Alan Yip grew up in Southern California where he studied erhu under acclaimed maestro, He Wangbao. With two decades of erhu performance experience, Alan Yip has actively delved into many regional and contemporary styles of playing, ranging from solo instrumental, orchestral, ensemble, to traditional Cantonese music and Cantonese opera.

Intrigued by its sound and history, Alan Yip began his studies of guqin as a pupil of famed pipa and guqin virtuoso, Lui Puiyuen. Eager to broaden his technique and aesthetics on guqin, he has since studied under leading masters as Gong Yi, Wu Ziying, Chen Changlin, and Dai Xiaolian. He has been invited to numerous concerts in such countries as USA, China, and Malaysia, and is an active promoter of Chinese music in the U.S. and abroad. Besides Chinese classical music, he has studied Chinese court-style painting under the tutelage of Puxian Aisin-Gioro - cousin of the last emperor of China, Puyi. Alan holds a Master's degree in Horticulture and Agronomy from the University of California, Davis.

Alan is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area and is musical instruments consultant to @fineguqins.
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叶沛霖， 加州大学戴维斯分校园艺学、农学硕士。在南加州成长的叶沛霖，师从二胡演奏名家何王保先生学习二胡，师从琵琶和古琴大师吕培原先生学习古琴，在二胡及古琴方面皆有很深的造诣。叶沛霖经历接近二十数年不断的练习和演出，在传统及现代二胡领域中，涉猎范围广及独奏、齐奏、合奏音乐及广东音乐、广东大戏。
古琴幽美的音色及悠久的历史深深地吸引了叶沛霖。随吕培原先生学习古琴后，更随诸古琴名家龚一先生、吴自英先生、陈长林先生、戴晓莲先生等习艺，以提升古琴的技艺。叶沛霖的音乐素养深获音乐界赞誉，并应邀赴美国、中国、马来西亚等地演出。
尤其难得的是叶沛霖在中国典雅的音乐基础上，追随溥仪堂弟溥仙先生学习中国宫廷绘画，亦颇有成绩。