Meetings and Activities
The main activities the society holds are regular bi-monthly yajis as well as the occasional concert and the yearly guqin music summer school in association with (before 2011) the Asian Music Circuit at the Royal Academy of Music, London.
Though it is primarily based in London, the society may hold meetings at other places in the UK for special occasions. One such meeting was held at Oxford University in 2004. On average, around 10 - 20 members attend for each meeting.
The summer school in London is the Society main event of the year, started in 2003. Each year, a qin master/player is invited to London to teach students for a week. So far, Prof. Li Xiangting, Gong Yi, Prof. Zeng Chengwei and Dai Xiaolian have taught at the summer school, with Prof. Zeng becoming the most often. During the summer school, there is the main Society yaji/anniversary/Congregation event of the year, attended by the professor, members of the Society and guests. The summer school is the only of its kind outside China to offer yearly tutition from qin masters from China.
Since 2011, the Society has a more direct involvement with organising summer schools and workshops independent of the AMC.
The Society has an AGM in January every year and its meeting are mostly held at SOAS since 2011.
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