Year of the Snake: how Illinois is celebrating the Lunar New Year in 2025
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Reginald Hardwick/IPM News
It's the Lunar New Year and we are now in the Year of the Snake. We talked about some of the formal traditions of the celebration and explore some of the traditional music that you can expect to hear.
Guest:
Jui-Ching Wang
Professor of Music Education and World Music, Coordinator for Asian American Studies , Northern Illinois University School of Music