AN Zhi-shun The great percussion master and China’s first grade artist AN Zhi-shun was born in Shaanxi. He has held many important posts in various professional units such as the Chinese Musicians’ Association, the Shaanxi Musicians’ Association, the Traditional Orchestration Association, the Cello Association, Shaanxi Dancers’ Association, Shaanxi Percussion Association etc .. He started his music career since 1947, and had worked and studied in the Symphony Orchestra of Beijing Movie Production Facotry and the Central Orchestra. He had composed numerous percussion pieces and the most famous are “The Tiger Grinding Its Teeth”, “Quarrelling Ducks”, “Sound of Water Drops” etc. Many of his works had won important prizes in various competitions and different music forums in China and overseas.
Ll Zhen-gui LI is a percussion master and educationalist. He was born in Sichuan in 1941. He studies in the Central Conservatory from 1960. In the beginning he learned erhu then changed to percussion under guidance of famous folk musicians. He graduated in 1965 and became a teacher in Central Conservatory since then. He was the previous department head of the Traditional Music Department in Central Conservatory. He ·is presently the director of the Traditional Orchestration Association. He has composed and jointly composed some percussion and orchestral works. Also he has wrote important essays and books for percussion music. In 199 1, the percussion group of Central Conservatory won the gold medal in a percussion festival under his leadership.