Sabbatical Leave Report — Spring Semester 1983
Paul Lyddon
February 6, 1984
I left Honolulu on February 7, 1983 on a four-month trip to the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong and the Peoples' Republic of China. During this time I performed thirteen public concerts, taught private and class piano lessons, lectured, met musicians, attended concerts and rehearsals and did considerable sight-seeing. While I gave seven concerts in China, there would have been many more but for the political repercussions following the defection in March 1983 of the Chinese tennis player Hun Na. Following is a summary of some of my activities:
A. Public Piano Recitals
- March 2: The University of the Philippines, Quezon City
- March 8: St. Scholastica's College, Manila
- March 27: Tokyo
- April 9: Kyoto
- April 15: Kawakura
- April 23: Tamagawa University, Machida, Tokyo
- May 6: Central Conservatory, Beijing
- May 8: Beijing
- May 11: Xian
- May 16: Chengdu
- May 22: Wuhan
- May 25: Nanjing
- May 27: Shanghai
B. Teaching and Lectures
- March 2: The University of the Philippines, Quezon City
- March 8: St. Scholastica's College, Manila
- March 24: Omiya, Saitama
- March 28: Tokyo
- April 23: Tamagawa University, Machida, Tokyo
- May 4: Central Conservatory, Beijing
- May 10: Convervatory, Xian
- May 12: Convervatory, Xian
- May 17: Convervatory, Chengdu
- May 22: Convervatory, Wuhan
- May 30: Convervatory, Shanghai
C. Cultural Events and Sightseeing
In each place that I visited I attended as many concerts and other cultural events as was possible. These included all kinds of western music (solo recitals, orchestra concerts, chamber music and opera) and ethnic music (especially in China).
D. In Conclusion
I was able to accomplish a great deal on my sabbatical for which I am extremely grateful to the University of Hawaii. It should be of interest that while I was able to arrange, on my own, the time I spent in the Philippines, Japan, and Hong Kong, I was invited to, and was a guest of, China. This is a great honor not accorded many.
