As part of my sabbatical project, I had the privilege of performing and teaching in China. I first traveled to Hangzhou and performed at Zhejiang University. I then traveled to Shanghai and performed and taught at the Shanghai Conservatory High School.
From Shanghai, I flew to Beijing and then was driven to Nankai University in Tianjin. From Tianjin, I was driven back to Beijing where I spent a remarkable day absorbing Chinese culture. From Beijing, I then flew to Seoul where I performed and taught for the next two weeks.
Barnes in front of concert hall at Zhejiang University
During my Liszt and the Cross performance at Zhejiang, March 5, 2007
Barnes at the center of the Chinese sacrificial universe - Temple of Heaven
Baopu Taoist Monastery in Hangzhou
On the shore of the West Lake
Barnes with faculty from Nankai University at the famous Goubuli dumpling restaurant in Tianjin
With Prof. Zhe Tang of the Shanghai Conservatory after Barnes' Liszt and the Cross recital
Barnes at solo recital at Nankai University, March 9, 2007.
Barnes in Tianmin Square in Beijing buying a copy of Mao's little red book
Barnes at the Lama Temple (Buddhist) in Beijing
Interior of Temple of Heaven