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By: Rachael Jackson\r\nCampus Life Editor<\/pre>\n
Among friends, peers, and colleagues, four visiting scholars from China took the Smith Hall stage to showcase their talents. The scholars were a handsome group: two sopranos, Xin Zhang and Xue Chen, Tian Cao on trumpet, and Wei Jiang on the piano.<\/p>\n
The four hail from the Guangxi Arts Institute in the city of Nanning. They are on campus as part of the Visiting Scholar and Faculty Program, and are here for tutelage and for the experience of a different culture.<\/p>\n
Isabel Martinez, senior early childhood education major, made it out so she could support the parents of her students. It was surprising to see how skilled the performers were.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think they did really great. It is interesting to see them every day and then on stage. I had never thought they would be that talented. I mean, I knew they would be, but just \u2026 not like that,\u201d Martinez said.<\/p>\n
Liz Halligan, along with her husband, have been offering a place at their dinner table for visiting scholars every Friday night as part of the outreach program International Students Inc.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe students that come, they are either in business or accounting or computers \u2026 to have this many artistic performers is exciting,\u201d Halligan said.<\/p>\n
It is new for most people of the western world to see anyone other than white opera performers.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was really great to see the different cultures come out. It isn\u2019t something you see a lot of. I was impressed by the piano player,\u201d said Shelby Morgan, employee of The Research Institute.<\/p>\n
Though many songs were operetic, that is not all the singers performed. Zhang sang \u201cRejoice\u201d by George Handel and a Chinese folk song titled \u201cA Glass of Beautiful Wine,\u201d while Chen gave a lively performance of \u201cGlitter and Be Gay\u201d from \u201cCandide\u201d.<\/p>\n
The night was carefree and fun as the four played for a room of friends, but it was also inspiring to see what the international students are bringing to the university. It is a reminder to take part and see what students are doing around campus.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the school is really taking good care of their international students. They are interested in them, and care about them, and support them. But international students always want to make more friends, they want Americans to reach out to them. They can get lonely,\u201d Halligan said.<\/p>\n
Contact the author at rjackson13@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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