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60-Minute HD Documentary (2011) |
Coming soon! |
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Musical
Journey Through Xinjiang is a one hour
HD documentary that takes two San Francisco Bay Area musicians,
Chris and Kate on a journey to China to discover the music
and instruments of Xinjiang, China. They meet musicians of
Xinjiang, tour the beautiful terrain, and eat Xinjiang cuisine.
Chris and Kate create new musical compositions based on their
experiences in Xinjiang which are shared with the viewing
audience.
All that and more is in this one hour
documentary. |
PHOTOS
Production
for Musical Journey Through Xinjiang began in 2010. The
following photos offer a peek into the content presented in this
documentary about Chris and Kate's experiences.
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► August 2010
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Chris plays guitar at a performance rehearsal with a ballet
troupe
in San Francisco, CA. |

Kate sings her original songs at a cafe in Santa
Rosa, CA. |
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A Uyghur
musician shows Kate how to play a Satar. |

Chris learns how to
play the Uyghur instrument, the Qalun. |
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Uyghur dancers and
musicians perform for Kate and Chris. |

Chris and Kate in a Yurt
tent where they are
served a feast from a local Kazakh family in Nanshan, Xinjiang. |
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Chris and
Kate watch a traditional Kazakh meal being prepared
outside in the mountains. |

Kazakh feast. |
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View at
Heavenly Lake. |

Chris and Kate walking at Heavenly
Lake.
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Emin Minaret
Tower and Mosque in
Turpan . |

Kate sings song
to Kazakh family at grape farm. |
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Chris tunes his guitar
before performing for Kazakh family at farm. |

Kate is perched on one
of the structures at Jiaohe, an ancient city and reads. |
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Chris and Kate taking
photos of the ancient city of Jiaohe. |

Donkey ride to
Gaochung Ruins.
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While visiting Gaochung Ruins, a near by trapeze artist
performs. |

Kate
riding on camel along Flaming Mountain. |
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Kate and Chris ride
camels along Flaming Mountain with some assistance from the
locals. |

Chris performs
for music students in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang. |
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Kate records new songs inspired by her trip to Xinjiang. |

Chris performs new musical compositions that were inspired by
his trip to Xinjiang on live radio on KUSF in San Francisco. |