American composer: bridging East and West through music

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American composer: bridging East and West through music

STORY: American composer: bridging East and West through music SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 31, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Athens 2. various of Tianjin Juilliard School 3. various of Athens 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICCOLO ATHENS, American composer 5. various of Athens in the Tianjin Juilliard School 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NICCOLO ATHENS, American composer 7. various of Athens in the Tianjin Juilliard School 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NICCOLO ATHENS, American composer 9. various of Athens and students 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NICCOLO ATHENS, American composer STORYLINE: Athens is a music theory, sight-singing, and ear-training educator and composer at the Tianjin Juilliard School. Born in the American state of Texas in 1988, Athens developed an interest in China through reading. After spending an academic year on his Fulbright Scholarship at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, he got a deeper understanding

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