Artist/Group name:	Oriental Strings
Contact name:	Huu Bac Quach
Phone:	514-725-9498 [cell: 514-815-5988 (Shen Qi)]
E-mail address:	huu_bac@hotmail.com
Web site address:	http://pages.infinit.net/shenqi/home1.htm
Country of origin of artistic discipline:	China, Vietnam
Discipline:	Music
Additional information:	Founded in Montreal in 2005, Oriental Strings is a group through which the richness of the great Asian cultures is manifest. Shen Qi(erhu), Rao Shu Hang(Gu Zheng) and Quach Huu Bac(Dan Bau, guitar) are talented performers and dignified ambassadors of both Chinese and Vietnamese music. They present a vast repertoire of pieces ranging from traditional to folk and modern as well as exploring musical cultures from other countries.
Short biography:	Since their foundation in 2005, the group has performed many concerts including: Chinese Culture Festival in Quebec city, Montreal Oriental Music and Dance Festival, Montreal World Music Festival, Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, Chinese New Year Festival at Place des Arts.