Chih-Lin Chou, the artistic director of Canadian Association of Oriental Fine Arts (CAoFA) and Gu-Zheng Ensemble of Montreal (GZEM), is a Chinese-Canadian virtuoso of the gu-zheng, the 21-string Chinese zither. Ms Chou's CV attests to her status as a virtuoso performer and for the past years she has worked to present traditional and contemporary music to a mixed, but largely Chinese-Canadian audience in a concert environment.

For over a decade, Chih-Lin Chou has wished to find venues and ways of promoting a greater awareness of Chinese culture and her instrument, the gu-zheng, and this activity has found its first fruits through her dedication to teaching and public presentation.

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