管乐演奏家侯艳秋，出生于中国河南省，在父母的薰陶下，九岁时开始学习唢呐，十二岁考入中国音乐学院，现已是中国音乐学院的一名青年教师，她经常被邀参加电影、电视以及电台的音乐录音工作，同时还应邀到世界许多国家和地区访问演出。并受到了各国人民的一致欢迎和好评。一九九五年荣获“北京国际中国民族器乐独奏大赛”唢呐第一名。
HOU Yan-qiu
HOU Yan-qiu was born in Henan province. She started to learn the suona under her parents’ guidance at the age of nine. When she was twelve, she was admitted to the China Conservatory. Now she has become a teacher in the Conservatory. She is frequently invited to join soundtrack productions for films, TV and radio stations, and has toured many countries for performance, winning the acclaim of the audiences. She was the champion for the suona section in the International Chinese Music Competition 1995.