American composer strikes the perfect chord between East and West
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Music, like culture, evolves, drawing inspiration from the spirit of the times and the past. Through his immersion in Chinese literary classics and folk tunes, American composer Niccolo Athens of the Tianjin Juilliard School hopes to introduce his love for the country to a wider audience. Shen Li finds out what led him on this music-making journey.