CULTURE

By Andrew Benson Brown It is no secret that music has a special attraction for young people. It is often an integral part of their identity and the primary source…

BY ANITA L. SHERMAN I saw a recent interview with author Alex Joske and was immediately struck by his professional demeanor and his youth. Turns out he was the youngest-ever analyst…

By Arleen Richards  NTD announced the winners of its International Piano Competition in New York on Nov. 2. Antonii Baryshevskyi from Ukraine won the Gold Award, Jiusi Zhang from China won the Silver Award, and Evangeliya…

BY EPOCH VIDEO NTD’s 6th International Piano Competition is set to take place in New York from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. The International Piano Competition is one in a series of…

An award-winning film is hitting big screens across the United States. Through animated illustrations, it captures a daring confrontation that happened 20 years ago—between a small group of citizens and…

Reaching Within: What traditional art offers the heart BY ERIC BESS Daniel was a devout Jew during the time of King Darius’s reign. Darius, the king of Persia around the sixth…

BY KELLY SONG NEW YORK—The finals of New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television’s 8th International Chinese Vocal Competition were held on Oct. 2 at the Merkin Hall of the Kaufman Music Center in…

Premiered on Sept 22, 2022 In June 2022, I portrayed Yeshua, or Jesus, in the production of “Messiah, the Musical.” In this episode, I discuss this musical and how the…

BY CATHERINE YANG After interruption by a global pandemic and a war, the 6th NTD International Piano Competition is fast approaching, and participating pianists are set to receive the much-awaited commissioned piece that…

Reaching Within: What traditional art offers the heart BY ERIC BESS Our days are filled with things that compete for our attention. Our jobs, our families, and our friends demand our…