Echoes
”Dismantle / Assemble”
Wednesday 22 & 29 April, 13 May, 12:15-1pm
Verge Gallery
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Musician from the Chinese Music Ensemble at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, performing at the 2026 USU Food & Culture Fair. Photography by Michael Cole.
Artist Cindy Yuen-Zhe Chen engages with themes of cultural transmission in her exhibition Dismantle / Assemble, presenting tactile sound sculptures which explore a sense of emplacement.
Join us for an experience in expansive listening as we tune in to sonic works improvised and created by student musicians and artists, in connection with themes of intergenerational cultural memory, diasporic experience and migrant communities.
Performances begin at 12:30pm.
Wednesday 22 April - Yichu Huang, pipa
Wednesday 29 April - Hazel Chow, yangqin
Wednesday 13 May - TBC
Free, all welcome.
About the musicians:
Yichu Huang
Pipa player Yichu Huang recently graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Master of Music, where she studied under Dr Lu Liu. She is active in intercultural music collaborations and has performed alongside Indian, Persian, and jazz musicians. In 2024, she participated in the Bicentenary Concert Series at NSW Parliament and was a featured performer at the Sydney China Cultural Centre. She has also performed in the Chinese Garden of Friendship’s Sunday Sounds program. Yichu is currently undertaking a Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) at Western Sydney University and continues to share her passion for music through her work as a pipa teacher with the Chinese Music Ensemble at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Hazel Chow
Hazel is a first-year student studying a Diploma of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She plays the Chinese dulcimer (yangqin) and has been learning it for over 10 years. During high school, she had the opportunity to perform a solo at the Sydney Opera House. She enjoys exploring both traditional and modern pieces, and is always looking for new ways to express myself through music and connect with different audiences.
About Echoes:
Echoes is Verge's student sound series featuring emerging musicians and sound artists from The Conservatorium of Music and Sydney College of the Arts. Join us as we embark on a listening journey through the Verge Gallery program, tracing the resonances between emerging student artists and established practitioners, expanding planes of perception through deep listening and experimentation with sound.
Learn more about the exhibition and related public programs here.
Venue Access
Wheelchair access - there are two lifts available: one on City Rd and one on Maze Crescent.
Accessible and all-gender bathrooms are located about 90 metres from Verge. They are equipped with a handrail. A baby-change table is available.
Guide Dogs and support animals are welcome at Verge.
For detailed access information to the venue, please visit the Access page on our website.
If you have any further questions, suggestions, or would like any information in another format, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us at vergeassistant@usu.edu.au, or via phone at (02) 9563 6218.