HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Jingjing Li Proclamation - Word - 08.04.2015PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on August Eighth, Two Thousand and Fifteen, Jingjing Li will provide a
wonderful performance of the Yellow River Cantata at Flint Center, De Anza College to
commemorate the 70th Anniversary of World War II and the Founding of United Nations;
and
WHEREAS, Jingjing Li is an accomplished lyrical-coloratura soprano and celebrated
member of the China National Opera House; and
WHEREAS, among Jingjing’s many achievements, she received the highest honor in her
master’s degrees for “Opera and Operetta” and “Lied and Oratorio” and was the only
candidate in the voice department chosen to receive the “Wuerdigungspreis” (Highest
Honor Prize); and
WHEREAS, Jingjing has won numerous prizes at many international singing
competitions and is the first Chinese singer to receive prizes in different vocal fields of
Opera, Operetta and Lied; and
WHEREAS, her expertise allowed her to record a Lied-Duo CD with the famous
performer, Austrian pianist Joerg Demus, and perform in many different operas with
China National Opera House and China’s National Centre for the Performing Arts
(NCPA).
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do hereby
recognize the Jingjing Li
and congratulate her on her reputation as one of the most representative singers and
opera artists of the new generation in China.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of
Cupertino to be affixed this Saturday, August Eighth, Two Thousand and Fifteen.
Rod Sinks, Mayor