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‘14 Years Ago’ – News from China in 1997by Rob Howard |
The Accordions Worldwide news for September 26th 1997 reported that Professor Li Wei Ming had been officially honoured in China for his outstanding work as an accordion teacher. It is very interesting, and an amazing co-incidence, that 14 years later, this very weekend, Li Wei Ming is receiving another award. Li Wei Ming is one of 14 Chinese teachers receiving the Chinese Accordion Life Achievement Award, which will be presented at the Opening Ceremony of the 2011 Coupe Mondiale, to be opened by the Mayor of Shanghai, Han Zheng. PROFESSOR LI WEI MING RECEIVES HIGHEST HONOR - CHINA Contributed by Shein Joe China recently celebrated an annual holiday honoring its teachers. On this day some teachers with significant contributions were specially honored. In the city of Fuzhou (where there are 6 million residents), ten teachers from just under 3000 candidates were selected to receive this special award. Professor Li Wei Ming was one of these teachers. He is one of the foremost accordion teachers in the province of Fujian, and has recently triumphantly led five of his students who competed in the South Pacific Championships and Australian Championships held in Auckland and Sydney respectively. In the world of music, we are indeed privileged to have such a dedicated and talented teacher like Professor Li Wei Ming who is a great ambassador for the accordion |