Please note that the schedule may be subject to change.

Room # 1

Room # 2

Room # 3

Registration & Coffee

2nd floor Hallway

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

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Morning Session (9:00 AM - 9:50 AM)

Erhu Performance Techniques and the Legacy of Liu Tianhua

Room # 1 (Martin Family Lounge)

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

Cage against the machine: interrogating traditional Chinese music in generative AI music platforms

Room # 2

9:00 AM - 9:25 AM

Transplanting Erhu Performance Gestures to Musical Electronics: A Demonstration of StringMato

Room # 2

9:25 AM - 9:50 AM

Intercultural Improvisation Between Pipa and the Lute

Room # 1 (Martin Family Lounge)

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Typesetting Jianpu for the Canadian Chinese Orchestra Using Lilypond

Room # 2

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

When Erhu refuses to represent: Listening Ontologies and the Enactment of Instrumental Identity in the Diaspora

Room # 3

10:00 AM - 10:25 AM

Strong Roots, Abundant Shoots: Increasing Chinese Music Accessibility and Connectivity Through Digital Media

Room # 2

10:25 AM - 10:50 AM

“Past, Present, and Future of Chinese instrumental Music in Ontario and across Canada”

Martin Family Lounge

11:15 AM - 12:30 AM

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Break (12:30 PM - 2:00 PM)

Afternoon Session (2:00 PM - 5:00 PM)

Regional Styles and Performance Techniques in Guzheng

Room # 1 (Martin Family Lounge)

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the 胡d

Room # 2

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Techniques and Improvisation on the Dizi: Expanding the Chinese Bamboo Flute

Room # 1 (Martin Family Lounge)

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

The Guqin as modal model: China, Japan, and the West

Room # 2

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

Ruo Lan (若兰): Ancient Poetry in Modern Sound

Room # 2

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Administering, Organizing & Inspiring Chinese Ensembles: Thoughts for Success

Room # 3

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

The Sheng: History, Technique, and Beyond

Room # 1 (Martin Family Lounge)

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Building my chops on the Ruan: My experience as slow working, self taught composer

Room # 2

4:00 PM - 4:25 PM

Individual Presentation

Room # 2

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM

Behind the Scenes on running Chinese instrumental initiatives

Room # 3

4:00 PM - ~4:25 PM

Room # 1 (Martin Family Lounge)

5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

CIM-S 2026 CONCERT

Tribute Communities Recital Hall

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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