from the new harvest. The best of this season’s Dragon Well, Biluochun and more will be on display. Learn about the varieties of green teas, select your favorite and learn how to brew them. Join us for a hands-on guided practice of green tea brewing afternoon.
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 2pm
Tranquil Resonance Studio
1352 Mason Street, San Francisco.94133
Tickets: $30 –includes tea and snacks
Seating is limited, please purchase your tickets as soon as possible.
Contact Us: info@tranquilresonance.com or call 415-829-2234
Past Events:
March 17, 2013 A Cultured Gathering – High Mountain Flowing Water
Sunday, March 17, 2013 –2:00 PM
Cultured Gatherings in ancient China provided friends, scholars, artists, poets, and family a chance to share music, tea, and art.
High Mountain and Flowing Water have been popular themes for poets, painters, and musicians alike. Join us as we explore this theme in guzheng and guqin music. This special lecture will include live demonstration of guzheng folk music, guqin music, and music appreciation of various recordings of old masters. Learn more about the significance of the High Mountain Flowing Water theme!
March 2, 2013, Santa Clara University Chinese New Year Celebration
Tranquil Resonance Studio will be participating in the Chinese New Year Celebration presented by the Santa Clara University Chinese Student’s Association.
February 13th-17, 2013, Lunar New Year Extravaganza
Tranquil Resonance Studio will be presenting the Traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony at a Cultured Gathering in the Garden Gate Creativity Center.
Come join us for tea and guqin music!
Buy your tickets in advance to enjoy a discount. There will be one of three tastings from which you will need to sign-up.
October 28, Chinese Tea Gathering
David Wong and Bonnie Lee will be playing the guqin to accompany tea practitioners from the North American Asian Art and Culture Association at the Asian Art Museum on Sunday, October 28, 2012. Demonstrations will be at 12:00 noon, 1:00 pm, and 2:00 pm (30 minutes each) with limited seating; first come first served, free with museum admission.
September 16, 2012 Petaluma Poetry Walk
Come join Clara Hsu and David Wong at the 17th Annual Petaluma Poetry Walk 2012 and enjoy poetry by poets from around the bay area at diverse venues
August 19, 2012 Poetry, Guqin, & Tea
Sunday, August 19, 2012
2:00 PM
Tickets: $20
Tranquil Resonance Studio
1352 Mason St.
San Francisco CA 94133
Cultured Gatherings in ancient China provided friends, scholars, artists, poets, and family a chance to share music, tea, and art. Poetry, Guqin, and Tea have been hobbies of the Chinese scholars for centuries.
Poets would recite their new verses to guqin melodies while tea is served to friends. Come join us as we serve tea to music and poetry!
Featuring – Clara Hsu, local poet
Members of Tranquil Resonance Studio
Seating is limited so please purchase your ticket as soon as possible
For tickets: info@tranquilresonance.com or call 415-829-2234
July13-15, 2012 Yachats Music Festival
The Festival presents 24 internationally acclaimed artists who give 24 separate and mesmerizing performances during each concert. David Wong will be performing guzheng during the Festival and giving a workshop, “Guzheng – Folk Songs from China’s Past and Present” on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 1:00pm. For more information and ticket sales, please check the links below.
Yachats Music Festival (Oregon Coast Today)
Yachats Music Festival (Four Seasons Arts)
Artists
Qin Sheng Ensemble will be performing in Ode to China
February 5, 2012 Oolong Tea Brewing
A Cultured Gathering – Oolong Tea Brewing
Sunday, February 5, 2012 2:00 PM
Tranquil Resonance Studio
1352 Mason St.
San Francisco CA 94133
$25 – for tea & snacks
Cultured Gatherings in ancient China provided friends, scholars, artists, poets, and family a
chance to share music, tea, and art.
Come join us . . .
To learn how to brew the basic Oolong varietals
Taiwanese Oolong
Chinese Oolong
To learn more about the selection and storage of Oolong tea
Seating is limited so please purchase your ticket as soon as possible
For tickets: info@tranquilresonance.com or call 415-829-2234
Come join us on SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012!
Mark your calendars for the official grand opening of Tranquil Resonance Studio. Come join us for the celebration with a day of music, tea, and arts. Tea ceremonies and tea tasting will be going on throughout the day with performances by our directors, students, and friends. Come in for a cup of tea, stay for a song, and celebrate with us as we move forward on this new adventure!
* 1pm – Opening formal gongfu tea ceremony, qin and guzheng music from Directors and Students of TRS
* 2pm – Art and Calligraphy demonstration from Fine Arts Consultant, Master Fu Wenyan
* 3pm – Guzheng ensemble – Silk Ensemble
* 4pm – Qin and guzheng music from Directors and Students of TRS
* 5pm – Closing formal gongfu tea ceremony
December 4, 2011 Cultured Gathering
A Cultured Gathering
2011 Oolong Tea Tasting
Cultured Gatherings in ancient China provided friends, scholars, artists, poets, and family a
chance to share tea, art, and music.
Come join us . . .
To learn more about the history, production, selection, storing, and brewing of Oolong Tea
To taste the basic Oolong varietals –
Taiwanese Oolong – Green, High fired, High Oxidized, Wenshan Baozhong
Chinese Oolong – Green, High fired, Wuyi Yancha, Phoenix
Sunday, December 4, 2011 2:00 PM
Tranquil Resonance Studio
1352 Mason St.
San Francisco CA 94133
$25 – includes tea and snacks
Seating is limited so please purchase your ticket as soon as possible
For tickets: info@tranquilresonance.com or call 415-601-3878
December 2, 2011 Strings of Tranquility
Free Admission
Features: Chinese String Instruments
Diego Rivera Theater
City College of San Francisco.
December, 2nd, 2011
7:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact: Denise Li (415) 517-3677 email: worldmusicclub@gmail.com
October 22 & 23, 2011 Tea Lovers Bus Tours
Tea Lovers Bus Tours is coming to Tranquil Resonance Studio. There is nothing better than the camaraderie of experiencing tea with other tea lovers, and this year, the Tea Lovers Bus Tours of Unique Tea Experiences would like to invite you to a rare insight into the diverse tea culture of the San Francisco Bay Area. Please check this facebook page for details, or click here to see the detial program in a pdf file.
August 28, 2011 Cultured Gathering
June 4, 2011 Lynsgo Painting Class
September 21, 2010 The Question Project
June 18, 2010 Cultured Gathering
May 23, 2010 Zithers of Asia
February 21, 2010 Oxbow Lunar New Year
February 19, 2010 Stanford Symposium Dinner
February 17, 2010 Stanford Art Opening
October 18, 2009 CCC Tea Ceremony
May 4, 2008 Sounds of China
March 3, 2007 CCC Spring Festival