ICC Celebrates Chinese New Year
JASON HOWELL | THE HARBINGER
EAST PEORIA — On Feb. 11, Illinois Central College got to celebrate the Chinese New Year by hearing some traditional Chinese music.
Ariel Zedric performed around ten pieces on a guzheng, or Chinese zither. She performed for an hour in the cafeteria in a flowing Chinese purple dress.
The guzheng is played by plucking strings and has a very unique tone. The pieces Zedric performed varied from slow and melodic to fast and powerful.
Overall, the students and faculty really seemed to enjoy the performance. There were a lot of applause after each song and many students would stop when passing through the cafeteria to hear the unique instrument.
At the end of the performance, a few students went up to Zedric to talk to her and some others went to look at the guzheng. It was a very suiting way to celebrate the year of the snake.